Oscar Mayer, R.i.p. From the annals of The Stranger’s Slog, I bring you news that Oscar Mayer III has passed away. He was 95. Christie Chisholm \ Jul 09, 2009 Read More
The Reporter Who Escaped The Taliban Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter David Rohde somehow survived more than six months of captivity under the Taliban. He escaped, along with [...] Christie Chisholm \ Jul 09, 2009 Read More “David Rohde of The Times was welcomed by colleagues on Wednesday after his escape from Afghanistan. He was joined by his wife, Kristen Mulvihill, right, and his translator Tahir Ludin.” (James Estrin/The New York Times)
Pequeños Burqueños You remember the Soy de Burque movement, right? A response to the city’s rebranding of our fair city as The Q, an anonymous [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More
Madoff Gets 150 Years In Prison U.S. District Judge Denny Chin threw the book at Bernard Madoff and hurled a 150 year maximum sentence at the disgraced swindler.During his [...] Simon McCormack \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More
Photos: San Francisco Pride Truly, it does not get any gayer than this. Click here (SF Weekly), here (The Advocate), here (SF Chronicle), here (Huffington Post) and [...] Laura Marrich \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More From SFGate.com: “Frank McGuinness, part of a group protesting male circumcision, marches in the Pride Parade on Sunday in San Francisco.” (Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle)
Jesse Jackson Urges Mj Fans Not To Commit Suicide The UK’s Sky News reports that at least a dozen Michael Jackson fans have committed suicide in reaction to the King of Pop’s [...] Simon McCormack \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More
Lack Of Health Care Coming To A City Near You President Obama’s people have gathered hundreds of thousands of stories from folks around the country about the shortcomings of our health care system. [...] Christie Chisholm \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More
The Daily Word 07.01.09 The state’s death penalty ban goes into effect today. Franken wins the Senate seat!The Forest Service is coming down hard on Rainbow Gatherers.Another [...] Christie Chisholm \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More
Drinking For Literacy Here at the Alibi , we know how to get down—with old books, big words and literary friends. (Reading party, woo!)A couple weekends [...] Marisa Demarco \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More
But What About The Children? Last night, while not sleeping due to an upset stomach and the unbearable heat, I couldn’t stop thinking about Michael Jackson’s kids. It [...] Edith P. Giblets \ Jul 02, 2009 Read More People are disputing their paternity, but the boy clearly has Michael Jackson’s old nose.
