misc Man Describes "Nightmare" of Living at Civic Center Hotel ca. 1979 This man, whose name we believe is Bob, grew up in Vallejo and moved to San Francisco in 1979 to pursue his dreams of being a postal clerk and (possibly) becoming a liberated
misc Week Around the Ists Chicagoist saw controversy erupt when a youth-painted pro-immigration mural was defaced with racist graffiti. Torontoist was shocked to discover the mythical chupacabra! Actually, a raccoon with alopecia, it turned out. Houstonist was surprised
misc Photo du Jour 472 The scene outside last night's Midnight Mass screening of . Check out the rest of Peaches Christ's movie lineup here.Showgirls
misc NSFW Critical Mass Photos, 7/31 Nudity and cycling clashed at yesterday's monthly Critical Mass. Plug1 of What I'm Seeing snapped these choice images, some of them drastically NSFW. (Warning: nudity) Enjoy!
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 Happy System Admin Appreciation Day! Did you today is System Administrator Appreciation Day? It is. And did you know that most of you should show them more respect than you do? It's true. They're the smarties you call,
misc Critical Mass Tonight; We're Taking a Poll We here at SFist HQ always want to know your thoughts on the marquee issues facing our fair city. And today, seeing as it is another last Friday and therefore another occasion for
misc Perturbed Windshield Note Will Make You Swoon Found over at 23rd and Guerrero in the Mission district, SFist Cedric found the above love letter stuck on his windshield. He explains, "I found a spot that was literally three inches longer
misc Bay Area Slang Top 100 Check out Rafael Casal's "Bay Area Slang Top 100". Any slang terms Casal missed? [via Eye On Blogs]
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: <i>San Francisco Magazine</i>'s Best of the Bay Party Our favorite society photog, Drew Altizer, has dipped his toes in iIl linguaggio del cinema (which, for those of you not in the know, รจ universale), and his latest effort is this surf
misc Start <I>G.I. Joe</I> Frenzy Early With This Amusing Shirt When opens next Friday, wouldn't you like to be wearing this on your chest, making you the envy of Metreon teen goons? Of course you would. It's very clever. And, if anything, t-shirts
misc Photo du Jour 469 Oh, Marc Jacobs, you've wowed us again. Hey, this might be a good time for a new feature: the store windows of Union Square. So, let's say, once or twice a month, SFist
misc Attention Shoppers: Barneys Warehouse Sale Tomorrow Through August 9 We have to admit we're too frugal to even have ever stepped foot in Barneys, but we're a sucker for good deals. Starting tomorrow at 8 a.m. through Sunday, August 9, Barneys
misc Ask SFist: How Safe Is the NOPA Neighborhood? SFist reader Greg Ellis writes to us for help. Editor - Can you help? Any suggestions on other forums to get advice? Looking at a place near Cole and Hayes. Anyone live in
misc <i>Guardian</i>'s 35th Annual 'Best Of the Bay' Released; We're Not On It Not that we're pouting... certainly the good folks at Muni Diaries deserve some recognition, and we did take the Weekly's readers poll this year, so we're not sweating it either. But the SFBG
misc Anti-Married People Site Amuses, Offends A relatively new site called STFU, Marrieds -- created by a presumably very bitter homosexual, one we would love to have a long liquid lunch with one day -- slams married couples and
misc What's the Name of Your Movie. Mission Film Shoot? SFist Jonathan sent us this image of some sort of movie shoot happening in the Mission today. He explains, "There's a huge film shoot setting up on Valencia between 20th and 21st --
misc Photo du Jour 468 Dave Eggers wearing a hat indoors (grumble, grumble) while signing copies of his latest effort, , today at Books Inc on Van Ness.Zeitoun
misc Photos: Bird's Eye View of the Bay Area Local photog Plug 1 of What I'm Seeing went high in the sky too capture these images of San Francisco and the Bay Area from above. We asked Plug 1 to tell SFist
misc Schwarzenegger to (Probably) Make More Cuts to Social Programs View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video. The cruel, cruel Governator is expected today to use his line-item veto power to make further cuts to social programs--particularly those serving the
misc Video: Mother Jones Coverage of Saturday's United for Iran Protest Mother Jones compiled this great video coverage from Saturday's United for Iran protest at City Hall, which reportedly drew thousands of participants. It was part of a Global Day of Action taking place
misc Photo du Jour 467 Three White Russians (ick!) at AMF Bowling Center, which played host to a Lebowski Fest. "The bartender had to open about 74 tiny non-dairy creamers to make drinks," reported The Inadvertent Gardener, who
