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2010 Stories by Michael Leaverton

• Figures of Action

  published May 26, 2010

  Portraitists often try to capture new perspectives on iconic subjects, as if the public’s impression needs to be subverted lest it take over... More >>

• Soccer Succor

  published May 26, 2010

  Regarding soccer, the most many locals do is admire its fans, foremost among whom is author and barkeep Alan Black. But sometimes we’ll also... More >>

• Beat Crazy

  published May 26, 2010

  The Beat Generation is back — at least on the silver screen. Walter Salles has finally scored the cash and the cast to make On the... More >>

• Nice Glasses

  published May 26, 2010

  Nerd Nite San Francisco runs under the theory that everyone knows more about something than everyone else, so don’t let yourself feel... More >>

• More Theater Reviews

  published May 19, 2010

  Hot Greeks. To complement their wildly successful (and deservedly so) run of Pearls over Shanghai (running through... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for May 19-25, 2010

  published May 19, 2010

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

• More Theater Reviews

  published May 12, 2010

  Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews? A great performer can be his own worst enemy if he looks in the mirror too much, and in his newest show,... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for May 12-18, 2010

  published May 12, 2010

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

• They Said What?

  published May 12, 2010

  A book of interviews with comedians followed by their portraits sounds slightly ominous, like something you’d find anchoring a liquidating B.... More >>

• Pretty Things

  published May 12, 2010

  In most of San Francisco, professionally landscaped back yards are a rare treasure. But in the Forest Hill area, they’re lined up like... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for May 5-11, 2010

  published May 5, 2010

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

• Business in Front

  published May 5, 2010

  Last year, Sammy Kitwara crushed the 12K world record in Bay to Breakers, beating it by 11 seconds and setting a new course record. To... More >>

• Throw Your Veggies

  published May 5, 2010

  Last year, the PianoFight theater troupe, in response to the nationwide Free Night of Theater, instructed its audiences to throw rotten vegetables... More >>

• Monster Series

  published May 5, 2010

  The years 1971 to 1974 were good ones in Japan, as they saw the release of Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs.... More >>

• Hopelessly Devoted

  published May 5, 2010

  Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman are getting a sitter, for in a surprising and heartening move they appear together tonight. It should... More >>

• Bay to Breakdown

  published April 28, 2010

  Many people think the 1.5-mile swim is the most demanding part of the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, but we can't even understand that... More >>

• Free Samples

  published April 28, 2010

  As with any cultish event, Free Comic Book Day has its own codes and rituals — there’s more to it than simply waltzing into a... More >>

• First

  published April 28, 2010

  The art world took notice when Banksy began doing graffiti that did more than simply identify its creator — here was something new. But... More >>

• Cash for Clothes

  published April 28, 2010

  Discarded to Divine is a fashion-show benefit auction in which designers create new looks from piles of old clothes that were likely never... More >>

• Arthouse movie listings for April 28-May 4, 2010

  published April 28, 2010

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

• Big Sister

  published April 28, 2010

  This year marks the 30th anniversary of San Francisco having Shanghai as a sister city. We have 17. The last, Amman, was added late last month;... More >>

• Congenial Diversions

  published April 28, 2010

  The weekly New Yorker online cartoon caption contest is for masochists. Just type in your entry, mindful of profanity and scatology, and... More >>

• Trashy Music

  published April 28, 2010

  In 2007, composer Nathaniel Stookey went to the dump and hit stuff. Things like... More >>

• Move Aside, Tommy Wiseau

  published April 28, 2010

  Japanese hallucinatory slapstick horror movies don’t always make the trip to America; it took Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House... More >>

• War Photographers

  published April 28, 2010

  In a photo from Jennifer Karady’s exhibit, “Soldiers’ Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan,” Army Sgt. Pyle sits in... More >>