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Illustration by Andrew J. Nilsen, based on The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai.
A century ago, Daniel Burnham, the preeminent architect of his day, presented San...
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It might surprise anyone who's heard his booming tenor of a voice, but San Francisco singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman didn't always want to be a musician. His first chosen...
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Behind us, a quintet of laptops, their screens leaning toward one another as if they're straining to stay in harmony. To our right, a blond woman sitting with a glass of wine...
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Although Japanese filmmaker and animation virtuoso Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) serves only on the periphery as co-writer and production supervisor, his soulfulness still...
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Looking for an excuse to suit up in that unitard? (It’s San Francisco, so your excuse could just be “I woke up.”) Having some Xanadu fantasies, or craving an...
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For the artist, the decision between making a living and following creative bliss -- the decision between eating and creating -- has always been a struggle. Patti Smith was...
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The Fillmore district has long been the city’s go-to spot for music so slick and greasy it makes you feel like you cheated on a diet. So it’s only natural that a...
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Well-dressed, well-lubricated urbanites Nick and Nora Charles made their first screen appearance in 1934 in The Thin Man, personifying a uniquely upper-crust, down-to-earth...
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The frothing professional pundit class doesn’t get it: The Occupy movement and related protests of the past year aren’t isolated cases, some fever dream of a...
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We needn’t dial up Cheech and Chong to validate claims of a rich comedic history from our nation’s bong throng. Rob Cantrell has proudly and gently toked himself...
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We can think of no better remedy for Valentine’s season than some serious knife-gargling, a couple of jiggly boobies, and a whole lot of belly laughs. Understanding the...
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Anne Rice is one of the most read modern authors, which is not surprising, because that’s how pacts with Lord Satan work. It’s true: In 1975, the devil approached...
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Becky Shaw is like a two-hour greatest hits album ... for a soap opera. Have a favorite cliché of the genre? You'll probably find it somewhere in Gina Gionfriddo's...
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Seven successful freelance illustrators working at Marvel two decades ago wanted to control the copyrights of their own creations -- so they formed Image Comics, their own...
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From the dark and mangled Stephen De Staebler sculpture that stands at attention near 251 Third St., just 20 seconds of walking will bring you to the Keith Haring dancers on...
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Let's get this straight: Ross Mirkarimi isn't the victim of a political conspiracy because nobody's paid me yet.
Ed Lee's first rookie mistake: He appoints Christina Olague...
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Sizzle
• Controversial singer Lana Del Rey played a very crowded show at Amoeba Music — and despite her shaky live reputation, she sounded pretty darn good. Del...
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Just a few steps down Larkin Street from the always-packed Saigon Sandwich, Prime Dip Gourmet Sandwiches quietly goes about its business creating straightforward, French...
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In Oscar nominee Chico & Rita, the life of Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdés seems to have been translated first into fairy tale and then through the filter of...
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903: 903 Cortland (at Folsom). Bernal Heights. Asian Fusion cafe.
Big Al's Cheez 'n Bologna: 556 Broadway (at Columbus). North Beach. Sandwiches.
Geppetto: 658 Vallejo...
