Darth Vader

Legislating Newsom's Attendance. And Calling Him A Bitch.

Bonds Trainer's Attorney Gives Sneak Preview of What He'll Say in Court: Nothing

Paula Canny says her client Greg Anderson will be seen but not heard once againTrainer's lawyer labels him "The male Susan McDougal," means it in a good way.  Greg Anderson's court appearances have become as predictable as his former employer Barry Bonds' plate appearances with runners on secon ... More >>

My Body, My Self

Food issues and a bad self-image led our columnist to undergo weight-loss surgery. She's still a mess, but a better-looking one.

Snow Job

Someone stop Amanda Bynes from updating another classic

Yuletide Fear

Wolf Creek rings in Christmas with a band of butchered tourists

Fire Flies

The fourth Harry Potter rushes through its paces

The Force Runs Its Course

The fourth Harry Potter rushes through its paces

Sith Is It

George Lucas at last delivers the Star Wars prequel we've been waiting for

Darth Vega to the Rescue

New Chronicle Publisher Frank Vega has been cast as a villain, but he may be just what the Hearst empire needs to defeat the dark forces of the new economy

The Karmic Kitchen

Annalakshmi brings karmic dining to San Francisco; a convenience store groupie attends the "University of 7-Eleven."

House of Tudor

So long Silke: Come bid farewell to an SF Weekly institution

BeatBox

So long Silke: Come bid farewell to an SF Weekly institution

Best New Downtown Public Space

JP Morgan Chase Building

House of Tudor

Rap-metal prodigy Schäffer the Darklord plays his swan song (as if you cared).

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Dragon Ballsy

Beastly flamers make a man of Christian Bale in Reign of Fire

The Emperor Strikes Out

Ian Holm's kinder, gentler Napoleon is forced to discover life after defeat

Make Room for Art

How to protect arts spaces during an economic boom (protests won't do it)

Matt Smith

In a Galaxy Far Too Close to Home

Schmoozing My Religion

Urban singles look for love along the spiritual path

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Urban singles look for love along the spiritual path

Riff Raff

Urban singles look for love along the spiritual path

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.

Stage

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.

Night+Day

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.

Ewok Don't Run

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.

Full Force

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.

The Force Is Almost With You

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.

Bill O'Reilly Blathers On About San Francisco -- to Jeff Adachi

​FOX bloviator Bill O'Reilly seems to have the same attitude toward San Francisco that 20th-century Germans had toward France: Loves the place, but just can't stand all the damn people who live there. So it was interesting to watch O'Reilly going on about San Francisco this weekend, claiming to ad ... More >>

Jeff Adachi Claims Retribution, Hints He'll Sue City if Supes Withdraw His Funding

Jeff Adachi -- up against the wall? ​Melissa Griffin has gotten a hold of a letter from Jeff Adachi to the Board of Supervisors in which the public defender insinuates he's ready to try something different and file a lawsuit -- against the city. Here's the back story: Adachi has become the Darth V ... More >>

Get Your Leather and Chains Ready: It's Motorhead Week in S.F.

​Ladies, gentlemen, and heathens, it is Motorhead week here in San Francisco.It is Motorhead week because the trio itself (consisting, as it long has, of bassist/singer Lemmy Kilmister and a rotating set of guitarists and drummers), is playing the Warfield tomorrow night. This is a chance to see o ... More >>

Drag Queen Royalty: San Francisco's Best Strut Their Stuff

​Ladies, gentlemen, and heathens, it is Motorhead week here in San Francisco.It is Motorhead week because the trio itself (consisting, as it long has, of bassist/singer Lemmy Kilmister and a rotating set of guitarists and drummers), is playing the Warfield tomorrow night. This is a chance to see o ... More >>

Would Mordecai Bow Down to Any of These Hamantaschen?

Alex HochmanFrom left: Hamantaschen from House of Bagels, Cinderella Bakery, and Noe Valley Bakery, traditionally eaten at Purim, which starts Saturday at sundown.​Purim isn't exactly a well-known Jewish holiday, so for the goyim, we offer a quick recap with Star Wars references to make it eas ... More >>

Paul: Sci-Fi Comedy Heavy on References, Light on Laughs

Alex HochmanFrom left: Hamantaschen from House of Bagels, Cinderella Bakery, and Noe Valley Bakery, traditionally eaten at Purim, which starts Saturday at sundown.​Purim isn't exactly a well-known Jewish holiday, so for the goyim, we offer a quick recap with Star Wars references to make it eas ... More >>

Live Review: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Gets Revenge for the Nerds at the Fox Theater

Jamie Soja"Weird" Al Yankovic at the Fox Theater on Sunday.​ "Weird Al" Yankovic Nov. 6, 2011 Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Being a nerd in high school. First, "Weird Al" Yankovic turned Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" into a pop-skewering polka. Then, he ribbed Taylor Swift with a song called ... More >>