Arts & Entertainment Video: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Preview Peter Jackson's anticipated two-part prequel to his Lord of the Rings trilogy brings back a slew of your favorite Tolkien characters (and noted thespians) including Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Animals Rights Group Wants To Give Foie Gras-Hungry Anthony Bourdain Liver Exam Looking to draw attention to (cruel yet succulent) foie gras production and consumption, which will (technically) be banned in California come 2012, animal rights group Animal Legal Defense Fund stirred up a bit
SF News Ride Muni Free On New Year's Eve Before you take off for the holidays, remember that come New Year's Eve, you can ride Muni for free. For free? For free. Muni travel, including cable cars, is free of charge from
Arts & Entertainment 7 Reasons To Love San Francisco: Christmas Edition There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco during the holiday season, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our
SF News NYE Ruined After Richmond Police Seize Pounds Of Cocaine Dreams of a white Christmas and a cracky new year shattered for a smattering of East Bay addicts after a police raid in the city of Richmond pinched an estimated nine pounds of
SF News Newt Gingrich Doesn't Want Gay America's Vote Confused GOP candidate Newt Gingrich surprised absolutely no one when he told gay voters to back Obama. According to the Des Moines Register, an Iowa gay asked the former U.S. House Speaker
SF News Day Around The Bay: Do Real People Support SOPA? Do any real people support SOPA? [Reuters] Bay Area rent fraud traps unwary. [Mercury News] Guy Fieri is coming. [Grub] Boombox flash mob parade hits Dolores Park this Saturday. [Mission Mission] Councilmember calls
Arts & Entertainment Video: 8-Bit Post-It Mural Time-Lapse At GameSpot Gamers at the GameSpot headquarters in San Francisco spent last night creating an 8-bit Post-It mural on the office windows, which you can see via this nifty time-lapse video. Don't ask. Just enjoy
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink NYE 2012 Dining Pick: Nojo Hayes Valley's chicken-on-a-stick-themed Nojo (pronounced "No, Joe!") stands as one of the best restaurants of 2011. Although tucked inside an aesthetically-blah apartment complex, chef Greg Dunmore's fare is anything but. The delicate Japanese
Arts & Entertainment New Rincon Hill Dog Park Revealed Rincon Hill. It's more than an onramp. It's also home to a new dog park. Well, almost home to a new dog park. According to LiveSOMA, it's being held up "due to PG&
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Glow-In-The-Dark Night Surfing Like a clash between Tron and Endless Summer, these surfers zipped up electroluminescent wetsuits and hit some tasty waves in Bondi Beach in Australia this past November. According to Laughing Squid, the night
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Free Ice Cream Cake At Haight Street Ben & Jerry's The fine folks at FuncheapSF bring word that—sweet sinewy Jesus!—free ice cream cake can be yours for the taking this evening. All you need to do is donate an item of
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Scene From Inside The Anchor Brewery Over in Portrero Hill, photographer Bhautik Joshi snapped this Laverne & Shirleyesque shot from inside the Anchor Brewery, home of 10 noted beers. We can only imagine how many times factory employees have
SF News Day Around The Bay: S**t Gay Guys Say Help, a neighboring restaurant's rats are attacking my apartment! [SF Appeal] Live like a "Golden Girl": Estate of Rue McClanahan auction awaits. [Apartment Therapy] OpenTable is insane, hates S.F. restaurants. Or something
SF News Marketing Firm Fined $7,000 For Red Balloon Barrage Back in March, as SFist first reported, thousands of red balloons were released into the air from Yerba Buena Gardens, a stunt that was part of game release launch for Home Front. Although
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'The Dictator' Preview Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles, who worked together on such gems as Borat and Bruno, just released a preview to The Dictator. According to the film's team, "The film tells the
Arts & Entertainment 7x7 Magazine Moving to SOMA After almost a decade in Union Square, local lifestyle magazine 7x7 will pack up their staplers and Post-Its and move to SOMA—glorious, rad, joyous, dirty, homelessy, wealthy South of Market. The publication(
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink NYE 2012 Dining Pick: Jardinière's Prix Fixe Don't let those artery-slicing Christmas blues get you down. One week after Christ's alleged birthday, you will have a fresh new holiday sure to blacken out the drudgery of yuletide cheer. We are,
SF News Sergey Brin, Jack Dorsey Sign Open Letter Blasting SOPA The chilling Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), drafted by Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, would have catastrophic affects on how you use the web and who (namely the U.S. government) controls
Arts & Entertainment Looking Back At 2011: Brian Wilson's Surprise Temper Over the next couple of weeks, were here at SFist will look back at curious stories and (more importantly) photos that made 2011 way boss. (Was it a good year? We think it
SF News Teen Girl Lies About Abduction By Sex Traffickers A teen from Suisun City admitted to authorities that she lied about being abducted to get attention from her family. Christina Almanza, who was reported missing Thursday afternoon, claimed "she was being held
SF News Three-Page Apple Contract Sells For $1.6 Million The contract that established Apple Computer Company sold at auction today for a whopping $1.59 million. Purchased via phone by an anonymous bidder, the contract was signed on April 1, 1976, by
