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Jay Barmann

Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years.

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'The Onion' Takes On 5-Hour Energy

Are you getting that 2:30 feeling? Well, you may or may not be aware that 5-Hour Energy has been linked to at least 13 deaths, and may also cause convulsions and spontaneous

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Go Do This Thing Next Month: Project Nunway

For those not familiar, there's an annual fashion-show fundraiser for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence called Project Nunway, featuring the Sisters paired up with local designers, Project Runway-style. The fifth annual event is

Jane Kim Steps In To Help Mid-Market Tenants Facing Eviction

Following on yesterday's breaking news about the 100+ people getting evicted from two buildings on Market between 6th and 7th, Supervisor Jane Kim is hoping to get the word out to tenants that

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Michael Chiarello Named 'Esquire' Chef Of The Year; Coqueta Gets Best New Restaurant Honor

Esquire food critic John Mariani has unveiled his picks for 2013's best new restaurants in the nation, and on his list is Napa-based TV chef Michael Chiarello's first effort here in the city,

100+ Artists And Students Getting Evicted From Large Mid-Market Building With 'Illegal' Units [Updated]

A building that for almost fifteen years has provided affordable housing to artists, students, and others on a Mid-Market block is getting emptied of tenants in what's likely to be a high-profile mass

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Miley Mashed Up With Sinead

Poor Sinead O'Connor got wrapped up in an open letter/Twitter battle with Miley Cyrus (and her handlers) last week, which is something we'd recommend no one ever try doing. Hopefully that's all

Your Texts May Not Be Going Out On iOS7

A warning to all iPhone users: You may lose friends, and piss off colleagues or dates, if you aren't paying attention to whether your iMessages are getting delivered. One of the worst bugs

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Uh Oh: Introducing Monsieur, The Robot Bartender

We should have seen this coming, but we didn't. A couple of guys from Georgia Tech are trying to launch this robotic bartending machine called Monsieur, which on the surface seems like a

Ed Lee's Daughter Will Get Married At City Hall Next Weekend, During Dew Tour at Civic Center

Well, this should be interesting. The Mayor's daughter is getting married in the City Hall rotunda next Saturday right in the middle of the skateboard/BMX showcase known as the Dew Tour, which

68-Year-Old Man Crushed To Death On Nob Hill

A 68-year-old Martinez man was crushed between two vehicles Friday afternoon on Pacific Street near Polk in San Francisco. He was loading or unloading a vehicle at the time, and a truck that

Market Street Chess Players Relocated; Effort Launched to Create Permanent Tables in Civic Center

Here's an update in the story about the elderly guys who got evicted from their sidewalk chess-playing area on Market between 5th and 6th: District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim's office had been unaware

Hold the Phone: This Is The Actual Real Voice of Siri

OK, so you know when that video came out the other week with the voice artist named Allison who seemed beyond a reasonable doubt to be the real voice of Siri? Well, she

Bouncy Castle Monger Steals $630K From Friend, Says 'Have a Nice Life'

A San Jose man who was put in charge of a friend's finances while she entered a rehab program managed to spend every cent of an inheritance she had that was intended for

Two Women Terrorized During Road Rage Shooting, Car Chase

Two women were terrorized Wednesday night by someone in a white pickup truck who shot at them and then possibly chased them all the way from I-880 in San Leandro to I-80 in

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Your Guide To Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013

Friday marks the kickoff of the 13th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, generously underwritten in perpetuity by the late Warren Hellman. Things kick off in Hellman Hollow in Golden Gate Park with a

Goldman Sachs To Guide Twitter IPO, May Happen By Thanksgiving

The hotly anticipated, recently announced Twitter IPO gets fleshed out a bit more today as their regulatory filing was made this afternoon. Goldman Sachs won out over other investment firms in guiding what

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Chef Ravi Kapur To Open New Sutter Street Restaurant With Two Nopa Partners

Big news from the new-restaurant front: Long dormant S.F. chef Ravi Kapur (Boulevard, Prospect) has slowly put together his own project for a couple of years now. Today the Chron reports that

Arts & Entertainment

Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'Stop Looking At Your F***ing Phone Every Five Seconds'

Kimmel's done it again. And, of course, the hashtag #StopLookingAtYourFuckingPhone is trending.

Grass Fire Along 101 Near Candlestick Destroys Many Drivers' Afternoons

You may want to avoid 101 if at all possible, because a grass fire this afternoon made the southbound side of the freeway kind of impossible. The fire was near the Alana Way

New BART Vision Project Will Determine How It Might Expand Routes In 30 Years

An ongoing new project, dubbed BART Metro Vision, is seeking to outline various pie-in-the-sky ideas for expanding the train system beyond 2025, and current ideas include adding lines to the Sunset and Richmond,

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The LOLmbulance

Comedian Mike Rose and Parks & Recreation star Retta are featured in this amusing little short about The LOLmbulance, an ambulance that comes equipped with a stand-up comedian to help you forget all

Oakland Attracts Big New Investors to Coliseum City Project

Just in time for the playoffs this weekend, in which the A's are going to take their shot at the World Series, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan announced yesterday that there's big new money

Firefighter Who Ran Over Asiana Crash Victim May Face Charges

The investigation into the tragic, post-crash death of 16-year-old Ye Mengyuan following the Asiana Airlines disaster in July has been completed, and the firefighter responsible for running her over may face charges. As

Seattle Tops S.F. In Census of Percent of Gay Couples, But We're Still Tops For Gay Men

Local homosexual types might joke that San Francisco is a city of bottoms, but we're on top when it comes to having the country's largest population of gay male households. Depending on the