misc Domestic Partnership Law Affirmed Sunny day! The California Supreme Court affirmed without comment the state appellate court's decision that the California domestic partnership laws do not violate the "marriage is between a man and a woman" Proposition
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Sasha Aickin Of course, SFist is all over Frameline 29: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. We're so pleased and honored to administer The SFist Interview to Sasha Aickin, director of one of the
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Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <i>Palindromes</i> Back on April 13, Gothamist published this great interview with director Todd Solondz. At the time, we wondered if he'd be screening his new film, , at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Sure
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: Youth Voices and Visions So far SFist has been covering the San Francisco International Film Festival as a spectator, but SFist Paolo has graciously agreed to offer his perspective as a festival participant. His short, "Elements" appears
Arts & Entertainment Now You, Too, can be a Gay Usher Just when you were starting to worry that The Castro Theater might've gone all ex-gay, along comes Frameline 29, the 29th annual San Francisco International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival, or
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <em>Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off Screen</em> If this review were an Edgar G. Ulmer movie, it would be covered in fog, have a sweeping orchestral score (public domain of course), and SFist would be a nihilistic outsider desperate for
Arts & Entertainment SF International Film Festival: SFist Has You Covered One of the many perks of SFist, (besides the private jet, sumptious office spaces, and Gavin calling round-the-clock "just to say 'hi'"), is that we are forced to get out of the house
SF News Humanitarian Marla Ruzicka Claimed By Violence In Iraq In a terribly tragic irony, Marla Ruzicka, who grew up in Lake County, and worked tirelessly for Medea Benjamin's Global Exchange before founding her own organization, "The Campaign For Innocent Victims of Conflict"
Arts & Entertainment The Gates: West Coast Version Once it's finished later this year, Octavia Boulevard -- that eastern-edge-of-the-Castro strip where once squatted a disused offramp -- will be a sort of lasting, permanent demonstration of SF's long-held disdain for urban
Arts & Entertainment Painted Rooms: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The good? Kelly Tunstall's work and room were fan-f**king-tastic. We also loved the big cartoon acrylics of Isis Rodriguez. And the international art collective Vinyl Killers had up a huge series of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: The Bay Area Hog the Camera This Week Well, after checking out what goes on on some of these local programs, we don't think that'll really be an issue. First up is "Bay Area Focus", which airs Sundays at 8:30
SF News I Want to Ride My Bicycle The Board of Supervisors voted 6-5 to allow the sponsors of the San Francisco Grand Prix Bicycle Race, otherwise known as the T-Mobile International, to have around $200,000 in costs waived by
SF News Upgrading To Dot-Bomb 2.0? That's right, with all the crazy purchases, consolidation and boost in VC capital in the tech sector, a lot of folks are wondering if the boom is back. Of course, at SFist, this
SF News Sophie Maxwell Pisses Off The Blogosphere Well, when we suggested that Sophie start a blog to help counter some of the diatribes by critics in her constituency, we were only partly joking. Sure, we were jealous that our friends
Arts & Entertainment Political Junkie: Let's Get Ready to Rumble! Thursday Thursday Thursday!!!! The grudge match! In the "Bloggers Are Such Bitches" SFist.com t-shirt, the dodgin' and weavin' Big Bad Chris "The Left Hook" Daly! And in the "Michael Bolton Is My
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink B to Zed Last week, SFist and its international possy of culinary investigators headed off to Clement Street in search of somewhere to eat beginning with the letter B. Intrigued by the promise of food from
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: </i>Chinese Restaurants: Three Continents</i> The scene at the Kabuki for the last night of the Asian-American Film Festival was jam-packed, with three movies all starting at the same time, and people dressed to the nines for the
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: Parties To Which We <i>Were</i> Invited SFist was thrilled to receive an invitation to opening night of the 23rd Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. After the screening of the fantastic , the action turned to the gala
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: <i>Saving Face</i> We had barely finished pawing through our wares (Pad Thai mix! Toothpaste! Febreeze! And much, much more!) when event emmcee Emerald Yeh, whom we miss every time we watch the news, took the
Arts & Entertainment 2005 Photobloggies West Coast reprazent! They're taking nominations for the 2005 Photobloggie awards -- click through and make sure our Bay Area photographers and their gorgeous art get some love! (Full disclosure: Our cuddly publisher
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: SFist Has You Covered SFist is proud of our coverage of local events, including SF IndieFest, SF Noise Pop, and Cinequest. We're really happy to continue this tradition with our coverage of the San Francisco International Asian
