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Koos van den Akker: Legendary Designer Eulogizes Western Frontier, Weather

Last Night: Sarah Silverman at Nob Hill Masonic Center

M. Ward Makes SF Tour Stop in March

M. Ward's pleasing rock stylings are like Jell-O -- there's always room for it.They're both also sweet, easy to enjoy, and go better when accompanied by Zooey Deschanel. The only difference is M. Ward doesn't need Bill Cosby to aggrandize his upcoming album, Hold Time, due February 17. Ward will, h ... More >>

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M. Ward's pleasing rock stylings are like Jell-O -- there's always room for it.They're both also sweet, easy to enjoy, and go better when accompanied by Zooey Deschanel. The only difference is M. Ward doesn't need Bill Cosby to aggrandize his upcoming album, Hold Time, due February 17. Ward will, h ... More >>

The fight for the bohemian soul of North Beach's Caffe Trieste

M. Ward's pleasing rock stylings are like Jell-O -- there's always room for it.They're both also sweet, easy to enjoy, and go better when accompanied by Zooey Deschanel. The only difference is M. Ward doesn't need Bill Cosby to aggrandize his upcoming album, Hold Time, due February 17. Ward will, h ... More >>

Oxbow's Eugene Robinson chokes rowdy concertgoers

So, how will he behave on his new book tour?

Our top DVD picks for the week of August 22:

So, how will he behave on his new book tour?

Home on the range in the land of philodendron

So, how will he behave on his new book tour?

Cassetteboy

Dead Horse

The Myth of Fernet

The saga of Fernet, and its cultlike popularity, says a lot about San Francisco

Great Clips

Tennessee schoolkids teach the world a lesson in an inspirational documentary

Next Best Thing

If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do

Reps Etc.

If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do

Deep Dickollective

The Famous Outlaw League of Proto-Negroes

Geek Chic

Stanford Junior MC Lars Horris may not unseat Eminem, but, with luck, he might be the next "Weird Al"

Giving a Folk

A Mighty Wind takes the piss out of folkies, but in the best possible way

The New Deal

Starting fresh, Jerry Seinfeld once again works hard for nothing

A Puff of Smoke

Paul Wesolowski knows the secret word: Groucho

Night + Day

Paul Wesolowski knows the secret word: Groucho

Slap Shots

Paul Wesolowski knows the secret word: Groucho

Klump, Gump, and Chump

The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.

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The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.

Mal on the Street

Verbal Prankster Mal Sharpe and his partner, Jim Coyle, bushwacked San Francisco in the early '60s, posing absurd man-in-the street questions to the unsuspecting. Taping the encounters, the dup invented a shtick that was part comedy, part performance art

Don Reed's East 14th: True Tales of a Reluctant Player never totally finds its footing

Verbal Prankster Mal Sharpe and his partner, Jim Coyle, bushwacked San Francisco in the early '60s, posing absurd man-in-the street questions to the unsuspecting. Taping the encounters, the dup invented a shtick that was part comedy, part performance art

Five Deliciously Deceptive S.F. Desserts

T. PalmerCandybar's Nacho Sundae.​We've noticed a fun trend in San Francisco dining: Deceptive desserts fashioned to look like something other than what they are, whether another sweet item or something savory. Here are five of our faves: 5. Nacho Sundae at Candybar (1335 Fulton at Divisadero) Cin ... More >>

Jell-O Mold Competition Dares to Dream Beyond the Shot

Raphael Brion/Eat Me DailyJell-O caviar, an entry in last year's contest.​From molded salads that wowed 1950s dinner parties to Bill Cosby's Jigglers and vividly colored "shots" sucked out of flimsy paper cups by Jersey Shore cast members, Jell-O is an enduring cultural phenomenon, one that ha ... More >>

Pavement with The Authorities at the Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton

Gretchen RobinetteStephen Malkmus​Pavement The Authorities June 24, 2010 Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton, CA Better than: Any show where the local mayor doesn't come out to introduce the headlining band. Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg started Pavement in Stockton, Calif., more than two decades ag ... More >>

What Is Dad Rock, Exactly? One Dad's Opinion

billcosby.com​ In a segment from a season 1 episode of "The Cosby Show," the sitcom's namesake delightfully illustrates how pop music can function as a generational wedge. "I thought it had come down the hallway," Bill Cosby says in reference to the deafening music playing on daughter Sondra's ... More >>

It’s a Family Affair

billcosby.com​ In a segment from a season 1 episode of "The Cosby Show," the sitcom's namesake delightfully illustrates how pop music can function as a generational wedge. "I thought it had come down the hallway," Bill Cosby says in reference to the deafening music playing on daughter Sondra's ... More >>

San Francisco's Top Five Coffee Shops

Photos by W. Blake Gray​Coffee is such a personal thing. If I like cappuccino, you like drip coffee black, and Bill Cosby likes a triple-tall nonfat extra-hot no-foam latte (apparently true), we're not going to agree on what the best coffee shop is. But I'm the guy with the pen keyboard soapb ... More >>

Fall Arts: What to Read This Fall

Photos by W. Blake Gray​Coffee is such a personal thing. If I like cappuccino, you like drip coffee black, and Bill Cosby likes a triple-tall nonfat extra-hot no-foam latte (apparently true), we're not going to agree on what the best coffee shop is. But I'm the guy with the pen keyboard soapb ... More >>