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Thomas Frank White, 73, once a famed San Francisco stockbroker and philanthropist, sits in a Puerto Vallarta jail cell, facing charges that he invited boys to a mansion there...
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It's often said that the best records are made following great emotional upheaval. If that's true, San Francisco–based producer and DJ Janaka Selekta just made the album...
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Caffeinated Comics: 3188 Mission (at Valencia), 829-7530, www.caffcom.com. Mission. Coffee, juices, and comics.
Contigo: 1320 Castro (at 24th St.), 285-0250,...
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Whether it's the amnesiac super spy of the Bourne franchise or the weary law-firm fixer of Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy specializes in characters who wear so many masks that,...
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This looks bad: In mid-January, the Board of Supervisors awarded a no-bid $26 million contract to AECOM, a multinational construction management company, to help manage the...
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Los Angeles native Jeff Gauthier is a veteran improviser and composer with a knack for drawing gifted artists into his orbit. While he's an adept and eclectic performer, the...
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More than a year after its first twirl at Sundance, this Amy Adams–Emily Blunt dramedy finally shrugs its way into theaters. It feels almost like an afterthought. A film...
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The Model Apartment. Comedy may be tragedy plus time, but sometimes a tragedy is so immense that it can only devolve into savage farce. Donald Margulies' The Model Apartment,...
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When it comes to the politics of law enforcement, few parlor games are quite as popular among San Francisco's police officers, prosecutors, and elected officials as the Blame...
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San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano recently introduced a bill that would legalize marijuana. Here are some brand names (and their slogans) we'd like to see on store shelves...
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Enough. After months of grim reports about how this country is sloping toward a massive economic apocalypse, it's time for a bit of good news. So here it is: One of the most...
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Yelp Reviews Leave Bad Taste
Serving up spite: Thanks to Lauren Smiley for writing this story ["Faux-Star Reviews!," Feature, 3/11] about Yelp. I think Smiley did a great job...
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Compiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser Published:
March 18, 2009
Artists' Television Access. OpenScreening: Film and video open mike. Thu., March 19, 8 p.m. free-$5. "The Muse of Cinema": Feature-length program of short films by Kerry...
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Over the past decade, Italian power trio Zu has refined its brutal mix of slide-rule hardcore and noisy free-jazz skronk into a terrifying onslaught. With echoes of Lightning...
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A musician who devotes an entire career to the banjo is a bit like a chef choosing to serve nothing but anchovies. Both instrument and ingredient are generally considered...
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It'd be easy to chart a Venn diagram of the sonic relationships delivered by Canadian production duo MSTRKRFT. Just assign red to the beat, blue to the bass, and green to the...
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Ahead of its fifth, untitled studio album, Four Tet (DJ and producer Kieran Hebden) is hitting the road for a North American tour. The U.K. act's most recent release, Ringer,...
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The famous biologist Edward O. Wilson has coauthored a new book, Superorganisms, about wasps, bees, and his personal favorites, ants. It's hard not to think of Wilson when I...
