misc It's Got to be the Morning After So after all that, the Niners hired Mike Martz as offensive coordinator anyways. After just one interview and after not really talking to anybody else. The hiring has raised all sorts of questions
misc Day Around the Bay Top alt-flick cinema houses. [Gridskipper] Clinton takes it in New Hampshire. [Oakland Tribune] Rocchi on Chinatown vis-à-vis There Will Be Blood. (An aside: Any specific details about Faye Dunaway's behavior on the set
misc Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Geragos, Round 4 Round 4 goes to Dennis Herrera as he It was touch and go for a while there. This "Order Came In Race-Against-the-Clock, as Dhaliwal Brothers Arrived at SFPD Headquarters to Retrieve Car and
misc SFist Tonight Hoodies-N-Heels: Tonight's hip hop for the ivory white comes to you care of DJ VinSol. But he does more than just pump out hip hop staples. His electro, thrash, and slick soul sounds
misc A Kennedyesque Inaugural Unda the Rotunda Gavin Newsom began his second term as mayor of San Francisco this morning in front of a huge crowd under the largest dome in the western hemisphere. (Yes, even larger than those found
misc Second Bay Area Storm Fails to Deliver, Critics Claim Even though more power outages are affecting PG&E customers in the Bay Area due to today's storm (chortle), you would hardly believe it. Where's the vim and vigor of last week's
misc Ask SFist -- Abandon Your College Email Address? Let's get right to the question for it is most pressing, shall we? An SFist reader asks: When should you give up your college email address? I see this from friends who graduated
misc Electronic Frontier Foundation's 17th Birthday Bash Speaking of Boing Boing, they have word that Electronic Frontier Foundation - the "first line of defense" in our right to free speech, privacy, awesome innovation, and consumer rights - is having a
misc Deep Fried Cell Phones Shamelessly pilfered from Valleywag, we came across this footage, above, of Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin frying cell phones at Machine Project's Fry-b-que. It seems that she likes her technology deep fried with with
misc Photo du Jour 29 Here we see a can of Spam boasting 70 years of filling bellies with its pinkish meat. But here's what concerns us, deeply: the can of Vienna Sausages far in the background. As
misc Grisly Mission Murder Egads. This one is almost out of a horror movie, except that it's, well, real. Last night San Francisco welcomed in another murder, this time at 26th Street and Mission a little before
misc Tiger Attack Update: Mourning Carlos Sousa Jr. Tiger attack victim, 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr., was mourned last night at the Five Wounds Portuguese National Church in San Jose by hundreds of loved ones. His altar was decorated with a flowers,
misc New Tunes Tuesday #15 Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Don't be fooled by the juvenile hand-writing or Crayola markers on the cover of this album. This is
misc Gavin Drops The Axe 1) Mezey and Din will be replaced with Gavin's friends. 2) Whoever takes Shahum's seat will drive a Hummer. 3) Rob Anderson will write a cackling post that uses the word "bike nut"
misc It's Got to be the Morning After Warriors 130 Spurs 121- In a game so big the Warriors brought out their old school jerseys and "PTI's" Michael Wilbon (call us, Mike-- first rounds on us!) and Jessica Alba checked out,
misc Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Garagos, Rounds 2 & 3 It's not, apparently. Witness this letter signed by Mark Geragos just yesterday. It goes on and on. (And there's more here in the Geragos interview with the San Jose Mercury News) We knew
misc Day Around the Bay Wee: Yellow Cab slip 'n' slide. [WhatImSeeing] The Glas Kat returns this week! (Death Guild fans of Walnut Creek the Bay Area, rejoice!) [Eater] Kill 'em with kindness. [BeyondChron] Novelists are smarter than
misc SFsit Tonight The Pine Box Boys: Described as a group that creates "country ballads composed to accompany a slasher film," this local sensation dabbles on the Goth world ever so slightly in order to bring
misc Tiger Attack Update: Unfurling the Red Tape Today Gavin Newsom announced that "a series of public hearings on the fatal Christmas Day tiger attack" that resulted in the killing of 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. will start as soon as this
misc NYC Mugging Leads to Safer SF Relocation? Festishizing that "authentic, old-school New York experience," Adam Fisher moved to NYC to frolic with hipsters, sing selections from Rent, or snap his fingers to the jazzy beats along with the other bohemian
misc Cry of the Fishmonger: Captain Overboard It all started so positively, with Joe Thornton, Milan Michalek, Craig Rivet, and Marleau signing contract extensions, and the team eager to rectify their playoff collapse the previous spring. The team has played
misc But When is Spinster Appreciation Day? Anyway, next Sunday (the 13th) will see a bunch of museums and attractions offering free admission for kids who can prove that they live in SF. Some are pretty cool (the Musee Mechanique,
misc SFist Finds: Vintage Muni Transfer I spent the holidays with my mother in Los Angeles, who collects rare first-edition books. While I was visiting, she opened "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" (circa 1930) and an old San Francisco MUNI
misc Possible Golden Globe Award Cancellation = Dwindling Will to Live Due to the continuing WGA strike, the Golden Globes look like they might - might - get the ax. (For all of you book-reading intelligentsia who claim to have TV sets only so
