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Short Rib at T-Dub's on Fridays

John BirdsallCombo Plate No. 5, beef short rib and chicken, $19.95.​Thursday, November 11, 2010 Luis Chong/Yelp​Thomas Ware's a big guy, and personable. "Welcome to T-Dub's," Ware says to anyone ― whether they're listening or not ― who steps up to the counter at his 3-week-old barbe ... More >>

Are You A Self-Promotion Douche?

​I am seriously on the verge of friend-dumping someone because his use of social media is so douchey and self-promotey. He posted a link to his about.me profile three times in one week on Facebook, then LIKED it. Not to mention the constant (multiple!) tumblr promotion and the tweeting! My main qu ... More >>

A Kinder, Gentler - and Still Unconstitutional - DADT

​The developments in the ongoing saga that is Don't Ask Don't Tell - the ban on gays in the military - occurred faster than the depletion of Meg Whitman's bank balance this week.On Monday, Judge Virginia Philips heard from both sides on her decision from a week ago that DADT was unconstitutional ... More >>

Republicans' Love/Hate Relationship With the Gays

Is pink the GOP's color after all? ​The Week in GayRepublicans are much more entertaining than Democrats, don't you think? They make the most outlandish and flamboyant statements without a hint of irony about the incredible insincerity of their positions. Democrats usually just bite their lips wai ... More >>

What Are the Trapped Chilean Miners Eating?

Esprit Smith/CNNBread roll ready to send down the 4-inch bore hole to the miners. But no beans, please.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. The trapped Chilean miners have to avoid eating beans to prevent farting? CNN food site Eatocracy repackages reporter Karl Penhaul's report on, now tha ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Weeps for What?

John BirdsallNo. 7, pho bo tai nam, from My Father's Kitchen on Divis.​Our favorite morsel from the Web. CNN's Eatocracy concluded Nicole Dow's two-part Q and A with Anthony Bourdain today. Yesterday, the man-craggy TV host described returning to Lebanon (his No Reservations production crew h ... More >>

The Week in Gay: Defense of Marriage Act Indefensible

Judge Joseph Tauro​The story of the week: A federal judge in Massachusetts declared that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) - passed by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton - violates the U.S. Constitution. In his decision, Judge Joseph Tauro (A fiery young radical aged ... More >>

The Week in Gay: Gays Invade San Francisco!

Adam Hood loves you​What is the best way to kick off San Francisco Pride Weekend? By listening to an ex-gay, ex-San Franciscan who wears an ascot and just loves him some pussy! Adam Hood doesn't want the gays to bring the gangrene into heaven but he does want to bring flavor savers. Imagine hi ... More >>

The Week in Gay: Why Can't Heterosexuality Be Cured?

They're totally on it...​On Tuesday, CNN presented a segment about an arcane law on California's books that one state legislator would like to have repealed. The law mandates homosexuality be cured. It was added to state law half a century ago. It's bullshit, of course, but I really don't under ... More >>

Ladies Get Love in Tech: Meet the Fempire of SXSW Interactive

Taylor DavidsonSarah Evans, Shauna Causey and Sloane Berrent​The old adage that ladies get no love in tech is a thing of the past, at least here in Austin, TX. On Saturday March 13, a group of 90 wave-making women gathered at the top of Frost Bank Tower (the building that looks like a giant nose h ... More >>

On the Good Foot

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide

Hidden in Plain Sight: 'Secret' Menus Make Everybody Feel Like an Insider

joeywan/FlickrSooner or later, everybody's gonna know.​Last week, CNN picked up a Mental Floss story running down secret menu items at fast food restaurants, whispering of such sneaky exit-ramp pleasures as the grotesque four-patty Meat Cube at Wendy's, Taco Bell's unadvertised green chile sau ... More >>

Is That a Frog in Your Throat or Are You Just Gagging?

Mmm, froggy.​According to a CNN report today, the Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs has concluded that the foreign matter in a man's can of Diet Pepsi appears to have been a frog or a toad. Gulp. In July, Fred DeNegri of Ormond Beach, Florida, started gagging after he t ... More >>

Cheap Wines That Don't Suck: 2007 Čitluk Kameno

Dolcestilnova via FlickrMostar: Gaining new cred in the U.S. as a wine capital?If the last time you heard "Bosnia Herzegovina" was on CNN back in the '90s, it's time to tune back in. This formerly war-torn region produces beautiful and affordable wines, many of which are now being imported to the U. ... More >>

Schooling You

Oversized, Hard-Working San Francisco Pickup Truck is PINK -- Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

Truly testing San Franciscans' color-blindness -- it's the pink work truck"A Rolls-Royce Phantom two: 4.3 liter, 30 horsepower, six cylinder engine, with Stromberg downdraft carburetor, can go from zero to 100 kilometers an hour in 12.5 seconds. And I even like the color." -- The Sultan, Indiana Jon ... More >>

Know Your Rights

CNN Plugs Presidio as 'San Francisco's Most Scenic Spot'; Omits Charming Bestiality Execution Story

Sure it's pretty -- but did you hear the story about the mule? The past few weeks have witnessed a charming little proliferation of travel pieces in major publications such as The New York Times and Time  extolling our fine city, and CNN has now joined the fun. Perhaps more ambitiously than the ... More >>

Last Night: Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Skaters' Ball at FunkyTown Roller Rink

(The Godfather of Skating gets down) Last Night: Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Skaters' Ball FunkyTown Roller Rink (also known as the gym at International Studies Academy in Potrero Hill) January 20, 2009 Better than: Watching CNN on loop. As the brainchild behind the Midnight ... More >>

The Shadow Knows

On Comics: Did A.O. Scott Just Ruin 'Hancock' for Everyone?

On Comics: An "Event" Overload?

Cho Girl

Election Night in the Mission - Nobody Even Mentioned Edwards

Bombay Calling

Inadvertent Paris Hilton Sighting...

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii

Inside the Savage Nation

He adored beatniks, trolled the streets of North Beach in a beret, and was once Timothy Leary's gatekeeper, and now he packs a gun.

Fear of Flying

You may not want to see United 93, but you should

FEMA -- a Four-Letter Word?

The only quiz in the world that will tell you if you're an apologist for the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina response

I Spy a Bullshit Columnist

In your top-secret heart of hearts, are you a Bob Novak supporter? Take quiz, find out.

Old Faithful

For the 2004 summer season, Hollywood sticks with what it knows

Give It a Spin

"Bike to Work Day" rolls on

Middle East Mirror

What you see -- and what you get

alt.war

Traditional media mislead the public about the war in Iraq as a media revolution makes traditional media increasingly irrelevant

It Should Happen to You

A suddenly timely doc about terrorism -- plus other S.F. Sundance contenders

Best Gym Workout

Gorilla Sports Alhambra

Alien Culture

Terrestrial tragedy has an entirely different context at the UFO Expo

House Of Tudor

Jewish/Palestinian collaboration, and arty white-trash losers

Dog Bites

Hoochie Nation; Dot-Commers and Taxes

Dog Bites

I Just Ate a Cake and I Hate Myself; Please, No Phone Calls; Art for the Masses; We're Number ... Seven!

Hot Hits of the 1990s

42 Degrees

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Identity Crisis

American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

Unspun

Slap Shots

Ethnic Boundaries

Kavkaz's Armenian menu could use some cross-cultural pollination

Slap Shots

REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world