Aaron FarmerIt appears we really won't have Ed Jew to kick around anymore -- which is good, because we could further injure his brain, and then God knows what mischief he'd get himself into. Days after Jew's lawyer seriously claimed that a childhood head injury led to the former D-4 supervisor extorting $80,000 from Chinese-speaking Tapioca drink shop owners, Judge Susan Illston handed down a 5-year, 4-month sentence -- harsher than the 57 months prosecutors had even deigned to request and far w
San Francisco Food Not Bombs is holding its second "Deep Fried Not Bombs" event on April 15. There, the public will be free to express the axiom that everything is better when deep fried. But, before you pack your Twinkies and bacon, be advised that people should only bring vegan items to dump in the sputtering oil to share. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. and will take place in United Nations Plaza (Civic Center).
4/15 Update: MenupagesSF tips us off to the possible postponement of today's even
The stereotype may be racist and classist, but that hasn't kept a generation from embracing the white trash aesthetic -- a disposable culture populated by trailer parks; junk cars; big hair and gaudy makeup; loud, angry music; and empty beer cans -- and i
cat-chitchat.pictures-of-cats.orgOn Thursday, Pacific Environment will toast the survival of Siberian tigers while honoring Russian tiger conservationist Sergei Berezniuk at a happy hour at 111 Minna. Organizers are promising complimentary "light bites" in addition to the usual cash bar.We don't know what those snacks will consist of, but if we could just imagine for a moment, we'd recommend Tiger Tails Twinkies, the Bay Area specialty of tiger bread (aka Dutch Crunch rolls),
I am the law!
Like a duel to the death with the prize to the victor being death, it seems there are no winners in this morning's legal showdown between San Francisco and Philip Morris at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Well, the winner may be "your lungs," but, at best, the loser would be "your common sense." Allow us to elaborate. In 2008, San Francisco passed a law that forbade pharmacies such as Walgreens from selling cigarettes -- as they were in the "health-promoting business" -- thoug
paul79uf/FlickrImagine the possibilities.We'll have to wait and see if the latest fatty food from the State Fair of Texas -- deep-fried butter -- ever becomes the subject of a food eating contest in the Joey Chestnut style. Chances are that watching anyone eat a deep-fried butter stick may make viewers feel icky, amused, nauseated, and fascinated, all in one fell swoop.
Yesterday, fair organizers named deep-fried butter as one of eight finalists for food competitions at the fair's annua
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