Denigrate the boss' big bike race? I MEANT to do that!San Francisco print media coverage of the Tour of California cyclists moistly whizzing through our city streets provided a glimpse into the mindsets of our local newspapers. When it comes to drenched fans lining the course, was the glass half empty or half full (and, in yesterday's weather, how long could it keep from overflowing)?According to the San Francisco Chronicle headline, "Thousands Cheer Cyclists Along 2nd Stage." According to the S
There's just something about sports uniforms that makes men who still blithely don the flannel shirts they were wearing when they heard Kurt Cobain died feel the need to weigh in on color combinations, trim, piping, texture, and accessories. I am one of these men. This is my prized possession. I bought it in 1995 for $10.
Therefore, when three different publicists sent me three different e-mails announcing The San Francisco-based Womens' Professional Soccer league's grand uniform-unveiling fas
We've noted before that the San Francisco Examiner is not exactly a paper in step with the rest of this city. This is no knock on the paper's hard-working local reporters -- they do good work and God knows they write fast. But the editorial direction of the paper appears synonymous with the views of messianic right-wing billionaire owner Philip Anschutz -- whether it's endorsing John McCain for president with flowery prose seemingly culled from the 19th century or denying that humans have a hand