misc Week Around the -ists Gothamist found that an explosive set off outside the Times Square army recruiting center may be similar to five past bombings in New York City. Seattlest worried when severed right feet and bottles
Arts & Entertainment <i>Girls Rock! The Movie</i> Premieres Tonight at Embarcadero The film also opens at Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley today, with a grand opening event tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m., featuring performances by campers As Ifs and Shattuck Cinemas' band Kitties,
SF News Breaking News: Letter to Congress Claims Responsibility for Today's New York City Explosion Offices in Capitol Hill received a manila envelope with a letter claiming responsibility for today's bombing of a landmark military recruiting station in Times Square, NYC. Our parent site, Gothamist, tells us that
SF News Melanie Morgan Gets the Boot Politically-correct, conservative KSFO talk show host Melanie Morgan annonced yesterday that her contract would not be renewed due to financial issues over at KSFO's corporate parent, Citadel Broadcasting Corp. Co-host of the Lee
misc SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV Let's check in on local girl Marvita, and her quest to become "America's Next Top Model." After arriving in New York, the girls moved into their loft, which, while nice, wasn't exactly posh,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight *MUSIC: Kelley Stoltz, Grand Archives, the Morning Benders, and le Weather Underground sing some songs for you over at the Independent. (Part of Noise Pop 2008.) COMEDY: Get ready to hee yourself silly.
misc Coi and Ugbuntu Make NYT's Top Ten List Sure, these places look like the types of fine dining establishments none of us could afford. Nevertheless we were delighted to read in this morning's New York Times ("Coast to Coast, Restaurants That
misc Whiskerless Waiters at the Palace Hotel In the middle part of the 19th century, a thick set of whiskers were an essential facial feature of every man of Victorian respectability. These were not simply expressions of pride or masculine
misc Super Smashing Tourney Tournaments will be held in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, with the winners of each city going to finals in New York. San Francisco's chance at playing will be on February 23
misc This Week in Le Rock: Feb 11 - 17 Friday, the local music scene takes us by storm with MiGGs over at Red Devil Lounge and Maldroid at Bottom of the Hill. Both bands are from Oakland, though technically Don Miggs just
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri) (1966): We were going to start throwing shade at the overall ineffectiveness of political satire -- which, by the way, The Battle of Algiers is
misc Week Around the -Ists SFist worried over drugstore chain Walgreens celebration of Black History Month. Gothamist was surprised that apparently New York City is the fourth most miserable city in the country, after Detroit, Stockton, CA, and
SF News John Edwards Exits Democratic Race; Giuliani Soon to Follow John Edwards has overtured the Chutes and Ladders board, packed up his Gobots, and is going home. The Democratic and Coulterian faggot candidate, it seems, has dropped out of the presidential race. See
misc New Tunes Tuesday #17 Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. 2. Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin': If you are looking for some music to accompany your
misc Week Around the -Ists Gothamist learned that actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his SoHo apartment, cause of death unknown so far (but apparently the masseuse who found him called Mary-Kate Olsen before 911). Bostonist considered
misc SFist Interview: The Peanut Gallery Emily: Most of what I listen to are pretty niche. The branded ones are the worst. It’s not something that’s going to serve all purposes. More on podcasting, plus burritos, after
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink $20,000 Coffee at Blue Bottle Cafe In addition to finding such high-end breakfast items as "pancetta souffle ($9.50), porcini flan ($11), egg and potato torte with warm bread ($5.50) and morel poached eggs ($8)" on Blue Bottle
SF News RIP: Heath Ledger Found Dead Australia-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his NYC apartment today. It is reported that he allegedly died of either a drug overdose or hanging at Mary-Kate Olsen's apartment. More details as
misc Contest: Melee @ Slim's 01/18/08 Until June, from sunny Phoenix, traveled to Los Angeles in hopes of a record deal. Obviously, at first, they got lost in the mix, but promised themselves that if they didn't have a
misc SFist Tonight Paul Auster: Sure, metafictionist Auster wrote the screenplays to Smoke, Blue in the Face, and The Brooklyn Follies, but he also penned the phenomenal collection of PoMo detective-fiction tales, The New York Trilogy,
misc A Steve Job in 60 Seconds Easy and compact, check out Apple CEO Steve Jobs' 90-minute keynote speech in 60 seconds. It's like the Golden Globes, only not as pretty or deadly important. And as you all know--waking up
misc Week Around the -Ists Londonist pondered who might be the next sponsors of the London Eye and whether or not readers would be willing to donate £1,000 each for a Londonist Eye. Shanghaiist was shocked to
misc NYC Mugging Leads to Safer SF Relocation? Festishizing that "authentic, old-school New York experience," Adam Fisher moved to NYC to frolic with hipsters, sing selections from Rent, or snap his fingers to the jazzy beats along with the other bohemian
misc This Week in Le Rock: Jan 7 - 13 Nash is only playing three other shows in the US - two in New York and one in L.A. You also won't be able to see Nash for a long time. It
SF News Norman Hsu Gets Three Years In the Slammer Denied. Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu - who helped raised cash for Mayor Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Fiona Ma, Hillary Clinton, and the victorious Barack Obama - was sentenced to three years in prison