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Every year around this time, San Franciscans rail against what passes for frigid weather here. This is done in spite of the fact that we bemoaned the weather at this time last...
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Emari Stevens came from one of the few Bay Area families that could be called a hip-hop dynasty. His father, Earl Stevens, is better known as E-40, a local emcee who has...
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It sounds like the parody of a mixology bar. Cocktails are themed around the Pantone color guide — the darling of the design-blogging elite — and have long...
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"It's our quinceañera!" So says the program for the 15th annual SF Indiefest (or the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, if you're not into the whole brevity...
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If there’s a more painstaking and obsessive way of making movies than stop-motion animation, it doesn’t come to mind. Every minute comprises 1,440 frames —...
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During the winter, San Francisco has it easier than a lot of other cities. Our mild climate keep us from freezing to death, and the season offers some of the year’s best...
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Whether you think it's a corporate sham or a sweet reminder of sentimentality, Valentine's Day evokes strong feelings in us. Sure, you could spend the day watching a Claire...
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100 rare and historic erupting magnolias are at their peak right now and you could be there to see it. The San Francisco Botanical Garden invites you to witness this fragrant...
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Get thee to a classroom! But only if that classroom has leather banquettes, a stripper pole, and a very different kind of corporal punishment. "Give me an A, naughty teacher,...
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R.L. Stine has sold so many books he’s not afraid to give it away. In fact, he’s training his own replacement. To encourage professional writers to visit schools...
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Opera Parallèle presents the Bay Area premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar, a one-act contemporary opera that explores the relationship between politics and artistic...
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San Francisco Theater Pub has long catered to audiences who find most theater too stuffy — that is, not free and not staged in a bar. This month’s show, The Heart...
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Comedian Becky Pedigo has appeared on TV a few times — Craig Ferguson and Comedy Central Presents are notable examples — but she makes her living grinding it out...
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For nearly 50 years, members of Buddha’s Universal Church have been writing and performing plays in alternating Cantonese and English verse. Some of the productions,...
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Close your eyes and think of Los Angeles. What comes to mind? Cars stuck in never-ending gridlock? Bleached-blonde starlets teetering on sky-high heels? Artist Ann Diener...
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Things weren't going so hot in Japan a decade after WWII. Two of its cities were recovering from having been brutally bombed, and the entire country was dealing with postwar...
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For alternative comedy fans, Maria Bamford's many-voiced, stream-of-consciousness performances are well-known. Casual viewers may recognize her criticizing Louie CK's sexual...
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The Bay Area has long been one of America's artistic hubs. For two centuries, great art movements — and artists — have emerged here to international acclaim,...
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While HIV is experiencing downward trends — due to improved prevention, testing, and treatment — the San Francisco Department of Public Health is struggling...
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• The 49ers lost, sigh. But Beyoncé put on one of the best Super Bowl half-time shows of all time, complete with a video-screen stage and surprise...
