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2010 Stories by Keith Bowers

• Out of This World

  published September 29, 2010

  Ralph Lemon takes unexpected routes to some of the most elemental aspects of being human. Loss. Connection. Solitude. Reflection. For example,... More >>

• Everything Small Is Big Again

  published September 29, 2010

  Think about your daily habits: Morning coffee. Train or bicycle ride to work. Dinner with your significant other. Reading that new paperback... More >>

• Purple Haze Deconstructed

  published September 29, 2010

  Rock stars ooze confidence on stage. They have to. That’s part of what makes them rock stars. Think about Mick Jagger – even in his 60s... More >>

• One Person's Junk Is Another Person's Sculpture

  published September 29, 2010

  There’s beauty to be found in what others consider to throwaway items – and an exhibit at San Francisco State embodies this. The... More >>

• Support the Arts - Get Stamped

  published September 29, 2010

  How would you like to walk around a San Francisco neighborhood, meet local artists at the various locations you visit, and get original works by... More >>

• Seven Patterns that Changed the World

  published September 29, 2010

  What does the invention of the Gutenberg press have in common with the ascendance of Google Inc. and Web 2.0? Would a different way of thinking... More >>

• Transplants: Seeing the Whole Human

  published September 29, 2010

  Organ transplants – they’re considered a miracle of science. But what about some of the ethical and spiritual quandaries that come with... More >>

• The Hard Questions About Sex, Consent, and Free Will

  published September 29, 2010

  A casual encounter goes terribly wrong. A woman is raped. Later she examines her experience. She looks up her attacker and confronts him. She... More >>

• Creep Out the Kids

  published September 29, 2010

  Those of us who don’t have offspring tend to forget that kids are fascinated by the grotesque. Giant bugs, things preserved in jars, strange... More >>

• Shack Up with Trannies

  published September 29, 2010

  We San Franciscans are, by and large, a pacifistic, left-leaning bunch of freaks and perverts. But that doesn't mean some among us can't wreck a... More >>

• PFFR Goes Out of Bounds

  published September 22, 2010

  You want weird? You want absurd? You want to laugh at things that will make you sure you’re going to hell for thinking they’re funny?... More >>

• Cabaret From Mount Olympus

  published September 22, 2010

  What’s a cabaret show without Greek mythology and stop-motion animated monsters? Nothing, if you ask the people behind the Cat’s... More >>

• The Architect Speaks

  published September 22, 2010

  Hilary Sample is an architect. She’s an artist. She’s on the faculty at Yale. She’s also part of an architecture and design firm... More >>

• Six-Pack, Two Wheels

  published September 22, 2010

  It’s no wonder the people behind a daylong tribute to bicycles in San Francisco would discourage participants from bringing beer. But the... More >>

• Big Mouth Strikes Again

  published September 22, 2010

  To hear Mimi Vilmenay tell it, she doesn’t have any fans. “Everyone freaks out at everything I say. I’m upsetting everyone... More >>

• Lighting Up the Dark Places

  published September 22, 2010

  Put yourself inside the head of Newt Gingrich. (Go ahead. Don’t be afraid. We won’t be there long.) Now imagine what appears in his mind... More >>

• Not Totally Amateur

  published September 22, 2010

  We can always count on Good Vibrations for two things: to help us learn more about sex and sexuality – and to keep us from taking it all too... More >>

• You Say Hero, I Say Attention Whore

  published September 22, 2010

  There was a time when being a hero came with some moral clout. It was never a perfect setup — personal riches and any notion of “the... More >>

• Good Help Is Hard to Find

  published September 22, 2010

  One of the first lessons taught in journalism school is be very nice to secretaries and administrative assistants. Getting in their good graces is... More >>

• War: What Is It Good For?

  published September 22, 2010

  Nine years ago, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to bring down the Taliban and seek the terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks. Our troops are still... More >>

• Real Horrorshow!

  published September 22, 2010

  Gore and violence on the big screen might scare the hell out of you, but you always have an “out.” When the bad guy saws horny teenagers... More >>

• Trick of the Light

  published September 22, 2010

  Photographer Tokihiro Sato routinely spends a lot of time in front of his own lens. But what he shoots are not self-portraits. In fact, you... More >>

• Reputation Busters

  published September 22, 2010

  What neighborhoods in San Francisco are known as arts and cultural centers? SoMa? Sure. (Rhymes with MOMA.) The Mission? You bet. The Haight? OK.... More >>

• The Man Behind the Scenes

  published September 22, 2010

  You may have never heard of Harry Nilsson, but he was a big influence on some people you probably do know: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Terry Gilliam,... More >>

• Watching the Act of Watching

  published September 22, 2010

  Artist Carrie Hott wants us to pay attention to the tools that help us pay attention. Which is to say, she wants us to observe the act of... More >>