items of interest to me and, possibly, to you.: Archive

Lindy in the Park shut down →

Seriously? Do we not have enough crime in SF that the cops need to stay busy cracking down on adults dancing in the middle of a park on a Sunday afternoon?

Jul 1st

Jun 29th

Jun 28th

vegansaurus! · Pi Bar: Take two! →

I love this little Vegansaurus exchange regarding the new Pi pizza place going in in the Mission. Vegans, you are so much more badass than us wimpy vegetarians who cave to the cheese and the eggs. NO EFFING SALADS, MAN!

Jun 26th

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Ice Age Bay Area - KQED QUEST Television Story Very interesting 12-minute piece on what the Bay Area would have looked like in the Pleistocene era.

Jun 26th

Wait, Lemme Google It! : The dreaded iPhone faux... →

“So when does an iPhone enhance socializing and when does it detract from it?”

Jun 26th

Requests to the Right Ear Are More Successful Than... →

Jun 24th

“‘With the details we have it’s hard to be cynical about this, and...”

– Weezer Headlining Free Virgin Mobile Festival - Stereogum

Jun 24th

The Food Safety Modernization Act Myths - ... →

If you’ve gotten any of the shrill chain e-mails about this proposed legislation that will allegedly make organic farming illegal, I thought this was a good summary of what the bill actually would and would not do.

Jun 23rd

“‘Has anyone tried these vegan tamales from SF Vegan Tamales that Kevin...”

– vegansaurus! · San Francisco Vegan Guide, IT’S AWESOME.

Jun 23rd

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Passive-Aggressive... →

Jun 23rd

Jun 19th

eMusic Price Change Notification →

I’m a huge proponent of eMusic, but they’re making a pretty major change — offering a larger catalog in exchange for almost doubling their monthly price. Whereas I used to get 100 downloads a month for $25, I now will get only 50 for $20. That’s somewhat offset by the fact that the number of tracks deducted from one’s account will be capped at 12 (i.e. an album of 15...

Jun 17th

Seattle's Pike Place fishmongers under fire - Los... →

Dear Peta, Could you please stop making those of us who care about promoting the ethical treatment of animals look like idiots? K thx! Love, GG

Jun 16th

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SF Bird Attacks Pedestrians, Gets Worldwide Notice... →

Jun 13th

A Fish Lover Fights to Get Off the Hook -... →

As someone who chooses not to eat seafood because I don’t want to help hasten the destruction of our oceans’ ecosystems, I have a lot of strong opinions about this article, particularly the hand-wavey manner in which the author dismisses the simplest solution of all: Don’t eat seafood. But I do think it highlights the challenges of trying to eat in a sustainable manner and...

Jun 11th

This American Life #382 - The Watchmen →

Another outstanding edition of the This American Life podcast that I thought did a great job of explaining, in layperson language, the role the ratings agencies played in the current financial crisis.

Jun 11th