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Feature
Scientology's Antagonists
An ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.
By Lauren Smiley
Published: August 13, 2008
Maybe it's his badass black outfit with blood-red letters screaming "Scientology Kills." Or possibly it's his crew cut, or his nose slammed 45 degrees left after catching one...
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Music
Donna Summer relaces her dancing shoes
By Tamara Palmer
Published: August 13, 2008
It takes a versatile artist to write a No. 1 country hit (1980's "Starting Over Again," for Dolly Parton), simulate an orgasm on a 17-minute disco record (1976's "Love to Love...
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Eat
Secret Places
A few modest ethnic eateries that are worth checking out.
By Meredith Brody
Published: August 13, 2008
So we were at dinner and this guy asked me, "Where have you eaten lately that you liked?" and I mentioned Bar Jules, Serpentine, and Ironwood BBQ, hidden in Golden Gate Park....
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Film
Mighty Aphrodites
Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest.
By Scott Foundas
Published: August 13, 2008
Perhaps this review should begin with a disclaimer: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen's 39th film as writer-director, will do little to endear itself to the...
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Film Feature
The Young Man's Dream
Woody Allen is back from his European vacation. Next, he directs Larry David in N.Y.C. and Puccini for L.A. Opera.
By Scott Foundas
Published: August 13, 2008
The last time I interviewed Woody Allen, at his editing suite on Manhattan's Upper East Side, he was preparing the release of Match Point (2005), a dark morality play about an...
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Stage
Former A.C.T. actor Marco Barricelli takes on a new role
By Chloe Veltman
Published: August 13, 2008
When Marco Barricelli was the alpha male of American Conservatory Theater's core acting company, the Geary stage sizzled. Before leaving to pursue opportunities back East in...
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Matt Smith
Shaky bond insurers cost taxpayers money
By Matt Smith
Published: August 13, 2008
Sage editors, wishing to impress upon cub reporters that nothing is news unless it's extraordinary, repeat a journalism adage: We never write about the planes landing on time....
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Feature
Anonymous 101
By Lauren Smiley
Published: August 13, 2008
The day after Valentine's Day, a white-masked figure dressed all in black dropped a box at the door of San Francisco Church of Scientology with a message: "Sorry we are late...
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Music
Summer Lovin' by the Bay
By Tamara Palmer
Published: August 13, 2008
Despite the missteps on her newest recording, Donna Summer remains a hero in the development of electronica's myriad microgenres. SF Weekly approached some local tastemakers...
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Fresh Eats
New Restaurants
Published: August 13, 2008
Aroma Tea: 1806 Polk (at Jackson), www.aromateashop.com. Russian Hill. Tea bar. Asuka Ramen: 883 Bush (at Taylor), 567-3153. Union Square. Noodles. Baked: 415 18th St. (at...
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Film Feature
The Actress Who Came in from the Cold
Melissa Leo finally gets her close-up.
By Chuck Wilson
Published: August 13, 2008
Those of us who write about movies tend to play things cool, but we're all fans at heart, complete with running tallies of those actors and filmmakers whose work speaks to us...
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Stagecap
Studio 300 never promised you a Bowl of Rose Leaves
By Molly Rhodes
Published: August 13, 2008
Imaginative Productions makes great use of its Studio 300 Theatre home (which doubles as director Shari Carlson's voice and acting studio during the day), creating a...
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Sucka Free City
Olympic ticket scam sites could have been shut down sooner
By Matthew Hirsch
Published: August 13, 2008
World-class athletes aren't the only ones going for the gold this summer at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. So are online ticket scammers. International media reports...
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Music
Prepare for Rock the Bells with a game of MC trivia
By Ben Westhoff
Published: August 13, 2008
Now in its fifth year, the Rock the Bells festival hits Shoreline Amphitheater on Saturday with the most complete lineup of vital hip-hop acts you’ll see all year. Running...
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Film
Hard-Knock Life
Frozen River may lay it on a bit thick, but Melissa Leo nails the role of a struggling single mom.
By Ella Taylor
Published: August 13, 2008
When I heard that Quentin Tarantino handed the Grand Jury Prize for best feature to Courtney Hunt's Frozen River at this year's Sundance Film Festival, telling the audience...
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Stagecap
Richard Louis James’ one-man homage to Quentin Crisp
By Christopher Jensen
Published: August 13, 2008
Writer and performer Richard Louis James' one-man show is a languorous homage to the gender-bending English raconteur Quentin Crisp. The show unfolds in two parts: The first...
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Letters
SF Weekly Letters
Published: August 13, 2008
Landlord Dispute Just trying to make an honest living: Thanks for a very interesting story ["The Tenant from Hell," Feature, 7/30] about serial evictees. The first thing that...
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Let's Get Killed
12 Galaxies set to close this month
By Jennifer Maerz
Published: August 13, 2008
The Mission District will lose its biggest live music venue when 12 Galaxies shuts its doors at the end of this month. Although rumors have been floating around this summer...
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Film
Apocalypse Whatever
Ben Stiller's Hollywood sendup lacks firepower.
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: August 13, 2008
Early buzz out of Hollywood pegged Tropic Thunder, directed and co-written by star Ben Stiller, as the end-all and be-all of movie-biz parodies — a savage beast with a...
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Encore
Also Playing
Our critics weigh in on local theater
By Will Harper, Molly Rhodes, Chloe Veltman and Christopher Jensen
Published: August 13, 2008
American Joe Despite being given life by the same DNA donors and being raised in the same household, siblings often grow into people who bear little resemblance to each other....
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