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+ Day Around the Bay + Design is dead, mopes Philippe Starck. [ Curbed ] Zeitgeist to be turned into a Border's Book! (AFD joke, yes, but [...] ] Judge give Migden $647,000 for campaign. [ Sweet Melissa ] Nate Berkus has long nipples. [ Just Jared ]

+ The Usual Suspects' Unusual April Fool's Day Joke + While we've been tsk-tsking almost any and all April Fool's Day hilarity clogging the Internets today, we found this one [...] Ex 0401 Who knew he was such an adorable nerd? (We going to assume he was a Porter student.) Anyway, we love it.

+ Protesters, Get Those Signs Ready: SF Olympic Torch Route Revealed! + In an attempt to make protesting -- and cheering, we suppose -- easy, the mayor's office has unveiled the route of the Olympic [...] Stallone carrying Olympics torch by Alforque . Our own torch-running will not have Stallone included. That we know of.

+ SFist Tonight + Photo of today's St. Stupid's Day Parade SFist reader jnice CLUB : Celebrate (the [...] $ The listed events were chosen by the editors of SFist and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla .

+ At-Risk Mayor Newsom to Mainline Doan's Back Pills + Photo credit: Jim Herd Uh oh. It seems Mayor Gavin Newsom threw his back out "helping Jen move" a couple of weeks [...] sweet release. It is, after all, one of the few things that really helps. Or at least, it is to us. Anyway, get well, Gav.

+ SOMA Sexual Outlaw Invasion Angers Resident(s), Pleasures Others + South of Market is home to one of the largest networks (with the fewest dropped calls?) of queer-friendly businesses in San [...] time and money is unlimited and disposable, so don't worry about that. Your agenda is to bankrupt the sexual outlaws. Mission ac

+ Vandlaism Report Card: Cosco Busan + Photo credit: onlymerk! /Flickr Found outside of D-Structure in the Lower Haight this morning, this stencil--yes, [...] and obviously about last year's Cosco Busan oil spill , we're not exactly sure. But nevertheless: Grade: A-

+ Fremont Rape Suspect in Standoff + Over at the Papyon Terrace condominium complex in south Fremont, James Henderson--a 39-year-old man--raped, pistol whipped, [...] felony charges, including sexual assault and assault with deadly weapon.," reports the Gate . Photo credit: CBS 5

+ Photo du Jour 91 + Photo credit: Cynner_SF Daring, wavy rooftop of the California Academy of Sciences building. (Opens Sept. 27, ...

+ St. Stupid's Day Parade Starts at Noon + A little late getting this to you all, yes, but if you can, check out the annual St. Stupid Day's Parade. It starts at noon [...] of buisness'. Check out Saintstupid.com for more details. Photo of last year's parade: Laughing Squid

+ Sigh + Wow. Our inbox is flooded this morning with fantastical news items and scoops. Although hard to choose, this one, which [...] the Snitch has a list of some San Francisco pranks. (No one dangles VW Bugs off of the Golden Gate Bridge anymore. Sob.)

+ Day Around the Bay + Photo credit: Jim Herd /Flickr No endorsement of either Leno or Migden. [ Calitics ] Carrie Fisher is [...] [ SFBG ] We couldn't say it any better, so we quote Curbed, "poor design whores await CB2." And how. [ Curbed ]

+ "Stupidest Bike Lane in America" Found in LA + Slate magazine claims to have found the "stupidest bike lane in America"... down in LoCal, of course. We here at [...] the 275' of Gayley Avenue in Westwood. We found one right on our block. It doesn't exist at all, and that's pretty stupid.

+ Bee Keeping in San Francisco? + Yes. It's true. Some people keep large amounts of bees in San Francisco. Well, at least one does that we [...] in SF with his buzzing hive. Also plus, we're an apologetic NIMBY on the issue of urban beekeeping. Bees are scary.

+ SFist Tonight + * MUSIC : If Bay Guardian calendar/music editors felt it necessary to put an asterisk by the [...] The listed events were chosen by the editors of SFist and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla .

+ SFist Poetry Corner: Black Woman + SFist reader Emily Alexander sent us this brilliant poem she found on Bart car. In related news, Wilton Antonio McGlory is ...

+ Manhunt for Sunset Pizza Shooter + The shooting that claimed the lives of two men on Saturday --Daly City resident Jason de la Cruz, 31, and San Francisco [...] game, but there you have it. Our hearts go out to the victims' families. For reals. Photo credit: Chronicle

+ SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV + Previously on "The Bachelor," Tiffany from San Francisco was denied a rose, but Amy from Stockton stuck around because she [...] fine dining is wrong. Yeah! Because all the fancy restaurants in Mexico are FRENCH. Come on, man. You're obviously trying to be reve

+ Photo du Jour 90 + Photo credit: welcometothebassline /Flickr Two SPs go in for a hug at the most recent anti-Scientology, free-hug ...

+ Parking Meters to Rob Drivers of More Money + Everyone's favorite San Francisco rabblerousers, Matier & Ross, wrote an article on a proposal to raise parking meter [...] $40 hurts, but now $50? At that rate, we'll be personally funding the city's money probs. Photo by Kaiyen .

+ This Week in Le Rock: March 31 - April 6 + Photo: Richard of What Made Milwaukee Famous "jumping" the Golden Gate Bridge via their Myspace Page Oh Darling , [...] $15 GZA @ Independent, SOLD OUT 127 @ Elbo Room, $7 Leyna Noel & the Finer Things @ Hemlock Tavern, $5 Tuesday, A

+ Learn German Now, Forget the Holocaust and Ask Paco How + Photo credit: artgoodhitlerbad /Flickr Even though the German language is aesthetically questionable, the above [...] world already did anyway--and learn the chunky, consonant-heavy tongue for a scant $8 an hour. What a deal!

+ Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco Formed to Honor George W. Bush + Looking to honor the forty-third President of the United States of America, George W. Bush , the recently formed [...] of our glorious country. God bless America and God bless the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco.

+ SFist Blotter + -- Before we dig into Bay Area mischief, and just to liven things up a bit, here are your ladies of-a-certain-age who have [...] the Florida Avenue church. Jimmy Carter of Richmond, according to the Gate . Photo credit: NBC 11

+ It's Got to be the Opening Day After + - Dodgers 5 Giants 0: Opening Days are always hyped beyond what they should be as people have a tendency to look at [...] yes, the clip is of that speech from Bull Durham (NSFW) from way back when Kevin Costner was considered cool.

+ Week Around the Ists + Photo credit: sushiesque /Flickr Bostonist attended the Anime Boston convention and took some glorious pictures [...] got upset when a for-profit car sharing organization went after one of the city's most beloved non-profits .

+ Racing Taxicabs Crash Into Parked Cars + In some four-day old news that managed to limbo under our radar, two cabbies (allegedly) racing with one another down [...] Cab. What say you? Update : Turns out both taxis were from Yellow Cab. Now who's stuck on a shit list ?

+ Thanks to This Week's Advertisers + We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. The 2009 Toyota Corolla , which [...] If you're interested in advertising on SFist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit .

+ Will You Turn Off Your Lights for an Earth Hour? + Tomorrow, March 29, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. millions of people will turn of their lights to make a statement about climate [...] to them. We will be shutting our electricity down for an hour tomorrow starting at 8 p.m. and hope you join us.

+ SFist Tonight + * CLUB : Proving that crystal meth has yet to ravage the entire gay population of San Francisco, [...] The listed events were chosen by the editors of SFist and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla .

+ East Bay Leonardo + By Raphael Rosen A few weeks ago, we visited an artist in Emeryville who might very well be the next Leonardo da [...] way. The path, in Margolin's words, "uses a really nice integral," which he subsequently named after one of his high sch

+ Marin County Discusses, Wags Finger at Underage Drinkers + In a bit of late-breaking news, teenagers are apparently illegally(!) drinking(!) underage(!). Marin County held a townhall [...] and Sargent McGruff has failed to reach their target audience. We weep for the future. Photo by trancedmoogle .

+ When Geragos Attack--Dhaliwals Claim SF Was Negligent + Looking to get a few well-earned bucks out of the city for the Christmas Day tiger attack that claimed the life of [...] when their claim turns into a lawsuit and heads to court. Photo credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press

+ Photo du Jour 90 + Photo credit: sfjim123 Much more succinct than the " Me, Not Meth " campaign. ...

+ Muni's Guide to this Weekend Demands Your Attention + There's news happening today, but we're glued to the coverage of the interstate shooting suspect in Virginia . The dude's [...] pressing engagement in our private fantasy realm involving an interstate, a gun rack, a sullen teenager, and a vomitorium.

+ Inventor of the Egg McMuffin Dies + Herb Peterson, inventor the the McDonald's Egg McMuffin, died this past Wednesday at the age of 89 in his Santa Barbra [...] branch, and the rest is breakfast history. The McMuffin man is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

+ Looking for a Happy Ending? Find Our Which SF Massage Parlors Offers Them + Our sister site, DCist , brought to our attention the nationwide USASexGuide's massage parlor online guide, which allows [...] ended-up with Monique instead. I would rate her a 5 for looks and an 8 for service. My scale is perhaps a bit snobby because I have en

+ TOMEX "A Pre-Teen guide to talking Badass" + (CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) Due to complaints that Lev has signed his name with "Esq" This week, it is: [...] isolated, obsessive nerd habits like I do, also consider a visit to: http://www.myspace.com/tales_of_mere_existence

+ SFist Finds: Dapper Founding Fathers + Pal of SFist Julian (star second-grader at Starr King's Mandarin Immersion program -- ni hao , Julian!) picked up this [...] them " sfist " and " found " on Flickr! Let us know where and when you found the item, and any other helpful info.

+ Purse Snatchers Attack Asian Women + Thieves calling themselves (or called by the media, we're not exactly sure) "the Rippers" are snatching purses from women [...] except one. The most recent case happened this past Tuesday at a Costco parking lot. Police have made no arrests so far.