SF News Sean Penn Helped Free UC Hikers by Visiting Hugo Chavez Academy Award winning actor and quasi-Bay Area resident Sean Penn helped get Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer released by visiting Hugo Chavez. Penn reportedly visited Venezuela months ago to talk about the UC
SF News Judge Mathis Speaks Out On the Execution of Troy Davis Convicted in the 1989 murder of an off-duty Savannah police officer, Troy Davis presented affidavits of seven of the nine witnesses at his trial who have since recanted their testimony. Davis never received
Arts & Entertainment Litquake Releases 140 More Chelsea Handler Tickets This just in: Litquake has released 140 more tickets for their in-conversation evening with Chelsea Handler, host of E!'s popular (and chronically hit-or-miss) Chelsea Lately. She makes her first Litquake appearance on
Arts & Entertainment 'Moneyball' Premiere Pics with Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, et al. In a startling twist, Oakland played host to both glitz and glamour Monday night when it screened the premiere of Brad Pitt's latest flick, Moneyball. It's all about A's general manager Billy Beane.
SF News Scene from 'Moneyball' Press Junket with Brad Pitt Why, look! It's Brad Pitt. As we mentioned earlier today, Pitt and his special lady friend, Angelina Jolie, are in Oakland today to attend the premiere of the former's latest cinematic effort, Moneyball.
Arts & Entertainment Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Oakland Tonight Benjamin Button and Salt will jack up your Monday commute in Oakland tonight. And we couldn't be happier. (Glitz! Glamour! Celebrities! A-list celebrities! Chiseled bone structure!) See, Brad Pitt's latest cinematic effort, Moneyball
Arts & Entertainment Fashion's Night Out: Sonja Morgan Of 'Real Housewives NY' Hosts Cooking Demo At Macy's In what will be the greatest cooking demonstration in the history of time and space, Sonja Morgan, part of the Real Housewives of New York gaggle, will make an appearance at Macy's on
SF News Watch Nancy Reagan Fall Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, now 90 years old, buckled on Tuesday in front of a crowd of people and cameras while being escorted by brand spanking Tea Party favorite, U.S. Sen.
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour We here at SFist are unabashed fans of KTVU's Sal Castaneda. After all, he's a great reporter and on-air personality. Our godson, however, has his reservations.
Arts & Entertainment Chelsea Handler Added to Litquake Festival Noted comedian, vodka mainliner, and best-selling author Chelsea Handler will appear at San Francisco's esteemed Litquake fall festival. Litquake co-founder Jane Ganahl will appear with the Chelsea Lately host for an "intimate" one-on-one
Arts & Entertainment Just Announced: Dave Chappelle at Yoshi's Oakland This Sunday Comedian Dave Chappelle just announced that he will perform two shows at Yoshi's Oakland on Sunday, August 14. Tickets for this show are available only through Eventbrite, and "ticket buyers who are dining
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Anthony Bourdain Also Filmed at Mr. Bing's Today Boy, do we love us some Mr. Bing's in North Beach. In fact, it's where we might or might not have gotten into a heated argument recently with the editor of Inside Scoop
SF News Roseanne Barr Running for U.S. President During Thursday night's Tonight Show comedian and macadamia nut purveyor, Roseanne Barr announced her bid for U.S. President in the 2012 election. "I decided since you're the one who got Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arts & Entertainment Why Are You Not Living in Tony Bennett's Mansion Already? The classy crooner may have left his heart in San Francisco, but now he's also leaving his home in Belvedere. As Curbed points out today, Bennett's lavish bayside estate is up for sale
SF News 'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Hurt Chasing Burglar at S.F. Hotel [Updated] Egads. Iconic Jeopardy host Alex Trebek injured himself this morning while chasing after an apparent burglar at a San Francisco hotel. NY Post reports: "The TV veteran, 71, revealed the dramatic confrontation as
Arts & Entertainment Diana Ross Coming to San Francisco The most exciting event to ever happen in San Francisco will go down on September 16 at the Golden Gate Theater. You might want to sit down for this one. You seated? Good.
Arts & Entertainment Dan Savage Makes Stephen Colbert Break Character Sex advice columnist and It Gets Better founder Dan Savage stopped by The Cobert Report last night to discuss monogamy in marriage. Profiled in the New York Times recently, he "argued that sometimes
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Afternoon Palate Cleanser: James Brown's Cup-O-Noodle Commercials Inside Scoop's masterful Paolo Lucchesi brings us crucial entertainment this afternoon: James Brown's two long-lost Cup-O-Noodle commercials. They're beautiful. Lucchesi notes: "Sometimes there are no words. This is not one of those times.
Arts & Entertainment Adele North American Tour Reschedule Announced After having to cancel part of her tour, Adele just announced new dates for the North American leg of her shows. The British singer chanteuse, formerly scheduled to perform at the Greek Theatre
SF News Thrasher Magazine Co-Founder ID'd as Man Who Committed Suicide at SFPD Station The man who shot and killed himself outside the SFPD Mission Station on Valencia Street was identified today as Eric Swenson, a 64-year-old San Francisco resident who was also the co-founder of popular
SF News Schwarzenegger Mistress Speaks Out, Poses in Tabloid Photo with Son Hello Magazine snagged the first shot of Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret son, Joseph, 13, and an exclusive interview his former housekeeper/mistress, Mildred Baena. It is, of course, most sensational. And here's our favorite
Arts & Entertainment Molly Ringwald Coming to the Marina, 6/14 Tomorrow night, Samantha Baker (AKA Molly Ringwald) will make a guest appearance in the city's Marina district. Why? Well, according to SFGate, "Molly Ringwald has partnered with San Francisco's Benefit Cosmetics to promote
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sonoma Winemaker to Appear On 'The Bachelorette' On tonight's season opener of The Bachelorette -- girlie spinoff of The Bachelor, ABC's popular fake reality dating show about white people -- one of the 25 bachelors in competition is 28-year-old Sonoma
SF News Paul Thomas Anderson, James Franco Shooting Movies In Bay Area This Summer A few notables will shoot movies in the Bay Area this summer. Valley kid Paul Thomas Anderson will start filming The Master in Vallejo mostly, with some shooting at sea. Anderson's latest flick
SF News Shriver Went On Final Oprah, Only Talked About Oprah The same day that the world learned that her husband the former Governator had fathered a child with an employee, Maria Shriver hopped over to Chicago to appear on one of Oprah Winfrey's
