Month: May 2007
My software shows, or tries to show, incoming blog links. I did a doubletake when I saw this one. (I’m linked as “quadrant 8” in Golden Gate Park.)
The San Francisco Public Library’s historical photograph collection is a great resource for old photos of San Francisco, such as this one of snow in Golden Gate Park…
The above image fascinates me. It’s from an exhibition of the prints of Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), currently showing at the Asian Art Museum in the city’s civic center….
Here is a remarkably detailed (7000 pixels wide) photo of the city in the wake of the ’06 earthquake and fire. According to the legend on the…
Although I don’t think it has been much publicized, the city of San Francisco provides a web service called SF Viewer. It provides maps to any address, including…
A programmer named Lawrence Kesteloot was considering buying a house in San Francisco. In the process of researching neighborhoods he created this interesting mashup showing crime rates in…
The Bay Area’s culinary reputation has been taking some hits lately. “Alice Waters and sourdough bread aside,” Alan Richman wrote in GQ, “the Bay Area has contributed surprisingly…
Girlfriend Getaways offers tips for women on nightlife, restaurants, shopping, and siteseeing in San Francisco. The suggestions aren’t bad (nor are they brilliant), but what I don’t get…
So SF bloggers are dumping wine and beer on each other now, over, um, Gavin Newsom’s hair … or something … I dunno. It all smacks of desperation…
Here are some links to Bay Area restaurants that have been showing up lately: Marin Dining Guide Chowhound Late Night SF Dining Suggestions Edible San Francisco Menu Pages…
Mangoes are attacking innocent passersby near the Asian Art Museum.
According to Forbes Magazine, Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco is the world’s seventh-best tourist attraction (Times Square is first). So how come I so seldom go there?
Some folks at the Asian Art Museum are installing a “manga lounge” for their summer Tezuka exhibition. The lounge will have videos, books, and even a photo machine….
No, not another hangtown fry item. Instead, we’re talking about items such as dessert soup made from coconut milk and pureed mung beans; finanziera of cockscombs, duck tongue,…