This 1851 photo of SF just slightly predates stop motion videography. My very talented friend Tony Benna just sent this to me and I thought all you SF head would dig it.  It’s crazy stop motion video shot with a miniature San Francisco at night.  It’s apparently some kind of

They say first impressions are everything, and nothing speaks more loudly than your living situation. Whether you’re casually dating or bringing home some late night guests, don’t be fooled, you are being judged.  I’ve seen my share of oddball apartments from guys with weird erotic wooden Balinese figurines, to an

Roofs in NYC can be hard enough to put yourself on, let alone anything besides a metal folding chair or a milk crate. Some people are determined enough, and manage to set up their roof tops with couches, canopies and kiddie pools. And then there’s people like Annie Novak who

This post contains Spoilers!  A couple of days ago, I had the experience of attending the trainwreck, er, premiere of Lars Von Trier’s new film, Antichrist at the New York Film Festival.  Not only was it a, as some have called it, “giant art-film fart” of a movie, but the

Chances are, you’ve never translated a book before.  Then again if you’re  Jack Hirschman and you’re reading this, I’m totally wrong (the SF Poet Laureate has translated from over 8 languages!).  That’s ok, I’ve never translated a book either.  But Natasha Wimmer has, and the the book she worked on,

I know that Momofuku is supposed to be the best of the best of the best ramen in the universe, and that Decibel is the underground hip lair that you are supposed to take your out of town friends to so that they know how awesome and plugged in you

If Bluegrass or hanging out with veggies isn’t really your thing, head down to the Asian Art Museum for free access to the permanent collection, $5 for the special exhibitions. Though the badass Samurai show has packed up and left, their new show, Emerald Cities, sounds crazy interesting. If you