An evening in SF by Alix McAlpine: pre-bbq shopping spree at Costco, art farts at Park Life + Fifty24SF (it was kind of half porous walker’s remnants, half jay howell + some projections + some other weird random stuff) + drinks at Molotov’s with the bay area’s coolest bar dog.

Oyster.com has a bunch of marketing vs. reality shots of hotels on their website. This is what the internet is for.

Whether you’re posting up on a boat, at a waterfront bar, or are just next to an open fire hydrant this polo shirt will keep you nautical.
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I’ve got one of these on preorder: the heat-, cold-, water-, pressure- and drop-resistant LaCie XtremKey (August 2010 release). Kind of ridiculous concept to have something like this be so ruggedized, but this goes along with my throw-it-in-the-bag mentality… and it seems like a good defense against these pop-up summer rainstorms as of late. It’s also actually made of metal, so there is some crush protection, and comes in a variety of sizes, 8GB through 64GB. Video after the jump, which you might want to mute…
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The Bohemian Grove is a 2,700 acre parcel of land in Monte Rio, California where a private San Francisco men’s group, known as the Bohemian Club, holds an annual meeting of the most powerful and cultured men in the world. As evidenced from the pictures from the early 1900s, things get a little kooky out in those woods.
(Thanks Chaz!)

Markus Hofer is an Austrian artist.
The piece above is titled Born to be Wild.
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Elbow Toe put some new work out on the streets.
Move It On Over, 2010
6 x 10 feet

Every Sunday at 11pm. Do it.