misc Photo du Jour 251 Say what you will about McCain's running mate, she really is an attractive lady. So much so that an inflatable "love" doll has been created in her likeness, one that interested men can
misc What's Going on Here, Whitewashing? Photo by suldrew. Didn't "NOPA" (the rechristening, not the pricey restaurant) fail? Or, do people actually call the hood that?
misc Real-Time Muni train information is now Did somebody at 511.org just accidentally their website? According to an alert, you can now real-time Muni train information. Hey, that's! But that's not all! They also want you to please ignore,
misc Day Around the Bay More David Chiu/Proposition K stickiness. [BAR] Beating Q3 expectation, those who dared to underestimate the Russian Jew beauty's company shall suffer. [CBS5, Valleywag] At last, men's hosiery. [The Frisky] Guards' union drops
misc San Francisco voted #1 U.S. City to visit by <i>Conde Nast Traveler</i> Readers Again. For the 16th year in a row. Ballot box tampering is suspected. (CN)
misc All Kinds of Disease Sick of Prop. 8 ranting yet? Too bad. Because we're not. And how could we be with gems like this? See, body cavity cleansing device Bill Tam, a Chinese-American leading the effort in
misc Princess Taiping docks in San Francisco The Princess Taiping -- a motor-less, "handcrafted Chinese Junk and replica of a Ming Dynasty war ship" -- was supposed to head to Vancouver, but ended up here in SF after a tropical
misc Cream of the Crop? Top of the Heap? Found over in the gentle hands of Gawker, we came across this nifty thingamajig over at Homethinking. Basically, if you move to or from Manhattan, it figures out for you what neighborhoods in
misc This week in SF History - the First Cliff House opens Timecapsule: October 15, 1863 The first Cliff House opened its doors on this date 145 years ago. The brainchild of a real estate speculator and a State Senator, this first of umpteen incarnations
misc Let's Dream of a Non-Wretched Fisherman's Wharf Oh, sure, you've seen all the coverage of Jan Gehl's plan to turn Fisherman's Wharf into something tolerable. But wouldn't you like to know more? The excellent SPUR is holding a forum TODAY
misc What Not To Do With Your Crap We were headed out to work this morning, and we saw the above Mesozoic-era monitor, right there in the middle of the sidewalk. A lazy person would have left it next to a
misc Tales from NBC 11's Breakfast Blog Once again, if you're not reading NBC 11's Breakfast Blog, you're-- well, you must lead a fulfilling and productive life. Fortunately for you, we don't. So we do. This week, NBC 11 anchorman
misc Mother's Cookies lives on in T-shirt form As SFist_Jonathan reported last week, Mother's Cookies inexplicably called it quits, having to file for bankruptcy protection. While most of us have somehow found the will to live since hearing the news,
misc Get Internet-Famous by Fighting Prop 8 Whether you're a crazy liberal or a crazy Republican, we can all agree that we don't want the government to veto strong, healthy, stable marriages. So what are you going to do about
misc Photo du Jour 247 This is as good a reminder as any that you can drop off your unwanted little blessings at any San Francisco fire station. They're Safe Surrender sites!
misc Vandalism Report Card: Them Rich Folk Graffiti Anyway, this is what it looks like when the wealthy/elite are armed with spray paint and an overabundance of self-entitlement. Meh. Grade: D+
misc Week Around the Ists Torontoist featured a set of photos of Nuit Blanche, the one night each year when the streets and public and private spaces of Toronto are transformed into one huge contemporary art gallery, Rickrolls,
misc Donations to Yes-On-8 are Accidentally Going to Tasteful Gay Erotica Update: Complaints about the content of ads can be sent to Google here. The "people" behind Prop 8 -- the anti-marriage amendment -- may or may not be up to something sneaky. We
misc Princess Gloves Come off in No On 8 Fight The letter does not appear to be available online in text format -- only as a PDF that's missing its extension. So we've had to transcribe the good bits. "The advertisement strongly implies
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Cabana Cachaça, a double-distilled cachaça with the same versatility as vodka, but more taste. , paying homage to British culture
misc Your Daily Blue Angels Fix Egads! (And here's where they're parked when not performing dazzling air acrobatics high above. Oh, and we still want to know about any sweaty, drunken, mildly homoerotic Fleet Week parties going on, folks.
