Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Artist Paul Madonna In artist Paul Madonna's weekly comic series All Over Coffee, San Francisco architecture—and coffee—seem to be the main characters. Beautifully detailed drawings of SF scenes, combined with disembodied voices that almost
misc Won't Somebody Think about the Falcons? Several days ago, two falcons, George & Gracie moved from their tony climes in lower Market and set up shop on the Bay Bridge where they just recently laid some eggs. This, said
SF News Stormy Weather But that's not the only repercussions from the storm. Sadly, a man was killed when a tree was knocked over into their home. For a few minutes, we saw that happening to us
misc Craigslist Encounters: Very Slow, Very useful Time and time again we've been struck by how stuck in the mud Craigslist is. On one hand this is completely nice, in that American Gothic, old-timey, nothing ever changes way. Yet on
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: The Selected Shakespeare San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Free Shakespeare in the Park returns with starring the magnificent Julian Lopez-Morrilas as Prospero. (If you haven't seen this man in action, you're missing out.) Local director Kenneth Kelleher
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Blog Round-Up We were going to blame our missed post on Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Summer Shower Albert, but you see how that went, so we have to level with you. We were in Orlando last
Arts & Entertainment War! It was a typical day on the front. A battle was brewing, but people continued to live their lives, knowing that the day might well be their last. Women in hoop skirts made
SF News Malkin-vich, Malkin-vich, Malkin-vich The reason for all this is over a protest that arose when Military Recruiters tried to show up at a Job Fair at UC Santa Cruz. Lest anyone actually consider exercising their free
misc Animal Roundup: Stephen Jr. Yay San Francisco Zoo! Not only did it win back its accreditation, but it also vaulted into Comedy Central gold with an inspired intern's (possibly unauthorized?) email to the Colbert Report asking if
SF News Spies On Us The ACLU is trying to find out why the student's groups were targeted and when, as well as what else is out there. Seriously, if Quakers are targeted, who will be next? The
misc SFisting: Our Famous Local Sex Podcasters, For Reals While we loved the SF Bay Guardian's podcasting piece last year, we felt kinda like the Chron needed a pat on the head and a cookie when they ran yet another lame duck
SF News Terrorist Threat at San Jose Airport It is not reported how someone came to read his journal (new NSA spying program?). Nor what it was in context to. All we can say is our old writing journal with the
misc Protestors at UC Santa Cruz Kiss-In Hate Our Freedom In response, TC. Dixon Osburn, executive director of Service members Legal Defense Network (SLDN) said: "to suggest that a gay kiss-in is a 'credible threat' is absurd, homophobic and irrational. The Pentagon is
SF News Mini Golf Terror Watch out for that 16th hole -- it's a doozy! The sandtrap and rotating windmill take on a sinister tone now at San Jose's mini golf haven Golfland, as authorities discover that the
SF News Sometimes We Have To Wait Until November To Get Our September Summer The only thing missing from this full-blown summer are the extra hours we lost to Daylight Takings Away a couple weeks back. (Did you know the federal government has already legislated extending Daylight
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Niffer Desmond How did you get into puppet making? Actually that’s an odd story. When living in Santa Cruz I used to come up to SF with my friend Caitlyn for good times. Occasionally
misc Animal Roundup 'Cause everyone loves news about animals! Unsafe sex kills, people -- 12 penguins at the SF Zoo have died of chlamydia. We don't even want to know what's going on in that penguin
SF News Anthony Tashnick Wins at Mavericks SFist has always taken note that it's pretty hard to go wrong taking pictures and film of surfers. It's also nice to watch nature at it's most terrifyingly powerful. Put the two together,
SF News It's Raining Rain Ah, it’s raining today and for those of us working, nothing quite sums up the first day back after the holidays like it being grey and miserable outside. It looks like it’
Arts & Entertainment Great White Nope, not that Great White, the even more lethal kind. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is currently playing host to a Great White shark. As you may know, Great Whites are NEVER in captivity
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Holiday Gift Guide: It's a Noun, It's a Verb, It's a Present So maybe you need a present for your ardent younger sister with the stars in her eyes who just finished her first-year winter finals at UC Santa Cruz. Or maybe you sport kitsch
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Vitamin Express Okay, so it's off the beaten path. But this is EssEff, what would be more appropriate? Vitamin Express is a great place for vitamins (duh), supplements, healthy snacks, lotions, aroma therapy, gum, and
SF News We've Got Spirit, How About You? Sure, everyone's talking about the Big Game. But what about the little game? High school football playoffs in the Central Coast Section (Spartan Spirit!) start tonight (maybe) but not without controversy. SFist got
SF News The Gentle Art Sfist has steered clear of Santa Cruz ever since we heard the fictional city of Santa Clarita was based on Santa Cruz. But this weekend, you're far more likely to say that something
