Gimme 5: GIRLS, Apple, and Osama Bin Laden

Here's the real news that you may have missed while you were stressing over how to break up with your significant other on Valentine's Day or making your drunken way around all the stops on our SF Beer Week map:

In an exclusive interview with former editor of the San Francisco Chronicle Phil Bronstein, the man who shot Osama Bin Laden told his side of the story for the first time. Referred to as "the Shooter," the Navy SEAL laid out details of the mission against Al Qaeda, how he struggled to return to a civilian life after 16 years of service, and the high school sweetheart who broke his heart and caused him to join the Navy in the first place. Bronstein writes, "The Shooter will discover soon enough that when he leaves ... the Navy, his body filled with scar tissue, arthritis, tendonitis, eye damage, and blown disks, here is what he gets from his employer and a grateful nation: Nothing. No pension, no healthcare for his wife and kids, no protection for himself or his family." (Read the full article at Esquire)

Just when you thought the Mirkarimi scandal had finally settled down, the ex-sheriff decided to throw an inmate flash mob to prevent domestic violence. Prisoners and staff at the San Bruno county jail worked hard on their five minute routine to "Break the Chain," which debuted on Valentine's Day. Someone please send a video of this our way. (SFist)

We've also been keeping up with the controversy surrounding last Sunday's episode of GIRLS (spoiler alert!), in which Hannah shacks up with a handsome, well-off doctor played by Patrick Wilson for a weekend of topless ping-pong. A lot of haterade was passed among writers who couldn't possibly consider that a man as dreamy as Wilson could fall for a girl like Lena Dunham, even if only for two days. Jezebel countered, "Lena Dunham is literally standing naked in front of them and daring them to say that she isn't deserving of a gorgeous, successful man." Whether or not you believe in the plausability of the situation, Dunham sure is one brave girl, and she's making sure the whole world is talking about her show. (Jezebel)

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Photo Courtesy of HBO

And speaking of sex, the CEO of Kink, Peter Acworth was arrested for coke possession on February 1 after a video surfaced on Facebook depicting what seemed to be Acworth and others firing guns in the building's basement. When the 5-0 arrived at the old armory in the Mission they discovered the drugs. Acworth along with another man were arrested. (Watch the video in question at SF Weekly)

Finally, good news for those of you still typing away on the same Macbook you had in college. Apple announced that they are lowering the prices on the Macbook Air 13" and the Macbook Pro with retina display 13". The Pro is also getting an updated processor. Now that's what I call more bang for your buck. (Apple

Categories: Fetish, Love, Sex & Dating, Tech, Only In SF

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