Mission Mission

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We ran into SF Appeal film critic Alex “Barky” Barkett the other night at Bender’s, and he seemed like he was having a pleasant enough evening, but it turns out he was having a pretty shitty evening. Lucky for us, he’s spun it into gold — in the form of the best weekend entertainment roundup ever written.

Hang in there, Barky.

Artist Rio Yanez just finished a new mural outside Galeria de la Raza. It’s called Ghetto Frida’s Mission Memories and look, it looks great on video.

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Previously (and be sure to peruse the comments sections for further remembrances of some of the things Frida remembers):

Mission Flashback 1975

Mission Flashback 1989

Romenesko, everyone’s favorite media nerd blog, today points us to a tale of woe. Local hero Phil Bronstein was apparently this close to convincing Hunter to cover the O.J. trial. But, alas, it was not to be.

Waiting for a red light at the corner of 19th and South Van Ness last night around 10:00, a squad car got a call of a disturbance (presumably). Sirens blared and they gunned it through the intersection — but not before throwing most of a grande latte overboard.

Outraged bystanders after the jump:

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Check out this music video by Girls.

I Heart Street Art is pretty boring this week.

Sexpigeon has the scoop here.

Ohio to San Francisco spotted this informative PSA over the weekend. Any stories? Anybody ever done more than dent a fender?