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Artistic disciplines love to commingle metaphors. Actors paint scenes, writers sculpt dialogue, and dancers translate the "language" of movement.
Artist Pawel Kruk, who...
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For the thousands of drivers forging across the Bay Bridge at 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8, was the day government got it right. Inspectors noticed a cracked strut amid a...
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They say that if you remember Woodstock, you weren't there. That's bullshit. I remember it perfectly, and I was there. That's why I don't need all this nostalgic crap they're...
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Batter Bakery: 555 California (at Montgomery), 706-8076, www.batterbakery.com. Financial District. Bakery.
Bite: 912 Sutter (at Leavenworth), 563-2483. Tenderloin....
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Set in the bucolic suburbs of early-19th-century London, as fresh and dewy as a newly mowed lawn, Jane Campion's Bright Star recounts the love affair between a tubercular...
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The strange little minimalist white box of a gallery that is Jancar Jones excels at mounting shows that somehow suit its constraints (75 square feet). The latest solo exhibit...
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A recent San Francisco Examiner article about BART's lost-and-found policy somehow managed to avoid asking the massive, throbbing question one simply must ask of the person...
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When it comes to packing bodies into rock clubs, it doesn't hurt to have a reputation for kinetic live shows. Tel Aviv's Monotonix is a punk-informed trio amassing a devoted...
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A little Salvador Dalí, a little collage, a little fingerpainting. Nathan Redwood's decidedly odd acrylic paintings are a mixed bag in the best sense: jumbled...
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This article has been removed by the editors because of a substantial error. The article mistakenly suggested there was no record of Mayor Gavin Newsom's foster brother in the...
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Artists' Television Access. Open Screening: Open-mike-style salon for film and video. Thu., Sept. 17, 8 p.m. $5. Exquisite...
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The Comedy of Errors. Free Shakespeare in the park. It's such a heart-warming proposition, a fine idea whose public value endures; with this production, SF Shakes has been at...
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With polling figures showing Gavin Newsom trailing badly in his bid for governor, pundits say he will have to spend more time wooing voters in Southern California. How can he...
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While the name Frightened Rabbit conjures up disheartening images of timid waifs lamenting lost love with Hallmark diction, this Scottish act packs quite a bite. Sure, the...
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Despite the American name, Phoenix is a French band. And to further confuse things, the group's fourth and most recent album has a cheeky Viennese nod to it. Wolfgang Amadeus...
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People Write Stuff About "The Wrong Stuff"
You win some: Great job on the Gavin Newsom article ["The Wrong Stuff," Ashley Harrell, Feature, 9/9]. I had heard great things...
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In March, the Pet Shop Boys released Yes, the British duo's 10th full-length studio album (not including soundtracks, live shows, and compilations). The cover sports a check...
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So beloved are Prince and Michael Jackson that there are two recurring parties in San Francisco devoted to their funkiness and enduring catalogs. "Prince vs. Michael Jackson,"...
