misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: An All-Muppet Version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" This one's making the rounds today, as well it should. It's a brand new, all-muppet version of Queen's classic "Bohemian Rhapsody," featuring 70 different Muppets and, our favorite, Animal asking for his mama.
SF News Video from Last Night's Vigil in the Castro for Jorge Mercado, Gay Teen Slain in Puerto Rico 19-year-old Puerto Rican teenager Jorge Mercado was stabbed, dismembered and beheaded last week by 25-year-old Juan Martinez Matos, and Matos has since confessed to the crime using the gay panic defense. Matos was
SF News Fatal Stabbing in Mission; Fatal Shooting in Oakland And a jolly good morning to all! Kicking things off headline-wise this weekend, there was a fatal stabbing late Saturday night/early Sunday at Cesar Chavez and Folsom. Police are looking for witnesses,
SF News BART Cop Smashes Drunk Dude's Head Through Glass Somebody caught this arrest on video Saturday night: a very obnoxious drunk guy starts screaming and generally making a nuisance of himself -- all while brown-bagging it -- as the train is stopped
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 11/23 - 11/29 This week's concert preview is being brought to you by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, providing detailed concert listings for the Bay Area every week. Follow them on Twitter. While things slow down a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Drinks: The Ginger Ante Cocktail from DOSA In looking for good autumnal cocktails to feature, we came across this delicious ginger concoction from DOSA on Fillmore, which has been doing great stuff with pairing cocktails to their food. The Ginger
SF News This Could Be Our Skyline, In a Couple of Decades The Planning Department just released their 25-year plan for the Transbay Terminal-adjacent "Transit Center District." Above is a rendering of what the San Francisco skyline might look like, 20 or 25 years hence,
SF News San Jose Swim Coach Impregnated Girl When She Was 14 Andrew King, affectionately known as Coach Andy in his role at San Jose Aquatics, has been jailed since this past spring for felony child molestation. Investigators have been building their case against him
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Little Rock from Wolfmother After the 2008 departure of co-founding members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, Australian hard rock group Wolfmother has reassembled itself and released a new album, Cosmic Egg. They're on tour and hitting the
SF News Jim Hammer Named Police Commissioner Assuming the seat vacated by Theresa Sparks, who stepped down to become human rights commissioner, former Assistant District Attorney Jim Hammer was sworn in yesterday as the City's first second openly gay male
SF News Bill & Melinda Gates Giving $335M to Education The good news: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it's giving over $300 million to the cause of training good teachers and figuring out what makes a good teacher. The
SF News Muni Removing Bus Stops on 21 Hayes Line Bus stop consolidation is going on as we speak on the 21 Hayes line, where, arguably, there are more stops than are really necessary. Muni has apparently been reluctant to delve into the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Wednesday Wine Tasting: Good Wines For Thanksgiving Turkey The truth of the matter is, you can drink almost anything with turkey dinner -- most full-bodied, earthy, or well-balanced red wines, and many German, or Rhône-style whites will do the trick just
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Kaleidoscopic Kitty YouTube character Gay Carrington is, near as we can tell, a stoner transsexual puppet who occasional chimes in to talk to her fans in Old Hollywood-style English about her moods, pets, and experiences.
SF News Litigious Lawyer Sues SFO For Causing His Divorce Local kook Stanley Hilton is suing San Francisco International Airport for $15 million for creating noise and smog that led to his divorce. He's also suing the real estate agent for selling him
SF News 50-Ton Crane Splits Santa Rosa Home in Half A crane operated by a company called (get this) Reliable Crane and Rigging dropped a 120-foot, 50-ton crane boom onto a house in Santa Rosa yesterday, splitting it in half and sparing only
SF News Muni Service Restored Through Twin Peaks Tunnel Muni service on the K, L, M and T lines through the Twin Peaks Tunnel was restored tonight at around 7:15 p.m., however shuttle buses continued to run in order to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: <em>Erased James Franco</em> at the Castro Theater Some collaborations between Hollywood people and non-Hollywood artists yield magical results -- take Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers' work on Where the Wild Things Are, for example -- but in the case of
SF News Infant's Body Found In Berkeley Marina Thought to Belong to Dead Woman From Aquatic Park The dead woman's body we regretfully mentioned, which was found in the parking lot at Berkeley's Aquatic Park around 4 a.m. Friday morning, turns out to be that of 23-year-old Zoelina Williams
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 11/16 - 11/22 This week's concert preview is being brought to you by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, providing detailed concert listings for the Bay Area every week. Follow them on Twitter. Too many choices are always
SF News Shooting Outside Regency Ballroom Sunday Night Three people were shot outside the Regency Ballroom at Van Ness and Sutter on Sunday night where radio station KMEL was hosting its annual House of Soul event. The incident allegedly began as
misc Weekend Palate Cleanser: Super Mario Galaxy Spec Ad As many gamers are probably aware, the New Super Mario Bros. for Wii gets its world-wide release tomorrow, and Nintendo is having at least one big launch shindig in Manhattan today, according to
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Band in the Back of a U-Haul Van The band in question is called B & Not B, a self-described "nerdy supergroup" from SF with a name inspired by Derrida, or something. Watch as they show up at various Mission locales
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Drinks: The Fogcutter from Smuggler's Cove We made mention earlier this week of the imminent opening of brand new Hayes Valley Tiki bar, Smuggler's Cove. Assuming you absolutely can not wait to try some of the rummy, tropical deliciousness
SF News Lodi Family Hospitalized For Eating Poisonous Mushrooms A family of three is hospitalized and in serious condition at California Pacific Medical Center after eating "death cap" mushrooms that they found growing in the wild. Let this be a reminder to
