Jezebel: San Francisco

The late gay rights and marriage equality ...

Maria — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EDT

The late gay rights and marriage equality activist Del Martin will be honored by SF Mayor Gavin Newsom today at the San Francisco City Hall. Speakers will include the Rev. Cecil Williams, writer Jewell Gomez, and Kate Kendell of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was also scheduled to speak but she has to tend to some cry baby House members over the economic crisis. Newsom also wrote a remembrance of Martin for the HuffPo about her struggle for marriage equality. [Towleroad, Huffington Post]

Calling All Fridas

Dodai — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

In San Francisco, on August 2, 2008, Rene Yañez held an open audition for Frida Kahlo look-alikes, in pursuit of presenting tableaux vivants of Kahlo’s works. He made a flyer for the casting call: Calling All Fridas. Images of the Frida-wannabes are posted online, and they're beautiful. It's fascinating to see the variety of faces — of lips, noses, eyes, and yes, eyebrows — the women have, while all styled to resemble Frida. More roses, more ribbons and more red lips, after the jump.

Frida Kahlo Look-Alike Model Open Audition Pictures [Feminist Law Professors]
Frida Kahlo Look-Alike Model Open Audition[Stephan Zielinski]

Ladyparts For Sale

dodai — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:45:00 EST

Someone named Willow in the San Francisco area is trying to sell her vagina couch. She made the beautiful piece of furniture in art school, and it's 5' 3" long, 3' 3" wide at the middle, and stands 2' 3" tall. Seems perfect for the boudoir or rec room. Or maybe a therapist's office? For talking about sexual fears or even rebirth? Then again, it seems comfy for watching TV. Where would you put your cooch couch? [Craigslist]

Announcements

dodai — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:40:00 EST

Commenter rosiered writes: "The San Francisco Bay Area commenters (of whom I am one) are trying to hold a get-together this Friday [aka TONIGHT!] at 8 p.m. at the Toronado, a bar in the Lower Haight. The address is 547 Haight St., near the corner of Haight and Fillmore, next door to the amazing bratwurst place, Rosamunde. Skinny Bone Jones just told me she can't make it *sniff.*" Aw, but there's still fun to be had. Bay Area babes, get your drink on!

DailyCandy Forgot What It Wants To Tell You

Jennifer — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:54:18 EDT

It's exhausting worrying about our friends over at DailyCandy. When we're not freaking out about whether they're secretly talking trash about us behind our backs or trying to lure our dads out of the closet... well, we actually do worry about their own emotional well-being, seeing that they're locked up in some office somewhere surrounded by cupcakes and peonies and Sex And The City DVDs. And based on today's tips, we're not entirely convinced that everything is working that well at DailyCandy HQ. Why we suspect DailyCandy might have pulled a Paris (before she got sprung, that is), after the jump.

DailyCandy Atlanta has forgotten that it spends most of its time telling us to starve ourselves pretty and suggests we spend our weekend gorging ourselves on fried Twinkies.

DailyCandy Chicago seems to have forgotten that the whole point of DailyCandy is that it's supposed to refer us to something. Saying "Don't get a sunburn" with no external link = not doing their job.

DailyCandy Dallas thinks we should see Space Jam this weekend. You remember Space Jam, don't you? That cartoon/live action movie starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Toons????

DailyCandy Los Angeles thinks we care about bars that serve things other than booze. And more specifically, about bars where we can pick garden plants.

DailyCandy Philadelphia seems to think it makes sense that we'd fork over $10 to lead ourselves on a self-guided tour.

DailyCandy San Francisco thinks that design-your-own-salad spots are still a new thing. Yawn.