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• Tiger attack victims "yelled" at Tatiana. [SFGate]
• SF Main Library re-opened its first floor. We had no idea that is was closed. Still, yay! [CCBlog]
• Evacuating together. Aw. (Wasn't this an SNL commercial parody ages ago? With Phil Hartman and Victoria Jackson? Also: we're old.) [The Snitch]

The recently-released website post-consumer.com is addressed to “anyone who has played or attended an indie rock show in Santa Cruz between 1999-2004.” We did! We were there! We remember the tall, handsome fellow with incongruous Ugg boots and a microphone on a stick who recorded shows in every bar, basement, living room and attic during the golden years of Santa Cruz indie rock! more ›

Last night 24-year-old Memorial Oak Grove tree-sitter Nate Hill fell on his tushie after plummeting 40 feet out of the tree. He suffered both a broken wrist and ankle, but is in fine, fighting, camera-ready condition. He was trying to get out of the tree, via a traverse line, to visit his poppa waiting down below. But it seems that he was not, in fact, on the line, and then took a nasty fall... more ›

Yay APAture! Tomorrow night is their film night at the Victoria Theater. This screening looks awesome: how can you want to watch movies titled, among other things, "Since You've Been Ong," "Dick Ho: Asian Male Porn Star," or "Kiss My Hyphen?" Noted documentarian and cinematographer Emiko Omori is the featured artist. more ›

-- Fil Lorenz & the Collective West Jazz Orchestra: Check out this choice 12-piece jazz band tonight at 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. at Jazz at Pearl's, 256 Columbus; $10-$15. more ›

You know how you can always tell the tourists in town because they're the ones wearing shorts? Well, that's not the kind of shorts we're talking about here -- we're talking about the SF Shorts Film Festival starting tonight at the Victoria Theater (just one block up from today's Blocker!) and at the Red Vic. more ›

-- Joan Osbourne: She's famous (or just known for) her one-hit confection "One of Us," but her first effort was an overall amazing album. At least as far as the Liz Phairian ouvre goes, we think. She performs with Victoria George at 8 p.m. at Slim's, 333 11th St. (at Folsom); $26. more ›

Isn't it awesome to live in this city? It's a beautiful summer, all our political news is extremely entertaining, and we have tons of amazing film festivals all the freaking time! So many, in fact, that you've got not one but TWO to pick from this weekend! more ›

, the collection of short films by local queer filmmakers. And it was jam-packed! We had to elbow our way into the petite theater, and there was a line down the aisle just for popcorn. After thinking about it, it made sense -- who's going to be the most able to pack a theater if not your local filmmakers, and their actors and crew? more ›

Tickets tickets tickets! We're having so much fun giving these Frameline film fest passes away! more ›

After the soft focus melancholy of , we trotted over to The Victoria on 16th Street for some hard core lesbian porn at the Frameline film fest. We though we were all bad-ass but we learned a sad sad lesson about ourselves on Friday night. more ›

). $12, 7 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center, 3200 California (x Presidio). more ›

, a documentary about a pair of (local) identical twins, one of whom is transgender, for the Frameline LGBT film festival. more ›

We know commenter Lilly is dying to know what we thought of , the Taiwanese movie we were watching this afternoon in the Frameline GLBT film festival! Thanks for asking, Lilly -- though we should clarify that, like all other press outlets, SFist does not guarantee reviews in exchange for passes, nor are we expecting reviews from the readers who win free passes for individual screenings. more ›

Ashley Olsen: "Victoria, your bangs are amaze." Victoria Traina: "Huh?" Ashley Olsen: "You know, an abbreved version of 'amazing.'" Victoria Traina: "Whatev, I don't abbrev words that end in -ing." Dude with Hat: "Excuse me, is this the Homeless Chic party? I just wanted to make sure. I don't want anybody to think I'm, like, actually homeless or anything." Victoria Traina: "We are NOT dressed in Homeless Chic, you plebeian. Don't you know who we are?" Dude with Hat: "I know shorty over here is Michelle Tanner, but I have no clue who you are. Were you one of the girls on Flavor of Love? Victoria Traina: "If you don't know who I am, then you prolly don't belong here." Dude with Hat: "Wait a sec, I think I had driver's ed with you at A-Safe Way Driving School in the Sunset. Now I remember you. Everybody in our class thought you were on drugs." Ashely Olsen: "Omg, that was a super-awk townie moment. I'm going to start hanging out with Vanessa now. She's been looking way cuter than you lately, anyway." more ›

Our most sincere thank-yous to Socialite Rank for posting this photo of Victoria Traina. The first word that comes to mind is something our good friend passed along to us, from the New York Times Style magazine: more ›

Socialite Rank awarded Victoria Traina "Chic of the Week" for the Christian Lacroix Haute Couture dress she wore to the opening of the Vivienne Westwood exhibition at the de Young Museum. She also made Vogue's 10 Best Dressed this week on Style.com. Congrats, bitch! more ›

Gavin's BFF, Vanessa Getty, looked fabulous at artist Damien Hirst's show in LA last Thursday. This is a signature look for Vanessa -- vintage-looking dress, simple jewelry, and metallic clutch -- but it works. Too bad she didn't look this good in that Judith Leiber ad! more ›

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Our infatuation with Tara Wray and her documentary, Manhattan, Kansas, began at the opening shot of a very energetic and young-looking woman on a rooftop in Manhattan, New York, who turned out to be Tara Wray herself, and the creator of the adventurously personal film we were about to watch. She said she always felt like she was born in "the wrong Manhattan." more ›

We know we've been talking about the Traina sisters quite a bit lately, but we can't help but comment on the mostly fierce but somewhat questionable fashion sense of the closest thing we'll ever have to the Hilton sisters. (Even though the Traina girls, like, hate being compared to the Hiltons.) This is another photo from New York Fashion Week, and, frankly, we're at a loss for words. more ›

The two SF Indie Fest films we watched on Friday night at the Victoria Theatre made for a very thought-provoking juxtaposition. The short film was related to us through the countless anecdotes of the many amazing artists, performers and activists who have called Greenwich Village home over the years. There is a second screening of these films again tonight at the Victoria Theatre at 9:30. more ›

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-The rain and all the usual stuff causing havoc on the roads. more ›

It's the kick-off party for the Bicycle Film Festival. Starting at 9 tonight, the shindig's at BOCA (414 Jesse Street, just off 5th). more ›

Dang it, another year has gone by and we still haven't won a genius grant. However, three folks in the area are pleased as punch, having gotten the legendary call out of nowhere that they've won half a million dollars for just doing whatever it was that they were doing anyways. more ›

Maybe it's our crappy attention span (we blame the internet), but we've always liked short films. That's why we're so psyched about the first annual SF Shorts Film Festival, which runs at CCA, the Roxie, and the Victoria from August 10-12. more ›

Saturday: Head to the The Exploratorium (3601 Lyon Street) for the Physics of Toys: Ride Like The Wind! At 11 a.m. ­or 3 p.m, you'll have the chance to make your own kites, sail-carts, and pinwheels. Shut up, it sounds fun. That night, at 7:30, we're hitting Project ARTAUD (450 Florida Street between 17th and Mariposa) for Every Little Movement: a benefit for Remy Charlip. Charlip, an acclaimed dancer, recently suffered a stroke, and proceeds from this event are intended to help with medical expenses and hasten his recovery. more ›

So maybe the folks back East were all over Fake Writer JT Leroy first, but San Francisco-based author and journalist Jack Boulware has a piece in Salon on Leroy creator Laura Albert (aka Laura Victoria) that looks at the person behind the persona while also painting a pretty vivid picture of what it was like to live in San Francisco in the 1990s. more ›