SF News Old News: Chris Daly Attacks Well, is a post we haven't had to write in awhile -- an angry Supervisor Chris Daly lashed out at a meeting last night! Obscenities may have been used! Oh, yay!!! We've missed
SF News Mission Pool Closing For The Spring Man, we are always late to things! We just discovered the awesomeness that is the outdoor Mission Pool on 19th and Linda Street like two or three weeks ago, and, just when we
SF News Gavin Newsom, A PUMA Comes Home Are you following these exciting trackers of Congressional Republicans who voted against the stimulus bill but are now issuing press releases at home being like, "I brought home the bacon for you, my
misc Oh No, Ed Jew!: Small Claims We know, we know, it's small potatoes after Illinois reminded us all how political corruption is , but poor former SF supervisor Ed Jew, whose only "f***in' golden" bargaining chip was not a
misc Bye Bye Bush A friend of SFist forwards along this picture, of the official photo of George W. Bush being taken down at the SF Federal Building early this morning. Bye, Dubya!
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Picked On, Set Up Well, at least he can officially turn off his cable and utilities in that San Francisco house now -- Ed Jew, complaining about being "picked on" and "set up," finally admitted what all
misc The Philistine Listens To Birds Chirping In The Pastorale Forest Your Philistine loves modern music and crazy-sounding indie rock, but must grudgingly admit that sometimes, what we're all in the mood for is a tried-and-true bona fide Classic Of The Repertoire, a genuine
misc Oh No, Ed Jew!: Guilty, Guilty, Guilty (Federal Charges) Hey everyone, how's it going? It's been a while since we've posted (we've missed you!), but look what's brought us back into the fold -- ED JEW PLED GUILTY!!! Poignantly, the Chron article
misc Frameline! Anyhow, the programming at Frameline is always top-notch and this year's no exception -- we in particular are very excited for the Project Runway Jay McCarroll documentary! Along with that, there's the usual
misc Another Hole In The Head: <i>Wild Man Of The Navidad</i> SFists Wendy and Alex won't mess with Texas! And get some tasty pretzels after. Everything’s bigger in Texas. Apparently even monsters. We had no idea what to expect heading to the Roxie
misc SFist Votes (?) It's Part Two of the California Primary, where the state in its struggles to be "relevant" in the presidential primary by moving its election date up to the first possible date that you
Arts & Entertainment Run For Your Lives! It's Time For Another Hole In The Head! Okay, okay, we always start our posts about Another Hole In The Head (the IndieFest horror, sci-fi, and fantasy film fest) like this, but the fact still remains -- the aliens are coming!
misc SFIFF: <i>In The City Of Sylvia</i> Our fellow SFisters weren’t alone in the lyrical department this week. We signed on for the SFIFF's In the City of Sylvia, a film described as “simple” and “classical.” More importantly for
misc SFIFF: <i>Up The Yangtze</i> and <i>Faubourg Treme</i> focuses on the cruise ships that take Western tourists to see the sights of the Yantgze river valley before they're destroyed by the controversial Three Gorges Dam project, which will not only flood
misc SFIFF: <i>Nao Por Acaso (Not By Chance)</i> SFist Wendy thinks actor Rodrigo Santoro is cute! If you see Not by Chance with several friends, like we did, it is very likely that everyone is going to walk away with a
misc SFIFF: <i>Forbidden Lie$</i> Dude -- this movie (Forbidden Lie$, at the SFIFF) is messed!! Do you remember the book Honor Lost (called Forbidden Love in non-US editions) from about five years ago, which supposedly was a
misc SFIFF: <i>Traveling With Pets</i> Wellllll, we can't really say that we're the type of movie watcher that races out to see movies described as "haunting" in the writeups (we usually prefer the ones described as "quirky," but
misc SFIFF: <i>The Last Mistress</i> The opening night movie of the San Francisco International Film Festival was Director Catherine Breillat's The Last Mistress. Now, you may be wondering why we're writing about The Last Mistress now when opening
misc Crybaby Ricky In Town! OMG, did you watch the last season of Project Runway? Remember Crybaby Ricky, who broke down into tears pretty much every single episode (except, unexpectedly, the episode where he was voted off)? Well,
misc SFIFF: Film Awards! We are always indebted to Drew Altizer, who goes to the parties and takes such lovely pictures! This time, Drew's at the SF Film Society awards night yesterday at the SFIFF, where director
misc SFIFF: <i>Medicine For Melancholy</i> (M4M) made its West Coast Premiere on Wednesday night at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF). Filmmaker Barry Jenkins shot this moody little indie flick in three weeks, all while working at
misc SFIFF: <i>Fados</i> SFist Wendy takes a trip to Portugal for the SF Int'l Film Fest! For a couple hours last night, we could have sworn that we were in Lisbon, seated in a little café
misc SFIFF: <i>Brick Lane</i> SFist Wendy kicks off SFist's SFIFF coverage for the next two weeks! Just a quick note on last night’s film since we’ve been asked to keep it a surprise for you
misc Annie And Her Sisters We did not know Annie Leibovitz had a local connection! Drew Altizer, the society photographer with all the connections, passes along a picture he took of Ms. Liebovitz with her sisters after a
misc Please Don't Beat The Parking Officers Because our name is Rita, we've always been interested in the woes of beleaguered meter maids everywhere -- so let's hope that the fears of the DPW DPT [sorry! Our brain freeze on
