Is it just us or does busted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ... look quite a bit like respected U.C. Berkley astronomy professor Alex Filippenko?One helped SF Weekly with some calculations -- and the other is just calculating. One has a Ph.D, the other one was busted by the FBI. One looks at the stars -- the other is looking at some serious jail time. Or maybe it's just the hair? -- Joe Eskenazi
By Peter Jamison
In politics, shame is contagious. Small wonder, then, that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich -- who yesterday was arrested on federal corruption charges alleging that, among other indiscretions, he sought to auction off the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder -- has overnight become the most radioactive figure in American politics. Blagojevich's troubles have even cast a pall over The One himself, leading Obama, who has deep roots in Chica
So yesterday Joe pointed out that disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich looks like U.C. Berkley astronomy professor Alex Filippenko. Well this morning, it was brought to our attention that he resembles another disgraced politician:Dan White, former San Francisco supervisor who assassinated fellow supe Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. And they BOTH kind of look like this guy:
By Peter Jamison
As a member of a profession that relies on scandal in the upper echelons of representative government to justify its existence, it was with some chagrin that I noticed the recent rankings of states by level of corruption published in USA Today and the New York Times. (Such comparisons have become a popular parlor game since the feds' arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.) In an analysis of per-capita convictions of public officials, the Times found, our very own Golden State
By Matt SmithThe Service Employees International Union plans to spend $50 million during the coming months lobbying for a bill that would make it harder for employers to fight against unionization drives.But critics of the union's national leader, Andy Stern, say ongoing scandals in California may stymie the union's drive to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, which would allow employees to form unions in a workplace when a preponderance of them fill out a pro-union form, rather having to contest
When the folks at Paste magazine gave everyone with an Internet connection the chance to make an Obama-style poster of the sort created by former San Francisco artist Shepard Fairey, they had to figure there'd be lots of cute kitties, puppies, and babies and no end to words that rhyme with "hope." Well, there are. But while being cute has its merits, it's much more fun to do inappropriate things: Click below for a few more Obaminations.
A dog with ketchup and mustard? Nothing wrong with that, but sometimes you crave a bit more refinement than the classic red hot provides. There's a whole of craving going on these days -- gourmet wieners are poised to become a national (even an international) phenom, and that's just fine with us. Behold our list of the 10 best gastro-dogs currently gracing buns in San Francisco and beyond. Eat and enjoy -- cocked pinky optional.
1. Foie Gras and Duck Sausage with Truffle
