The current contribution to the mass spoon-feeding that is the summer blockbuster schedule is is 168 minutes of pee-inducing ocean battles. more ›

Yesterday, the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request on behalf of local students groups at Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz to see just why the Penagon was spying on them. Joining them in the law suit was our very own San Francisco Bay Guardian, going after more dragons to slay besides PG&E and Craig, as well as Quaker organizations. Yeah, Quakers. Why do Quakers hate America? Is it all that pacifism, tolerance, and yummy cereal? more ›

To the delight of headline writers throught the internets, two great SF Bay Area products now go great together, thanks to Levi's long-awaited announcement of the RedWire DLX Jeans. As if the iPod dock in a convenient side pocket weren't enough, Levi's actually added a double-entendre-friendly joystick in the watch pocket. That's attention to detail. more ›

We'll admit it, one of our favorite political blogs is written by a Republican. That's right, we said it. Hey, it's all about 'balance' here at SFist, if not moderation. Shades of gray, people, shades of gray! Why do we love it? Because Patrick Rodriguez covers the Cal campus political scene like only a free-market libertarian in Berkeley can, with humor and an outsider's insight. more ›

Oh lord, do we ever kid (though we can't wait until John Ashcroft Googles that and finds us. Hey, John, check out our coverage of Frameline 29!). It seems that the new 'powers' granted by the Patriot Act (which, of course, don't include finding Osama), have allowed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to turn up a Hayward man, Noor Alocozy, who wired an unspecified amount of money to Jack Idema in Afghanistan as part of an unlicensed remittance business. Idema (pictured) is the infamous freelance bounty hunter convicted of running a private prison in Afghanistan and torturing the inmates. more ›

We just got a note that the Electronic Frontier Foundation has not only gotten a draft copy of the new PATRIOT Act, but they've published it online! Sure, Paul Krugman probably got this a week ago, and is probably sitting down over a caramel macchiato, chuckling about the New York Times charging people for the privelege of reading his columns online, and coming up with zingers that will slay -- just -- Bob Novak. But see, he doesn't go put the PDFs on the internets like our homies at the EFF. Mad props. more ›