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"Last Call at the Oasis": Predicting the Coming Water Crisis

Non-Gross Raw Food Classes, Vegan Deep-Dish in Alameda, and Vegan Bodybuilders!

​• Vegan bodybuilders featured in the New York Times. They're huge and scary and fairly-awesome. Proof that you can get yoked without the yolks. HA! Also, where's my article? I'm proof that you can get hella chubs and adorable without animal protein. WHERE'S MY PARADE, HUH? Oh well, at least I'v ... More >>

Sperm Donor Smack-Down: Trent Arsenault vs. the Gay-Hating Bill Johnson

You, too, can have a Trent Arsenault baby.​The SF Weekly newsroom boasts the strange distinction of sitting above a fertility clinic. That means the morning elevator ride is often shared with anxious females gripping the hand of their nervous sperm donor/partner. It also means that in dull mo ... More >>

"Oranges and Sunshine": Heartbreaking True Story Hits the Right Emotional Notes

You, too, can have a Trent Arsenault baby.​The SF Weekly newsroom boasts the strange distinction of sitting above a fertility clinic. That means the morning elevator ride is often shared with anxious females gripping the hand of their nervous sperm donor/partner. It also means that in dull mo ... More >>

Traffic Jam

You, too, can have a Trent Arsenault baby.​The SF Weekly newsroom boasts the strange distinction of sitting above a fertility clinic. That means the morning elevator ride is often shared with anxious females gripping the hand of their nervous sperm donor/partner. It also means that in dull mo ... More >>

Stanford Solar Car Project to Race Across the Australian Outback

susolarcar /flickr​Barely 3-feet tall and plastered with shiny panels, Xenith looks more like a spaceship for miniature aliens than a car. But the tiny vehicle is the pride and joy of the Stanford Solar Car Project, and will carry the group 2,000 miles across the Australian outback from Darwin to ... More >>

DJ Harvey on How to Throw an Underground Party, Sarcastic Disco, and Not Having a Body Clock

Peter Vahan​It might seem like an artist whose fan base spans three continents -- and who remains a prominent and defining figure in the underground electronic music scene -- would not be excusing himself on a Sunday afternoon to go shopping with his wife. But with that, England's DJ Harvey d ... More >>

In Print: The Sweet Explorations of Tennis, and the Church Reinvents Its Past

Jessica HessTennis​The Salty Tales of Tennis: Their saga is like some kind of 21st-century fairy tale, and Tennis' work ably carries on a sense of wonder. Cape Dory, their debut released in January, is summery, genial indie-pop, rich with doe-eyed memories of their time on water. The record is tit ... More >>

HEALTH: Noise-Rockers or Marine Bioligists?

Now here's a bit of Internet weirdness. The boys in LA noise-rock quartet HEALTH will be touring the far reaches of Europe for the next few months, but prior to their excursion, they got intimate with some ocean life in Perth, Australia. Through this footage of sunny beaches, shimmering wate ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A w/ SF ex-pat Andy Caldwell

​Andy Caldwell is a skilled pianist and trumpeter, but his classical training takes a back seat to his rep in the clubs. The Om Records staple and Uno Recordings owner has spent the past decade and a half touring the world (hitting all the big dance meccas: Ibiza, Berlin, Australia) with his turnt ... More >>

Delicious small plates from the Philippines, Vietnam, and China star at Poleng Lounge

​Andy Caldwell is a skilled pianist and trumpeter, but his classical training takes a back seat to his rep in the clubs. The Om Records staple and Uno Recordings owner has spent the past decade and a half touring the world (hitting all the big dance meccas: Ibiza, Berlin, Australia) with his turnt ... More >>

South Serving Up a Summer Sunday Lunch Featuring a Kiwi Wine Star

human companion/FlickrIf you've never had the pleasure of drinking with a crew from Australia or New Zealand, Saturday might be the perfect time. Australian outpost South Food Wine Bar (330 Townsend #101 at Fourth St.) is hosting a Nautilus wine lunch with Kiwi winemaker Clive Jones, one of ... More >>

"Apocalypse Night"

human companion/FlickrIf you've never had the pleasure of drinking with a crew from Australia or New Zealand, Saturday might be the perfect time. Australian outpost South Food Wine Bar (330 Townsend #101 at Fourth St.) is hosting a Nautilus wine lunch with Kiwi winemaker Clive Jones, one of ... More >>

Guerilla Funk Releases Two New Albums

Hard Truth: T-K.A.S.H. in AustraliaThough the postponement of the Hard Truth Soldiers Tour--featuring acts signed to Paris' Guerilla Funk label, along with national artists like Pete Rock, dead prez, Planet Asia, Immortal Technique and Kam--was disappointing, that hasn't deterred the indie label f ... More >>

State Senate Committee Moves to Allow Toxic Waste In County Dumps

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

The Lowbrow Art Sale: Joe Sorren, Alex Pardee & Mike Giant

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Uni and her Ukelele

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Around the World with Luke Mangan: Now That's Budget Travel

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

The Lowbrow Art Sale: Ben Tour, Erik Jones, Jeremy Geddes and More

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Cut Copy

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Cracking Some Eggheads

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Battles Culture-Shocked After Jarring London-Vegoose Flight

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Repertory Film Listings

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Repertory Film Listings

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Repertory Film Listings

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Repertory Film Listings

Thanks, Ma: Toxic waste from old cars is still hunky dory in California The California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee today unanimously approved a bill that would block environmental officials from preventing 700,000 tons of toxic waste from being dumped into county landfills each year. As ... More >>

Misc. Reviews

Next on deck: Get ready for dubstep

Repertory Theaters

Next on deck: Get ready for dubstep

Slow Falling Bird

A passionate portrayal of life in an immigrant detention center

Reps Etc.

A passionate portrayal of life in an immigrant detention center

Love Means Nothing

The U.S. Gay Open's muscles

Swing Shift

A tennis shoo-in with the game's major hotshots

Reps Etc.

A tennis shoo-in with the game's major hotshots

Reps Etc.

A tennis shoo-in with the game's major hotshots

Reps Etc.

A tennis shoo-in with the game's major hotshots

Reps Etc.

A tennis shoo-in with the game's major hotshots

Down Again

Shattered in the studio, Dirty Three picked up the pieces on the road

Reps Etc.

Shattered in the studio, Dirty Three picked up the pieces on the road

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Paisley's

Reps Etc.

Paisley's

Reps Etc.

Paisley's

Letters to the Editor

Week of April 18, 2001

Fanning the Flames

Week of April 18, 2001

A Quality Year

After years of creative drought, inspiration was again in long supply

Several Jugs of Wine and Thou

After years of creative drought, inspiration was again in long supply

Six Degrees of Peter Criss

After years of creative drought, inspiration was again in long supply

Murder at the Pink Tarantula

Carmel Sanger's death -- a walk-in shooting at a SOMA hair salon called the Pink Tarantula -- was professionally brutal. Her life was a wondrous combination of the drag queens and musicians and druggies and gays and bikers and lesbians and tattooists and

Night Crawler

Carmel Sanger's death -- a walk-in shooting at a SOMA hair salon called the Pink Tarantula -- was professionally brutal. Her life was a wondrous combination of the drag queens and musicians and druggies and gays and bikers and lesbians and tattooists and

Aisle Seat

Carmel Sanger's death -- a walk-in shooting at a SOMA hair salon called the Pink Tarantula -- was professionally brutal. Her life was a wondrous combination of the drag queens and musicians and druggies and gays and bikers and lesbians and tattooists and

In a Stewpor

The Rooster needs to risk jumbling tastes and ingredients in hopes of a sublime combination