Astroturf

Watching Endangered Species for Fun and Profit

Goofball makes good

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

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

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

An extreme road trip that's never just a drag

Cello Shots

Creativity in collaboration

Reps Etc.

Creativity in collaboration

Reps Etc.

Creativity in collaboration

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

Blue Canary and the art of thrift-store cabaret

Night+Day

Blue Canary and the art of thrift-store cabaret

Recordings

Blue Canary and the art of thrift-store cabaret

Night Crawler

Blue Canary and the art of thrift-store cabaret

Night+Day

Blue Canary and the art of thrift-store cabaret

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.

It’s Twins

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.

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?

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 >>

Masterminds 2010

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

Doctoring the Web

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

The Besotted Speak of Sod at the White Horse Tavern

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

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

From the latest Bouncer column: The White Horse Tavern.​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: A ... More >>