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These Aphrodisiac Lollipops Might Not Get You Laid, But They Will Make You Laugh

Wonderful things sometimes appear in our inbox unbidden, and today brought one of the best press releases we've seen since the Jellinator. Pandora's Pops are aphrodisiac lollipops -- not aphrodisiac-flavored lollipops, but organic herbal candies specifically designed by company founder Jena Chambers ... More >>

The Big Money Behind Silicon Valley's Scumware Industry

If your experience is anything like mine, the amount of spam in your email inbox has declined in a big way in recent years. The economics of e-mail spam aren't what they used to be, thanks largely to crackdowns by ISPs and legal actions by governments around the world. Another factor: the rise of so ... More >>

Rage Against the Machinima: YouTube's Stars Battle Networks

"The Bay": Barry Levinson Aspires to YouTube

"Alex Cross": Tyler Perry Finds a Home in Comedic Action Thriller

Animal Collective's Deakin and Geologist Talk Miscommunication and Trust Within the Band

For this week's print feature on Animal Collective, I spoke separately with Brian Weitz (a.k.a. "Geologist") and Josh Dibb ("Deakin"). Both were generous with their time and it was about half-way through the second interview, with Dibb, that I noticed a subtext linking both conversations in a way ne ... More >>

"2016: Obama's America": The Five Most Hilarious Lowlights

Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Gets Overwhelmed by Two Meetings

It's not news that Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has not a thing to do up there in Sacramento, a city that he himself has said is boring. But you know what is news: Newsom finally had something to do -- and didn't do it!On Monday, Newsom's morning included showing up to a meeting and casting a vo ... More >>

High Hopes: Undefeated Mayfield Puts His Title on the Line

"4:44 Last Days on Earth": How We Lived at the End

DJ Thomas Gold on Collaborating with Dirty South and His Upcoming Single "Sing2Me"

Known for his percussion-heavy progressive house beats, Berlin-based producer Thomas Gold was named the best upcoming DJ/producer of 2011 in DJ Mag by dance music powerhouses Swedish House Mafia, Axwell, Cosmic Gate, and more. Although he has been producing and DJing since 2006, last year saw a bre ... More >>

Signal to Noise: 10 Tracks from Forward-Thinking Local Producers

San Francisco hasn't exactly been a hotbed of activity for cutting-edge dance music in the past 10 years. The city still has a ways to go, but the past year or so has seen the rise of a crop of producers that are breathing new life into the Bay Area music scene. Here are 10 tracks from local produce ... More >>

Label Sampler: Dark Entries Records Excavates the Murky, Synth-Driven Past

Name: Dark Entries Headquarters: San Francisco Owner: Josh Cheon Founded: 2009 Musical focus: Similar to many local label owners, Josh Cheon is reluctant to pigeonhole the types of music that Dark Entries releases. In the few years since its founding, Dark Entries has focused on reissues of unre ... More >>

Ross Mirkarimi Update: Court Papers Detail "Damage" to Son from Judge's Stay-Away Order

​Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife, whom he has been charged with physically abusing, appeared in San Francisco Family Court today asking a judge to allow her husband supervised visits with the couple's son, asserting that a court order barring Mirkarimi from seeing his family is doing "damage" to the ... More >>

How Not to Kill Your Roommate Over Her Lovey-Dovey Skype Sessions

​I'm a freshman in college, staying in the dorms. My roommate and I get along pretty well for the most part, except when it comes to her boyfriend. Don't get me wrong, her boyfriend lives across the country. But they Skype every day, loudly and gushingly, and after a while it really starts to driv ... More >>

Google Takes on Facebook, But Only a Few Can Actually Use It

​On Tuesday, Google launched a new social networking project, Google , which may bring some serious competition to Facebook. At first, the company only invited an select posse of tech insiders to test it out, but then on Wednesday users were allowed to invite any of their friends. As the exclusive ... More >>

S.F. Producers DJG, Dials, and Jus Wan on the Local Bass Music Scene and Their New Compilation

​ There really is something in the water here. At least that's what it seems like, judging by the number of San Francisco electronic music producers touring across the Atlantic and releasing tracks on U.K. and European labels. Dubstep and bass-driven club music producers have been especially p ... More >>

Green Is the New Hot

Sohaib Athar, IT Consultant, Tweets Osama Bin Laden's Assassination As It Happens

​Meet Sohaib Athar. Until very recently, he's quietly used Twitter to tell about his life as an IT consultant living in Pakistan under the name @ReallyVirtual. On early Sunday morning, however, he seemingly (and unknowingly) Tweeted the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, as it happened, in Abbo ... More >>

Wikileaks' Julian Assange and NYT's Bill Keller Trade Barbs at UC Berkeley

Matt Smith Assange via skype ​Julian Assange is a paranoid, misguided, smelly bag lady -- not an open government hero. And New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller? Well, he is a cynical dissembler interested more in covering his own ass than telling the truth.A couple hundred journalists, incl ... More >>

Pirate Cat Radio Walks the Plank

'Ownership Dispute' Leads Founder to Scuttle Station

Pirate Cat Radio Sinks Following 'Ownership Dispute'

Arrrrgh. These be difficult times for pirate radio. ​At Pirate Cat Radio, every day is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Sadly, however, since Feb. 13, every day at Pirate Cat Radio has essentially been Don't Talk At All Day. Moments after DJs at the station broached the query of who, exactly, owns Pi ... More >>

Should I Defriend My Ex on Facebook?

What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

Wine and Awe at Omnivore

Gil Riego Jr./SFoodie​Terry Theise: Reading Between the Wines Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Thu., Jan. 20, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: In Reading Between the Wines (University of California Press, $24.95), Terry Theise argues that wine o ... More >>

Chevron 'Dirty Tricks' Operative Diego Borja Targeted by Ecuador

Diego Borja reportedly has the goods on Chevron. Will he give them up? ​ A fantastic case involving multinational oil corporations, myriad allegations of mass corruption, clandestine videos filmed with items purchased from the Sky Mall catalog, and, incongruously, the sleepy nearby suburb of San R ... More >>

Mojowijo Lets Users Turn Their Wii Remotes Into Vibrators for Virtual Sex

​Virtual sex, along with flying cars and spandex body suits, are one of the staples of the future oft-predicted by science fiction movies. (Demolition Man, anyone?) And thanks to an enterprising company called Mojowijo that turns Wii remotes into vibrators, we may all be one step closer to having ... More >>

Worlds Apart

Federal law gives gay citizens with foreign partners tough choices: Leave the U.S.A. Lose your love. Break the law.

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Glee's Dianna Agron Directs New Thao Video

Local pop songwriter Thao Nguyen of Thao with the Get Down Stay Down started collaborating with Glee's Dianna Agron over Skype, where they bonded over a shared passion for "singing and dancing." The result of those laptop chats is a video--featuring a lot of energetic lip syncing by a variet ... More >>

The Clickable Clit: A New Cybersex Web Column

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