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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Buy Barack Obama's Old Chrysler [Deals]
Now that he's moved on to bigger and shinier things, Barack Obama has no need for his old mode of transportation. I'm actually pretty sure he ditched it a while back, but hey — now it can be yours. The eBay scourers over at BuzzFeed stumbled…
Friday, January 27, 2012
Top O' the Weekend Palate Cleanser: The Incredible Acting Dog
You've probably thought you could see dogs smile before. Well, this one literally can! Like you can see his little lips rise! And he can go crosseyed on command and and and... he can look suddenly alarmed. On command. It's insane. Also, it's a British dog, so it figures. Watch it now. [via WOW] […
A Horribly Awesome Twitter Recruiting Video
Ian Padgham and Jeremy Briggs made this horribly awesome Twitter recruiting video featuring Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. But wait, there’s more, Twitter is actually hiring. Here are the current positions that are open. via Chloe Sladden
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Cool Wedding on Portlandia
Spyke and Iris plan a really cool wedding on episode 3 of the 2nd season of Portlandia. via Tastefully Offensive & Rats Off!
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Day Around The Bay: Yet Another Daytime Sexual Assault In Oakland
On Friday's Day Around the Bay, we bring you news about yet another brazen daytime sexual assault in Oakland, Tim Lincecum's party pad, a new beer brewery opening in the Mission, San Jose State terror, and... [ more › ]
Sorry Cardinal, But Let’s Hear It For The Blue And Gold...
As we first reported in 2010, a structural observation of the Willis Polk designed Hallidie Building at 130 Sutter Street determined it was "just a matter of time before portions of the façade supported by [deteriorating steel brackets] will...
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The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Moshing at a 1982 Dead Kennedys Show
Here’s a photo taken by Irish Willis Peele of a young Jon Stewart (center) moshing at a Dead Kennedys and Front Line punk show at the Casablanca club in Richmond, Virginia. When the photo was snapped in July 1982, he was a student at William & Mary and went by his given name, Jon…
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Meanwhile, At The Macworld iWorld Expo...
US Olympic trampoline team hopeful Elena Williams, up high, demonstrates the Polk ultra fit sports headphone at the Macworld iWorld Expo happening now through Saturday at Moscone Center West in San Francisco. [ more › ]
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Relentless from the start, Team in Training participants are focused on raising money for cancer patients and their families. Sign up and get involved. Asian Art Museum. Maharaja: The…
Father and Kids Performing Wonderful Covers of Depeche Mode Songs
Over the last 3 years video artist Dicken Schrader and his kids Milah and Korben have been performing wonderful covers of Depeche Mode songs including Everything Counts, Strangelove, Shake The Disease. via Daily Picks and Flicks
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Bevan Dufty Named City's New Homeless Czar
When former Castro Supervisor Bevan Dufty announced he'd be working a public transit gig down in the peninsula, we guessed it wouldn't be too long before the unsuccessful candidate for mayor bounced back in to a proper city job. Just five weeks after that announcement, Mayor Lee has stepped up…
Great Danish Butter Brand Spot Celebrates the Joy of Healthy Cooking
Director Dougal Wilson created this visually delightful spot for Danish Butter brand Lurpak. The spot was specifically made for their Lurpak Lightest Spreadable product and celebrates the joy of healthy cooking. It was produced by Wieden+Kennedy. via Colossal image via Blink
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This Week In Willie Brown: Imported Ribs
This week Willie Brown imports his tailgate meats from Tennessee, dispels Mirkarimi conspiracy theories and memorializes SFMOMA's leading lady. [ more › ]
All-Edge Sicilian-Style Pizza
By simply using one of those all-edge brownie pans, Adam Kuban at Slice, the pizza-centric blog at Serious Eats, has created a mighty fine all-edge sicilian-style pizza. Abbondanza! You’ve seen the all-edge brownie pan, right? The first time I saw it, one thought popped into my twisted mind:…
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Facebook IPO Could Come Next Week; Investors To See Ridiculous Windfall
Over the next few days, Facebook could file an IPO. Raising as much as $10 billion at a valuation anywhere between $75 billion to $100 billion, it stands to be "one of the biggest-ever U.S. public debuts." What does this mean for investors of the social media mammoth? It means they will make…
The Swap-O-Matic, Vending Machine Exchanges Goods for Goods
The Swap-O-Matic is a vending machine art project based in Brooklyn where users can exchange goods without exchanging money. Lina Fenequito of Good World Media is the main designer and creator behind The Swap-O-Matic, which currently is a one-up retro-styled machine that travels between various…
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SFist Tonight, 1/27: A Carlin Home Companion
Kelly Carlin pays tribute to her legendary dad, Mary Lincoln gets some long-overdue recognition, and S.F. State students honor sticker art. [ more › ]
Do-Gooder Finds Two-Pound Bag of Weed, Turns It Over To Police
A concerned citizen with absolutely no sense of the value of good marijuana spotted an attended bag on the sidewalk near a Richmond District bus stop early Wednesday. Upon inspection, he saw a tear in the bag, and identified the contents as pot. What did he do? High-five the nearest stranger and…
Look at Life, Vintage Newsreel Visits Bohemian Coffee Bars of London
Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation produced the ongoing newsreel series called Look at Life starting in the late 1950s which depicted scenes from (mostly) British life. Over a span of 10 years, they created over 500 episodes which served as cinema newsreels. This particular Look at…
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UX, The Covert Cultural Preservation Collective of Paris
“The New French Hacker-Artist Underground” by Jon Lackman is a fascinating Wired article about the French UX collective, a shadowy group that uses covert actions to preserve neglected historical and cultural treasures in Paris. Over the past 30 years, the group has infiltrated art…
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Feds Bust Huge West Coast Drug Ring
Your drugs are about to get more expensive! Federal authorities announced the conclusion of a four-year investigation into a large, high-level, West Coast drug-trafficking ring, indicting and arresting 20 people in the Bay Area and another 20 in Seattle in connection with the ring. Eight of the…
Nature Art Made From Paper Cut Maps
British artist Claire Brewster creates beautiful paper cut art out of old maps. She focuses on the natural world—mainly birds and plants. via Colossal & Job’s Wife
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Fat Tony Vinyl Figure by Ron English Satirizes Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger
Ron English has created a Fat Tony vinyl toy figure that satirizes Kellogg’s iconic mascot, Tony the Tiger of Frosted Flakes cereal. You may remember recently when a series of English’s parody cereal boxes were placed on a shelf at a grocery store in California. One of those boxes was…
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The Obamas Are Coming To S.F. In February
We're getting word that President Barack Obama and his inarguably divine wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, will be in San Francisco on February 16th for a fundraising dinner and reception. It's all part of a west coast three-day swing that will include stops in LA and Seattle. Ticket prices to see…
Rewind This! A Documentary About VHS Videocassettes
Rewind This! is an upcoming documentary about the cultural significance and history of the VHS videocassette. The film is by Austin, Texas-based Imperial PolyFarm Productions—they’re raising funds for the project on Kickstarter. Home video changed the way the world consumed films. The…
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Weekend Top 5: White Elephant Preview, From A To Zin
White Elephant Preview Sale: Oakland Museum's huge annual White Elephant Sale is coming up on March 3rd and 4th, but this Sunday from 10 to 4 p.m., you have the chance to get first dibs on some fabulous items, including several vintage silk wedding gowns,…
Quintessential Noe Valley
Having undergone a major remodel in 1999 following its purchase for $410,000 in 1998, the "quintessential renovated and expanded Noe Valley home" at 4245 23rd Street sold for $1,700,000 in September 2004. The 2,302 square foot four-bedroom, which is...
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Quintessential Noe Valley (And Price Per Square Foot Trend)
Having undergone a major remodel in 1999 following its purchase for $410,000 in 1998, the "quintessential renovated and expanded Noe Valley home" at 4245 23rd Street sold for $1,700,000 in September of 2004. The 2,302 square foot four-bedroom, which...
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popuphood, Small Business Revitalization Project in Oakland, California
Sarah Filley and Alfonso Dominguez cofounded popuphood, a new urban small business revitalization project in Oakland, California that offered retail stores six months of free rent to occupy vacant storefronts in the historic Old Oakland neighborhood. The hope, of course, is that the chosen small…
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Upside Down, Left to Right, A Short Film About Letterpress
“Upside Down, Left To Right” by Danny Cooke is a fascinating short documentary about letterpress printing. The film focuses on the Plymouth University letterpress, one of the few remaining movable type print workshops in the UK. via The World’s Best Ever
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Amazing Ewok-Like Treehouse Village Includes 1800 Sq. Foot Treehome
Former Green Beret medic, Michael Garnier of Out ‘n’ About Treehouse Treesort, has built an amazing Ewok-like village of treehouses on his property in rural Oregon which he partially operates as a bed-and-breakfast “treesort”. He also has become an industry leader in…
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Best Manhattan In San Francisco?
After attending last night's Dueling Manhattans booze night at Jardinière—and after hearing several patrons worry about rye or bourbon selections, whether the cherries were brandied or maraschino—we wondered just where one could find the best Manhattan in town. We're already rabid…
Kitchen on Fire Cooking School: Take Two
Kitchen on Fire, a cooking school based in the Gourmet Ghetto, opens a satellite classroom in West Berkeley this week.
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Video Tour of the Super Elaborate B&H Superstore Conveyor System
The B&H Photo Video superstore in Manhattan is equipped with a rather unusual and very elaborate overhead conveyor system to transport products around the store. French photo blog Lense sent a GoPro camera through the system to see how it works (video). The conveyor system can also be seen on…
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A Dog’s-Eye View of a Dog Park
Filmmaker Kelsey Wynns captured a wonderful dog’s-eye view of a dog park by attaching a GoPro camera to his Great Dane. via Tastefully Offensive
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Fatal Stabbing In Outer Mission Last Night
A 25-year-old man who has not been identified was found stabbed on Regent Street near Alemany Boulevard last night around 9 p.m. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter at S.F. General. [ more › ]
New York City’s CBGB Club Rumored To Be Resurrected Soon
Jen Carlson of Gothamist is reporting the rumor that the owners of New York City’s legendary music venue, CBGB, are currently looking for a new space in Manhattan to reopen the club (soon). Additionally, Bowery Boogie is reporting that a CBGB Summer Festival may be planned for July 2012. The…
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4 Women Sexually Assaulted At SJSU Dorm
At least four women were groped last night inside a dorm at San Jose State University "by a man who was roaming the building looking for unlocked doors." Though a keycard is needed to get entry, the suspect (described only as a Hispanic man in his 20s) somehow got in and wandered the halls…
Toronto High School Students Send a LEGO Man Into Space
Toronto high school students Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad tethered a LEGO figurine to a weather balloon and sent it 80,000 feet above the Earth (to be fair, still within Earth’s atmosphere). The cameras in their homebuilt craft captured the remarkable view from the stratosphere. via…
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Tourists And Locals Agree: San Francisco Sucks For Barbecue
Well, slather us in barbecue sauce and call us Baby Back, a recent poll/listicle thing by leisurely travel glossy, Travel + Leisure Magazine has determined that San Francisco's barbecue options are decidedly subpar. According to a poll of visitors, Bay Area barbecue ranks 28th out of 35…
Has The Fat Lady Sung For The Opera's Warehouse At 800 Indiana?
Contingent upon City approvals to develop the site, the San Francisco Opera has agreed to sell its set-construction warehouse at 800 Indiana Street to Archstone which has filed an application to build 350 units of housing on the site....
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Fatal Berkeley Shooting Leaves Home "Riddled With Bullet Holes"
In Berkeley's first homicide of the year, a man walking to a friend's home was shot multiple times on Shattuck Avenue near Emerson Street. The victim was on his way to watch basketball with a friend when he was gunned down in the street. Police arriving on the scene found the victim suffering…
Last Location of New York City’s Legendary H&H Bagels Shut Down
There is sad news today for New York City bagel lovers. H&H Bagels, the legendary bagel shop in New York City, has been shut down by a city marshal. The shop, located at 46th Street, was the last location of H&H Bagels in the city and still shipped bagels worldwide until its closure. In…
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Unicorn in a Unitard on a Unicycle
Archie McPhee wins the Internet with their latest Cult of Unicorn video featuring a Unicorn in a Unitard on a Unicycle.
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Nanny State Law Nabs Another Actual Criminal
Yes, we get it — Laws banning cigarette smoking and texting-while-driving are here for our own safety, but in the past week both have managed to bring down a couple of actual criminals and not just recklessly inconsiderate members of society. Yesterday we saw Alameda County's cigarette…
Voyeuristic Window Art on New York City’s High Line by Hyemi Cho
When the new section of the High Line in New York City was getting ready to open in June 2011, Korean-born artist Hyemi Cho worried that she would lose her privacy due to the proximity of her apartment to the new span. Instead of giving into the fear, she painted art for her window that [...]
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Over Asking (But 24 Percent Below 2006) At The Watermark
As we reported last month: Already $87,355 past due on a $652,000 loan by the time a notice of default was filed [in December of 2010], a past due amount which had grown to $115,828 this past July, last month...
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