Just because it takes us so long to get our asses in gear to print a new issue doesn't mean we wanted to miss out on all that’s going on this fall. For one thing, there are some great books coming out, and a ton of cool local bands are releasing CDs – check our oft-updated reviews pages to see what we think. Speaking of music, we’ve also got a story on Motion Man, a veteran local rapper who we think should be getting a lot more attention.

There’s also a lot going on for a lot of people we like. Local accessories label FluffyCo ("FluffyCo's Paulina Berczynski: She's Crafty," Summer 2005) is opening its very own showroom called Hello, Fluffy, at 14th and Guerrero in SF (in the former Needles + Pens space) later this month. Speaking of new stores, the fashionable ladies at Nisa ("Nisa: Women on the Verge," Winter 2004) have opened a second location, on 24th and Church in Noe Valley.