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Baby Animals at SF Zoo

Published June 10, 2010 at 6:33 p.m.
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Chef Angries: Lafitte's Russell Jackson Speaks Out Against Cap'n Bauer

Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

Pirate chef Russel Jackson has something to say after last week's Bauer flogging. And it comes out today in the inaugural edition of his e-newsletter: "Well, to say the least, many of you who follow my twitter feed already know ...

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Carly Fiorina Slams Whitman, Boxer's Hair On Open Mic

Published June 10, 2010 at 5:49 p.m.
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Caught by an open microphone during an interview on Monday, Carley Fionia made delightfully c-word-y comments about the following: Sean Hannity and Meg Whitman, cheeseburger binging, and Barbara Boxer's hair ... God, what was that hair? Soooo yesterday ... Well then. While self-awareness isn't one of her strongest attributes -- unless mullets for women of a certain age are all the rage -- she does seem live a pistol ... Almost endearing. Shave off 30 years and half her nose, and hand her an

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UC Librarians Get Politely Vicious About Being Gouged for Subscriptions

Published June 10, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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Here's a funny bit: Librarians at various UC schools are waging a quiet war against Nature Publishing Group, the publishers of influential journals like Nature and Scientific American who have raised the cost of institutional subscriptions as much as seven-fold in the last couple of years. A 400% increase for 2011, amounting to $1 million, was the last straw and now the librarians are calling for a UC-wide boycott of the magazines, including all those academics who serve as contributors ...

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Beware Fake Lotteries

Published June 10, 2010 at 4:29 p.m.
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This must be some kind of ghetto thing we don't understand, but six people were arrested for running an underground lottery in which paper tickets were sold in stores in Richmond and San Pablo and the winners decided based on the numbers from the California Lottery's Daily 3 game. We suppose this worked because the tickets were cheaper than the real lottery tickets? [Oakland Tribune] ...

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Help Rename Little Mac, Win Lifetime Supply of Mac and Cheese

Published June 10, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
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A few of the possible names up for consideration? Macalicious, Back to the Mac, MNC, Corkscrew You, Elbow Inn, Elbow Room, Mac & Diane, Say Cheese, Nice & Cheesy, and Cut the Cheese ... Our name choice? Well, we think "Froggy's" would be a smashing new name. (1,000 points if you get the dated reference.) Visit Local Lemons for more details ... Update : They're not getting sued. Yay! But the name game goes on. Also, Little Mac isn't open yet. But, my God, what a great amount of publicity for a

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Teen To Be Tried As Adult In Ice Cream Vendor Shooting

Published June 10, 2010 at 3:02 p.m.
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The 16-year-old teen accused of shooting Vallejo ice cream vendor Amarjit Kaur in February will be tried as an adult. Peter Montenegro is alleged to have shot Kaur after he and his pal, 14-year-old Joseph Beverly, tried to robbing the lady. Kaur survived the shooting. And now, a judge ordered both Montenegro and Beverly to be tried as adults. Teens, just like us! [via KTVU] ...

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North Beach Boogeymen Intimidate North Beach Residents (Or Not)

Published June 10, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
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Don't blame it on the sunshine. Don't blame it on the moonlight. Blame it on the Boogeyman. The North Beach Boogeymen, that is. New San Francisco resident C.W. Nevius yanks his hair out today over an allegedly vicious group of homeless drunkards in Washington Square. Cretins who croon "How dry I am [hic!]" while intimidating the delicate flowers sunbathing in the park, terror like that ... A few examples of the bad behavior ruining the good times? Nevius cites brawling, drinking, loud talking,

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Top Cheffage: Eater National liveblogged the Top Chef...

Published June 10, 2010 at 1:56 p.m.

Eater National liveblogged the Top Chef Masters finale last night, do click over to read about how finalists Susur Lee, Rick Moonen, and Marcus Samuelsson fared. And spoiler alert: they've also got an interview with the winner. [Eater National] ...

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Photo du Jour 646

Published June 10, 2010 at 1:55 p.m.
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As seen over at Mission Mission, photographer Rachel Granofsky created this bit of whimsy here. She explains: ... These photographs from a series I just completed in San Francisco. The most common misconception is that the pictures are doctored in Photoshop. On the contrary I used the city's architecture as a means to hang and plant my cutouts. The photographs are taken from a specific point of view to reveal the fragility of my little fantasy worlds ... Your fantasy world seems like a joyous

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