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2012 Stories by Ruby Perez

• Kerouac's Sicilian Dog

  published June 13, 2012

  Our first experience with the San Francisco Pet Owner came during a walk through Hayes Valley. A woman exclaimed, "Look Amy! A corgi!" We... More >>

• Art Show Featuring Pugs in Fruit Hats to Benefit the SPCA

  published Jun 14, 2012

  Some of us can't have pets. We've been cursed with landlords who wish to deny us the love and affection of a pug. But just because we can't adopt, doesn't mean we don't want to do our part in supporti... More >>

• The Lion King Tickets Available June 8

  published Jun 01, 2012

  After a successful run in 2004, The Lion King is coming back to San Francisco this fall for an 11-week engagement at the SHN Orpheum Theatre, according to a statement from SHN. Tickets are scheduled t... More >>

• Cute Dogs in Costume: The Whole Enchihuahua

  published Jun 01, 2012

  The mighty Chihuahua once served as the companion to the Mayan civilization. Evidence points to the dogs participating in religious ceremonies. The Chihuahua is considered one of the oldest dog breeds... More >>

• Little People, Big Minds

  published May 2, 2012

  In the early ’90s Kevin Bacon put on a dazzling performance in Tremors, a film about mutant worms and trailer parks. As children, we... More >>

• Fifth-Graders Wrote Them, Pro Actors Perform Them: "Short Plays by Short People"

  published May 10, 2012

  In 1990, Kevin Bacon put on a dazzling performance in Tremors, a film about mutant worms and trailer parks. As children, we played a game in which, side by side with Kevin Bacon, we would destroy the ... More >>

• An Incendiary Life Remembered: Lenore Kandel, a Strong Female Voice Among the Beats

  published May 09, 2012

  Lenore Kandel was explosive -- she was the only woman to give a speech at the 1967 Human Be-In, became immortalized by Jack Kerouac in Big Sur, and just like her buddy Allen Ginsberg, had a pamphlet o... More >>

• Enter the Studio of Winston Smith, Artist Who Worked With Dead Kennedys, Green Day

  published Apr 27, 2012

  Winston Smith is among those responsible for giving Bay Area punk rock a visual representation -- and when we say "Winston Smith," we're not talking about the infamous 1984 literary character, but rat... More >>

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  Three Survivors -- Ages 106-108 -- Lead 1906 Earthquake Commemorations

  published Apr 17, 2012

  Once a year we San Franciscans take time to remind ourselves of one of the horrors that rocked our city -- the catastrophic earthquake and fire on April 18, 1906, that left an estimated 3,000 dead, mo... More >>

• Musical Misfit

  published April 11, 2012

  Controversial, offensive, and downright angry, Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. was a real force in his time. Better known as Jay Reatard, the notorious rock... More >>

• Relevant After 400 Years

  published February 29, 2012

  Plato was among many to observe that art imitates reality. He also was among many who’ve advocated that art -- especially poetry and drama... More >>

• Castro Features Four Films That Show Off the Fashion of Jean Paul Gaultier

  published Apr 04, 2012

  We've had it all wrong: The greatness of a film is not measured by who is playing the lead, but what that person is wearing. That's right, we're talking about fashion. Mise en scene, the intricate des... More >>

• Eat an Insect, Get Into Ripley's Museum Free

  published Mar 16, 2012

  Let's get together and munch on some ants, termites, and dung beetles. Or if we're feeling adventurous, we can have scorpion and cockroach for dessert. Nor Well consider this: Even if it appears absur... More >>

• Religion for Atheists' Alain De Botton Shuns Fundamentalism -- From Both Sides

  published Mar 13, 2012

  "The Atheist and the Believer" is a tale as old as time, and a controversy as relevant this election year as ever. But author, philosopher, and entrepreneur Alain De Bottom proposes a middle ground an... More >>

• Ya Big Baboon!

  published February 29, 2012

  The physiological reaction of a zebra running for its life, after being ripped open by a lion, is shockingly similar to that of humans when we... More >>

• Life’s Only Constant

  published February 29, 2012

  Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go! was something we often turned to as we entered new stages in life. However, we realize... More >>

• Carly Ozard Looks Back on S.F. Cabaret, Freddie Mercury, and Animals Before She Moves to N.Y.

  published Feb 27, 2012

  Going away parties mean a lot of things: a fresh start, sad goodbyes, and reflecting on all the wacky stuff that's happened in the place you're leaving. Cabaret performer Carly Ozard is having a going... More >>

• A Duel With Duality

  published February 15, 2012

  For the artist, the decision between making a living and following creative bliss -- the decision between eating and creating -- has always been a... More >>

• Sweet, Sweet, Literature: Sunday Crawl Pairs Indie Bookstores and Chocolate

  published Feb 24, 2012

  What would we need if we were stranded on a desert islandr Of course, if we were practical folk we would say a knife or tools, but we're not that type -- we want chocolate and books. There can never b... More >>

• Love and Science

  published January 25, 2012

  We've become a bit leery of the more easy-to-come-by Valentines day gestures: flowers, anatomically incorrect heart-shaped cards, chocolate -- no,... More >>

• Meet our Masterminds: Baldur Helgason and Laurie Halsey Brown

  published Feb 16, 2012

  The economy sucks, but we don't care -- the Bay Area is home to artists so talented they deserve to take over the world. That's why the Masterminds grants are given to three local and emerging artists... More >>

• Meet Our Mastermminds: Lisa Alonzo and Jon Kuzmich

  published Feb 15, 2012

  The economy sucks, but we don't care -- the Bay Area is home to artists so talented they deserve to take over the world. That's why the Masterminds grants are given to three local and emerging artists... More >>

• Meet Our Masterminds: Detour Dance and Meklit Hadero

  published Feb 14, 2012

  The economy sucks, but we don't care -- the Bay Area is home to artists so talented they deserve to take over the world. That's why the Masterminds grants are given to three local and emerging artists... More >>

• Meet Our Masterminds: Dohee Lee and Michelle Tholen

  published Feb 13, 2012

  The economy sucks, but we don't care -- the Bay Area is home to artists so talented they deserve to take over the world. That's why the Masterminds grants are given to three local and emerging artists... More >>

• Meet Our Masterminds: Eric Cohen and Eliane Lima

  published Feb 10, 2012

  The economy sucks, but we don't care -- the Bay Area is home to artists so talented they deserve to take over the world. That's why the Masterminds grants are given to three local and emerging artists... More >>