Returning to San Francisco after a 14 year absence, Rye's Rhachel Shaw spent time in Los Angeles working at Barkeeper in Silverlake, Malo Cantina on Sunset Boulevard, and Caña Rum in Downtown L.A. So, you know, she knows her stuff. And, seeing as how SFist errs on the side of silver linings, we're sure glad she moved back to the Bay Area before Elizabeth Taylor's death. See, Shaw came up with a fittingly boozy yet divine tribute called White Diamonds. more ›

Film icon Elizabeth Taylor died this morning of congestive heart failure at LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was 79. Associated Press reports that she was surrounded by her four children when she passed away. Some of her most notable films include National Velvet, Father of the Bride, A Place in the Sun (which: awesome), Butterfield 8, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Cleopatra. more ›

This week we go a little mental. more ›

Saturday's screening of "101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men" was like a clip show of gayish movies -- presenter Alonso Duralde made a few quick introductions, and the rest was a whirlwind of Elizabeth Taylor and heaving gladiators, a stream of clips that left us even gayer than we were when we walked in. more ›