misc Photos: Yesterday's "Big Insurance: Sick of It" Rally Flickr photog Tristan C was on the scene at yesterday's "Big Insurance: Sick of It" rally at Embarcadero Two sponsored by MoveOn.org, which was aimed at bringing attention to the Anthem Blue
misc Sunset vs. Richmond Speaking of the Inner Sunset... The Mission and SOMA are the new Marina and North Beach. That is to say, they're dead. Finished. Crashed. Burned. No survivors. The Avenues are in, the Streets
misc Finding Your Inner Sunset Greg Dewar, of N-Judah Chronicles fame, has a Tumblr site now. Also, he came across this poster, above, that asks you to find your Inner Sunset. So, have you? Or do you prefer
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via friend of SFist, T.N.: "Just saw a drug deal go down in front of an oblivious Guardian Angel at 16th and Mission. Then he held the door open for the drug
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "He-Wolf" Spoof of Shakira's "She-Wolf" It looks like we have a new "Single Ladies" when it comes to spoof videos on YouTube (particularly from dance-talented gay men), and it's Shakira's "She-Wolf." While it may not inspire a Kanye
misc Photo du Jour 468 (Special Getty Edition!) Why look! it's none other than your editor's favorite San Franciscan, the City's beacon of hope and beauty and everything that's right with the world, Vanessa Getty. It seems that la Getty had
misc Whole Foods Customers: Have You Been Boycotting? We were reminded yesterday of the recent Whole Foods boycott that's been gaining steam in the past month. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote a Wall Street Journal editorial last month opposing the
misc Photo du Jour 467 "Each Generation Ruins Our Nation" shot at Islais Creek in the Bayview by Plug 1.
misc Weekend Palate Cleanser: Vintage 80's Dating Service Videos Dating Montageby smithy00101 These fine fellas were all looking for Ms. Right circa 1985 at a SoCal video dating service. We'd just like to say that we also like to wear bright socks,
misc Photos: Park(ing) Day It was a hot day in San Francisco for hanging out on the street during the annual Park(ing) Day, which happens worldwide. Good thing there was plenty of foliage to soak up
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Eddie Izzard Stripped Too, 1/23/2010 at the Oracle Arena — get pre-sale tix through tomorrow with the code
misc Scenes from a Bike Accident Hopefully, everyone got their anti-cyclist venom out yesterday, and we can turn now to this scene of unfortunate pain and near tragedy. It looks like a poor cyclist was smacked by a Sports
misc Our Old Friend Zennie: Calvin Klein Display Racist? Our old trekkie pal Zennie Abraham is back on his City Brights blog questioning the display currently in the windows at the Calvin Klein store in the Westfield Centre. A reader wrote in
misc Have You Seen This Friendly, Sweet Chicken? Which would be the more difficult/least appealing task, handling a live or a dead chicken until the owner arrived? Flyer found in Shafter, Oakland. We wonder if it belongs to Novella Carpenter.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser, 420-Style: "When You're Low" Ever wonder what musical theater people do when they move to L.A. to make it big? They smoke/eat a lot of pot and make YouTube videos containing big production numbers about
misc Someone Please Buy the Albion Castle and Rent it Out for Cool Parties Curbed reports, via SocketSite, that Albion Castle, the former Albion Porter Ale Brewery in Hunters Point, is up for sale again. The castle is a historic building featuring 200-foot deep caverns that lead
misc Kezar Pub Owner Chides Tagger/Lakers Fan With Taunting Letter Oh wow. We are starting to enjoy the angry missives written in response artistic license of taggers. Take, for example, the owner of Kezar Pub in the Haight. (Which is a fantastic sports
misc The Late Jim Carroll, Nico and a Pile of Cocaine in SF, ca. 1978 Rounding out the Summer of Death (TM), and in addition to yesterday's loss of Patrick Swayze, we shouldn't neglect to mention the death of punk musician, poet and Basketball Diaries scribe Jim Carroll
misc Quote du Jour: David Byrne on San Francisco David Byrne -- the tall guy in ivy league favorite Talking Heads/the man behind the score of The Last Emperor -- wrote in last week's about the perfect city. San Francisco was
misc Photo du Jour 462 San Francisco 49ers runningback Frank Gore, left, and tackle Chilo Rachel, right, celebrate Gore's game-winning touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday. Yay, American
misc Literary Map of San Francisco Jeff Hunt of Muni Diaries forwarded us this beautiful map adorned with literary quotes that have shaped our beloved San Francisco, which was created by Ian Huebert. We love the whimsical typography and
