Weddings

"Darling Companion": At Least the Dog Is Charming

Beats Antique: Show Preview

Bama Glama, The Terrible Food Network Show to Hatewatch at 4 a.m.

Bama Glama: One part cupcakes, one part "Break Stuff"​Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Bama Glama, a half-hour show not about food, Fridays at 4 a.m. (yes!) on the Food Network. With Bama Glama, the Food Network pivots from food-ce ... More >>

James Dickson, Endangered Species Trafficker, Gets Six Months in Jail

opencage.info​Yep, you can find just about anything you want on Craigslist, whether it's a drunk clown to entertain you for the night or, sadly, bridesmaids to be in your wedding. However, one Bay Area man crossed a legal line when he tried to sell endangered species via the online classified Webs ... More >>

Group Doueh: Show Preview

opencage.info​Yep, you can find just about anything you want on Craigslist, whether it's a drunk clown to entertain you for the night or, sadly, bridesmaids to be in your wedding. However, one Bay Area man crossed a legal line when he tried to sell endangered species via the online classified Webs ... More >>

Gay Couples Can't Get Married ... Still

Nope​There will be no white weddings for gay couples -- at least not yet. A San Francisco federal court ruled today that same-sex marriages would not be allowed while courts decide whether Proposition 8 -- the state's ban on gay marriage -- is constitutional or not. It's another blow for same-sex ... More >>

Kamala Harris Wants Federal Appeals Court To Allow Gay Marriages Now

Harris: Let the people marry​Supporters of same-sex marriage just got a powerful ally: California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The newly minted AG is urging the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to allow gay couples to marry while it considers a federal appeal over the constitutionality of Propositi ... More >>

Wonder-Full club night: Show Preview

Harris: Let the people marry​Supporters of same-sex marriage just got a powerful ally: California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The newly minted AG is urging the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to allow gay couples to marry while it considers a federal appeal over the constitutionality of Propositi ... More >>

Bookie Site Lays Odds on Same-Sex Marriage

​The folks who will allow you to bet on anything -- really, anything -- are at it again. YouWager.com is laying odds on how many same-sex marriages there will be in California next week: How many marriage licenses will be issued in California the first week starting August 18th 2010 **Wager is for ... More >>

Judge Refuses to Halt Gay Weddings - But Don't Celebrate Yet

Rod Wood and Roger Hunt, ready to wed.​UPDATE (12:45 pm): Hold everything. Now we're told that the judge's ruling doesn't go into effect until Aug. 18. There's a press conference being held now to explain the ramifications of the latest decision. We'll update you when we know more.   UPDATE ( ... More >>

Thermidor: Can Retro Succeed Without Kitsch?

Lara HataLobster Thermidor: Maybe there's a reason we all stopped eating this?​Thermidor can feel as hard to penetrate as Don Draper's psyche. On one hand, chef Bruce Binn's dinner rolls and baked Alaska and pommes dauphine leave a buttery trail through memory, depositing you smack in the midd ... More >>

"Ask My Permission Before You Quote Me, Kenneth!

Lara HataLobster Thermidor: Maybe there's a reason we all stopped eating this?​Thermidor can feel as hard to penetrate as Don Draper's psyche. On one hand, chef Bruce Binn's dinner rolls and baked Alaska and pommes dauphine leave a buttery trail through memory, depositing you smack in the midd ... More >>

Mission Street Food Floats Final Thursday Menu

Danny Bowien.​Danny Bowien made it official today: Thursday night's wrap-up Mission Street Food will be a celebration of seafood (Bowien's leaving town soon to celebrate his nuptials in South Korea). At lunch at Lung Shan yesterday, Bowien was engaged in MSF menu discussions with Anthony Myint ... More >>

Mission Burger's Closing for the Month of June. Then What?

John BirdsallIt couldn't hurt to eat your fill of Mission burgers this month.​Is Mission Burger closing? Mission Mission opened the throttle on the rumor machine when it floated a tantalizingly opaque post of burger lack at Duc Loi. The truth? Well, sure it's closing. MB fry cook Danny Bowien ... More >>

Watch the Hangover Tonight (Free)

​Raise your hand if your choice of a family holiday movie was The Hangover. Nothing like a comedy about a bachelor party that ends badly (with a naked man in the trunk, a baby in the hotel room, and wedding photos with a stripper) to really pull the relatives together. If you missed getting this H ... More >>

Should Gay Marriage Supporters Go to The Ballot In 2010 or 2012?

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

"Alec Soth: The Last Days of W"

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

"No on 8" activists: please, please, PLEASE, don't turn this into a holy war

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

Dance, Dance: It's the Revolution!

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

Tuesday: Gay Marriages Flood City Hall

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

Go Gavin! Newsom Offers "Understaffed" Counties Help Performing Gay Weddings

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

Gay Marriage now legal in New York state...for at least a month

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

New York State recognizes, but won’t perform, gay marriage

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

Diamonds in the Rough

At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. ... More >>

Freeloader

You, Me and Dupree overstays its welcome

Hitched! Wedding Stories From San Francisco City Hall

More a tip of the hat to City Hall than an ode to ardent and equal love

Always a Bridesmaid

Skirt-chasing Vince Vaughn is Wedding Crashers' master of ceremonies

Best Dance to Attend If You Were Never Asked to the Prom

Skirt-chasing Vince Vaughn is Wedding Crashers' master of ceremonies

The Wedding Present

Take Fountain

The Wedding Stinger

A marriage of convenience leads to mutual pain in the twisted German drama Head-On

Best Place to Feed Ducks

Palace of Fine Arts Lagoon

Best Cards

Crafty Cards

Readers' Poll

Crafty Cards

Creep Show

Satisfy your unhealthy interests

Best Place to Hand Over the Microfilm

Empress of China's Cocktail Lounge

Marital Aids

What to do when a former roommate leaves unmentionables behind when she moves

Theory of Relativity

A comforting answer to the age-old question: Which family members to invite to the wedding?

Undercover Brother

What can a man do when he's constantly being mistaken for a woman?

Wedding Hells

Making the case for eloping

The Fire Next Time

Is there a polite way to stop someone from reckless behavior?

Best Girlie-Girl Boutique

Girl Stuff

House Of Tudor

Sprocket Ensemble's Valentine's Celebration; Mark Growden's Electric Piñata

Giving, Receiving, Returning

Gift-Giving Protocol

Tipping for Takeout

Are you unsure how to behave? Social Grace answers all your toughest etiquette questions

Social Grace

Cell Phone Etiquette; Addressing Engaged Couples; Addressing Nuns

Best Boutique in an Alley

Six Brady

Side Dish

Should I Stay or Should I Go?; A French Toast; Steep Climb; Chain, Chain, Chain

Riff Raff

The Wedding Present; Bands Wanted(Talent Helpful, But Not Required); Oops

The House of Tudor

The Wedding Present; Bands Wanted(Talent Helpful, But Not Required); Oops