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2010 Stories by Michael Leaverton

• Film Showtimes for the week of August 25-31, 2010

  published August 25, 2010

  Arthouse listings compiled by Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser. Artists' Television Access. "Animated Art": Experimental... More >>

• I Can Haz Wildebeest?

  published August 25, 2010

  Wildlife filmmaker seems like the best job ever, getting paid to lie on the Serengeti, tundra, riverbank, ice floe, sea floor, or branch, with a... More >>

• Spot Gets Dad a Beer

  published August 25, 2010

  Attending a pro baseball game is a cherished American experience, but to enjoy it you have to do a very un-American thing: Leave one behind. Your... More >>

• True Blood

  published August 25, 2010

  It's complicated to kill a vampire. They don't die easy. The film genre is even tougher. It didn't die when Katherine Bigelow released Near... More >>

• Our Whiskers Are Strong

  published August 25, 2010

  Some people (certainly no one at SF Weekly) have trouble growing a full beard. There are patches that grow in hesitantly, or not at all --... More >>

• More Theater Reviews

  published August 18, 2010

  Shopping! The Musical. Some theater types want to be Hamlet; others want to be Liza Minnelli. The smiling, hardworking performers... More >>

• Time Passages

  published August 18, 2010

  For the exhibit "Now and When," the S.F. Arts Commission gave $2,000 each to a bunch of artists to make time-capsule projects. Packard Jennings... More >>

• Find the Art

  published August 18, 2010

  Interpreting anonymous vernacular and "found" photography is usually a nice time: There's no artist or movement in the way, pushing you to... More >>

• Chow Line

  published August 18, 2010

  Last year's inaugural SF Street Food Festival was crowded. We entered, jostled down the block, paused reflectively, and jostled our way... More >>

• Tribal Fusion? No

  published August 18, 2010

  If you never want to get a tattoo, visit a tattoo convention. A lot of bad tattoos show up at tattoo conventions. Depending on how spiteful and... More >>

• Anger Management

  published August 18, 2010

  In terms of self-aggrandizing firebrand fiction, Neal Pollack was the guy before everybody knew there was a guy. Then he became a dad and... More >>

• More Theater Reviews

  published August 18, 2010

  Shopping! The Musical. Some theater types want to be Hamlet; others want to be Liza Minnelli. The smiling, hardworking performers... More >>

• Film Showtimes for the week of August 18-24, 2010

  published August 18, 2010

  To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com. Castro Theatre. Double Stanwyck:... More >>

• More Theater Reviews

  published August 11, 2010

  Obscura. Both theater arts and the art of magic involve suspension of disbelief, but in different ways. We go to the theater to... More >>

• RT

  published August 11, 2010

  The best part about Matt Stewart releasing his book on Twitter is you don't have to read it on Twitter -- you can't, actually. Not anymore.... More >>

• The War Area

  published August 11, 2010

  Everybody who comes across Trevor Paglen's art loves it, except the U.S. military. It would like him to quietly disappear. For his art is to... More >>

• Master of Puppets

  published August 11, 2010

  If Skinner is anything like his art, he's always trying to figure out where his next burrito is coming from. He bums smokes off cab drivers, knows... More >>

• When You're Here, You're Family

  published August 11, 2010

  We often wondered about Tyler Florence: Applebee's? One would think a Food Network star could get a better gig, like Tom Collichio and his... More >>

• Film Showtimes for the week of August 11-17, 2010

  published August 11, 2010

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

• More Theater Reviews

  published August 4, 2010

  Obscura.Both theater arts and the art of magic involve suspension of disbelief, but in different ways. We go to the theater to... More >>

• Representatives of the Media

  published August 4, 2010

  Today, three leaders of online news sites — the Bay Citizen’s Lisa Frazier, SF Public Press’ Michael Stoll, and Mission Local's... More >>

• Stick It to the Man

  published August 4, 2010

  It's common to see graffiti artists move into the gallery, but it's always nice to get one who popularized a new style, such as Pez. And his style... More >>

• Coming This Summer

  published August 4, 2010

  Gary Shteyngart was born in Russia and — wait, you know all about Shteyngart. (You've made a mistake somewhere if you don't, but... More >>

• Make

  published August 4, 2010

  Craftmaking doesn't have to be cool. With the right mix of instructor (our downstairs neighbor), location (church basement), and project (yarn... More >>

• Film Showtimes for the week of August 4-10, 2010

  published August 4, 2010

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