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  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    MTV at 30: A Reflection on the Journey from Beavis and Butt-Head to Jersey Shore

    ​When I was born, MTV had already passed its eighth birthday. Now that I've dated myself, I'll make another confession: I never had cable television growing up. So I watched MTV take over the planet like someone who lived in a different dimension -- I watched music videos with my friends at th ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 25, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 18, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 18, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 11, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 4, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 28, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 14, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 7, 2010

    More Theater Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Film

    December 23, 2009

    Rent a Wreck

    For a former video store giant, not such a blockbuster decade.

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Shoreline Food Fest is an Odd Assemblage of TV Stars, Local Chefs, and Aging Rockers

    The Super Bowl of food? Let's hope the half-time show is betterAn unusual group of local chefs, TV food celebrities, and Boomer bands are coming together at Shoreline this Saturday for the Great American Food and Music Fest. "There'll be more deliciousness per square inch than you will find anywhere ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Year of the Ram

    Mickey Rourke climbs back in the ring with The Wrestler.

  • Film

    December 24, 2008

    The Sound of One Audience Member Clapping

    Resourceful indie filmmakers are finding new ways of getting their movies into theaters. But will anybody come?

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2007

    311, Pete Yorn, Stevie Wonder -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Sunday, August 26

    Resourceful indie filmmakers are finding new ways of getting their movies into theaters. But will anybody come?

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    Starbucks the Great Satan?

    Resourceful indie filmmakers are finding new ways of getting their movies into theaters. But will anybody come?

  • Film

    September 13, 2006

    Sorry Raters

    Raucous doc catches moral watchdogs with their pants down

  • Home Entertainment

    March 22, 2006

    Sonic Bust

    Sega's Hedgehog goes back to the grind . . . yawn

  • Film

    March 8, 2006

    Oh Grow Up

    Failure is McConaughey's perfect movie, and a pretty good one for us

  • Film

    February 8, 2006

    Hacked

    Harrison Ford runs smack into a Firewall, poor guy

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    Remember Los Alamos!

    So some computers, disk drives, keys, and uranium have been "misplaced." Don't you still think UC should run the top-secret Los Alamos nuclear lab? Take quiz, find out.

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    Weekly Obsessions

    Things we were obsessing about on March 30, 2005

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    Return of the Legend

    "Hook" Mitchell -- the best there ever was, before he went to prison -- and the redemptive power of basketball

  • News

    June 2, 2004

    Medea Benjamin for President*

    The new reality TV show American Candidate is as rigged as a Florida election. A recount won't help. We need a boycott.

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2004

    Creature Feature

    Tremble before the giant beasts

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Tremble before the giant beasts

  • Culture

    January 28, 2004

    Kung Fu'd

    Or, what does Miramax have against Asian films?

  • Culture

    April 30, 2003

    Of Boobs and Blood

    Troma's Lloyd Kaufman has guts, all over the floor

  • News

    January 8, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of January 8, 2003

  • News

    March 13, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of March 13, 2002

  • Film

    November 15, 2000

    Reel World

    David Latham; closing of the St. Francis I & II

  • Film

    October 11, 2000

    Reel World

    San Francisco Film and Video Arts Commission; Blockbuster Video; UC Theater; Julia Query

  • Film

    June 21, 2000

    Reel World

    Our Man Flint; In Like Flint; The Ipcress File

  • Culture

    April 19, 2000

    Fatman and slobbin'

    DC Comics places its superheroes in the RealWorlds

  • News

    May 5, 1999

    The Fandom Menace

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • Calendar

    April 14, 1999

    Cothran

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • Calendar

    November 25, 1998

    Invasion of the Coffee Shops

    Forgive and Remember

  • News

    April 29, 1998

    Dog Bites

    Forgive and Remember

  • Film

    February 11, 1998

    Reel World

    Forgive and Remember

  • News

    October 22, 1997

    Chains R Us

    Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.

  • News

    November 6, 1996

    Behind the Scenes

    Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.

  • Calendar

    October 23, 1996

    The Grid

    Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.

  • News

    February 28, 1996

    Roller Derby

    Ignoring the law, the city lags in handicap access

  • Film

    April 12, 1995

    Reel World

    Ignoring the law, the city lags in handicap access

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