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Photos from Marissa Mayer's "Sex and the City" screening [Gallery]
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO CENTRE 9 — Where are the girls? An event producer and I both nervously paced through the lobby. Where... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Marissa Mayer holding "Sex and the City" party tonight [Crash This Bash]
At this very moment, a guest tells me, Google executive Marissa Mayer is throwing a "Blahnikfest" to celebrate her birthday and the premiere of Sex and the CIty. She's rented out a theater at San... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Camera Flash Experiment, Flashing Across the Brooklyn Bridge
The Camera Flash Experiment is the latest mission by Improv Everywhere where 700 agents lined up on the Brooklyn Bridge and created a wave of flashes from Brooklyn to Manhattan. photo by Katie Sokoler Related PostsBrooklyn BridgeJohn A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati to CovingtonAmazing…
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A week we squirmed our way through [Recap]
What a week to be a geek! All the moguls went to the D conference, leaving San Francisco ripe for a Googler takeover — in fact, Marissa turned 33. Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg annoyed her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Muni's 2008 APTA Rail Scandal: Not Actually All That Scandalous
So, no doubt you've noticed that your Muni buses are a bit more chipper than usual, with a friendly message scrolling across the head signs. Some folks have been grumbling to us about the greeting -- "isn't the destination sign for, you know, DESTINATIONS," that kind of thing. Meh. We guess.…
Day Around the Bay
Graphic scences at FixMasonic meeting. [Curbed] Ben Wachs responds to Violet Blue's response to his article, which attacked-- wah! Stop fighting in front of us! We promise to be better! Sniff. [The Snitch] March to Stop the Moth Murder Spray, 5/31. [SFBG] Just because: porn star Stormy…
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Zipcar, cars by the hour or day, just around the corner. Sign up now and get $50 in driving credit! The Asian Art Museum, presenting its MATCHA series the first Thursdays from 5-9pm. Busted Tees, which introduces three…
Director Bill Levesque and producer Brett Bonthron on "Weekend King" [Exclusive]
Weekend King, the low-budget feature written and directed by Microsoft's Bill Levesque and produced by his colleague Brett Bonthron, has had its run at the Victoria Theater extended for three more... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
TXT MYMUNI KTHXBAI
Since your Editor's cell fell down the toilet while chatting and evacuating a pressing stream of urine at the same time, we cannot try out this allegedly nifty feature. But according to Amit Gupta, who snapped up the above image, "MUNI does a pretty good job of telling you how long you need…
Valleywag spots secret advertiser conclave on own site [Sponsors]
It didn't take a paparazzo's spy camera to uncover this week's advertisers. Thanks go to: AT&T, Arkadium, Chevy Fuel Solutions, Kicker, MS Office Live Small Business, Peer 1, Symantec, Toshiba... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jeff Bezos pitches the Kindle, BookSurge to skeptical mob at Book Expo America [Amazon.com]
LOS ANGELES, CA — Jeff Bezos pitched the Kindle to attendees at Book Expo America today in downtown LA, and then sat down with Wired editor and author of The Long Tail Chris Anderson for a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Eric Schmidt does the hand dance [Caption Contest]
Business strategist Gary Hamel interviews surprisingly effusive Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Can you suggest a better caption? Do so in the comments. The best one will become the new headline.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Millionaire Mark Zuckerberg needs to hire a decorator [Jackpot]
How did we miss this at D6? Mark Zuckerberg said he'd had Google cofounder Larry Page and CEO Eric Schmidt over for dinner recently; his digs were so Spartan, Zuckerberg said, that Page got a chair,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Tonight
THEATER: "Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place" -- a jail cell drama, written by Megan Terry -- features the delightful tale of three men (played by dames!) who rape, kill, plot, and dream. Hot. (But don't worry if you can't make it tonight, the theatrical shanking happens tomorrow night…
Joost worries about a story Valleywag wasn't planning to write [Great Moments In Pr]
Haven't heard much about Joost lately? That's because the online-video startup, founded by the same obstreperous Europeans behind Kazaa and Skype, seems to be going exactly nowhere. It is the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The face of Internet Safety Month, porn star Stormy Daniels [Sex Trade]
Hey kids, only two more days of online sex panic left! June is Internet Safety Month, and just in time for porn-blocking software companies to get in on the action. Not left behind is ASACP, the porn... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
John McCain advertising alongside Al Jazeera on YouTube [Politics]
John McCain has joined Barack Obama in lining Google's pockets with cash from his admittedly smaller campaign warchest. But a couple of flubs here could hurt the candidate. First, I seriously doubt... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Playland-Not-at-the-Beach Grand Opening
Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, a “Museum of Fun” intended to celebrate and share the magic of amusement parks, circuses, penny arcades and other classic entertainments, celebrates its grand opening this weekend. Mark your calendars for May 31 and June 1, 2008. The Museum of Fun, eight years in the…
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Hells Angels Shooting Prefaces Annual Ride Through Marin County
Did you know that Hells Angels is incorporated? Well, we didn't. Please excuse of woeful lack of Hells Angels' knowledge. We digress. As the famously infamous bad-boy motorcycle gang Hells Angels takes it annual trek through Marin County, happening this weekend, they will have their…
Why Wall Street would be happy to work with Naveen Jain again [Ipo]
Naveen Jain, InfoSpace's sole founder (and don't you forget it), is back in business and angling for another IPO with Bellevue, Wash.-based Intelius. The consumer-information broker's business... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Thom Yorke has beef with Prince over "Creep" YouTube takedown [Copyfight]
Everyone's favorite former Minnesota state high school basketball champion Prince is demanding fans take down his cover of Radiohead's "Creep" from YouTube. In the byzantine maze of music rights,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Charo (And An Old SFist Interview With Her) Returns
More than just a Love Boat regular guest star and sweeping generalization of Spanish female sexuality, Charo is also a very talented guitarist. What's more, she's coming back to SF in June as not only a Grand Marshall of the Homosexual Pride Parade, but also putting on a spicy show at the…
FTC gives Carl Icahn permission to acquire more Yahoo stock [Carl Icahn]
The Federal Trade Commission says corporate raider Carl Icahn should feel free to buy more large blocks of Yahoo shares. At last count, Icahn already owned 4.3 percent of Yahoo. Shareholders allied... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hot Stuff Food Blog Round Up
Can we have some, too? Bake it, make it; The Chocolate Gourmand tries his hand at oatmeal raisin cookies. The accompanying photo spread (pic-let above) is easy on the eyes, which means it looks totally tasty. Healthier eats can be had at Chez Pim in the form of cold sesame noodles. Unless…
New iPhone just waiting to fall off a truck in the East Bay [Apple]
The new iPhone that has the panties of Apple fans in a bunch? It's already here. The latest shipment arrived in Oakland on May 6, and was then trucked to a distribution center in nearby Fremont. So... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photo du Jour 137
Photo by hillarys_quivering_lip Found on the sidewalk at 9th & Harrison this mornong, this makes us sad for some reason. Poor Wiggles.
Amazon.com exploits corporate welfare in the Keystone State [Taxes]
Texas isn't the only state going after Amazon.com for abusing the Supreme Court decision that requires mail-order retailers to collect sales taxes only on purchases in states where the company has a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Twitter valued at just under $100 million [Confirmed]
A venture capitalist involved in the deal confirms the news that Twitter is closing a $15 million funding round led by Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures, setting the company's value at nearly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Comcast hackers say they used a Network Solutions exploit [Security]
"EBK" and "Defiant," the online monikers of the hackers who disrupted Comcast's online service, have gone on record about their exploits. They say that a hole in domain-name registrar Network... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Getting the "Sex" date you never wanted with the Geek Squad [Great Moments In Pr]
Trying to download the Sex and the City movie last night, I had to wonder, When is a torrent site more comfort than a Cosmo? If you can't fulfill your Sex-seeking ladylove's needs with some unpacked... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tales Of Mere Existence "What is a Bully?"
(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) "Tales Of Mere Existence" By Levni Yilmaz R.O.T. Buy a Comic/DVD set from Lev! http://www.ingredientx.com/buy/main.htm For more comics, animations and correspondence, kindly visit http://www.talesofmereexistence.com If you gravitate towards isolated,…
America's Most Wanted Nabs Fugitive Rapist Doc Tony Shiu
Dublin general practitioner Dr. Tony Shiu -- who was accused of photographing and molesting his patients while they were under anesthesia -- was arrested yesterday. Shiu had been living in Taiwan ever since he hightailed it out of the state after two male patients came forward saying that he…
How not to become a VC [Silicon Valley Users Guide]
Union Square Ventures backs growing startups like Twitter, Tumblr and Etsy and can claim successful exits from Del.icio.us, FeedBurner and Tacoda. All that success could make partner Fred Wilson's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bombay Sapphire discovers spirit of exploitation [Blogging For Dollars]
In their endless quest for authenticity, marketers have latched onto bloggers as their new spokespeople. They're less demanding than celebrities, and far cheaper than copywriters. In this spirit,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Run For Your Lives! It's Time For Another Hole In The Head!
Okay, okay, we always start our posts about Another Hole In The Head (the IndieFest horror, sci-fi, and fantasy film fest) like this, but the fact still remains -- the aliens are coming! Revenge killings abound! The zombies are hungry! So snap up your tickets for your favorite scary…
Attack of the striped shirts [Valleywag Calendar]
An event in the Marina, a charity dinner, and a camp that wants to help you with your finances: Whatever your choice, prepare for an onslaught of Banana Republic stripes. Tonight, the folks at Six... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
JustQuotes: Think Seismic Upgrades (Or Lack Thereof) Not Soil
"[Mayor] Newsom said the Department of Building Inspection has mapped out the 'most vulnerable parts of San Francisco' to a violent quake. Residents might be surprised, however, that it is not the Marina but the Outer Sunset that is most...
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Cherry Soup
It’s that time of year. Farmer’s Markets are exploding with great spring fruits and vegetables. My favorite among them is cherries. If this were prime time television, the cherry would be a superstar, hosting its own variety show in the best time slot possible. Like a Saturday night…
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