SF News Cathay Pacific's 7 Hour Delay Passengers reported there was no food or water and no information about the delay, while Cathay Pacific claimed everyone was happy and sleeping like lambs. They did let some folks off at around
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight Drop by Books Inc in the Castro for a reading with local author Dr. William Lipsky from his book, Gay and Lesbian San Francisco. 7:30pm, 2275 Market St. Planning a vacation to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Today --The heart of rock and roll is still beatin' -- at Stern Grove this afternoon. It's HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS!!!! The free show starts at 2, but we assume folks&
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Leaving Work Early First of all, a big sloppy THANKS! to SFist MattyMatt for yesterday evening's Oh No Ed Jew news update! We were out. So what's the latest on Tapioca Ed
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Two Houses Thank goodness the Chron got those pieces translated! The Chinese newspaper Sing Tao reported that the Sunset house appeared "sparsely decorated and furnished." On Monday, when the Chron drove by the
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Guess Who's Back? It's time for fun again! ABC 7 is reporting that District 4 Supervisor Ed Jew is back from his trip to China. Is he staying in Burlingame or District 4 tonight?
Arts & Entertainment SFist Today You've still got the Berkeley World Music Festival today, and Indiefest's Hole in the Head fantasy/sci-fi/horror film fest is in full swing! Your other options include:
misc Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: A Trip To China Aaron Peskin seems to have moved away from his original "let's see what happens and maybe it's all a big mistake" position, since he's now
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Wanderer: China Camp Eucalyptus Frame * Bay Area Wanderer: China Camp State Park, out on Point San Pedro Road, San Rafael Drove out to China Camp State Park with Sufjan Stevens on the stereo singing about Chicago. The air
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <i>Heavenly Kings</i> The North American debut of Heavenly Kings for the SF Int'l Film Festival premiered at the Castro Theatre Friday night and it must have been a sweet moment for Berkeley-born,
Arts & Entertainment Review: Indestructible at Cinequest The narrative of Indestructible is focused on Byer’s search for hope via treatments all over the world and on his interactions with his young son. After undergoing a risky and experimental surgery
SF News BART Extensions The money comes from the California Transportation Commission and is more than half the $700 million that the Valley Transportation Authority needs to do the engineering on it. In fact, the engineering has
misc Week in -Ists Texas is thawing, the Northeast is freezing, and a sort of natural order seems almost restored to the Ist-A-Verse. Almost. Londonist HQ—that is to say, the city of London—was
Arts & Entertainment The Falun Gong Show: SFist Goes To The NTDTV Chinese New Year But a computer-animated backdrop showing a angel flying down to Earth to rescue a dancer portraying a Falun Gong meditator being beaten senseless by Communist goons, together with a song proclaiming, "
SF News Not a Good Day to Be Leaving the Office Chen is stopping over in SF on his way to Nicarauga for an inauguration. Seven months ago, he was denied a request to enter the U.S. and was told he had to
SF News SFist Tourist: Chinatown Ghost Tour So, SFist Tourist has a bit of a confession: we went on the Chinatown Ghost Tour over a week ago and plumb forgot to write about it until we were watching Big Trouble
SF News Across The -ist Network Breaking the law, breaking the law We -ist folks love us some crime, and no misdemeanor is too petty for a post on any of our sites. This week, join us for a
misc Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse LAist is flashing a sad peace out to their editor Carolyn Kellogg with one hand and bumping knuckles with their new head typist L.A. blogger king Tony Pierce with the other. Where
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <i>They Chose China</i> is the relatively forgotten story of a handful of American soldiers who were prisoners of war in Chinese camps during the Korean War. At the end of the conflict they chose to stay
Arts & Entertainment Three Gorges Project At The Asian Art Museum Chinese artists have been painting the Yangtze River valley and its famous Three Gorges canyons for millennia, adhering to the tradition of painting not just what the valley looks like physically, but also
SF News Elsewhere in -istville Seattlest saw a house party get senselessly attacked with a shotgun and end in seven dead. A local senator is debated and their version of the big dig is investigated. To truly get
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: <i>Grain in the Ear</i> The film festival representative who introduced this movie described it as "challenging," which we think may just be a euphemism for slow--but not in a bad way. If you'
SF News El Gordo Tips The Scales Thank goodness SFst Rita tipped us off to Novato's El Gordo, who weighs 32 pounds, after a recent 10 pound weight loss. That's right, before going on his diet,
SF News The Heartbreak Of Reply-All There are so many good reply-all stories: the person in the office who accidentally distributes their snide response to an office-wide email; the fun-loving fake email sent to #ALL PERSONNEL
