Astroturf

49ers v. Falcons: Do It For Garrison Hearst

Most of us remember the last time the 49ers played a playoff game in Atlanta. It was the game after "The Catch II," when Terrell Owens -- after dropping several passes all game -- held on to a Jeff Garcia laser that vaulted the Niners over the hated Green Bay Packers in January 1999. But that's n ... More >>

Sudden Death: Boys Fell to Their Doom in S.F.'s Forgotten Disaster

Bouncer and the Drunks at the White Horse Tavern Have a Fascinating Conversation About... Grass

From the latest Bouncer column: Did you know that the majority of the world's sod comes from grass fields in Oregon? This blew my mind when I found out -- or perhaps my fascination with ground cover indicates I have developed Asperger's Syndrome. But think about it: Anywhere in the world that a sp ... More >>

The Besotted Speak of Sod at the White Horse Tavern

Doctoring the Web

A plastic surgeon has positive online reviews. But not from that patient who died.

Masterminds 2010

Meet the talented Bay Area artists competing for our $2,500 grants.

Masterminds 2010 Finalists Named, Winners Announced Wed.

We received more than 100 submissions this year from local artists vying to be named a Mastermind (and, perhaps, get a $2,500 grant). The quality of the entries was truly inspiring. That's why we've named 12 finalists this year instead of the usual 10--read up on this 2010's picks below. You can s ... More >>

Just Tweet It

Wallpaper.’s Eric Frederic is an unstoppable viral music producer. But can the incessant songwriting, video blogging, and booty tweeting make him a star?

It’s Twins

E-Campaign to 'Save' Medjool's Rooftop Bar Kicks Off -- But Is it Grassroots or Astroturf?

At Medjool, in a manner of speaking, the roof is on fireInvitations to join a Facebook page titled "SAVE MEDJOOL" are flooding San Franciscans' e-mail inboxes. The missive pleads for locals' help in persuading the big, bad Planning Department from pulling the permits for the Mission establishment's ... More >>

Punk Family Values

Meet the Rosenthals: two generations of art stars in one six-story warehouse.

The Black Crowes interview Maxim couldn't get

Watching Endangered Species for Fun and Profit

The Smoking Gun

A treasure trove of damning evidence against Big Tobacco has been unearthed at UCSF

Imaginary Forces

of SF Weekly

Two exhibits take a look at alternate universes

Fooling the Audience

A light, elegant, and appropriately deceitful Earnest

Old Salts Welcome

Lookout Cove opens in Sausalito

Trannyshack Reno or Bustier

An extreme road trip that's never just a drag

Shops and Gifts

Cello Shots

Creativity in collaboration

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Toy Boy

Attaboy of the Yumfactory is one seriously off-center toy designer

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The magical, unearthly delights of Shakespeare's classic come to life in a new production

Twelfth Night

A fresh, fun interpretation, set in the 1930s, at the California Shakespeare Festival

Best Toy Trains

Chan's Trains and Hobbies

PeopleCards: Sell 'Em, Trade 'Em

Collect all 6 billion!

Sunshiney Day

John Flanagan and Nina Gold star in Summertime

Cheap Glamour

Blue Canary and the art of thrift-store cabaret

Night + Day

Night+Day

Recordings

Night Crawler

Night+Day

The Last Tycoon

Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

Goofball makes good