We've used a couple of these before, but thought we'd give you all a chance to view them all. Mark (last name unknown) from Stop8.org made these Barack Obama styled posters that reflect the mood of Prop 8's opposition. They're humorous in one way, but sadly true in another way.... [continue]

CBS 5's Joe Vazquez reports that the big, pink "Fuck Mormons" banner has been removed. While rumors of photoshopping swirled, CBS 5 managed to figure out that, yes, the sign was, in fact, real. ... [continue]

With four helicopters flying overhead, we had no idea what to expect at Market and Seventh Street in terms of turnout. It was huge. Massive.... [continue]

The people pushing Prop 8 have their heads so far up their asses they've turned into mobius strips. This is what you're fighting when you fight Prop 8: a video that connects gay marriage with Hitler. Wait, WHAT? Oh, it's a joke! You know! Funny! HA! HA! But as commenters observe, you can't mention Hitler and homos in the same breath without remembering what ACTUALLY happened in World War Two: fifty thousand gays imprisoned,... [continue]

Man, you guys are good -- your suggestions for what should replace the Masonic Mervyns are awesome. So awesome, in fact, that we want to poll it out, bitches. We've pasted one of those free poll thingies after the jump -- in the words of B-Gil, "It's a little big and slightly garish" for front page placement. So click on through and vote vote vote!... [continue]

No one ever accused us of being tasteful. In fact, many of you love using that God-awful line from that God-awful movie to describe our less than tactful moments, but it's more than appropriate in this case. That being said, here's a snippet from our morning IM with former SFist editor Eve Batey. me: also, did you see this? [NSFW-ish!] i kinda love it eve.batey: I was just wishing you were on IM so... [continue]

Those worldly folks over at Travel and Leisure are having their annual America's Favorite City. San Francisco, of course, is winning. But not by much! Some place called "Boston" is creeping up on us. And we need you, readers/SF cult members, to get San Francisco high atop of yet another pointless top-ten list. Our tourism industry and fragile egos depend on it! So, what is San Francisco known for, you ask? Well, San Francisco... [continue]

As the cheat-tastic wounded-animal "we don't need no cornerbacks to succeed" New England Patriots come to town this wknd, the 49ers will honor one of their greatest players by retiring Steve Young's number at halftime.

Which memory stands out from Young's gutty career for you?
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When asked what newspapers and magazines she reads, Sarah Palin replied, "all of them." All of them! And so, a meme is born. All of them! All! All! All! Of! Them! The Modesto Bee, The Hartford Courant, The Louisville Courier-Journal, The Vassar Pioneer Times, Teen People, Tiger Beat, Paris Match, High Times, Destination Qatar -- ALL OF THEM! All of them. We just can't stop repeating that line to ourselves. All of them! It's... [continue]

Photo by Travin found in SFist's Flickr pool. Looks likes there was some sort of benign "peace march" to make people feel good. Cool. Looks like everyone had a good time. Can you spot the war protest stereotypes in this picture? We count five.... [continue]

Photo by arlen found in SFist's Flickr pool. "FREE WATER FOR HOMELESS / PLEASE KEEP AREA CLEAN / WE LIVE HERE - / PLEASE DON'T SHIT ON OUR BLOCK" How fancy.... [continue]

Photo by Jameth Taken at La Playa & Judah.... [continue]

Ok... a very brief interview. Given what a mess Golden Gate Park is (and just gonna get better as the weekend begins), we feel luck we were able to get out with a few gems from M. Ward. Ward is taking a break from his current project, She and Him, to go back to his roots. Catch his set at the Outside Lands Festival on Saturday-- it should be very, very good. How much... [continue]

"Six Feet of Sunshine" won the gold! On internet streaming video, you can enjoy last night's gold medal victory wherein two outrageously fine California blonds defeated two outrageously fine Asian brunettes, each of the ladies all sweaty and wearing no more than, like, six square inches of clothing. Seriously, you should watch that. Hell, we were straight-up masturbating to it! It was the olmypic championship for Women's Beach Volleyball, the most blatantly sexualized olympic... [continue]

"Unless you want to experience the pandemonium of a devastating terrorist attack, you might want to steer clear of downtown San Francisco on Aug. 16," writes the Examiner. And where will we be tomorrow? That's right, in downtown San Francisco. Two simulated nuclear attacks will go down, so to speak, within a three-hour period: the first around 10 a.m. at 555 California, the "second some time later" at 1 Post. "To amplify the illusion... [continue]

Oh man. This is sad. Yesterday someone from something called the Experience Project (i.e., "millions of life experiences shared anonymously through first person stories") posted on something rather bizarre: So, I'm walking back to work from lunch, and on the sidewalk of a very busy street in San Francisco (right at 4th and Market in the South of Market district) I see a huge Manta Ray on the sidewalk! I was one of the... [continue]

OK, technically there's no local connection. But so many transplants in the Bay Area have told us tales of speaking-in-tongue Christians revivals (revivals?). And we didn't believe them. Until now. (Thanks Jameth!)... [continue]

God, this story needs to die. If you recall, local blogger Thomas Hawk threw a temper tantrum after being tossed out of SF MOMA for taking shots of some girl's tit, or a daring piece of wire hangers, or whatever. Now Hawk is doing everything to get Simon Blint, the SF MOMA employee who had Hawk remove, fired because of a bruised ego. Incorrectly using "OMG, CENSORSHIP!" as his battle cry, many on the... [continue]

"Simon Blint, Director of Visitor Relations at the SFMOMA is a first rate asshole." And so begins Bay Area photographer and blogger Thomas Hawk's most recent entry about being physically thrown out of SF MOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) for having the unmitigated gall to snap this image within the touristy downtown museum. It seems SF MOMA has, or had, a strict no-photography policy. Hawk goes on to say that said ban... [continue]

Photo by Christopher Roberts While not nearly as rude as an uncovered sneeze, a loud phone conversation (unless it involves a girl crying over matters of the heart, which is a richly satisfying eavesdrop), a protruding backpack, or this, we ask Muni and Bart patrons to refrain from using public transit as their personal nail salons. Clipping your fingernails (or, God forbid, toenails) is gross to watch/hear while riding home. So: don't.... [continue]