Email Author Alan Scherstuhl

Awards

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published April 3, 2008

  "The Best Story of the Year"

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published April 24, 2008

  "Desert Storm"

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published September 11, 2008

  "Water Logged"

• 2009 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published November 13, 2008

  "What's At Stake"

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2011 Stories by Alan Scherstuhl

• ASCII Star Wars Portraits & Other Weirdness From BASIC-Era Computer Magazines

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Each Friday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. A Stack of BASIC-era Compu... More >>

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  The Annotated Robert Christgau: A Public Service

  published Nov 11, 2011

  rRobert Christgau has long been held as the dean of rock criticism and perhaps the discipline's greatest practitioner. He listens widely, with an open mind, and has over his 40 years in the busines... More >>

• The Most Insensitive Tweets in the Aftermath of the Occupy Oakland Shooting

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Twitter is a tool that, among other things, allows people to act like assholes in front of a global audience. Here's how some Twitter folks greeted the news of yet another young man murdered Oakland: ... More >>

• After Shooting, Occupy Oakland General Assembly Announces "This is a Peaceful Revolution"

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Updated at 6:49 p.m.: Conger reports that the scene in the camp is peaceful, with protesters discussing the events calmly with police officers. Still, some protesters are chanting "Tell the truth!" t... More >>

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  Carl Barks' and Floyd Gottfredson's Disney Comics Are Great Popular Art

  published Nov 09, 2011

  Artists of vision toiling within the gears of a vision-suppressing machine, Carl Barks and Floyd Gottfredson drew and wrote great swathes of the best popular art of the twentieth century, mostly in th... More >>

• Amy Sedaris Coming to the Roxie Theatre This December

  published Nov 08, 2011

  Here's some big news for the kabillions of fans of pygmy craft doyenne Amy Sedaris. The plucky comic/party planner is appearing at San Francisco's Roxie Theatre this December 4 to read from her book S... More >>

• When Andre the Giant Crushed San Francisco: California Action Wrestling Magazine

  published Nov 08, 2011

  At an estate sale last week, I found the January, 1976, issue of Action Wrestling, California's "Official Wrestling Magazine." It's stuffed with asskick the way a cornucopia's stuffed with gourds. M... More >>

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  The Crazy Book That Allegedly Inspired Those Old Georgians to Attempt Terrorism

  published Nov 04, 2011

  Each Friday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales, and just this once the internet. Absolved ... More >>

• Tour Guides to Terror

  published October 26, 2011

  Used to be you had to turn the dial, adjust the rabbit ears, and hope, God willing, tonight’s creature feature would be a good one, like... More >>

• Five Questions We Asked During Hair, None of Which Concern the Nudity

  published Nov 02, 2011

  You probably already know whether you want to see the rousing and athletic revival of Hair that pulled up to the Golden Gate Theatre last week. Having seen the show, we can say this: If you think you ... More >>

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  Screech, Michael Jordan, and Macaulay Culkin in the Comic No Kid Could Want

  published Oct 31, 2011

  Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. NBComics Date: 1991 Publisher: Harvey ... More >>

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  Crazy Highlights From The Ideal Sex Life, 1940's Most Enthusiastic Guide to You-Know-What

  published Oct 28, 2011

  Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. How to Attain and Practice ... The Ideal Sex Life... More >>

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  "Cookie Monster" Offers Best Explanation Yet for Occupy Wall Street

  published Oct 21, 2011

  A guy calling himself Cookie Monster has written what looks to us like the most clear and persuasive explanation for the Occupy movement we've seen anywhere, a copy-and-pastable screed that everyone s... More >>

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  Date Talk: To Win Boys, Girls Should Shut Up, Says 1968 Scholastic Book

  published Oct 21, 2011

  Each Friday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets.Date Talk Author: R. N. Lawre... More >>

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  Five Reasons Not to Miss Kevin Spacey as Richard III

  published Oct 20, 2011

  [This is a quick response to an extraordinary theater event. Look for a full review from Lily Janiak, SF Weekly's theater critic, in next week's issue. The show continues through October 29 at the Cur... More >>

• Eric Church's Front Porch Breakbeats: Nashville at Last Fully Integrates Hip Hop

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Eric Church is the first country star to fully incorporate hip hop into country hits. He's not the first to incorporate it, of course. "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy," and "Stu... More >>

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  At Occupy SF, Kick-Ass Live Music Inspires Crazy-Ass Ranting

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Inspired and inspiring, the Occupy SF Arts and Performance Series has dedicated itself to inviting local artists of serious quality to the occupied streets, where they then proceed to raise a ruckus o... More >>

• Improvised Hitchcock at BATS Improv Is More Than a Killer Tribute

  published Oct 14, 2011

  For all the laughs it generates, perhaps the most impressive thing about BATS Improv's feature-length Improvised Hitchcock shows is the moments of genuine tension. Seriously. At last Saturday's show... More >>

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  1953's "100-Point Behavior Test for Teen-Agers" Thinks You're a Whore

  published Oct 14, 2011

  Each Friday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. 100 Point Behavior Test fo... More >>

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  10 Reasons Prince Valiant Bests All 2011's Adventure Heroes

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Sure, those glossy lips and that pageboy bob makes him look something like ye olde Ramona Quimby, but don't let that fool you. The star of what is arguably the twentieth century's best-drawn newspaper... More >>

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  Ten Silly Old Baby Photos With Even Sillier Business Man Captions: A Meme From the '50s

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. Oh, Baby! Author: None listed; photos by Connie ... More >>

• Oakland Rapper Kreayshawn Hates Oakland's Best Pizza

  published Oct 10, 2011

  You might know Kreayshawn from the thousands of articles about her on every music blog and reasonably hip magazine (including this one!) Or you might know her from that one song she did -- and when we... More >>

• Shark's Fin Soup: Banned, Done, Kaput in California

  published Oct 07, 2011

  Today Gov. Jerry Brown at last made it official: Starting Jan, 1, 2012, the importation of shark fins into California is banned.Shark fins already here can be sold until July 1, 2013, but after that a... More >>

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  Eight Ridiculous Workplace Exercises From the "Brain Gym"

  published Oct 07, 2011

  Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. Brain Gym for Business and Brain Gym Author: Ga... More >>

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  Hank Williams, Jr., Dares to State Outright What Fox News Only Implies

  published Oct 04, 2011

  So, it seems some suits someplace are all worked up at the political opinions of Mr. Hank Williams, Jr. Good for him. Moments like this are why we need a Hank Williams, Jr. Just to be clear, he's ... More >>