In their final resting places in the historic abd serene Columbarium, people showcase their personalities and past lives.

Maria Kochetkova and Vitor Luiz in San Francisco Ballets season opener, Onegin. Photo by Erik Tomasson.

Nerdy balletomanes in San Francisco, rejoice! Nutcracker has been safely stashed away for the next 11 months, and on Friday the San Francisco Ballet does a grand jete into its 2012 season.

The new season is an ambitious whirlwind of classical story ballets, abstract contemporary choreography, world premieres and creations by George Balanchine, San Francisco Ballet artistic director Helgi Tomasson, Rudolf Nureyev, Jerome Robbins and others. In contrast to the daintiness and airiness of Nutcracker, the season opener is heavy on the dancing and the emotions. Brace yourself by reading our preview of Onegin.

Mayor Ed Lee and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have made a bet over which citys team will be heading to the Super Bowl (Lee sends over sourdough or Bloomberg ships bagels), and by now youve probably made plans to watch (or ignore) Sundays brawl at Candlestick between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants. Now is also when the trash talk starts heating up--like New Yorkers calling us wimps.

"Ten reasons to never fear 49ers fans," an article in the New York Daily News by columnist Filip Bondy, argues that were push-overs with delicate constitutions, in part due to our mild weather and our seafood-heavy diets.