Arts & Entertainment SFist Mail: Stop Using "the" Before Freeway Number I have been enjoying SFist. Thanks for the neat articles, links, etc. As a native San Franciscan, one of the things that I would like you to please consider is how the writers
misc Week Around the -Ists Chicagoist knows what it's like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman's out and Griese's in. Maybe all that
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Magic Bullets: Along with Bonde do Role and JuiceBoxxx, this local outfit (heavy on the bass lines, rhythmic keyboards, and melancholic vocals) performs tonight at 9 p.m. at The Independent, 628
Arts & Entertainment New Tunes Tuesday #2 Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Standouts: 1. Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails Red Wine (w/ Bonus DVD): Hands down, one of the best
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Bachelorette, 34: Oh the manic behavior of being on your 30s and still single. Check out Kara Herold's personal film about mothers, daughters, marriage, and being single. Starts at 8:30 p.
Arts & Entertainment Jerry Seinfeld Was In Town? Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. Jerry Seinfeld was in town the other day, presumably to promote his upcoming film (why on a cable car, though? Is there an SF
Arts & Entertainment Bring The Musicologist Back! Ghuman is a British citizen born in India, and an Oxford and Berkeley graduate who's working on a book about the influence of India on English music. She was coming back from England
SF News Day Around The Bay -- RIP: Chronicle cartoonist Phil Frank dies. [Chron] -- Busted water pipe downtown = Bay Bridge entrance difficulties. [ABC 7] -- What a good idea! MUNI cop ride-alongs. (Oh, you know you also love
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- "The Crib": Shitty City Nights' only decent club night, the one where you're not called a "faggot" if you happen to be walking outside of it (i.e., on Friday and Saturday
SF News SFist Blotter Do you have any information? A Fremont family is trying to get some answers about the circumstances of their father's mysterious death. The father suffered a heart attack at Van Ness and Market
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- "Zombie Prom": Halloween approaches, and soon Walgreen's and Rite-Aids will start stocking fun-size 100 Grand and Lik-M-Sticks. But until that glorious day arrives, check out this Zombie-themed dance club night in SOMA.
Arts & Entertainment JT Leroy/Laura Albert, Back In The News Okay, there's a very troubling article in today's New York Times about a road trip with Laura Albert (reg. req'd.). Laura Albert is, of course, the 41-year-old mother and local literary scenester who
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Heklina (writing for SF Weekly again) on our newly crowned drag king. [The Snitch] -- Something or other about the state budget. [SJ Merc] -- Oakland man murdered on his birthday while
Arts & Entertainment Amy Winehouse Cancels US Tour We are saddened yet not surprised to report that Amy Winehouse has canceled her US tour. Bah! So those of you -- those of us, that is -- who planned on seeing her
SF News Hit and Runs in the Castro, Embarcadero Update: Yikes. According to Bay City News, a fatal hit-and-run in the Castro took the life of a "45- to 50-year-old skater" (!?) 60-year-old man 77-year-old Roger Tennyson (or maybe someone else, or Rainbow
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: A Rather Persistent Missed Connection Send your Bay Area finds to found [at] sfist [dot] com, or tag them sfist and found on Flickr! Let us know where and when you found the item and any other helpful
misc Week Around the -ists Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily
Arts & Entertainment You Can Be On Top (Chef). We'd Like It. The next season of Top Chef is looking for a few good contestants, right here in San Francisco. Applicants that aren't able to attend can submit video profiles instead, but Sunday brings you
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: Passive-Aggressive Note Submit your Bay Area finds to found [at] sfist [dot] com or tag them sfist and found on Flickr! Let us know when and where you found the item and any other helpful
SF News News From SFO This morning, SFO crews found a dead body lodged in the wheel well of the nose of a United plane coming in from Shanghai. It might have been a stowaway. A woman was
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Speedy Trial Speedy trial? Say it fast: OhNoEdJew! At yesterday's hearing, residentially-challenged Supervisor Ed Jew's legal team went against conventional criminal defendant wisdom, and requested an early trial. The trial could go as early as
SF News Cycling: Feed Your Head American sports fans, do you know what you're missing right now? The magical, the legendary, the completely captivating Tour de France. Yup. In fact, the Tour has already reached its first rest day
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight It's that time of the year again for San Francisco magazine's Best of the Bay party. The annual bash features lots of eats, drinks and chances to win prizes. Be prepared to fork
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: Hula Hunks This delightful photo is another great find from crow soup, finder of last week's Prom Stud photo. Found at Church and 17th. The details in this photo are just, wow... The mankinis, the
