First off, we are not gamers. Our Mom decided, at a very young age, that gaming was evil and for the lazy. (Wtf! Right?) We've tried several times to get into it but it seems now that everyone can kick our ass. We hate losing, so we refrain to play but really it's all our Mom's fault. Damn you, parents. Now that we have that out of the way, gaming has become a huge......

SFist interviews Jason Poranksi of Beirut, who are performing two nights at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco...

Seattlest watches as a S.L.U.T. is born and Seattle Flickr users go nuts over a local art installation. A restaurant critic demands a Diner's Bill of Rights over a gnat next to her drink, and, in lieu of a Portlandist, Seattlest debates with itself over the identity of the Northwest's crown jewel. Seattlest also joins the guys from Fantagraphics for an ill-fated gun party in the woods. LAist saw national headlines soar this week with......

What do Broken Social Scene and Peaches both have in common? Leslie Feist! The Canadian singer-songwriter performs at the Fillmore tonight with Grizzly Bear. 1805 Geary St., SF. If you can't score tickets to the show, head over to Bottom of the Hill and check out NOMO, an Afro-beat band from Detroit for $10. 1233 17th St, SF. Calling all PSP fans! Head over to the Sony Playstation store at the Metreon to celebrate......

Who doesn't love a party? Particularly when there are video games involved? Next Tuesday, Square Enix is hosting an anniversary party to celebrate the 20th year of its Final Fantasy series. It will be at the PlayStation Store in the Metreon, and will be fans' first chance to buy FF2 for the PSP...

We're (sort of) proud to admit we used to play in a youth orchestra ourselves, in our misbegotten youth. Oh, the drama! The miserable attempts to rise in the ranks of the seating chart, the sinking realization that you're two pages behind the rest of the string section in the music, the haughty unfriendliness of the principal trumpet player and his bevy of giggling flautists..... oh, it takes us back. Well, we can't speak for......

It would be so cool if the conductor replaced his baton with a wiimote at Play, a concert of video game music. The event features widely known songs from games in the Final Fantasy, Sonic, Zelda, and Mario universes, as well as slightly more dubious selections such as Chronicles of Riddick and Battlefield 1942. We can't say we've ever hummed along to anything from Morrowind, and the omission of Bubble Bobble is UNFORGIVEABLE, but we'll......

"Pah" we say to those jaded, been-around-the-block hipsters who say that pirates are all played out. You haven't picked up "Polly and the Pirates," by Ted Naifeh, which is the sort of swashbuckling adventure that made you love pirates in the first place. Set in the sort of folksy Elizabethan quasi-Europe metropolis that you might find in a "Final Fantasy," it's the story of a grizzled hoarde of pirates and a young girl whom......

If E3 is the sort of thing you care about, you've probably already gorged yourself on more coverage than you can even possibly remember. Last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles was geared toward videogame industry insiders -- sort of an opportunity for game developers and reporters to stand around sniff each others' butts -- but there was plenty of stuff going on that's of interest to casual gamers as well. E3 ain't......

Last week's winner, the East Bay Express. Dream cartoonist outdoes himself with a dream about fighting Lord Vader! Cover article: The Oakland band Heavenly States had a horrible trip to Libya. Hey, Jose Canseco's doing a book signing at the Jack London Barnes and Noble next Monday! SFist Jake, we hope you're there! Was Abbey Lincoln drunk or delusional at her upsetting Yoshi's show last week? And Savage Love: why can't we charge barebackers full cost for anti-viral drug therapies for their victims? The SF Weekly: Matt Smith, being contrarian and pro-business. We never really understand what he's so upset about, but we're sure he's right! Dog Bites: better California quarter designs. Backroom dealings about Indian casinos. Hey! There's an orchestra performance of the music from Final Fantasy (scroll down) next Monday! Cover article: cabaret singer Antony. OK Then had a nice time at the Saturday J. Newsom concert, and, biting the EBX's style from last week, the Weekly also runs an article about metal yoginis High On Fire. Hilarious undercover sting operations in the Guardian and the Weekly of the Week, after the jump. ...