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Audrey Fukuman

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    November 16, 2010

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Thanksgiving (Infographic)

    Audrey FukumanClick to enlarge.​ This Thanksgiving, as you sit around the table with your family and attempt to dodge pointed questions about your love life and career, divert attention from yourself by spewing forth one of these fascinating Turkey Day facts. Once the topic of conversation has ... More >>

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    October 8, 2010

    Richie Nakano, Ramen Renegade

    Gil Riego Jr./SF WeeklyHapa Ramen's Richie Nakano.​Audrey Fukuman​When we asked you to ID the easiest-on-the-eyes chefs in San Francisco, Richie Nakano's name kept surfacing, like eggs in a poaching pot. Nakano ditched the restaurant track earlier this year to strike out on his own (he'd ... More >>

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    October 1, 2010

    William Pilz: Hot Chef on Wheels

    Gil Riego/SF Weekly​Audrey Fukuman​Behold, the first in SFoodie's exhaustively researched series devoted to the hottest local chefs. Hot as in, you know, hawt. Though, to be fair, many of the chefs we'll be presenting as shameless eye candy in the coming weeks and days show as well on th ... More >>

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    September 8, 2010

    The Joy of Google Instant Search (Pics)

    Audrey Fukuman​Earlier today, we took Google Instant Search out for a test drive. It accelerated fine, handled the corners well -- and wouldn't return "instant" results for words like "pornography" but had no trouble spitting out links for, say, "Holocaust." Porn, you see, is offensive. Google's n ... More >>

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    August 6, 2010

    What a Week in Gay it Was!

    Photo illustration | Audrey FukumanJudge Vaughn Walker gave Prop. 8 the pimp slap​Seriously, this was one mother fu**ing gay week! Can I hear a what what?You may have heard that Vaughn Walker, the gayest judge in the world -- even gayer than Supreme Court's new softball coach, Justice Elena Ka ... More >>

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    August 5, 2010

    Jurist, Teabagger, Porn King: The Ravings of Conservative Nutjobs Against Vaughn Walker

    Photo illustration | Audrey FukumanRight-wing loons likened Judge Vaughn Walker to a porn impresario​U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision overturning Proposition 8 is, by the reckoning of most sensible observers, a masterpiece of judicial prose and reasoning. As such, it has been ... More >>

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    August 3, 2010

    Twitter, Facebook Face Political Regulation

    Get ready to regulate! ​Partisan political bloggers wouldn't have to disclose being compensated by political campaigns under proposed regulations"I Gavin Newsom; I Ndorsed this Tweet."The above message may be coming to your computer or phone before too long, if the state's top political watchdog h ... More >>

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    June 4, 2010

    Zuckerberg's Bizarre Facebook Insignia Revealed, And What It Means

    Art: Audrey Fukuman​ To much media fanfare, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg removed his signature hoodie at D8 conference Wednesday, revealing a what looked strange Illuminati-like diagram printed on the blue silk lining. Interviewer Kara Swisher took one look at the bizarre garment and remarked, "Wh ... More >>

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    May 21, 2010

    Five Other '80s Video Games That Would Make Great Google Logos

    Today will forever be known as the day Google disabled the productivity of an entire workforce with the addition of one beloved '80s arcade game to the "Google Doodle" part of its homepage. Concerned about how many work hours the interactive PAC-MAN game usurped, we contacted Google, and while the o ... More >>

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    April 19, 2010

    Baylinks: Overlooked Oakland, School Lunch Meat(less), & Druids

    Audrey FukumanThis might have something to do with it...​The age-old question: How come you never visit your friends in Oakland? [SFist]Is this a school cafeteria meal you would actually want to eat? [City Insider]Cop who was captured on camera threatening a skateboarder is in trouble again. [SFAp ... More >>

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    February 22, 2010

    Supe's Tweet: Hey, I Just Almost Got Killed!

    Image | Audrey FukumanSupervisor Mar! Both ways! Look both ways! ​For some legislators, Twitter is a useful means for letting people know that you've passed a bill. This weekend for Supervisor Eric Mar, however, it was a means for letting folks know that he'd almost passed into the great beyon ... More >>

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    February 18, 2010

    How Romantic: DPW Worker Robbed of Work Equipment on Valentine's Day

    Audrey FukumanWhat better gift than the gift of mop? ​If your beloved gave you the gift of rakes, shovels, and brooms on Valentine's Day -- beware. You may be dating a miscreant who has filched municipal property. A Department of Public Works employee tasked with scouring filth on a day most folks ... More >>

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    February 11, 2010

    Top Nine Office Kitchen Pet Peeves: A Friendly Note to Transgressors

    Audrey Fukuman​ Click to enlarge. Follow us on Twitter: @SFoodie

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    February 10, 2010

    City to Shower the Poor with Free Toilets

    Image | Audrey FukumanBevan Dufty and the PUC want to give low-income San Franciscans a new, low-flow throne​In a novel new take on the populist slogan of "a chicken in every pot," the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission today is announcing a program of providing free toilets for low-inc ... More >>

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    February 2, 2010

    Gavin For Gov: Who Got Paid?

    Audrey FukumanDon't worry -- the whale was compensated​Last night, we made our initial perusal of Mayor Gavin Newsom's Dostoevskyian, 529-page campaign filing laying out the finances in his failed bid for governor. And while Newsom spent around $700,000 more than he raised in 2009, his campaign pe ... More >>

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    November 12, 2009

    Lo, Gavin Newsom Tweets Not Once But Twice!

    Audrey Fukuman​Never did we think it would become "Capital N News" that Mayor Gavin Newsom has sent out a vapid Tweet; our erstwhile mayor has punched out more than 500 Tweets this year. Having read through every last one earlier this week, let me assure you: None of them is going to be studied in ... More >>

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    November 9, 2009

    Exclusive: SF Weekly Obtains City Hall's 'Where's Gavin?' Guide

    Following last week's embarrassing quasi-meltdown, many members of Mayor Gavin Newsom's staff were blissfully unaware he'd headed to the Aloha State -- and the haste with which he left the continent called into question who, exactly, was acting mayor. Well, never again. SF Weekly has garnered a sne ... More >>

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    October 30, 2009

    Download the Bay Bridge Fail Whale!

    Look, you knew this was happening. It had to happen. We owed it to the general public to create a Bay Bridge-themed Fail Whale. And now it's yours for the taking! Obtain the 1280 x 1024 version here: View image Use it in good health -- and feel free to peruse these failing items as well. Audre ... More >>

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    October 30, 2009

    Welcome Back, Gavin: Newsom Bows Out of Governor's Race

    Audrey Fukuman, based on original illustration by @yiyingluGavin Newsom and the Bay Bridge came up short this week​If you see a tall, handsome man with slicked-back hair wandering forlornly through the city on Halloween, it may not be a denizen dressed as Gavin Newsom. It may be the real thing. Th ... More >>

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    October 15, 2009

    Fail Whale, San Francisco Style: How Else Can You Encapsulate City-Centric Inadequacy?

    N-Judah Chronicles/Lauren Oliver -- Used with PermissionThe N is Near​We'll admit it -- we approach Twitter and the like with the apprehension of a troglodyte suddenly confronted with a Norelco electric razor. Sure, there could be a use for this thing -- but we're busy painting antelope on the wal ... More >>

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    October 8, 2009

    You're Welcome, Gavin: We Improve Erstwhile Mayor's Campaign Logo

    Audrey Fukuman​The other day, Gavin Newsom's gubernatorial campaign gave the little people a chance to select which logo San Francisco's erstwhile mayor ought to use. While we appreciate being pandered to as much as the next constituent, you'd have to be myopic to not observe that all of the choi ... More >>

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    June 25, 2009

    Double Whammy: Not Only Did Supes Pull Money Away From Mayor's Pet Community Justice Center -- They Also Gave Some to Public Defender

    Audrey FukumanThe supes came for Newsom's pet court -- will they defund his whale next?By now, ardent followers of San Francisco politics may know that the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee yesterday moved to financially starve -- and thus kill -- Mayor Gavin Newsom's pet Community ... More >>

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    April 2, 2009

    Download the Gavin Newsom Fail Whale

    Audrey FukumanLast week, the Weekly's fabulous Layout Editor, Audrey Fukuman, and yours truly were brainstorming on art for Benjamin Wachs' upcoming article mocking Mayor Gavin Newsom's Twitter habits. I floated the idea of having the man ride Twitter's iconic Fail Whale (which Twits run into whenev ... More >>

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    May 19, 2008

    Bay to Breakers, Tree Show IV, Oyster Fest and The Dirtbombs - Your Monday Morning Hangover

    Audrey FukumanLast week, the Weekly's fabulous Layout Editor, Audrey Fukuman, and yours truly were brainstorming on art for Benjamin Wachs' upcoming article mocking Mayor Gavin Newsom's Twitter habits. I floated the idea of having the man ride Twitter's iconic Fail Whale (which Twits run into whenev ... More >>

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    November 19, 2007

    Your Monday Morning Hangover: Kooza and KoldWarKids reviewed, Trannyshack Pics

    Audrey FukumanLast week, the Weekly's fabulous Layout Editor, Audrey Fukuman, and yours truly were brainstorming on art for Benjamin Wachs' upcoming article mocking Mayor Gavin Newsom's Twitter habits. I floated the idea of having the man ride Twitter's iconic Fail Whale (which Twits run into whenev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    Your Monday Morning Hangover: Kooza and KoldWarKids reviewed, Trannyshack Pics

    Audrey FukumanLast week, the Weekly's fabulous Layout Editor, Audrey Fukuman, and yours truly were brainstorming on art for Benjamin Wachs' upcoming article mocking Mayor Gavin Newsom's Twitter habits. I floated the idea of having the man ride Twitter's iconic Fail Whale (which Twits run into whenev ... More >>

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