Dan Rather

Bob MacKenzie: So Long to a Real Individual

The eulogies for longtime KTVU feature reporter Bob MacKenzie will be sure to mention his wit, charm, and, of course, ability to reel in audiences as only a storyteller can. All of this is true -- but, first and foremost, MacKenzie was, in a business moving increasingly toward homogeneity, an indivi ... More >>

R.I.P. R.E.M., Masters of a Beautiful, Eclectic Rock 'n' Roll

Farewell, then.​ In case you still needed to know the difference between R.E.M. and U2, R.E.M. just broke up and U2 dies only when Bono is put in the ground. Whatever today's (honestly shocking) announcement means about R.E.M.'s 31-year-career, well, what did anything ever mean with this ban ... More >>

Twitter Hates KRON-4 Coverage of Oscar Grant Protests

Mike Monteiro​The verdict is in: Twitter thinks KRON's coverage of last night's protests in downtown Oakland was terrible, funny, and practically begging for police to tear into protesters. Around 11 p.m., as things appeared to be winding down, Mike Monteiro tweeted, "Thankfully, most of the prote ... More >>

Raw Footage

A man who sought to capture and kill Bin Laden had his own film used against him. Is that fair use?

And That’s the Way It Was

Osama Hunter Greg Shade Captured on IndieFest Doc American Hero

Investigating the Future of Investigative Journalism. Part II – Journalists and Bloggers: ‘Let’s Not Throw Grenades at Each Other’

Radical Chick

You can't tell Natalie Maines to Shut Up & Sing

The Monster Mash-up

2 Many DJ's is never enough

700 Years of 9/11

Never heard of the Battle of Malplaquet? Then you don't know your Sept. 11 history.

The Drums of War

The final installment in the Shotgun Players' protest trilogy

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Hope Sinks

Between optimism and despair, there's comic (and author) Richard Lewis

Shut Up or Park

Want to escape cell-phone-wielding drivers? Move to Ohio.

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Taking Howard Stern Seriously

Unspun

Anchors Awry

Up Close and Personal sinks lower than the intellectual wasteland of the TV news it depicts