misc SFist Gift Guide: Asiastar Entertainment So wandering amidst the Buddhas, jade, slippers and collared dresses we were looking for something for our bros. So we grabbed a bubble tea and dropped by Asiastar Entertainment on Grant between Broadway
Arts & Entertainment Always a Crowd-pleaser Alternately, you could spend the day at Pier 39, participating in a celebration marking the 15th anniversary of the sea lions' arrival at the docks. Fun! We look forward to encountering unpleasant, angry-looking
Arts & Entertainment Turmoil at the Castro SFist was dismayed when we heard rumors surrounding the controversial firing of the Castro Theater's long-time programming director, Anita Monga. We first heard these rumors when we read the Chron story detailing the
Arts & Entertainment In the Bored Room What should have been an exciting finale full of spit and vinegar in the boardroom, instead turned into an endless series of "spontaneous" "Kelly is the greatest," and "Jennifer, booo!" comments from, seriously,
Arts & Entertainment Great White Nope, not that Great White, the even more lethal kind. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is currently playing host to a Great White shark. As you may know, Great Whites are NEVER in captivity
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink An SFist Christmas Well, we just heard Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" on the radio the other day (the kickoff song for the season), so it's official -- Santa Claus be coming
SF News Political Junkie: Movie Casting Okay, we're stealing this link from Usual Suspects, who found it first. (but if we give them credit, it's all okay!) PlanetOut.com, in connection with their voting Newsom the person of the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Culinary Piracy Our idea of being a foodie outlaw is eating ribs in front of a vegetarian or putting chicken on pizza (which we're still not entirely comfortable with). Cheap thrills, we know -- but
Arts & Entertainment These Pretzels Are Making Me Thirsty- This Week in DVDs So yeah, there's a bunch of movies out this week, but like last week's This Week in DVDs, the movies aren't really the important thing. Sure, we love Harry Potter, but this is
Arts & Entertainment Season of Hate We're just blamelessly living our idyllic lives out here: blue skies, a Democratic mayor, a modern art museum that doesn't cost $20 to get into, a panda bear coming to Oakland..... when suddenly,
Arts & Entertainment From Beneath You, It Devours- This Week in DVDs Although most people think of DVDs in terms of movies, this week in This Week in DVDs we're primarily going to feature TV shows. And it's not necessarily because this week features only
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Movies This Weekend All Festival Edition If SFist answered to mammon instead of to you, our readers, we might bother to have a big budget pick this week. But look at what's out there! Dude, it's so not going
Arts & Entertainment The Condition of the Working Class in Redwood City We've been playing EA Games practically forever - they're one of the biggest makers of both PC and console games on the market. But it seems all is not well in Redwood City
Arts & Entertainment R.I.P., Mac Dre Mac Dre, the Vallejo rapper shot in Kansas City last week, was laid to rest yesterday at the Mountain View cemetary in Oakland. Unfortunately, the funeral home, which only seats 100, was not
Arts & Entertainment GTA: San Andreas Review - San Fierro Edition [Be sure to check out the coverage of Los Santos on LAist!] We loved the last Grand Theft Auto, Vice City. The eighties music and cars, the neon glow of faux deco, the
Arts & Entertainment "Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn"- This Week in DVDs So in light of this week's being another crappy week in DVD releases (wait til next week! We're talking Buffy, Spike, Will Ferrell and David Brent -- could it BE any better?). We'd
Arts & Entertainment In Levi's World Wrangler is King The rodeo, livestock show and other related events lasted the whole week, but we showed up at the end for the event finals. We don't know much about the rodeo -- everything we
Arts & Entertainment Comedy that Puts the "Mock" in Democracy Based on Wonkette's early numbers, it looks like it could be party-time in the Bay Area. But things have a way of changing at the last minute, so who knows. Either way, you're
Arts & Entertainment This Week in DVDs Here's a look at some of the things that are being released this week: Shrek 2- Unlike a lot of sequels, we were thoroughly entertained and blown away by how good it was.
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Patrick Kavanagh An inhabitant of Oakland, Patrick displays some serious O-town pride. Make sure you check out his picks for spots to hit next time you cross the bay. They’re guaranteed to make your
Arts & Entertainment What’s it Take to Get Some Ink in This Town? Umm… not much. Unsure of what your Halloween Costume will be? Why not consider a more lasting form of decoration? While you might not want to take it as far as Stalking Cat,
Arts & Entertainment Grand Theft Auto Stolen Well, we have some interesting developments regarding the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Seems the game has been leaked and is now all over the internet. That's right - rather
SF News Just Hook The IV Directly Into Our Brain As of now, this is still a pipe dream, though -- TiVo and Netflix admit that it will be an uphill battle coaxing reluctant fascist movie companies that they can ensure against piracy.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Movies Thie Weekend Pocket-Sized Edition SFist wishes we had more time to tell you about movies this weekend, but our server is going down in 10 minutes! So, we want to encourage anyone out there who loves zombies
Arts & Entertainment Hey, Im the one with no soul Let's see -- you're a psychotic, drug-addled rock star just out of rehab and out on bail who has also just recently been hospitalized for some mysterious ailment. So what do you do?
