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2009 Stories by Michael Leaverton

• Arthouse movie listings for November 18-24, 2009

  published November 18, 2009

  To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com. 4 Star. Chinese American Film... More >>

• Room for Dessert

  published November 18, 2009

  We all owe an apology to restaurant pastry chefs: Once their turn arrives, too many of us have already spent our appetites, or saved just enough... More >>

• Run Like a Child

  published November 18, 2009

  Many people who never exercise change their habits in the days after Thanksgiving — hope springs eternal. Instead of doing eight pushups and... More >>

• The Hills

  published November 18, 2009

  “Sing-A-Long Sound of Music” — the words strike fear into certain people, who assume, quite rightfully, that they... More >>

• Bubblicious

  published November 18, 2009

  Of the three things that children inherently love -- bubbles, balloons, and DJ Lance Rock of Nick Jr.’s Yo Gabba Gabba — bubbles... More >>

• Gallery Food

  published November 11, 2009

  Galleries are known for serving Trader Joe’s buckets of minibrownies, not sliders with heirloom pepper relish and aioli, wild boar sausages... More >>

• Slam Dance

  published November 11, 2009

  The beauty of dancers floating across the stage, making exquisite patterns for the sake of exquisite patterns — snooze. Or so thinks DV8... More >>

• Bottoms Up

  published November 11, 2009

  Championship dancing usually takes place in a ballroom sprinkled with glitter and applause. Championship drinking usually happens at 2 a.m. in a... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for November 11-17, 2009

  published November 11, 2009

  Artists' Television Access. "Happiness Is a Warm Projector": Experimental shorts from New Mexico. Thu., Nov. 12, 8 p.m. $6.... More >>

• E EEEEE EEE

  published November 11, 2009

  In metafiction, the letter E is forever linked to Georges Perec, who wrote a whole novel without using it. Few notice the missing letter —... More >>

• Beyond Pie

  published November 11, 2009

  According to the produce wheel at Whole Foods, pumpkins are in season. Not many people know what to do with pumpkins. They’re big — some... More >>

• Give This Man a Trophy

  published November 11, 2009

  The mid-'90s was a big time for tennis. In 1994, Pavement released “Stop Breathing,” an epic song about tennis and something. In 1996,... More >>

• Head Spinning

  published November 11, 2009

  Many dance forms require a trained eye to pick out the good from the great. With hip-hop dance, you just have to have the spatial awareness to... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for November 4-10, 2009

  published November 4, 2009

  To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com. Artists' Television Access.... More >>

• Pig Hunt

  published October 28, 2009

  You wouldn’t think a movie about wild pig hunting would play well in the city, but we happen to be surrounded by hills filled with 200-pound,... More >>

• The Room

  published October 28, 2009

  No way did Entertainment Weekly think its judgment on The Room -- “the Citizen Kane of bad movies -- would kick off the... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for October 28-November 3, 2009

  published October 28, 2009

  To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com. Artists' Television Access.... More >>

• Die Blechtrommel

  published October 28, 2009

  Translating books into other languages is chic, even when it has no right to be — Dan Brown's latest is set to be translated into more than... More >>

• Knives Out

  published October 28, 2009

  Last month, a hotshot New York chef said something about figs on a plate and San Francisco, and our local foodies shat themselves. It was awful.... More >>

• That Is All

  published October 28, 2009

  If John Hodgman were an entry in one of his own Ben Franklinesque reference books, it might read like this: “An accumulation of... More >>

• Have a Drink

  published October 28, 2009

  Last year, artist Tucker Nichols had free rein to create art all over the de Young Museum. Nichols is known for odd little shapes, clever scraps... More >>

• List: Muni Fight Club rules

  published October 21, 2009

  There's been quite a lot of fighting on Muni lately. If nobody can stop it, perhaps we should govern it — with Muni Fight Club... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for October 21-27, 2009

  published October 21, 2009

  To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com. Artists' Television Access.... More >>

• Stop Demanded

  published October 21, 2009

  A Web site devoted to complaining about Muni — okay, we get it. (Actually, we love it.) But a night of storytelling dedicated to our maligned... More >>

• Sans Cart

  published October 21, 2009

  San Francisco street food hit celebrity status a while back, but now we’ve reached a new plateau: the street-food celebrity chef. The duties... More >>