Arts & Entertainment Twentysomething: Mayoral Candidate John Avalos Our second Pieces candidate (!) John Avalos has a rabid fan base compared to the other mayoral contenders. The notably progressive supervisor represents District 11, which consists of Crocker-Amazon, Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the
SF News Twentysomething: Mayoral Candidate Jeff Adachi Receiving his B.A. from the UC, Berkeley in 1981 and his J.D. from the UC Hastings in 1985, Jeff Adachi once acted as the president of the Asian American Bar Association
SF News Twentysomething: Mayoral Candidate Bevan Dufty Behold Bevan Dufty, your wittiest San Francisco mayoral candidate. The openly Pisces / former District 8 supervisor devoted more than 18 years of service to San Francisco, including eight years on the Board of
SF News Twentysomething: Mayoral Candidate David Chiu Serving his second term as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, David Chiu stunned many wonk insiders after snatching the coveted SF Chronicle mayoral endorsement. Chiu serves as Supervisor for District
Arts & Entertainment Twentysomething: Mayoral Candidate Michela Alioto-Pier SFist takes its popular Twentysomething interviewing feature to your top (sane) San Francisco mayoral candidates. Everyone from Ed Lee to Joanna Rees to Bevan Dufty to David Chiu will get a chance. We
Arts & Entertainment Twentysomething: Susie Bright Welcome again to Twentysomething, SFist's nifty interview series. This week we have iconic sex writer/guru Susie Bright answering our twenty questions of insight and probe, with a few personal queries thrown in
SF News Yahoo "F--ked Me Over," Says Carol Bartz In her first interview since being fired as CEO of Yahoo on Tuesday, colorful Carol Bartz didn't hold back when discussing her former employers. "These people fucked me over," she said to CNN.
Arts & Entertainment Twentysomething: Broke-Ass Stuart Welcome to Twentysomething, SFist's latest series of interviews. What exactly is Twentysomething, you ask? Well, similar to the Proust Questionnaire or the gobbledygook heard at the end of each Inside the Actor's Studio,
SF News Giants General Manager Slams Scott Cousins Buster Posey's collision with Marlins rookie Scott Cousins still has fans and teammaktes alike livid. And rightfully so. The crash yanked the noted Rookie of the Year out for the rest of the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Volti Artistic Director Robert Geary Volti invests in young composers like Kleiner-Perkins in fledgling entrepreneurs and with the same success: years after years this 20 person a capella choir keep unearthing new musical voices. Midwifing and nurturing new
Arts & Entertainment Watch Tina Fey's Google Visit Tina Fey visited the Googleplex in Silicon Valley last week where she sat down for an interview with noted vaudevillian Eric Schmidt. Hilarity, of course, ensued. The 30 Rock creator/star discussed everything
Arts & Entertainment Portland's Broadway Calls To Throw A Pogo Party At Submission Space Wednesday And You’re Invited by Erick Pressman When we were young, if you wanted to find new music, you went to a record store or at very least bought a copy of Spin, Rolling Stone, or one
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Artist Meryl Pataky by Micke Tong Let’s Get Metaphysical; with artist Meryl Pataky. Light itself has an attraction. In darkness it gives us a sense of safety; in death it calls us home. As art,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Literary Death Match Co-Creator Todd Zuniga by Naomi Kirsten Litquake’s most riveting event just may be its most violent. At least in theory. Literary Death Match co-creator and Opium magazine founding editor Todd Zuniga reveals why literature could
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: The Eels' Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) by Daniel Phifer The Eels have just released their ninth album, Tomorrow Morning, which is the final installment in their recent trilogy of records, preceded by 2009's Hombre Lobo and 2010's End Times,
SF News Laguna Honda Staff Memo; Photoshop Challenge Obsessed over last night's Dan Noyes vs. Laguna Honda PR flack showdown? We sure are. It's uncomfortable. It's touchy-feely. It hints, but never reaches the point of, fisticuffs. It's everything we want from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Artist Micke Tong by Ben Kasman Ben Kasman spoke with artist Micke Tong about his latest solo show, Ground Control, which opens at Public Barber Salon on Saturday night and runs through May 16. Ground Control
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: M.C. Mars by Justin Juul M.C. Mars is a 59 year-old rapper with HIV who has been driving cabs for over thirty years. He’s also a published writer and a former sex machine.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Curler Lyle Sieg by Amy Crocker For obvious reasons, San Francisco isn’t steeped in the culture of curling as much as cities in say Minnesota or Wisconsin. This obscure frozen sport enters our radar every
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: In the Life and Style of DJ Ts by Micke Tong Artist Micke Tong spoke with inveterate DJ Tony Sison (Ts) about growing up in San Francisco, the club scene throughout the '90s and '00s, and Club Life/Style, Ts' latest
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Food Royalty Reveal Junk Food Favorites Yes, it's the time again when Bay Area chefs, critics, and other artisan slop notables break their silence on what junk food they let pass over their acclaimed, richly-textured palates. Everything from aged
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas looks like a laid back conductor on stage: he makes sweeping gestures which sometimes seem (to us, anyway) too vague to contain a beat; often
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Pianist Adam Tendler Pianist Adam Tendler will perform John Cage's Sonatas and Interlude, a set of music for prepared piano. John Cage was an avant-garde music composer who pushed the boundaries of music. In 1952, inspired
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews SFMOMA Assistant Curator Tanya Zimbardo by Amy Crocker The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art began its 75th anniversary celebration this weekend. Each department mined its archives and scoured through new work to present shows that would represent
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Beth Behrs, a Direct-to-DVD <em>American Pie</em> Sequel Actress from Marin by Amy Crocker How does a girl from Marin County end up with a role in American Pie? According to Beth Behrs, with lots of luck. A graduate of the UCLA School of
