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Literary Events
Sasha Abramsky: The author reads from Conned: How Millions Went to Prison, Lost the Vote, and Helped Send George W. Bush to the White House. Wed., May 31,...
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Welcome back, kids! I have exciting news: The drunk and sweaty ass riding on top of me has changed, but the wee little bike underneath — striving for velocity and truth...
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The Weegs' second full-length sounds like the celebratory funk party the zombies might throw in your basement after they've eaten your family and set your dining room on fire....
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UC Berkeley gymnast Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz) is one of the best at what he does, and he has it all: perfect abs, a big bulge in his crotch (the camera focuses on it...
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It's a good time to remember the Vietnam War. While that dark spot in American history is never far from popular consciousness, we seem, these days, egregiously blind to its...
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Bay to Breakers is always crazy, and what do you expect from a huge crowd of people getting drunk, taking off their clothes (or most of them, in any case), and pretending to...
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Is there anything more morose than a parking garage? Is it not a sad, somber structure that spirals down down down amid far-off screeches and weeping motor oil? Sigh.
Have...
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A first-time feature film about a failed indie rocker, his beautiful girlfriend, and his sanctimonious nature-boy brother on a road trip: There are so many ways that The Puffy...
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"The Elegant Gathering: The Yeh Family Collection." This exhibition takes bygone practices and concludes that the meticulous clay work of Korea is not as remote as it may...
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These days, we can all use a little pick-me-up. And when it comes to energy drinks, everyone from local natural food companies to multinational beverage corporations is...
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By Justin F. Farrar, Mark Keresman and Dave Pehling Published:
May 31, 2006
Once there was a time when (pick one) punk/new wave/indie rock meant songs purged of anything suggesting proficiency, non-DIY, or classic album rock. Of late, though, indie...
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If John Woo's The Killer had been made by a Korean director lacking talent and a script, you'd have Typhoon. This hasn't stopped the film's publicists from hyping it as "more...
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Titus Andronicus is a terrible play. So terrible, in fact, that some commentators have suggested that the creative force behind Hamlet and King Lear never penned the drama at...
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Moratorium Blues
Going the way of the Medici: Kudos to Matt Smith for depicting the lunacy that passes for housing policy in this town ["Back to the Future," May 25]. I find...
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By Andy Beta, Brock Keeling and Tamara Palmer Published:
May 31, 2006
Those seeking to sum up the curious sonics elicited by German Jan Jelinek need only look to the title of his breakthrough album, 2001's Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records. While still...
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Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr2006@yahoo.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it's always advisable to call for confirmation. Price given is standard...
