Archaeology

Stones Throw Celebrates the Holidays with SF Show, X-Mas CD

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist

Slap Shots

Graveyard Shift

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation

International crate digging gets new life online

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation

Polar Express

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation

Bones of Discontent - Andrew Galvan carves a unique, controversial role in relocating Native American skeletons

Unearthing the Southern Gothic feel of Tarnation

True Skool Announces "Fresh"

Skoolin: Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist works a crowdKeeping hip-hop culture alive isn't an easy thing. That's why props are due to Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, SF's foremost preservationist of hip-hop ideals and its underground sensibilities. Ren's nomadic True Skool showcases have been one of the c ... More >>

"Liminality: Art on the Threshold"

Skoolin: Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist works a crowdKeeping hip-hop culture alive isn't an easy thing. That's why props are due to Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, SF's foremost preservationist of hip-hop ideals and its underground sensibilities. Ren's nomadic True Skool showcases have been one of the c ... More >>

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Luminescence Dating

A thrilling and stimulating puzzle, if you ignore some unconvincing writing

Looted

How an eccentric architect with a penchant for pre-Columbian relics rocked the antiquities world and became the de Young Museum's most mysterious donor

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

How an eccentric architect with a penchant for pre-Columbian relics rocked the antiquities world and became the de Young Museum's most mysterious donor

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How an eccentric architect with a penchant for pre-Columbian relics rocked the antiquities world and became the de Young Museum's most mysterious donor

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Zolar X

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Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1

Three-Ring Playground

Circus fun for ankle biters

Mexican Magic

A show full of dream states, animal spirits, and fantastical realism

All Boxed In

Amy Lam's memory boxes use common objects to reveal family history

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San Francisco Media Archive

Best Time Portal

California Historical Society

The World According to Wilson, Part 2

Conceptual artist Fred Wilson slyly mocks the ways in which art is displayed and collected at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Swamp Thing

The Graves Brothers Deluxe emerges from the bogs of the South, dripping with strange fictions and mysterious rock

Poisoned Gods

As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

Child's Play

Teenage actors stage a world premiere about an American girl mysteriously transported through time to become a gladiator

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No Sleep Till Indio

Road trip to Coachella

Osama Was Here

To show the value of pundits in the Terror Era, our columnist tells the CIA where bin Laden's been, President Bush where to go

Resurrection

After a 70-year hiatus and a confrontation with the world, the Makah tribe resumes its communion with the gray whale

Looming Large

On her first solo album, Paula Frazer weaves together an enchanting musical quilt

Five Best Offbeat Museums

On her first solo album, Paula Frazer weaves together an enchanting musical quilt

Stone Deaf and Blind

In a city full of zealous preservationists, why can't we halt the desecration of a medieval monument?

The Great Haul of China

The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology

Trench Warfare

Do you know which streets will be torn up on any given day? Of course not. Neither does the city. SF Weekly's Lisa Davis maps out the mayhem.

Trenching Index

Do you know which streets will be torn up on any given day? Of course not. Neither does the city. SF Weekly's Lisa Davis maps out the mayhem.

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Do you know which streets will be torn up on any given day? Of course not. Neither does the city. SF Weekly's Lisa Davis maps out the mayhem.

History of the Dead

A photographer's view of the unwanted graveyard under the Palace of the Legion of Honor

China's Lost Jews

Their last rabbi died a century and a half ago, but Kaifeng's youtai are slowly reawakening to their identity

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Their last rabbi died a century and a half ago, but Kaifeng's youtai are slowly reawakening to their identity

SFGate Article on 'Diaper-Free Babies' Craps Out Debunked Notion that Diapers are Overwhelming Our Landfills

But the cute bear wants me to buy disposable diapers...​Like many of you, I was more than a bit amazed at an article yesterday on SFgate, in which a woman with the Marx Brothers-worthy name of Willow Lune explained her raison d'etre: Pushing a diaper-free lifestyle in which one's children can be t ... More >>

Getting Carded

But the cute bear wants me to buy disposable diapers...​Like many of you, I was more than a bit amazed at an article yesterday on SFgate, in which a woman with the Marx Brothers-worthy name of Willow Lune explained her raison d'etre: Pushing a diaper-free lifestyle in which one's children can be t ... More >>

Pulling an All-Nighter, All Day: Beer Week Gets Brainy on Day 8

bittermelon/FlickrOffice hours: Cramming at City Beer Store.​Friday, Feb. 18 You've been wearing your party hat all week. On Day Eight of SF Beer Week, it's time to prove you're a gentle(wo)man and a scholar. Throw on that tweed jacket with suede elbow pads ― today's all about taking a scho ... More >>

Magical Mystery Mosaic

bittermelon/FlickrOffice hours: Cramming at City Beer Store.​Friday, Feb. 18 You've been wearing your party hat all week. On Day Eight of SF Beer Week, it's time to prove you're a gentle(wo)man and a scholar. Throw on that tweed jacket with suede elbow pads ― today's all about taking a scho ... More >>

Wu-Tang Clan: Show Preview

bittermelon/FlickrOffice hours: Cramming at City Beer Store.​Friday, Feb. 18 You've been wearing your party hat all week. On Day Eight of SF Beer Week, it's time to prove you're a gentle(wo)man and a scholar. Throw on that tweed jacket with suede elbow pads ― today's all about taking a scho ... More >>