Remember that asinine list that The Advocate came up with ranking U.S. cities based on how many lesbian music festivals they had or whatever, and thereby determining which cities are now the gayest? Well, clearly The Daily Show was with us in feeling that there is no goddamn way #1-ranked Minneapolis is gayer than San Francisco, and last night they aired a segment with Jason Jones in which he comes to S.F., gets tied up, leathered up, and spun around on a human wheel thing with a ball-gag in his mouth, all the while mock-scoffing about how S.F. is "like the Colonial Williamsburg of gay." Then he visits a painfully boring gay couple in Minneapolis to chat about their biking trails and trips to Target. Hilarious. more ›

Back in December, Supervisor Eric Mar seemed pleased as punch to be going on The Daily Show to discuss San Francisco's Happy Meal ban that he sponsored. In the final segment that aired last night, however, he starts to look a little flustered when correspondent Aasif Mandvi turns the ban's language on it's head. Less than 30 seconds before the term "Nanny State" appears and Mandvi's incredulous shtick actually works well here considering how dumbfounded we've all been by this whole thing. Gavin Newsom cameo at 2:10. more ›

The Daily Show has already spent some time mocking San Francisco's Happy Meal toy ban (in particular Lewis Black's tirade against our Nanny State legislating), which the Board of Supervisors passed last month with a veto-overriding majority of 8 votes. Well, now Supervisor Eric Mar posted something to Facebook about how he got interviewed for a whole segment on the show by Aasif Mandvi. more ›

In case you missed The Daily Show last night-- not that any member of the self-respecting Bay Area intelligentsia would dare to admit missing a second of sparkling political satire -- check out Berkeley and its Marine corps nonsense getting last night care of Jon Stewart's clan. It's chock full of funny. (Except the overt and cruel hippie-hating part, which we find not only a played out but a bit dangerous; there's nothing wrong with being a hippie, people.) Be sure to check it out. more ›

Oh, gosh, excuse us. Sorry. We just heard the unholy tale of Jean's cement Jesus statue, or lack thereof, and we're livid. Our Lord, it seems, is being held hostage. Why? Because Jean won't take care of her "poopies" or "weiners" [sic] -- at least according to the CNN reporter, doing his best to make it on Best Week Ever or the Daily Show. more ›

Seeing as how we don't drive an automobile in San Francisco because people in the Bay Area drive like crap because we want to keep the planet minty green, we don't feel the pinch as much as others do. About what, you ask? Well, gas prices, it seems, are going through the roof! (The only thing that concerns us about gasoline is its odor, which we love.) But before you get all "like, ride... more ›

-- Aaah! Rosebud: This re-telling of Citizen Kane involves a "an evil sled, competitive curlers, an aspiring diva, and soul-devouring zombies." See, if Wells had jus incorporated those things into Kane, he might have won the Best Picture Oscar. The curtain goes up at 8 p.m. at New Langton Arts, 1246 Folsom (at Eighth Street); $20-$25. more ›

Last week's winner, the East Bay Express. Dream cartoonist: Fascist zombies versus Marxist ones. So hard to tell the difference sometimes! The situation with the Oakland Trib union. Internal disputes at an East Bay lesbian bar. Cover article: should you store your baby's umbilical cord blood or donate it? Hand-churned ice cream in Fruitvale. Hey, we didn't know I Like Eating is a teacher! We would totally be in I Like Eating's homeroom class! Yoshi's on their new SF expansion. And the Crowded House reunion tour. more ›

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An old crank's written a piece for the SFGate today either decrying or praising (we must confess we can't quite tell) our current crop of city supervisors as "a clown show." more ›

The nicer the weather gets, the busier we get across the Ist-A-Verse. But we like being busy. Here's a peek at what we've been up to since last week! more ›

First Viacom didn't want their stuff on YouTube. Then they did. Now, once again, they don't. So some poor schmos at YouTube are looking at missing the Super Bowl as they have to pull clips from Viacom shows. The guesstimate for the amount of clips on there is about 100,000. more ›

We've had a pretty good time these past couple of years going to the San Francisco Sketchfest and we're pretty excited it's coming around again. This year, Sketchfest starts up January 11th and promises to be just as good as the previous years. more ›

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We've tried to make fun of this whole Hackgate thing and we thought we did a slightly better than a half-assed job, but we have been bested. And so now we bow to the Masters, the "Daily Show." more ›

Last week's winner: The East Bay Express. What? No letters about Cody's? Fret not -- there's an article. (We had no idea the reason why there's no books on the shelves there now is because they were behind on their bills!) Also -- neighbors rat out neighbors for loud parties and for opening day-care centers. Cover: Fat acceptance movement (medical, civil rights, artistic, online). Good article, which makes the no fatties cartoon running later in the issue seem a little weird. Peruvian food in Richmond. The Ivy Room closes down this week, and their rants column "Haters Stand Up," about annoying fans of "conscious rap." And Savage Love says it's wrong to take advantage of polyamorists. more ›

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This has been a rough week for your -ist pals, though you wouldn't know it from the great posts all over the network. Plagued with server problems, our tech team (led by the great Neil Epstein) toiled around the clock to solve the glitches as they arose. Seriously, we've said, typed, and thought the phrase "server problems" more in the past week than we have for the last 35 years combined. Why not say it a few more times, just for fun? For example, SFist is sure the San Francisco Chronicle wishes they could blame server problems for this error. But this San Francisco man that appeared on "The Daily Show" is, sadly, no glitch in the system. more ›

We've often pondered how "The Daily Show" finds the idiots they interview for their news stories. More often, we've pondered why these idiots actually agree to appear on camera looking like idiots. Well, last night, "The Daily Show" visited San Francisco and found one of those idiots! more ›

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Apple released a new batch of ads for the new Macs, with John Hodgman of "The Daily Show" and McSweeney's representing the stuffy, nerdy Windows PC, and Justin Long of representing the... well, we guess every bit as nerdy but maybe they were going for younger and slightly less stuffy Macintosh. more ›

What is it with Chris Daly and MSNBC? Flush from his success on Countdown and the Situation, District 6's own got himself a tourist visa to Scarborough Country -- where it sounds like he spent most of his time getting cut off by the host. When we read through this transcript, we were like, "did someone not finish transcribing these sentences? Daly doesn't usually end a sentence without its direct object like that." So we went to the tape -- and whoo-ee! A clearly frustrated Daly does exactly what we left-wingers are always saying we should do -- he just starts shouting over Mr. Scarborough until they cut off his mike!!! YES! And then they tell Daly -- get this -- not to interrupt Mr. Scarborough!!!! "You need to stop talking. You need to respond to questions." (3:25) And Daly's response? "You do it." IT DOES NOT GET BETTER THAN THIS!!! (Note: don't read the transcript, watch the video. The transcript leaves out all the good parts!) Extra bonus moment (3:53). Did Chris just cut off Pat Buchanan? Yes, we think he did! Well, Chris, maybe you didn't get on the Daily Show, but this interview is definitely going to be the next Great Moments In Punditry As Read By Children. "You're out of control, Mr. Scarborough. You're out of control." (2:58). YES!!! more ›

Last week's winner, Bay Guardian: Craigslist is destroying the fabric of America. We love this new news shorts column: Daly! Mocking Jordana Thigpen. Tim Goodman the TV critic was on Nancy Grace the other day? About the murder rate? Was this an interview about Nash Bridges? British grocery stores. Cover article: indie boy and Mission resident Kelley Stoltz. Rilo Kiley overhype begins. Hey Trimethldioxypurist, check out this article on the French-press Starbucks challenge! Indiefest! Color a Curious George to win a family four-pack to see the movie. And SFist Eve's horoscope: recognize your own inner strength and don't be distractible (hey! look over there!) The SF Weekly: Cover article: Rilo Kiley overhype! Matt Smith on the central subway plan. PUNI suggests a "Folsom St. Prison Fair." Ha! In what was clearly going to be the cover article until the Rilo Kiley overhype began, an SF group producing radio shows for Nepal. Hey, the guy who produces the Daily Show is coming to town. Ced on Meredith. ...and oh no! Music columnist OK Then is leaving the Weekly too! What in the Tom Walsh is going on over there? After the jump: the East Bay Express and the Metro. more ›

Cole Stratton isn't just one of the founders of SF Sketchfest, which starts tomorrow. (Are you going? We are, and you should, too.) more ›

Hey, no one told us Hothead Supervisor Chris Daly was going to be on Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night! About O'Reilly, of course. We're so bummed we missed this! (Usual Suspects, will you be selling DVDs like you did with Ammiano on the Daily Show?) Transcript is here, but here's the highlights:

Well, it's come to this. Remember the brouhaha over docking the USS Iowa at Fisherman's Wharf? It was DiFi's idea to send $3 million worth of pork our way. Nevermind pacifist sentiment, the Navy's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and the fact that floating military museums are a money-losing proposition -- everybody and their mother got on the Supes' case about turning the offer down. more ›

This is going to be a great day. First Tom DeLay gets indicted, and now this! The Examiner reports that Tom Ammiano and Chris Daly just got interviewed by the Daily Show!!!!! OMG! OMFG!!! OMFG!! You know in those segments how you always wonder, "who the heck would agree to be interviewed by Samantha Bee, anyways?" Well, now you know! Ammiano, a former stand-up comic, gamely answered all their questions about the gay-rights controversy over the USS Iowa and said he tried to be funny but that "they have total control over the camera." Ammiano also told his aides, "I think we're going to get punked." Daly, no doubt hardened by years and years of Matier and Ross mockery (and his own special archives category on SFist.com!), said, "I told them I didn't care if they made fun of me, as long as it's funny." (Oh man, Daly must hate us.) No word on when the segment's going to air -- but it's never too early to prepare! Your official SFist Daily Daly Show drinking game after the jump! (Sorry, Tom, it's Chris only.) more ›

If you made it by Civic Center in the last few days, you probably noticed a very somber art installation occupying the plaza. Row upon row of boots and shoes stood at quiet attention, representing the American soldiers and Iraqi civilians who have lost their lives since the United States invaded Iraq. Arranged by the American Friends Service Committee, the Eyes Wide Open project is touring the country. You can catch it again in Sacramento from the 29th to the 31st. more ›

Well, we'd reported on kerfuffle between Apple Computer and a few punk bloggers (AKA Apple v. Does) before, but now there have actually been some legal developments in the case. And while it doesn't look good, it's not entirely hopeless yet, either. more ›

Talon News Service. Turns out the guy’s been a little on the famous side for asking those kind of questions, especially during the daily briefings when Scott McClellan had a habit of using him as a life-line to help him out of troubled waters. more ›