misc SFist Tonight Oakland Interfaith Gospel Ensemble: This awe-inspiring gospel ensemble from "the other side of the Bay," noted for its "interfaith, multi-racial, and multi-cultural" makeup -- will get you in the mood. The Christmas-y mood,
misc SFist Tonight Festivus: Although we see no mention of the traditional "Airing of Grievances" or the post-dinner "Feats of Strength" battle, we can't imagine any proper Festivus celebration without them. Still, whether or not tonight's
misc Week Around the -Ists Torontoist discovered their city's most ridiculous holiday lights setup, with 80,000 lights and two––two!––synchronized music routines. Naturally, they snagged a video. Chicago tragically loses one of its most recognizable neighborhood
misc Photo du Jour 19 Oh noes! Stoner bunnies! Ingesting the mary jane! And not sharing any! Silly rabbits... Image credit: Canucklehead
misc SFist Tonight -- Unsilent Night: New York-based composer Phil Kline’s holiday concert creates "an outdoor ambient music piece for an infinite number of boomboxes. It’s like a Christmas caroling party except that [you]
misc Photo du Jour 18 We hear you, dude. We hear you. What with all the last-minute gift getting, complicated air travel arrangements, violent binge eating, and heightened holiday stress levels, we're tired too. Downright pooped. Image credit:
misc SFist Gift Guide Giveaway -- NapaStyle We already expounded the rustic virtues of Michael Chiarello's NapaStyle: a place that helps you get that Napa Valley look, feel, and taste. (Speaking of Chiarello, what happened to his show on KQED?
misc Christmastime Cheer Via Warm, Friendly Holiday Log Glow Know the holiday log know God; no holiday log no God. For all you Xmas celebrating consumerists out there - you know, those of you who participate in the evil practice of stocking
misc SFist Tonight -- Jackie Beat: Give 'Til It Hurts: It's a Christmastime cabaret with infamous dragster Jackie Beat. She will take some of your favorite holiday classics and render them tasteless and tacky, and you'll
misc Screw the Foodies This Xmas, Says SJ Merc Since the advent of the digital camera, we haven't stepped foot inside a Costco. Now we have a reason to return. Today's Hot Stuff ("Catering by Costco") in the Merc rates the appetizers
misc Day Around the Bay -- Those rectangular glassy lofts on Folsom and Fourth Streets are, in fact, award-winning rectangular glassy lofts. Also, love the windows. [Curbed] -- What to do in SF when it pours. [Gridskipper] --
misc And the Winner Is.... The South Bay gets it. California's High Speed Rail Authority picked the Pacheco Pass as the future route for the 200-mph train that will help you get from SF to LA in record
misc Homeless Death Memorial We interrupt your holiday frivolity, wild binge drinking, and high stress levels to bring you the following event: Tomorrow night the annual Homeless Death Memorial March takes place. A Day of the Dead,
misc SFist Tonight -- Colors of Christmas: Oh yeah. You know you want to hear this KOIT-ish night of soulful holiday tunes live at Davies, right? Well, we sure do. Peabo Bryson, Oleta Adams, Ben Vereen,
misc SFist Gift Guide -- Absinthe Lollipops Now that absinthe is back and more tipsy-inducing than ever, it only makes sense for them to take on practical lollipop form. Which is why Lit Absinthe Lollipops are the perfect stocking stuffer
misc Ask a Librarian New feature alert, folks! Ever want to know more about your local library? Or anything about libraries of the world. The art of receiving a masters in library sciences? Or why people use
misc Photo du Jour 17 Found over at Laughing Squid, "The Tiki Bar TV is selling a classic pinup calendar featuring the fabulous Lala. The calendar was designed by Vancouver vfx artist and illustrator Kevin Genze." Laughing Squid
misc California Street Cable Cars Out Of Order Today While crews repair a damaged cable, California Street cable cars will be down for the count today, but could return to service by early tomorrow. Sad, isn't it? According to Muni spokesman Alan
misc Dennis Kucinich's Brother Found Dead Perry Kucinich, the brother of Democratic Prez candidate Dennis Kucinich, has been found dead according CBS 5. His other brother, Larry, found 52-year-old Perry at his Cleveland home at around 9 a.m.
SF News 7th and Mission Building Still Ablaze Although no longer in danger of collapsing, the Irish fraternal organization on San Francisco's Mission Street is still on fire, ten hours after it started. Yikes. Rita reported on this earlier today, but
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour 16 [Ba-da-bum (rimshot)] This sign means either no fellatio or no breech babies. We suspect the former. Also, where was this taken? Is it a real request or is it being ironic? Again, we
misc Feed The Hungry, Everyone! Feel that? Why, those are your heart stings being tugged care of us and this cool little guy over here on the right. (Who like totally did not just make us completely tear
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Winged Migration (Le peuple migrateur): Birds! We tend to think nothing of them here in the Bay Area - well, as far as the homely and picked upon poor pigeon goes -
SF News Pittsburg Sexual-Assault Suspects' Sketch Unveiled Pittsburg police -- you know, that place at the end-of-the-line BART station that also happens to be a city -- released a composite sketch of the man suspected of abducting and sexually assaulting
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: A Warning Yikes. Not to drizzle gasoline on a fire again, but this alarming note was found at Drumm & Jackson (sent to us via Lady_K.) To All Female Tenants XXXXXXXXXXX our head head
