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Breakups

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Oakland Garage-Pop Outfit Bare Wires Breaks Up After Disastrous SXSW, Tour Cancellation

    Bare Wires, the Oakland trio whose lean, gritty power-pop made it one of the best of a recent class of Bay Area garage bands, broke up recently after melting down onstage at South By Southwest and cancelling the remainder of its national tour, according to frontman Matthew Melton. The band still ha ... More >>

  • Music

    February 8, 2012

    Los Campesinos!: Show Preview

    Bare Wires, the Oakland trio whose lean, gritty power-pop made it one of the best of a recent class of Bay Area garage bands, broke up recently after melting down onstage at South By Southwest and cancelling the remainder of its national tour, according to frontman Matthew Melton. The band still ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Broken Heart Leads to Knife Fight in the Haight

    At this point, it's no longer about love​We all know that broken hearts will make people do crazy things -- sometimes crazy enough to make it on the local police blotter. For example, police recently had to break up a knife fight in the Lower Haight after a woman and her two brawling men crossed p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    How To Deal With Break-Ups Gracefully In the Digital Age

    ​ Anna, Your previous advice regarding approaching ladies the right way online landed me a really fun date that turned into about 15 more, but now that we've had an argument or two I'm thinking maybe I should start over. How can I tell when it's time to break up when you're not even really "datin ... More >>

  • Film

    August 17, 2011

    "Bellflower": Muscle Car Indie-Action Flick with a Sweet, Sensitive Heart

    ​ Anna, Your previous advice regarding approaching ladies the right way online landed me a really fun date that turned into about 15 more, but now that we've had an argument or two I'm thinking maybe I should start over. How can I tell when it's time to break up when you're not even really "datin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    BART GM Dorothy Dugger's $1M Payout: What Could That Buy?

    BART's lost $958,000 isn't in the lost and found​Nothing is more awkward than a breakup taking place on public transportation. Except, of course, a public transportation breakup. Earlier this year, BART's board voted, behind closed doors, to dump high-priced general manager Dorothy Dugger. It turn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Should I Defriend My Ex on Facebook?

    What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2010

    Hilarious New Ancient Tale of Woe

    What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Nina Draws the Truth

    What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

  • Music

    June 9, 2010

    Show preview: Greg Laswell

    What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2010

    Sita Sings the Blues

    What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2010

    This Is Schadenfreude

    What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

  • Music

    November 18, 2009

    Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down give breakups a pop beat

    What are the rules for negotiating a breakup on Facebook?

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Newsom Continues Ignoring Local Media, But Apparently Talks to NY Times

    I like you. Do you like me? ​Ever since Gavin Newsom dropped out of the gubernatorial race and started his freeze on conversations with local media outlets, reporters in and around San Francisco have been moping about, writing their Newsom stories as though they were on the raw end of a bad breaku ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    RIP, Vegan Burger. The Mission Won't Be the Same Without You!

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Bill Callahan

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    Keyshia Cole

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2009

    The Vaselines’ second round of fun

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2009

    Meat Puppets

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    Heavenly States on the Record

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 14, 2008

    Griff Williams Show Is Nothing If Not a Technical Feat

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 12, 2007

    Fringe Fest: Party of One

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

  • Music

    August 22, 2007

    Mute Manson

    The Antichrist Superstar sticks around with little artistry to offer

  • Film

    January 24, 2007

    Heavy Weather

    Intimate Turkish drama chronicles a rocky relationship

  • Music

    June 14, 2006
  • Film

    March 15, 2006

    Nuts to You

    She's the Man fits the bill for teenage drag-king fans

  • Dining

    December 7, 2005

    Out of the Bag

    The helpful grocery clerk, the presumptuous sister, and the ex's cheating beau

  • Film

    August 17, 2005

    Better Mood

    Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original

  • Music

    April 27, 2005
  • Film

    April 20, 2005

    A Lot Like Good

    A romantic fantasy made by people with brains -- go figure

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    The Wedding Present

    Take Fountain

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2005

    What Was That?

    Experimental-music lovers roll out the welcome Matmos

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    Psapp

    Tiger, My Friend

  • Culture

    August 18, 2004

    Now Stop

    Another example of how public standards for musicals are in the toilet

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    The Frenchmen

    Sorry We Ruined Your Party

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    Chris von Sneidern

    Headful of Words: The Best of CvS, Volume One

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Burmese

    Burma Superstar

  • Dining

    March 3, 2004

    Love Stinks

    Look, there's no way to end a romance without causing pain. Seriously.

  • Film

    December 31, 2003

    The Deep End

    A quiet teenage love triangle slips into town

  • News

    September 25, 2002

    Breaking Up in Public Is Hard to Do

    Enduring the heart-rending dissolution ceremony of writers M.I. Blue and Katy Bell

  • Music

    July 10, 2002

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Honky-tonker Jill Olson infuses her solo album with a touch of sadness

  • Music

    November 14, 2001

    Trembling Blue Stars

    Alive to Every Smile (Sub Pop)

  • Dining

    September 5, 2001

    Was It Something I Said?

    What to do if you discover a co-worker's ad at an online dating service

  • Culture

    July 5, 2000

    Now Showing!

    Torch Song Trilogy

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000
  • Music

    February 23, 2000

    Return of the Living Dead

    The noisemongers in East Bay's Dead & Gone revel in their split personalities

  • Film

    December 23, 1998

    Emotional Rescue

    The noisemongers in East Bay's Dead & Gone revel in their split personalities

  • Calendar

    August 26, 1998

    Savage Love

    The noisemongers in East Bay's Dead & Gone revel in their split personalities

  • Calendar

    April 9, 1997

    Savage Love

    The noisemongers in East Bay's Dead & Gone revel in their split personalities

  • Film

    April 19, 1995

    A Family That Stays Together

    From director Gregory Nava comes a modern classic about generations, history and survival

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