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It can take just one sentence — if not one word — to start a war on Wikipedia. One recent war of words on the "free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" — known...
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Sia, a contributing vocalist for British electronica artists like Jamiroquai and Zero 7, recently released her third studio effort, Some People Have Real Problems. True to the...
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It's a natural assumption: Mark Eitzel, frontman for perennial underdogs American Music Club, sings a lot about San Francisco. Therefore, he must love San Francisco. The dour,...
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By Doug Wallen, John Graham, Andy Tennille and Sam Prestianni Published:
February 13, 2008
Next month's Midnight Boom is the third album from London duo the Kills, whose seedy, deconstructive blues have a sensual cool most bands can only wish for. Built around...
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Turkish cuisine is one of the most sophisticated and diverse in the world. At its peak, the Ottoman Empire included Greece, the Balkans, Romania, Armenia, the bulk of the...
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Fleet-footed corpses are, from a physiological point of view, complete bullshit. "If you run that fast, your ankles will snap off," says Jason Creed (Josh Close) to fellow film...
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Considering Shakespeare never got to cast a girl in the role, Olivia Hussey may have been the best Juliet ever. She looked the way everyone seemed to have imagined the...
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Imprisonment is part of the American experience. With the decline of farming, mining, and manufacturing, prisons represent a rare growth industry in the heartland: We have...
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"Experimental" is a favorite term in the dance world, one too many dance-goers have learned to equate with "amateur." So when Kunst-Stoff, a company of highly trained dancers...
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It's the opposite of a chick flick: Tony Kelly's play Blade to the Heat is a manly thing, brought to you in sweaty realtime. It's got no chick appeal, (although women like it...
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Plenty of people conduct a lifelong search for their missing father. In this country, sometimes it seems like about half of us are wondering where that deadbeat went. So in...
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Dagoberto Gilb is gregarious and genuine, a built but not quite imposing figure with a big smile. He could easily pass as a writing instructor moonlighting as a carpenter on...
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On Oscar night, the appearance of the Best Live Action Shorts category typically prompts a range of responses from viewers, from the simple "Huh" to "Who wants another beer?"...
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It's not a stylish event, per se. It originates at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, so you know the organizers aren't exactly image-conscious. The affiliated Web site,...
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In recognition of co-director Steve Zavattero, Heather Marx Gallery now goes by the name Marx and Zavattero. Its inaugural exhibit under the new name, perhaps commenting on a...
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Writers' conferences basically print money, luring hopeful authors into slick hotel rooms to simultaneously fuel and smash their dreams, usually in the course of a single panel...
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Hamburger Eyes, which champions documentary-style portraits of everyday people (especially those taking big juicy bites out of life), is no longer just a ridiculously addictive...
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While April Fool's Day is San Francisco's most emblematic holiday, Valentine's Day is often our most triumphant. No other city in America is better able to peel the Hallmark...
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This was once comedian Ali Mafi's intro line: "America's only gay, fat, Muslim stand-up comic! Join me as I live what might be the most liberal life in history!" Funny, yes,...
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Tango La Melodia is a Gypsy jazz band and a sharp-dressed shard of a theater company. Its new production, written and designed especially for Valentine's weekend and the tiny...
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