Get united tonight at Mission United!

Mission United is tonight! You know you’re always too hung over for Hard French. And you know you always miss 2 Men Will Move You because it conflicts with some other party. This is your chance to go to both, on the same night, in the same venue, for one low price. And there’s a bunch of other great stuff going on in there too.

RSVP and invite your friends and check out the full lineup here.

[Poster by Primo]

WTF is Fernet?: Getting to know your extra-bitter Italian amaro spirits

If you’re going to order it even though you don’t like it, you might as well know what it is.  Camper English has the answer.

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Hot new look for summer: Real life in 3D

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Watch out! That object moving towards your face is actually MOVING TOWARDS YOUR FACE!

Disclaimer: No one was injured during documentation of first person view or anytime thereafter.

Nice lighting

Nice Lighting

Getting me ready to enter the bathroom at Casanova Lounge.

Hot new look for summer: Puppy scarves

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As our pal Charles demonstrates so adeptly here, fur is back, but only the living kind. No need to worry about the PETA protest, but try to get a dark one because the light ones stain easily.

Long-awaited Duboce Street skatepark to include basketball courts and dog run too

We first heard talk of this project over two years ago, and today Uptown Almanac reports that it is actually finally going to happen:

[A]ccording to the SF Skateboarding Association, the $3 million dollar project is expected to break ground this fall, potentially as soon as September.

Read on for conceptual illustrations, project history and commentary.

Anthony Bourdain to shoot new show at Zeitgeist

From today’s Zeitgeist newsletter, titled “No Bathroom Reservations”:

Welcome to our NEW bathrooms!  Buh Bye Porta Johns, Hello Restrooms! Located in the backyard to the right, both mens and womens and ADA approved.

Upcoming events:

Friday August 12th: No Reservations taping.
Anthony Bourdain samples good drinks and eats.

This might seem at odds with the news reported by Eater this week that Bourdain is about to embark on a new show called The Layover in which he does a city in 24 (or 48) hours [link]. So either Zeitgeist got facts wrong and they’ll actually be shooting the new show, or they’re doing yet another SF episode of the old show.

Anyway, here’s hoping he brings Bill Murray along again too:

(Thanks, Amy!)

Rad Muni shirts for sale

These are the three designs available now, and the 49 Van ness is on its way soon I think. All are available in a multitude of color combinations. Visit the Sexpigeon Shop to choose your favorite!

To read about the history of these storied t-shirt designs, go here.

(And if you’d prefer to purchase a shirt from the original run — pictured below — we still have a handful left; shoot us an email.)

Finally found a use for those metal newspaper boxes on every corner

Y’know, now that nobody reads newspapers anymore. Check it:

No Hope has the video from whence this still came right here. It’s a good watch.

New owners of former Discolandia space debut new ‘Porkolandia’ signage

Gorgeous, right? Read all about the decision and the fabrication process here.