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2004 Stories by Joyce Slaton

• Microcosmic

  published December 29, 2004

  Robert Schwartz's gouache and oil paintings resemble scenes captured from dreams -- assuming yours involve cat-suited jesters, shirtless guys... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published December 29, 2004

  Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Warm fuzzies, both literal and figurative, seem like an unusual subject for working artists -- cuteness... More >>

• The Painting

  published December 22, 2004

  By Nina Schuyler Algonquin Books (2004), $22.95 Reading Bay Area writer Nina Schuyler's delicate, lyrical love story --... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published December 22, 2004

  Wednesday, December 22, 2004 San Francisco is the kind of city a person can come to with a dream, some starry-eyed hope, and a piece... More >>

• Revival Riot

  published December 15, 2004

  Film lovers refer to the 1930s as the Golden Age of Cinema, particularly 1939, when both Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published December 15, 2004

  Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Though modern Americans assign scant importance to the substance of their dreams, numerous cultures... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published December 8, 2004

  Wednesday, December 8, 2004 Unless you're some kind of sick, joyless freak (or a sad allergic person) you no doubt enjoy chocolate's... More >>

• They Walk the Line

  published December 1, 2004

  Seldom is a dividing line more clear. On one side is a country of unimaginable wealth. On the other is a nation terminally bogged down by poverty,... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published December 1, 2004

  Wednesday, December 1, 2004 It beats us why Caitlin Atkinson wants to expose the humiliating moments in her life, but we really... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published November 24, 2004

  Wednesday, November 24, 2004 The rather disturbingly named "Meat Show" involves nine artists who take on "delights of the dead... More >>

• Fantastic Voyage

  published November 17, 2004

  To express an appreciation for world music is to invite being characterized as a hippie. Sure, Amoeba's world music aisles are loaded with... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published November 17, 2004

  Wednesday, November 17, 2004 In an era when skeletal models are routinely praised for their "svelte" shapes and women boasting such... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published November 10, 2004

  Wednesday, November 10, 2004 The wistful looks on the faces of the dolls in Denise and Scott Davis' exhibit, "Davis & Davis:... More >>

• Uneasy Chairs

  published November 3, 2004

  At home we generally like to be surrounded by comfort. Cushy chairs. Cozy sofas. Nothing hard or glaring. But SFMOMA Artists Gallery's... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published November 3, 2004

  Wednesday, November 3, 2004 By the time you read this, you'll know whether we have a new president or not (that tidbit was unavailable... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published October 27, 2004

  Wednesday, October 27, 2004 A lot of official public monuments are sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution: Those... More >>

• Eye-Opener

  published October 20, 2004

  Screenwriters supply dialogue. Directors control action. But it's a film's cinematographer who furnishes mood and nuance. Far more than just... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published October 20, 2004

  Wednesday, October 20, 2004 Longtime cartoonist/ first-time author Ted Rall thinks "pussy" is a really good way to describe... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published October 13, 2004

  Wednesday, October 13, 2004 Stephen Elliott on John Kerry: "He looks like a President. He's tall and stately. I think he's... More >>

• Shocker

  published October 6, 2004

  While some old-fashioned turn-ons no longer electrify -- when's the last time you were bowled over by a player piano? -- some retro pastimes have... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published October 6, 2004

  Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Texas columnist Molly Ivins has been compared to Dorothy Parker more times than George Herbert... More >>

• Veg-Out Vegetarian Guide to San Francisco Bay Area

  published September 29, 2004

  Edited by Michele Anna Jordan Gibbs Smith (2004), $12.95 Veg-Out, penned by former San Francisco... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published September 29, 2004

  Wednesday, September 29, 2004 We went to the last "Punk Sound Night," very excited to see raw footage of Le Tigre frontwoman... More >>

• Mondo Bizarro

  published September 22, 2004

  History is littered with people famous for their freaky looks, among them the Elephant Man, plastic surgery disaster Jocelyne Wildenstein, and... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published September 22, 2004

  Wednesday, September 22, 2004 There's a weird strain of hard-core musicians who get all rah-rah as soon as politics come up. We're... More >>