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The Mysterious, Scientific, and Theatrical Adventures of the Superfisters

And then there's "Frank Ironwine," by Warren Ellis and Carla Speed McNeil. Warren certainly does seem to like writing about gritty, flawed characters who have nothing left to lose and are willing to

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Negative People: SFist's Bread and Butter

The party's happening this Saturday, the 12th, from 7:30pm to 10. It's at the 540 Club, mnemonically located at 540 Clement Street (near 6th Ave). On the agenda are screenings of some

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Rationalize Through Yvesdropping

Submissions go to yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. And! This is new! If you think you might forget your Yvesdropping, you can just call our special new Yvesdroppings voicemail

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The Girl-Crazy (and Crazy Girl) Adventures of the Superfisters

In issue one of "Jack and Lucky," Jack fails to flirt with an artsy gal at a bookstore (she is later revealed to be involved with an oaf resembing Ron Jeremy); he and

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This May be a B.A.D. Idea

To be fair, the invite also promises that there'll be opportunities to learn about "expanding affordable housing, protecting tenant rights, realistically putting transit first, enhancing environmental protection and conservation, and preserving SF's 'unique'

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Frameline 30, and Opening Tonight: Another Gay Movie

But they can't do it casually, of course; being slutty's the most important thing in the world to them, and they fret endlessly and hilariously over their asses, and cute jocks, and whether

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Castro Halloween Update: Donna Sachet Speaks

When last we fretted over matters Halloweenish, Bevan Dufty was the only major community leader to take a stand regarding the annual event that most observers agree can get just a wee bit

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Yvesdroppings Explain Themselves

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The Blissful Adventures of the Superfisters

But first, a caveat regarding Linda Medley's : not a whole heck of a lot happens in issue one. It's sorta like at the beginning of a role-playing game, where you have to spend

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Castro Halloween Cancellation Update!

We've been closely following this strange attempt by Bevan & Friends to put a stop to Halloween parties in the Castro -- including private house parties. Check out the coverage of Bevan's Wednesday

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Then he Growled, with his Grinch Fingers Nervously Drumming...

Holy crap! Is it even possible? Supervisor Dufty wants to a holiday? According to a statement from the Duftster's office, he wants to make "an effort to send the message that there’s

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The Dystopian Adventures of the Superfisters

Look at her! Glint in her eye, ashy cigarette in her lips, hair tied back and camera poised! Oooh, she's just WAITING to give some poor chowderhead what-for. Charlotte lives in a futuristic

SF News

Muni Demands Human Sacrifice Yet Again

Don't look now, but there's been another Municide. Details are sketchy, but it looks like a bus hit a young woman on Market near the cablecar turnaround at 5pm. Traffic was closed down,

SF News

Nancy, Is That You?

Even stranger: the blurb in question is only semi-coherent. It begins, "an illegal drug from mushrooms taken by people have stated that they experience behavior changes for weeks." Chew on that phrase, you

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The Relentless Adventures of the Superfisters

"The Leading Man" (by B. Clay Moore and Jeremy Haun) disappointed us, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, because the thing that disappointed us is that there wasn't more of it. It's

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Good thing it wasn't at 1130 Market St; we like to get to bed early

Today is 7/11, and in memory of club, there'll be a somber BYOB flashmob at 7:11pm at a downtown 7/11 store that replaced the club, located, perfectly enough, at 711

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Get Bent

It starts innocently enough: first you're just stretching your neck now and then while you're sitting at your office computer. Next thing you know, you need a flexbility hit every day -- squeezing

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Yvesdroppins Have no Need fer Formalities

Submissions go to yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. Swarthy youngster: "It was the drunkest I've been since I was underage." -- From Trecko/In the Haight Hippie chick: "You

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The Sticky Adventures of the Superfisters

You can't go two panels without reading a swear, so some folks label this series "mature." But we don't know about that -- aside from bad words, the book's pretty light-spirited and gentle.

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Yvesdroppings Have Standards to Uphold

Submissions go to yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. Lesbian visiting from out of town: "I was going to try to kiss 38 women for my 38th birthday, but decided

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The Treatable Adventures of the Superfisters

This isn't a comic book you can approach lightly; it's a graphic novel that requires you take a few deep breaths before diving in. Childhood awfulness led Madison to dissociate herself into a

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Getting Your Money's Worth on Muni ... Even on the Days That it Isn't Free

Here's the good news: you remember how Muni had NextBus info available for all the electric lines, but declined to make that info public, saying that the data wasn't reliable yet? Intrepid SFist

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Is It Us, or Did It Just Get Rainbowier in Here?

Oh hey Pride is coming up this weekend! We nearly forgot. It feels kind of redundant to talk about gay pride in SF sometimes. So, readers, got any big plans? Looking forward to

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Yvesdroppings Have Needs, Too

Submissions go to yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. Driver over intercom as the M train inbound approached downtown: "Next stop, Montgomery. Beautiful people, get off here." -- From MeiMei

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Frameline 30: <i>101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men</i>

Saturday's screening of "101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men" was like a clip show of gayish movies -- presenter Alonso Duralde made a few quick introductions, and the rest was a whirlwind of