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American Airlines Flight Attendants Join Occupy SF Today

Today, the flight attendants would be serving coach first. ​With bongos sounding and dread-locked protesters fearing eviction from the Occupy SF encampment this morning, a group of well-coiffed adults in sharp uniforms converged at Justin Herman Plaza. Like the "Sesame Street" jingle, these p ... More >>

Miracle Faker: Rick Perry's Texas Teaches America the Wrong Lessons

Today, the flight attendants would be serving coach first. ​With bongos sounding and dread-locked protesters fearing eviction from the Occupy SF encampment this morning, a group of well-coiffed adults in sharp uniforms converged at Justin Herman Plaza. Like the "Sesame Street" jingle, these p ... More >>

Passenger Attacks Pilot on SFO-Bound Plane

NBCNot the type of guys you want to sit next to on a plane ​An American Airlines flight finally landed safely just at 2 a.m. this morning after being delayed on a Miami tarmac when two "unruly" passengers -- identified as Jonathan Baez and Luis Baez -- started a scuffle and punched the captain. Fl ... More >>

Rageit Almurisi, Passenger Who Allegedly Tried to Break into Cockpit, Is 'Not a Terrorist'

Rageit Almurisi had passengers on Flight 1561 twisted up in knots​Yesterday, SF Weekly told readers about the bizarre -- or nightmarish, if you were a passenger on the plane -- incident where a Yemeni passenger on a SFO-bound flight tried to break into the cockpit. At about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Ragei ... More >>

Rageit Almurisi, Passenger on SFO-Bound Flight, Bangs on Cockpit Door, Wrestled to the Ground

Another crazy passenger​This is any passenger's worst nightmare a week after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Passengers on a San Francisco-bound flight last night had a scare when a 28-year-old man with a Yemeni passport for no reason started yelling and banging on the cockpit door. Media outlets ... More >>

Terminal Comfort: SFO's New T2 Dazzles with Food Choices

Luis ChongRottisserie chickens from Tyler Florence: one of many upscale food options at SFO's new Terminal 2, which opened Thursday.​SFO's brand new Terminal 2 (T2) became operational Thursday morning at 5 a.m. It's the most food-centered, modern, and eco-friendly airport terminal ever built. ... More >>

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Luis ChongRottisserie chickens from Tyler Florence: one of many upscale food options at SFO's new Terminal 2, which opened Thursday.​SFO's brand new Terminal 2 (T2) became operational Thursday morning at 5 a.m. It's the most food-centered, modern, and eco-friendly airport terminal ever built. ... More >>

Nudists Not Welcome On American Airlines

​SF Weekly has been uncovering the naked truth this week, discovering that San Francisco nudists will not face problems if they opt to walk through TSA inspections in the buff. As far as strolling, nude, through the terminal, San Francisco International Airport is under the jurisdiction of th ... More >>

Nate Appleman Is a Dick, But We're Sorry to See Him Bounced from The Next Iron Chef

Skanky Indian food did him in, even when douchey antics didn't.​If anyone who cares doesn't know by now, former pizzaiolo laureate of San Francisco Nate Appleman will not be the next Iron Chef, following Luce chef Dominique Crenn who ended up on the chopping block last week. To be fair, he was ... More >>

You Know All Those Corks You're Saving? You Could Be Wearing Them Someday

Gare and Kitty/FlickrThe makings of a kickass pair of wedgies?​If you want another option for your used champagne and wine corks -- beyond using them in bad art projects -- there are fashion-forward options in the works. Cork is one material that's migrating from the recycling bin to the shoe ... More >>

The Clickable Clit: "Working in a Real Office Makes Cybersex Difficult"

Gare and Kitty/FlickrThe makings of a kickass pair of wedgies?​If you want another option for your used champagne and wine corks -- beyond using them in bad art projects -- there are fashion-forward options in the works. Cork is one material that's migrating from the recycling bin to the shoe ... More >>

The Clickable Clit: Cybersex at 30,000 Feet

Gare and Kitty/FlickrThe makings of a kickass pair of wedgies?​If you want another option for your used champagne and wine corks -- beyond using them in bad art projects -- there are fashion-forward options in the works. Cork is one material that's migrating from the recycling bin to the shoe ... More >>

The Clickable Clit: Cybersex at 30,000 Feet

Gare and Kitty/FlickrThe makings of a kickass pair of wedgies?​If you want another option for your used champagne and wine corks -- beyond using them in bad art projects -- there are fashion-forward options in the works. Cork is one material that's migrating from the recycling bin to the shoe ... More >>

Last Night: Rob Riggle at Cobb's Comedy Club

Gare and Kitty/FlickrThe makings of a kickass pair of wedgies?​If you want another option for your used champagne and wine corks -- beyond using them in bad art projects -- there are fashion-forward options in the works. Cork is one material that's migrating from the recycling bin to the shoe ... More >>

Who's Laughing?

Albert Brooks looks for comedy and comes up empty

Mute Button

Michael Keaton hears dead people living in White Noise

Obsessive Pursuit

Years after her brother was murdered in Chile's "dirty war," a diminutive former professor went after the killer

The Price of Citizenship

A quirk in immigration laws, and tougher security rules, demand a terrible choice from Filipino baggage screeners at SFO: their jobs or their families

Look Ahead

D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

Letters

D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

Checchi's Checkered Record

Megamillionaire Al Checchi thinks he piloted Northwest Airlines so well that you should elect him governor. Actually, he sucked in public subsidies, strong-armed unions, reneged on promises -- and still almost flew the firm into the ground.

Get Your Bearings

Crabby asides from the South by Southwest Music Festival

Publish or Perish

Crabby asides from the South by Southwest Music Festival