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1. Feature

   For He Has Sinned

   A new lawsuit sheds light on the S.F. years of Mother Teresa's spiritual adviser – who is also one of the Jesuit order's most notorious convicted pedophiles.

   By Peter Jamison

   Published: July 29, 2009

   Two decades ago, an 11-year-old boy from the Bay Area was honored with an invitation most devout Catholics would envy. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace...

2. Music

   Microcaster DJs get screwed under new licensing fees

   By Eliot Van Buskirk

   Published: July 29, 2009

   Conventional wisdom dictates that the Internet should be a magical musical wonderland where everyone can be a DJ. But when it comes to user-programmed online radio, the Web is...

3. Eat

   The old-fashioned food cart is now hip -- and on the run -- with the help of Twitter

   By Matthew Stafford

   Published: July 29, 2009

   The renegade food-cart craze currently sweeping San Francisco depends on word of mouth for its very existence, which is why Twitter, everyone's favorite punchline, is so vital...

4. Film

   Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler, together at last in Funny People

   By Scott Foundas

   Published: July 29, 2009

   After devoting his first two films as director, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, to getting laid and having kids, respectively, Judd Apatow brings the circle of life to a...

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   24 City

   By J. Hoberman

   Published: July 29, 2009

   Jia Zhangke’s last feature, Still Life (2006), was set in Fengjie, an ancient river city flooded and rebuilt as part of China’s monumental Three Gorges Dam Project;...

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   Very Sharp

   By Michael Leaverton

   Published: July 29, 2009

   “Word,” a group show featuring artists who incorporate text into their work, is curated by Danielle Steel. If you’re thinking, “The airport-book lady knows...

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   '80s Style

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: July 29, 2009

   We were starting to think Absolute Beginners was the cinema version of our childhood imaginary friend. The Julien Temple–directed 1986 rock musical stars David Bowie and...

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   Just Doe It

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: July 29, 2009

   When you think about the possible food metaphors for veteran punk rock singers, "hot caramel sauce" might not be the first one you grab for. But when you hear Country Club, the...

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   "Love" for Sale

   By Evan James

   Published: July 29, 2009

   Although it seems like whoring is all anybody talks about anymore, sex work sensationalism from breathless mainstream media begs for a clear-eyed literary antidote here and...

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    It’s Twins

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: July 29, 2009

    As sweet boutique neighborhoods go, the Valencia Corridor is — how to put it gently? — the best one. The point is arguable, of course, we’re just stating an...

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    Race Day

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: July 29, 2009

    Every distance runner reaches a point, after all the sweating and breathing and the sweating and breathing, in which he or she thinks, Shouldn’t I be getting an award for...

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    Dueling Desperados

    By Michael Fox

    Published: July 29, 2009

    Once a staple of Japanese cinema, the samurai film — like the Western in this country — has fallen out of style. The Age of the Bailout doesn't allow much room for an...

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    Don’t You Forget About Me

    By Michael Fox

    Published: July 29, 2009

    Molly Ringwald is 41 and has three kids. Let that sink in for a second. The winsome waif who exploded as a teen icon in the mid-'80s — and made the cover of Time — is...

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    Brain Glaze

    By Dan Strachota

    Published: July 29, 2009

    The Brian Jonestown Massacre was like the Yardbirds or Bluesbreakers of the late '90s. Not only did all three bands play burly psychedelic rock, but they also served as a kind...

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    Be Funny or Die

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: July 29, 2009

    As a rule, Internet sensations rarely find success in the real world, because our standards, online, are pathetic. It’s not our fault: We’re enchanted by new...

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    Light It Up

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: July 29, 2009

    It’s percolating. Downtown’s old, old brick temple to money is gathering steam, preparing itself to be viewed, like Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, readying itself...

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    Foodie Drama

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: July 29, 2009

    Four courses is too much, unless one of them is ... coffee? At "Theater You Can Eat," The People's Theatre company invades a Bolivian/raw food restaurant, and presents a slate...

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    Masters of Puppets

    By Silke Tudor

    Published: July 29, 2009

    Imagine Motörhead’s Lemmy with a talk show. Now imagine him as a drug-addled, sex-obsessed puppet named Red Orbach who takes pleasure in humiliating his very popular...

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    WTF, USA?

    By Silke Tudor

    Published: July 29, 2009

    After the Dustbowl, America needed John Steinbeck to give starvation and deprivation human faces to ponder. But as America’s nationwide hunger faded from living memory,...

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    Lion's Den

    By Aaron Hillis

    Published: July 29, 2009

    Pablo Trapero’s unpretentious prison drama wasn’t exceptional enough to win the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes, but what’s downright neglectful is...