Sad news: the truly awesome leather/nightlife columnist Mr. Marcus died. [BAR, SFBG]

Horrible Walnut Creek woman convicted of enslaving nanny. [SFGate]

What's UC Berkeley protesting about now, you ask? Philippine Studies, or lack thereof. [Daily Clog]

When is it OK to use the term faggot? (Hint: only if you're a] a man who enjoys penis, or b] a faghag.) [Mission Mission]

Yum! Hubert Keller's Union Square Burger Bar is almost here. [Eater]

SF vs. the Catholics. [SFBG]

A Twitter engineer has much to say about San Francisco. [Valleywag, Alex Payne]