Mission Mission

I heard mention of this the other night, but could not find photo confirmation until this moment.

Do blow this dramatic image up, and likewise these other doozies by photographer Jeremy Stewart.

I just feel like this should be a meme.

Happy belated Halloween from Man Freckles!

Fashion on Muni is a new project by Flickr user rchavez2, to be updated every Friday. Lo-fi shots, sure, but these are some solid fashion finds. I look forward to more.

UPDATE: It’s come to my attention that these photos are actually promotional material for a new sponsored feature on Muni Diaries called Muni Fashion Fridays. Flickr user “rchavez2″ is a journalism student at SFSU named Racine, working under the tutelage of Muni Diaries’ Eugenia Chen in a class called “Digital Journalism.” Racine will receive course credit for her contributions to the new feature, and, henceforth, the feature will consist of reader-submitted photos.

In an interview with local writer Frances Lefkowitz, Bookslut looks at the divide between rich and poor in the Mission:

You identify many such codes in your book. For example, you say why the lard tub at 826 Valencia in San Francisco makes you feel excluded: “It acts as a litmus test for distinguishing the people who ‘get’ the lard — or act as if they do — from the people who don’t. For the Spanish-speaking moms and kids who live in the neighborhood and walk past the keg to get to their tutoring sessions, lard is not an ironic joke; it’s food.”

Read on for the author’s answer, and for further thoughts on gentrification in the Mission.

Frances Lefkowitz’s memoir is called To Have Not, and reflects on a lifetime of feeling poor.

“Uhh holy sunset,” says Helena.

Yeah. Might be wise to do happy hour at Ocean Beach tonight, like A Beautiful Life did yesterday:

If you want a pet, but you think they’re not allowed in your building, think again. This week we heard stories from a couple of our neighbors that indicate you might do well to reexamine the conventional wisdom. First, Steve:

Out of the five places I’ve lived with my dog, three were listed as “no pets” or “no dogs”, while two hadn’t thought about it before I applied. In all cases after the first, I provided the prospective new landlord with a sort of rental resume for my dog. It contains pictures (because he’s fucking adorable), documentation of his shots, a recent statement from his vet about his demeanor, and references from previous landlords and neighbors.

Landlords say no in their ads because they don’t want someone to show up with a gigantic man-eating hellhound who does nothing but shit and bark. When you drop the hammer of integrity on them they see that not only is your dog well-behaved, but you’ve got your shit together and are probably a better tenant than 95% of the dipshits in their potential tenant pool. Win.

Win!

Next up is TK, who has an even simpler way:

I signed a lease that said “No pets.” I now have a dog and a cat. How’d I do it? I asked the landlord and he said “Sure.” Never hurts to ask.

There you have it. Now go adopt a cutie-pie like Apple Fritter (pictured above).

World Champs!

Photo by Male Awareness Day.

The Reuters Photographers blog is almost always a good read, and today they deconstruct this epic shot of Timmy:

Generally, the moment you are looking for is when the ball has just left the tips of the pitcher’s fingers. But in a game where the pitchers are likely to be a big part of the story (and therefore there will likely be demand for more images of them), you need to look for other moments in their delivery that look interesting.

Read on.

Who doesn’t love this guy?

Anyway, he’s got a new movie out soon, and tonight he’s previewing it at the Roxie AND teaching some kind of filmmaking master class! Which starts in like an hour!

The details:

This master class will focus on emerging trends in technology and how they will affect the way indie filmmakers create and distribute their films. The class will cover all aspects of the independent film value chain, with special emphasis on financing and distribution.

Tickets will be available at the door, $20 or less, cash only.

Here’s the trailer for the new movie, which screens at 7:30: