Let's start with "Project Runway," even though the buzz has died down by now, and it really wasn't a surprising ending at all. By this point, you have hopefully seen all the designs in the Fashion Week show, but if not, feel free to rate them yourself! A lot of Christian's line was predictably over-the-top; the boy sure does love his ruffles. Because he didn't use much color (mainly black and browns) some of the......

Let's check in on local girl Marvita, and her quest to become "America's Next Top Model." After arriving in New York, the girls moved into their loft, which, while nice, wasn't exactly posh, what with the bunk beds in one room, and one giant bed in another. Regardless, it was a step up for Marvita, who talked about being homeless, without parents, at the age of 18. Also in the loft: No smoking! And......

We're starting with "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites" again this week because it was a heart breaker. Things weren't looking good for Yau-Man from the beginning of the episode when his teammates started discussing his elimination before they had even had an immunity challenge. So, when they did finally make it to the immunity challenge, and his team lost, he was basically doomed. Most of his tribe figured he was someone they would......

First up is "Survivor," because nothing much happened in regards to Yau-Man this week. His team won the immunity challenge, and they went off to be their super-favorite selves for most of the episode. On to "Project Runway," and the final pre-Fashion Week challenge! Two would be going home! Now, anyone who was paying attention to Fashion Week saw that all five of the remaining designers got to show their lines, which is understandable lest......

We've got another local to root for on reality TV, as Yau-Man Chan has returned to "Survivor"-land in a new season called "Fans Vs. Favorites." Now, there's little doubt that Yau-Man is a definite favorite. He played the hell out of the game, especially being an old guy, and most importantly, he wasn't a douche bag, unlike so many other "Survivor" contestants. Contestants like Jonny Fairplay, who, for some inexplicable reason, was also cast as......

Okay, before you ask, this is not the much-beloved Our Locals On Reality TV Project Runway recap, this is the SFist Symphony review -- we'll explain later in the post. We had a little San Francisco Polyphony of our own on our way to the SF Symphony concert yesterday night to see Gyorgy Ligeti's shimmerily-dissonant orchestral piece of the same name -- the driver of our MUNI bus finally got fed up with people sneaking......

Programming note: Last week's "Project Runway" was a rerun, so there will be no Locals recap this week. But take note: This Thursday at 8 p.m. on CBS is the premiere of "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans Vs. Favorites," which brings local legend Yau-Man Chan back to the game. Next Monday we'll see how both our local boys did. We found it difficult to tear ourselves away from the "Puppy Bowl" and turn the channel to......

Last week on "Project Runway" local fave Chris March was part of the winning team, along with his partner Feroshi. Kit was sent home... Which Victorya kept reminding us of this week as she repeatedly called Sweet P. "Kit" as the designers prepared to leave their abode and head to the runway. There was more model boringness, and then Heidi told them they'd be going on a field trip, lead by tour guide Tim. They......

Previously on "Project Runway," Chris March made a really nice prom dress, but didn't win. But he didn't lose either, which is the most important thing. Heidi greeted the designers on the runway, and brought out the models who were all donning insane hairstyles. The challenge was to create a look inspired by their model's hair. Two models were out. No idea who they were. Don't care. Tim met them in the workroom and told......

So check out the hotness from Crate & Barrel. It's about time we yuppies had an alternative to drilling holes into our walls for our precious flat panel plasma TVs on which to view Project Runway, Intervention, and Gossip Girl. We almost peed our pants as we were flipping through the latest Crate & Barrel catalogue (which they brazenly send to our work address - WTF?) and happened upon page 68, featuring an ultra sleek......

Previously on "Project Runway," Chris March made the cut, while Elisa "My Skull!" Jimenez was out. Heidi met the designers on the runway and told them they'd be making dresses for one of the most important days in a woman's life, and you could tell the designers were fearing a wedding dress challenge. We were all prepared to fast-forward through the boring choosing-of-the-models segment, but were pleased to see it wasn't the usual batch of......

Man, it seems like forever since the last miraculous episode of "Project Runway" doesn't it? To recap: Chris March came back. And that's all that really mattered. At the beginning of this episode, the designers were still talking about how ugly Steven's dress was, and how happy they all were to still be there. We had to go through the boring choosing-of-the-models, and yes, we do always talk about how boring this part of the......

Omigod people! A genuine Christmas miracle happened on the latest "Project Runway"!? Didja see it? Wasn't it awesome? Let's discuss. So, on the previous episode of "Project Runway" we lost our last local, Chris March, when he created a "shoulder pads"-inspired jacket that would have made Joan Crawford cry. We were on the fence about continuing to cover the show, as the only local left, Jack, was really just a quasi-local, as he went to......

Sorry for the day late post, but it was a hectic weekend, and we just couldn't bear having to recount the tragedy that was this week's "Project Runway" without at least one good night's sleep behind us. Let's get this over with. Last week's pathetic challenge still hung in the air this week with the designers discussing Carmen's exit, and Chris proposing a "Project Runway" fragrance that would be a mixture of tears, sweat,......

Previously on "Project Runway" the models were forced to kowtow to the fashion whims of a celebrity. Thank god THAT'S over with! Heidi walked on to the runway wearing Uhura's "Star Trek" uniform--seriously--and told the designers they weren't going to need their models for this week's challenge. Ru-roh! She then sent them all to 10 Rockefeller Plaza where they met Tim Gunn who introduced them all to Tiki Barber. Wait. Who? Tim went on......

-- Why, it's our very own SFist Rita kicking it in the comfy confines (and breaking down the latest season of Project Runway) over at SFGate. Awesome. [Culture Blog] -- Japantown's J-Pop Center, well, pops. [Curbed SF] -- And look! It's your editor interviewed by SF Weekly. We don't come off as mildly-retarded as we did during the interview. Woo hoo! [The Snitch] -- Which '80s night is the best night? [Gridskipper] -- Yoshi's......

The loss of Simone in last week's episode of "Project Runway" leaves us with one local left to root for. (Although as Rita pointed out in her recap of the show, Jack went to U.C. Berkeley, so that kind of counts. But we'll see how well Chris does before we set our sights on him...) At the beginning of the episode we were put through the always boring selection-of-the-models ritual. This could be a......

In Los Angeles, LAist most definitely celebrated Thanksgiving like no other. After all, one has to keep up all the energy to keep on walking the line at the Writers Strike and fighting the unfortunate return of the wildfires in Malibu, which single handedly destroyed over fifty homes within the first 24 hours. National outlets may be covering the fires, but CNN also found it is easier to buy a gun than fruit and......

The only locals we're following right now are on the fabulous "Project Runway," but after last week's episode, we're going to have to get rid of that 's' in "locals." Read on. The first local we met was Chris March, who once worked as the wig master for Beach Blanket Babylon and can make dresses out of salad ingredients. Seriously. We were then introduced to everyone else and it wasn't until all the designers......

If you're a fan of "Project Runway" you probably know that season four premieres tonight on Bravo at 10 p.m. (And if you're not a fan, what is wrong with you!) We'd be watching not matter what, but we are doubly excited about this season because there are two--TWO!--designers from San Francisco competing this time around. First off is Chris March who once worked on "Beach Blanket Babylon" as their "wig master," and now works......

-- Bad Boys of Runway: Project Runway enfant terribles Santino Rice and Jeffrey Sebelia help host and judge a fashion show along with the fascinating Denise Hale and the hilarious Marga Gomez. Juanita MORE! performs an opening number that’s not to be missed. (Like, seriously, don't.) The pre-show prefaces a screening of The Women (1939), with a VIP reception afterwards. Partial proceeds benefit CUAV (Community United Against Violence), so…yay! Show starts at 7:30 p.m.......

Last week's winner, the SF Weekly! Letters from people who say they are not in a cult. An article about former SFist editor Eve Batey's promotion at the Chron! Go Eve! Also, they called us a "sassy" local blog. We loved Sassy! Cover article: A guy who makes money suing small businesses under the ADA. A review of the Kiki & Herb show. The Simpsons movie is okay. Meredith didn't much like her North Beach......

Got your ruching done? Better hope so, because Tim Gunn's coming to town! Everybody's favorite Project Runway mentor is in the area on Friday and Saturday to promote his new book Tim Gunn: A Guide To Quality, Taste, And Style, which covers topics like: how to shop (broken down into designer, chain, and vintage), creating your own personal style, and even how to improve your posture. ("I don't know. I just don't love it," we......

So, everyone's been asking us (okay, only two people have asked, but still) -- SFist Rita, what will you write about now that the District 6 election is over? Is there even any doubt? We are throwing our blogger weight (such as it is) behind -- getting Gavin Newsom to show up for QUESTION TIME!!! We don't know about you, but we were totally shocked when Proposition I won at the polls -- with 56.03%......

Wednesday is sick and tired of these motherf****n' snakes on this motherf****n' plane! Tonight: Learn a little something about the "ecological disaster" of the stagnant Salton Sea in southern California and the strange characters it attracts in a Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea, a Slamdance documentary narrated by the inimitable John Waters. The movie's screening at the Red Vic at 2, 7:15, and 9:15, $7. Thursday: You Wear It Well is a festival......

Man, we were all set to start up a new column about our new favorite reality show "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?" (which is tied as our new favorite show with our other new favorite reality show, HGTV Design Star. Project Runway and So You Think You Can Dance are our other favorite reality shows.) So the premise of Who Wants To Be A Superhero is that Stan Lee, of Spider-Man and Fantastic Four......

Last week's winner, the East Bay Express. The man who invented the suction-cup Garfield was defrauded by a friend. A civilly-disobedient city of Walnut Creek refuses to sign a California state loyalty oath, and can't get paid. Cover article: Michael Savage. The title "Savage Hate" is pretty good. Cat show this weekend. SF Jewish Film Fest. I Like Eating satisfies as always, at the second brewpub in California, and the new food critic checks out......

Sometimes you need to clean yourself up, get serious, and move in with daddie for a few months before you head to Latin America for a new gig. The District bids Jenna Bush adios. D.C.-based television shows have an elderly audience and DCist has some suggestions to fix that. They're also throwing Butterstick the panda bear a birthday bash. Yeah, we may have a few issues with our World Cup broadcasters here, but this guy......

Last week's winner, the SF Weekly: Letters: Pro-sex worker letter, and a letter pointing out race- and class-based disparities in local coverage of murdering moms. Matt Smith on the DeYoung parking shenanigans. Ways to avoid paying your taxes (shouldn't this article have run before taxes were due?). Videojournalist Josh Wolf gets subpoenaed by the feds over last year's anarchist riots. Cover article: SFIFF. Improv actors pick the theater critic's how-we-met story to act out on stage -- hilarious. Meredith Brody takes more relatives out to eat. She has a very large family, doesn't she, Ced? Matmos. The Bouncer's not drinking this week -- take care of yourself, Bouncer! You sound a little down. And Savage Love -- whatever you do, don't burn your youthful hijinks onto a CD-Rom, fool! Next up, the San Jose Metro: San Jose should stop embracing sprawl. The Fly: Fast food politics, with a Subway application and some political donations shenanigans by King Eggroll. There's an excellent picture of a kid slaying a dragon in the California Theater Company's production of "The Reluctant Dragon," but it's not online. Curse you, Metro! Cover article: the San Jose downtown district 3 election. The chef from Campton Place's new restaurant in Mountain View. Project Runway winner Chloe Dao is in San Jose this weekend. SFIFF. Pick out the fake hyphy-related vocabulary words from this list. And SFist Eve's horoscope: rescue a talking parrot from a burning pet store. Get on that, Eve! The EBX, the Guardian, and the pick of the week after the jump. Picture from the Weekly's Sucka Free City column....

Okay, he's not REALLY a CIA agent. But his posters say he is, and that if you tear them down, you'll "get SMACKED." For the last month or so, a quiet, stocky, late-20s guy with a shaved head and a heavy-metal goatee has been posting gibberish on telephone poles around the eastern end of the panhandle. He wears what look like hospital scrubs, which make us hope that he's getting some form of treatment......