misc This Is Why People Hate San Francisco: Volume 4 Snuggle up next to your laptops again for this week's installment of a mildly confusing feature in which we ask those ensconced too cozily in your SF bubbles to take a step back,
misc Penguin Knocks Over Camera Well, this is downright adorable, these penguins walking down a hallway at the San Francisco Zoo. Warning: Excessive amounts of unbridled waddling. Brace yourself.
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 Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Fire Dancer Practices for Burning Man in Dolores Park While Wearing Cycling Pants The indefatigable Allan Hough of Mission Mission brings our attention to this video, shot by claydiva, showcasing a fire dancer practicing for Burning Man in Dolores Park while wearing the tightest outfit imaginable.
misc Guide On Not Becoming a "Fag Hag" Is there any relationship as gratifying and exhausting as the gay male-straight female friendship? But, according to a brilliant article in the satirical ChristWire ("The Fag Hag: How a Girl’s Misguided Friendship
misc Photo du Jour 682 "Barreled" (which looks frightfully dangerous, so please be careful while riding a bike while snapping pictures; Lord knows we worry!) by Dylan Bigby.
misc Week Around the Ists LAist explored the issue of immigration reform and deportations--and the fact that California is home to one quarter of the nation's illegal immigrant population. Torontoist invited readers to come up with a new
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Virgin America. Grab a seat and learn to love flying again on the new route from SFO to Toronto.
misc Gay-Friendly Airline's 'Bareback' Ad LAN Airlines, a "gay-friendly" airline that served as the official international airline for San Francisco Pride 2010, has a new ad campaign popping up at Muni stops all over San Francisco. Hmm. Do
misc S.F. Neighborhood Gang Sign Chart Troy Holden brings our attention to this gem, How 2 Rep Suckafree, a chart that allows you to throw up your 'hood sign, and thus bask in OG glory. While it lacks proper
misc Nob Hill Gazette's 'Best of Bay Area' Features Best Private Jet Company, Plastic Surgeon, More Following the release of SF Bay Guardian's Best of San Francisco guide, The Nob Hill Gazette ("An Attitude, not an Address") launched their own Best of the Bay Area guide as decided by
misc This Is Why People Hate San Francisco: Volume 3 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 Photo du Jour 680 Today's Photo du Jour boils over with controversy! Esteemed photographer Justin Beck, whose work is top-notch and often featured on SFist, snapped this alluring shot of Darrin from Bewitched, or whomever, walking in
misc We're Honored... SF Bay Guardian's annual "Best of San Francisco" issue came out today. And? SFist won Best Local Blog in the Readers Poll category. (Aw shucks, San Francisco, thank you so very, very much!
misc Baby Penquins' First Swim at SF Zoo The San Francisco Zoo posted these photos yesterday of three Magellanic Penguin chicks' first day swimming. Those penguins look pretty darn fluffy. Be sure to also check out juvenile penguin, "Sparkles," going through
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Stuff Being Destroyed In Slow Motion Tempus II from Philip Heron on Vimeo. Found over at Laughing Squid today, this video from Philip Heron and James Adair shows stuff being smashed, slowly. Very satisfying. Enjoy.
misc Visualization of Muni Movement Jeff Hunt of Muni Diaries brings our attention to this wonderful visualization of Muni movement. Using data provided by NextBus, Eric Fischer "posted an animated version of Muni vehicle movements for all of
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 Dore Alley/Up Your Alley Fair 2010 Photos On Sunday, SoMa's Dore Alley turned up the heat for their annual sex fetish festival, the Up Your Alley Fair. Described as a smaller Folsom Street Fair, but for adults (let's face it,
misc Never Fear, You CAN Recycle Mr. Potato Head Recycling technology sure has come a long way, and it looks like San Francisco's Recology might be leading the charge. After noticing the forlorn Mr. Potato Head pictured on the "Recyclable" label of
