Just three weeks after Osama Bin Laden's death, trustworthy essay journal The Globe revealed what your average Arizona-dwelling, 'Merica-loving separatist knew all along: the mastermind behind 9/11 was a homosexual. more ›

The White House decided not to release "gruesome" photos of recently deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. This comes after some debate about whether or not the Obama Administration should make the reportedly graphic images public. The photos, according to KRON 4 Morning News, are too gory and could be considered "inflammatory." more ›

Is it wrong that we're enamored by this 'Merica-loving, ATV-riding, "U-S-A"- shouting, gun-shooting patriot who, in a fit of Osama-is-dead arousal, made this ode to the U.S.? If so, then we don't want to be right. It's too adorable. And chilling. But mostly adorable. The man in question here, West Virginian chef Matt Gillespie, explained to Gawker why he made the video: more ›

Cashing in on the Osama death craze, local pet retailer Best in Show sent out the following mass email this morning. "Osama bin Laden is dead... but Osama Bone Laden is alive and well and living at Best in Show. And he's quickly becoming a collector's item along with out other Bony Babies dog toys." Adorable and timely, yes? The satirical plush play toy has already garnered rave reviews. "My little shih-tzu loves chewing on his Osama Bone Laden doll," said noted civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (Or not.) To get your own terrorist doll, visit bestinshowsf.com. more ›

It was only a matter of time before conspiracy gibberish surrounding Osama bin Laden's death sprang forth. Enter Cindy Sheehan. Today, the American anti-war activist angrily denied reports of the the Al-Qaeda leader's death. Via Facebook page, Sheehan fumes: more ›

San Francisco-based Twitter is getting a bunch of credit for helping leak the huge of news of last night. Without Twitter, many news sources might not have gotten the pre-White House announcement heads up about the news of Osama bin Laden's capture and assassination last night. White House Press Secretary Dan Pfeiffer first made an announcement via tweet at 9:45 p.m. ET that the President would be addressing the nation at 10:30, following up with a three-word email to selected journalists that said "get to work." Then Keith Urbahn, a former Chief of Staff for Donald Rumsfeld, seems to be the first out of the gate with this tweet from 10:25 p.m. ET: “So I’m told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot damn.” (See the NYT's account of the trail of the leak.) more ›

Nearly ten years after the September 11th attacks, Osama bin Laden has been killed. An anonymous government or military official who is familiar with the circumstances of bin Laden's death and the capture of his body has informed the press ahead of an official announcement by President Obama which is expected momentarily. The White House has been discussing the event internally since this morning, and it's now emerging that bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. UPDATE: The President has spoken, and it turns out they've had intelligence on Osama's whereabouts going back to August, in Abottabad, Pakistan. A team of American operatives moved in today and, following a firefight, killed bin Laden and captured his body. [ABC, NYT, CNN] more ›

We suppose not everyone really subscribes to the theory that Osama Bin Laden hasn't been alive and kicking for years, but in case you did, his Al Qaeda puppet-masters have released a new audio tape in which Bin Laden attacks the Obama Administration for recent crackdowns on militants in the Swat Valley of northwest Pakistan. In the tape, released on Al Jazeera, the allegedly alive terrorist leader says, "Obama and his administration have sown new seeds to increase hatred and revenge on America. The number of these seeds is equal to the number of displaced people from Swat Valley." So the old man is still sucking air someplace, and apparently has misplaced his video camera, but anyway... carry on. more ›

So yes, we have a predilection for hitting up Fox News occasionally. We like to look at it as testing our mental fortitude, a way to see how far we could go before our blood pressure rises to the point we have to throw things. Somehow, this weekend we missed Matt Gonzalez appearing on Fox's "The Lineup" to talk about the Yale Choral Group story (Yalegate? Doughgate? Choirgate?). Oh, and your host of the Lineup? The former Mrs. Gavin Newsom, Kimberly Guilfoyle. more ›

We have to disagree with VH-1's "Best Week Ever" about saying Little Richard had the Best Week Ever because we thought Osama Bin Laden totally did. Why Osama Bin Laden? Because we've heard his name mentioned more in the past week than we've heard in the past year. In fact, the Osama is so hot right now that no politician could go without mentioning his name. Including Nancy Pelosi more ›

For this week's SchwarzenWatcher we were going to give a budget analysis but decided not to. Nobody cares. Because who cares about the financial state of the State when Arnie gets caught driving a motorcycle without a license? And gets away with it! All we can say is it's good to be the Governor. Today the LAPD said they wouldn't cite the Governor for driving without a license. And why should they? Do you remember last time the LAPD tried to stop Arnold? The DMV added that because he was riding with a sidecar, it made the motorcycle technically a three-wheel vehicle and thus technically not something he'd need the M1 license for. more ›

Sfist is just sick over several of the election results, and is eager to take advantage of our public libraries while they're still here. Reserve a book today, for you may not be able to tomorrow. And if you want something for keeps, may we suggest making your purchase from one of our local bookstores? more ›