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Illustration by Andrew J. Nilsen
It was by computer-assigned chance that Hank Donat and Jeffrey Halpern became the first gay grooms of San Francisco.
When the news broke...
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Sure, his record collection is boss. His radio show, Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour, was a testament to that. His own albums back the boast up, too. And Dylan's latest,...
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Rich Table could easily be another of those tiresome, expensive restaurants serving up small plates with a side of snobbery. Judging from the menu alone, you could be forgiven...
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The demolished buildings of Salvador, Brazil, are substrates for public art to one native son. Bel Borba, a mixed-media artist with a huge personality, just rents a cherry...
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Only in certain human endeavors can something attain a level of awfulness that it completes some weird circuit and be-comes good. Bad songs can be entertaining, ugly paintings...
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Admit it: The art on your walls could use an upgrade. Especially if said art consists of not much more than posters you’ve had since college and that questionable...
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Long before shots were fired during Halloween in the Castro, the perils of idiocy, belligerence, and a general lack of style had driven us far, far away. Why immerse ourselves...
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Art galleries in San Francisco have been unsuccessfully courting techies’ money, er, attention, for decades, but it seems the middleman has little use in this crowd,...
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Everyone has fantasized about having more money, especially in these trying economic times. But very few fantasize about acquiring said money through such extreme measures as...
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Is it us or is Halloween getting scarier? Sure, the holiday is ripe for spooky stories, corn mazes, and haunted houses; but so-called family activities seem to be getting more...
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Posters give us insight to a very distinct way of life. In the curious mix of composition, color, and typography, we are able to transcend social class, history, artistic...
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We glimpse strange man-made structures through the trees. Their forms seem out of date, pointing to a future that never was. The soundtrack shifts from the ambient noise of...
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Maybe you think you’re a top-notch drink-maker because you took an online class, or because you can tell the difference between Ancient Age and Maker’s Mark in a...
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The uninitiated moviegoer might toss out a dig at silent films, and be heard speaking dismissively of black-and-white movies. It’s a juvenile offense. But nobody jokes...
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Who says Halloween is no fun since they cancelled the Castro? This is still San Francisco, and this year Halloween (and the week leading up to it) has a veritable cornucopia...
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When Galen Murphy-Hoffman enters the stage in Shotgun's production of Assassins, you recognize his character immediately. The ashen complexion, the mustache, the frock coat,...
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For a branch of government famous for its ability to find novel ways not to get things done, it's impressive that California's state Legislature has overwhelmingly supported...
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Earlier this month, the San Francisco Bay Guardian awarded Julian Davis its top endorsement for District 5 supervisor. It did so despite penning this cryptic sentence: "His...
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Sizzle
• At the Treasure Island Music Festival, bands competed with sparkling weather and sweeping views for the crowd's attention. We loved Grimes' freaky beats, the...
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Confiture au lait, or candied milk jam, is the French take on dulce de leche, though the former uses whole instead of condensed milk as the basis for a slowly simmering...
