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Street Threads: Look of the day
Today's Look: Emily, 18th Street and Valencia <!--break-->Describe your style philosophy: "Casual." Craving more Street Threads? Check out Ariel's official Street Threads book and blog.
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The post-labor world
The engineers at Intel are thinking about the future, and they've hired sci-fi writers to help them imagine what the next few generations of chips will need to do. We're talking about cars that drive...
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Litquake welcomes Chelsea Handler to the reading list
Chelsea Handler vs. Litquake, October 13 There is no better evidence of the fact that we Americans like to be put in our place than the popularity of Chelsea Handler. The comedian tears through the...
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Appetite: A mouthwatering preview of the SF Street Food Festival
Be an early bird at the Street Food Fest: Don Bugito's moth larvae tacos are bound to fly fast Photo by Virginia Miller La Cocina's SF Street Food Festival keeps getting bigger each year. Gearing up...
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Lee appointment of Nuru darkens the ethical cloud over Room 200
Hmm, perhaps there was a reason Lee was backed by the last two corporatist mayors and the entire downtown establishment. Luke Thomas/Fog City Journal City Attorney Dennis Herrera deserves credit for...
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Big Boi, big deal: Outside Lands 2011 pics
All photos by Erik Anderson Imagery and Caitlin Donohue I'm just going to go ahead and say it because I've had a few days to think about it: that was the best year of Outside Lands yet. Not just...
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Advocates aim to change youth sentencing of life without parole
Christian Bracamontes was 16 years old and had never been in trouble with the law when he made a decision that landed him in a California prison, serving out a sentence of life without parole. He was...
View ArticleEditorial: Stop cell phone censorship
The bizarre move by BART officials Aug. 11 to shut down cell phone service in the underground train stations made headlines around the world — and for good reason. It was, Wired Magazine reported Aug...
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Vigilante Vigilante: The anti-anti-tagging movie
Do you see art -- or urban blight? ALLS PHOTOS COURTESY OF VIGILANTE VIGILANTE Fred Radke buffs Banksy and can't stand public mural walls, even when they're meant to inspire hope in his post-Katrina...
View ArticleNew comments policy
My friends on the politics blog: We’ve been getting a lot of complaints about the tone of some of the comments here. We are all for vigorous debate, and we have no desire to censor anyone’s ideas. As...
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Inside the V.I.P. cocktail party with Willie Brown
Willie Brown said he was glad they didn't have YouTube when he ran for mayor. Photo courtesy Alliance for Jobs and Sustainable Growth The Alliance for Jobs and Sustainable Growth hosted a V.I.P....
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UPDATED: Is time travel possible? A Potrero Hill sign warns of the possibility.
We saw the sign. PHOTO BY EMILY SAVAGE Something strange popped up on an unassuming tree near the Guardian offices in Poterero Hill earlier this week. Walk up Mississippi Street, in between Mariposa...
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Street Threads: Downtown Edition
Today's Look: Greg, Geary and Taylor <!--break--> Describe your fashion philosophy: "Comfort." Craving more Street Threads? Check out Ariel's official Street Threads book and blog.
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Bartlett Street showing shades of Clarion
"Amate" by Jet Martinez ALL PHOTOS BY CAITLIN DONOHUE Jet Martinez is such a hippie. We asked the mural artist yesterday at the mural unveiling for "Amate" at the Mission Community Market: "Soo......
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San Franciscans want higher taxes
At least, I assume they do. That would seem to be the what the evidence shows. Because in 23 polls taken over the past nine months, Americans say they support higher taxes as a part of the budget...
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PSIgasm explores the science of the climax
More scribbles, the better: data showing tension in pelvic floor muscles during masturbation and orgasm of a 25 year old cis male. Photo courtesy of PSIgasm Project Kinsey was an obvious pioneer of...
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Appetite: Orson cocktails -- worth a revisit?
The "Far Away" at Orson Orson bar manager Ian Adams shows inspired vision in his cocktails. He's having fun pairing them with a new four-course dinner, but even more so, his everyday cocktails shine...
View ArticleThe Keynes-Hayek rematch
By Robert Skidelsky Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords, is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University. LONDON – The Austrian economist Friedrich von Hayek, who...
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Food cart captures: Snaps from the Street Food Festival
We still had five blocks to walk, but we could already smell the medley of exotic flavors wafting up the street. Sam Love and I were headed to the third annual SF Street Food Festival, which took over...
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Imprisoned hikers' families react to sentencing
Shane Bauer (left) and Josh Fattal were unexpectedly sentenced to long prison terms in Iran last week. Free the Hikers The families of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal issued a statement yesterday (Sun/21)...
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