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Godzilla and Flowers: The Films of Kim Jong Il

"Occupy" and "99 Percent" Shortlisted for Word of the Year

​Oxford University Press announced its 2011 Word of the Year on Wednesday. And it is ... drumroll please ... "Squeezed middle." Which brings to mind another word: "Huh?" Probably not the reaction the lexicographers were going for. "Squeezed middle," it turns out, is not what you get after eati ... More >>

Border Disputes

​Oxford University Press announced its 2011 Word of the Year on Wednesday. And it is ... drumroll please ... "Squeezed middle." Which brings to mind another word: "Huh?" Probably not the reaction the lexicographers were going for. "Squeezed middle," it turns out, is not what you get after eati ... More >>

"No One Knows About Persian Cats," Tehran's underground music scene

​Oxford University Press announced its 2011 Word of the Year on Wednesday. And it is ... drumroll please ... "Squeezed middle." Which brings to mind another word: "Huh?" Probably not the reaction the lexicographers were going for. "Squeezed middle," it turns out, is not what you get after eati ... More >>

No One Knows About Persian Cats

​Oxford University Press announced its 2011 Word of the Year on Wednesday. And it is ... drumroll please ... "Squeezed middle." Which brings to mind another word: "Huh?" Probably not the reaction the lexicographers were going for. "Squeezed middle," it turns out, is not what you get after eati ... More >>

Going Places

Jason Reitman is the director to watch in the next decade.

Board of Supervisors Vote To Give Undocumented Kids Their Day In Court

I'll take credit for that....​The Board of Supervisors made a statement today against Mayor Gavin Newsom's 2008 decision to report undocumented juveniles accused of felonies to immigration authorities. Supervisor Carmen Chu cast the only vote against David Campos' resolution that would push back t ... More >>

They Fought the Law

I'll take credit for that....​The Board of Supervisors made a statement today against Mayor Gavin Newsom's 2008 decision to report undocumented juveniles accused of felonies to immigration authorities. Supervisor Carmen Chu cast the only vote against David Campos' resolution that would push back t ... More >>

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I'll take credit for that....​The Board of Supervisors made a statement today against Mayor Gavin Newsom's 2008 decision to report undocumented juveniles accused of felonies to immigration authorities. Supervisor Carmen Chu cast the only vote against David Campos' resolution that would push back t ... More >>

Chemical Brothers Tom Interview: 'Drugs Are Bad' Mmkay

I'll take credit for that....​The Board of Supervisors made a statement today against Mayor Gavin Newsom's 2008 decision to report undocumented juveniles accused of felonies to immigration authorities. Supervisor Carmen Chu cast the only vote against David Campos' resolution that would push back t ... More >>

Smiles, Everyone

Is it possible to balance a fairy-tale surface with the darkness lurking beneath?

How to Secede From Jesusland, Without Really Fighting

A plan to split California from the United States. And it's serious. Maybe.

Reps Etc.

A plan to split California from the United States. And it's serious. Maybe.

Film Capsule Reviews

A plan to split California from the United States. And it's serious. Maybe.

Reps Etc.

A plan to split California from the United States. And it's serious. Maybe.

Reps Etc.

A plan to split California from the United States. And it's serious. Maybe.

Reps Etc.

A plan to split California from the United States. And it's serious. Maybe.

Tanks for the Memories

Reconnoitering the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation and its 205 military vehicles. In Portola Valley.

Reps Etc.

Reconnoitering the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation and its 205 military vehicles. In Portola Valley.

Reps Etc.

Reconnoitering the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation and its 205 military vehicles. In Portola Valley.

Reps Etc.

Reconnoitering the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation and its 205 military vehicles. In Portola Valley.

Reps Etc.

Reconnoitering the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation and its 205 military vehicles. In Portola Valley.

Vein Glory

Exploitation cinema becomes art in E. Elias Merhige's Shadow of the Vampire

What's Green and Black and Blue All Over?

Maybe Nader voters should be slapped around a bit; their leftist purity will likely bring us four very squalid years

A Star Is Björk

Lars von Trier delivers the Icelandic pop icon as a simple and tragic Dancer in the Dark

House Of Tudor

Joe Strummer, Texas Terri, Autumns, Uz Jsme Doma, and Camera Obscura

Telling Fortunes

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Zoom Lens

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

The House of Tudor

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

The S.F. International Film Fest, Week 2

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Past Forward

For its 40th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival boldly goes where it has gone before

Mercury Falling

For 11 years, Markus Cook was synonymous with Bay Area bike messengers. But he didn't live to see his dream come true -- the Cycle Messenger World Championships held here in San Francisco.

Foreign-Born Dog Soldiers

U.S. police departments, including the SFPD, shun American-bred recruits for their canine corps

Twilight Love

Martha and I dances on the cracks of prewar Europe