Explaining Osama and 9/11
Osama Bin LadenNoticias.comMy oldest son just graduated elemetary school and so my wife and I gave him an IPad as gift. He loves the thing. Unlike his gadget n geegaw loathing father, he takes to that...
View ArticleDavid Chiu's flextime
I'm not surprised that the folks at the Chamber of Commerce are all agitated about Sup. David Chiu's proposal to expand family-friendly scheduling at local businesses. The Chamber's Jim Lazarus is...
View ArticleBefore Outside Lands: death and train-tripping with Wavves
Wavves chills out.PHOTO BY CAT ROIF.As we collectively await Outside Lands 2013 (August 9-11, Golden Gate Park) and attempt to enjoy summer -- the sun’s actually here, in the city! -- I decided to get...
View ArticleBehind the scenes with Magic Fight and the Music Video Race
All photos by Chris Stevens By now you’ve read all about the second annual Music Video Race. No? Well get on that. And then check out these additional photos, all shot on location at the SUB-Mission...
View ArticleEveryone but Mayor Lee sees SF's worsening "housing affordability crisis"
Homes should be for sale in San Francisco, but the city of San Francisco shouldn't be for sale.There was a clear theme that ran through yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting from beginning to end,...
View ArticleCampos: "Tamale Lady will not go down!" Options proposed
Not a wrap: beloved Tamale Lady Virginia Ramos will have some political help, optionsPHOTO VIA YELPShe's been slinging her steamy goodness to famished drunkards out of a trash bag in a cooler strapped...
View ArticleProjection
So sad,loudness.jpOne of the more hilarious aspects of the back and forth in "Mr Redmond's Cyber Playpen" is the inevitable scream from Redmond's adversaries of "envy" every time Redmond posts anything...
View ArticleOccupied Hayes Valley site cleared by police, seven held
A sign outside Gezi Gardens"#GeziGardens, occupied permaculture farm in SF is being raided by 100's of riot cops right now!" read the Gezi Gardens Twitter at about 2am last night.The site, formerly...
View ArticleJohn Dwyer's Thee Fuzz Warr Overload pedal
Thee Dwyer and his very special pedal.IMAGE COURTESY OF DEATH BY AUDIO.You can file this under: sure, why not? Spirited Thee Oh Sees frontperson John Dwyer has “inspired” a new custom pedal for Death...
View ArticleNSA surveillance scandal goes full tilt clown
Peter King (R-NY)nypost.comThe domestic eavesdropping scandal is now entering week three in the news (it's existed for real a lot longer) and as these things tend to do, the political posturing is...
View ArticleAnother victory for the champions of the "unborn"
Anti-abortion picketersguardian.co.ukIn a grand piece of political theater, Wisconsin Republicans passed a measure 17-15 in their senate that would require an ultrasound prior to an abortion. "Theater"...
View ArticleParty Radar: Cold Cave, Hussyclub, Bushwacka, Fag Fridays, Actress, more
Hussyclub hit Fix Yr Hair with "Straight Girl"PHOTO BY CUDUNKOIs there anything better than HRH Prince Charles a-cuttin' and a-scratchin' some real tunes on some real vinyl? (Real vinyl is making a...
View ArticleHolding out for a hero...or an antihero...or the Antichrist: this week's new...
Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel face doomsday with cool, collected elan in 'This Is the End.'Photo by Suzanne HanoverAlready in theaters, Seth Rogen and his bro posse take on doomsday in This Is the End. I...
View ArticleThe Return of the Replacements
The Replacementsear.fmWord from somewhere outta the Midwest is that the Replacements--in many ways the quintessential American indie band--are reuniting for a trio of festival shows. In Denver, Chicago...
View ArticleGuardian forum on Plan Bay Area draws big, engaged crowd
More than 130 people attended last night's Bay Guardian forum in the LGBT Center.San Franciscans who want to help shape how this city grows — rather than just leaving it up to regional planners and...
View ArticleMySpace re-launch and Mayor Lee
J Timberlake and friendsthatgrapejuice.netBig party in LA last night celebrating the re-launch of My Space. Justin Timberlake, one of the moribund personal networking site's co-owners (along with...
View ArticleA statement about the Guardian
Today I named veteran Bay Area journalist Stephen Buel publisher of the San Francisco Bay Guardian.And following the resignation of Editor and Publisher Tim Redmond, I named longtime Bay Guardian...
View ArticleIt's not the "law", it's racism.
Sebastien De La Cruznpr.orgTwitter can be a blast and a half or it can be a nightmare. It was indeed the latter that reared its ugly head right after 11 year old Sebastien De La Cruz sang the national...
View ArticleDonald Trump, mega-chump
Donald Trump (R-NY)nypost.comThe internet was all a twitter (pun intended) over the complete and utter destruction of one Donald Trump by one Danny Zuker. Trump, you know. Zuker writes for the show...
View ArticleJerry Garcia Street
Jerry "Captain Trips" Garciakozmikradiation.comThis spring, me and the missus brought our kids up to the City from LA for the first time, via Big Sur, Monterey and Santa Cruz. It was our best family...
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