misc Week Around the Ists SFist was sent back to the halcyon days of childhood after Lombard Street was transformed into a Candy Land game board. Gothamist was amazed that former Giants star Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty and
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. , Fly The West Coast with prices starting as low as $49. MATCHA, at the Asian Art Museum with the
misc Tips On Photographing Your Cat As Laughing Squid pointed out today, if there's one thing the internets needs more of it's cats. Lots of them too. Which is why Karen Nichols at Catster came up with the top
misc Exact Revenge on Your Neighbor Via Google Maps We randomly came across this little tidbit yesterday while searching for kid band The She's, who are performing at the Rock Make Street Festival on Sunday. The disgruntled revenge-seeker/Walnut Creek resident must
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser, 420-Style In light of yesterday's revelation (via the SFBG) that high school kids in SF aren't smoking nearly as much weed as they did a decade ago, we offer up this palate cleanser, featuring
misc Photo du Jour 491 A pointy Quentin Tarantino doing a Q&A after Inglorious Bastards (or, Inglourious Basterds) screening at the Castro Theatre. Update: According to former SFist editor Jackson West, "[Quentin] showed up at the
misc Introducing San Francisco Crimespotting Stamen Design, the folks behind Oakland Crimespotting, have just launched a companion site, San Francisco Crimespotting, which is a sleek, user-friendly interface that blows SFPD's clunky Crime Maps out of the water. Users
misc Photo du Jour 489 One of the fashions spotted at Sunday's Pakistan Independence Day bash at San Francisco Civic Center. So green!
misc Google Doesn't Like 11th St, DNA Lounge Apparently, most of 11th Street (between Mission and Bryant Streets) was deleted from Google's Street View a few months ago, which was not fixed in yesterday's update. It also appears in the above
misc Proof the Public Averted BART Strike On Sunday, if you recall, there was no BART strike, a surprise twist that all but crippled Bay Area media. The unanimous (and somewhat iffy) angle on the strike aversion was that you,
misc Photo du Jour 488 Speaking of graffiti, check out this whimsical take on famous San Francisco treat It's-It. This was done by somebody named GIRAFA. Groovy.
misc Film du Jour: "Pinball Wizard" Oh, fine. Why not. We know some of you still love this kind of stuff, so here you go: people flash mobbing to a band we've never care much for, The Who. Ta-da.
misc Week Around the Ists Chicagoist had a surreal Lollapalooza experience, starting with a soaked first day that included a man dying during one of the first sets, followed by hot and steamy days two and three, lots
misc Photo du Jour 487 Ultra-cherished columnist Herb Caen ... listed in a 1959 San Francisco city directory.
misc "All You Need is a Crane" This photo on Curbed seriously made our afternoon. Apparently, a long-time Curbed lurker discovered this rooftop streamliner while doing a building inspection for a housing project in the Tenderloin. Blogger 40Goingon28 confirms it's
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Tut at Twilight, where you can enjoy discounted admission to to Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
misc Photo du Jour 486 Behold Oakland's Rotunda Building. Designed by Charles Dickey in 1921, the structure is "considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the City of Oakland." It stands 120 foot high, boating a "5,
misc Film du Jour: Pigeons We love 'em. Some of you hate 'em. Some of you like the taste of 'em. With that in mind, please enjoy Mission and Highland's awesome tribute to flying kittens / rats with wings.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "Do It In The Dirt" by Enrique Anyone who was around the local music scene in the 90s may remember these guys. Enrique was an SF-based, ironical-satirical pop-rock band in the vein of the B-52s and the Scissor Sisters whose
misc Signs of San Francisco Here's another set of local signage that photogs captured in all of their clever, weathered, colorful, informative and matter-of-fact glory. Enjoy.
misc Admission Free At National Parks This Weekend Entrance fees to national parks will be waived this weekend, folks. (Yay!) In addition to free admission, according to the LA Times, "many park partners, including area hotels and restaurants, will offer discounts
misc Photo du Jour 484 Can we call it a season yet? Because last night's Giants game was brutal, with the Los Angeles Dodgers slapping us into submission 9-1. (OK, turtle_276 makes a good point. We're only
