misc Check Out These Local Writers' New News Satire Show Beth Spotswood (Eye On Blogs editor) and Melissa Griffin (local politics columnist at SF Examiner) dipped their toes in the sketch comedy pool recently with a delightful new online show, Necessary Conversation. Think
misc Lances, Shields, Helmets, Not Sold at Green Apple Books Yesterday's gem of a note from Marcello's Pizza reminded us of this sign we spotted a couple of months ago at Green Apple Books, which reads: LANCES, SHIELDS, HELMETS, ETC ARE NOT SOLD
misc Week Around the Ists Gothamist is stuck in a vortex of stories involving alleged Islamophobia: A week that started with a heated rally and confrontation outside the not-at-Ground Zero mosque, there were incidents of a man peeing
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Gorillaz, on their Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour 2010. Tickets available now! Impressionism at Twilight. It's your last
misc This Is Why People Hate San Francisco: Volume 6 Once again it's time for an installment of this mildly confusing feature, in which we ask those ensconced too cozily in your SF bubbles to take a step back, summon your inner C.
misc SF Zoo Welcomes Baby Flamingos In addition to two new capybaras (the world's largest living rodents), the San Francisco Zoo welcomes this week-old flamingo chick to the family. Here the baby bird stands next to its father. The
misc Brilliant Blur/Oasis Live 105 Interview From 1994 Unearthed The rad Rad Report gave us a heads-up about this incredible interview that a wet-behind-the-ears Aaron Axelsen did for Live 105 back in 1994 at the height of Brit Pop. Rival bands Blur
misc Enterprise Rent-A-Car Says 'No' to Burning Man Local photographer Troy Holden spotted this sign posted on the window of Enterprise on Folsom and Fourth streets. For obvious reasons.
misc Photo du Jour 680 "Only one is a wanderer. Two together are always going somewhere." Shot by DottieboBottie.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Mission Street's Dancing Cellphone Todd Lappin of Telestar Logistics (via Laughing Squid) posted this joy-inducing clip of a cell phone -- a Metro PCS phone, to be exact -- delivering garden fresh grooves on Mission Street. That
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: SF Timelapse SF Timelapse from 1 on Vimeo. Pretty timelapse footage from Dolores Park, Skyline, Corona Heights, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Video by Vemo user 1 (Garbage Style).
misc 7 Reasons to Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does
misc What's Going On Here, Dog Days of Summer? Nick Fisher snapped this excellent shot of two pooches in heat.
misc $750 Hidden Somewhere In S.F. Right Now Wired scribe and Longshot magazine (formerly 48 hour mag) founder Mat Honan -- who, most recently, made headlines after holding a benefit to recoup money lost after meeting alleged apartment scammer Rachael Smith
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Cee-Lo Green's "F**k You" It's already been hailed as an "instant classic," and judging from the immediate internet buzz-a-thon it received upon leaking over the weekend that's probably accurate. The song is called "Fuck You," from Goodie
misc Week Around the Ists Gothamist is awaiting the presence of cops at all Starbucks locations, because cops ejected one customer who refused to use their lingo during her bagel order. SFist asked about the practicality of the
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via J.N.: "I do not understand the Saturday morning car washers of the Sunnyside. Man and woman, young and old, in all colors, they are out at dawn with a hose and
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Gorillaz, on their Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour 2010. Tickets available now! Impressionism at Twilight. See the Birth
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Vegan Boys Are the Worst Tenderblog points us to this ukulele jam from local artist Jam Hands, and as the artist herself writes, "I'm vegan! I like vegans (mostly)!... I realize these lyrics are stereotypes, quite a few
