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Don Quixote

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    February 2, 2012

    S.F. Ballet Masters the Joy and the Tragedy in Heavy Russian Onegin

    It's winter in San Francisco, it's cold (or at least gray), and the San Francisco Ballet's 2012 season has kicked off this week with a heavy, Russian tragedy. (Save the whimsical Don Quixote for spring when spirits are lighter.) Through Friday, the War Memorial Opera House is sunk into 1820s Russia, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Cesar Ascarrunz, Failed Mayoral Candidate, Fights for Mission's Only Legit Hot Dog Cart

    ​Cesar Ascarrunz is the Don Quixote of mayoral candidates -- dreaming the impossible dream, valiantly stabbing at City Hall like a windmill again and again, with no chance of success. Much to the chagrin of a Mission cardboard collector who posted Ascarrunz's campaign poster on his beat-up truck, ... More >>

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    November 9, 2011

    Book Off

    ​Cesar Ascarrunz is the Don Quixote of mayoral candidates -- dreaming the impossible dream, valiantly stabbing at City Hall like a windmill again and again, with no chance of success. Much to the chagrin of a Mission cardboard collector who posted Ascarrunz's campaign poster on his beat-up truck, ... More >>

  • Film

    November 17, 2010

    "The Next Three Days": Russell Crowe is a bored actor in a dumb project

    ​Cesar Ascarrunz is the Don Quixote of mayoral candidates -- dreaming the impossible dream, valiantly stabbing at City Hall like a windmill again and again, with no chance of success. Much to the chagrin of a Mission cardboard collector who posted Ascarrunz's campaign poster on his beat-up truck, ... More >>

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    September 8, 2010

    Ballet, Class

    ​Cesar Ascarrunz is the Don Quixote of mayoral candidates -- dreaming the impossible dream, valiantly stabbing at City Hall like a windmill again and again, with no chance of success. Much to the chagrin of a Mission cardboard collector who posted Ascarrunz's campaign poster on his beat-up truck, ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2010

    Distressed Properties

    The state's quick budget fix of selling off public buildings is a horrible idea.

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Wild Boar Corn Dogs and Tequila to Kill For: Opening Night at SF Chefs.Food.Wine.

    Sam Prestianni​SF Chefs. Food. Wine. Event: Festival Opening Night  Venue: A tent in Union Square Better Than: Watching Hell's Kitchen from the sofa Great idea: Bring together dozens of the Bay Area's top chefs, winemakers, and mixologists for a Dionysian dream date to spotlight San Fra ... More >>

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    June 17, 2009

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    June 10, 2009

    Man of La Mancha

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    October 22, 2008

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    October 15, 2008

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    October 8, 2008

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    October 1, 2008

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  • Film

    September 17, 2008

    Biblical Proportions

    The best four-plus hours, plus Jesus, round out this year's Toronto film fest.

  • Music

    July 23, 2008

    Blood, Sweat, and Tutus

    Tear your knee, wrench your back, pirouette, and bow: dancing at the San Francisco Ballet.

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    June 4, 2008

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    January 9, 2008

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    January 2, 2008

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    December 26, 2007

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    December 19, 2007

    When Grammar Demons and Bike Demons Collide

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    December 5, 2007

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    November 28, 2007

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    November 21, 2007

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    November 14, 2007

    Actors Theatre Takes on Tennessee Williams' Camino Real to Bewildering Effect

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  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    SF Ghettos Re-Zoned for More Booze? It's: SFGovernmentInAction!!!

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    September 6, 2007

    34th Telluride Film Festival Day Two: Greil Marcus and writing with one eye

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    July 15, 2007

    Good Magazine Block Party, Psychedelic Furs, Os Mutantes -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Sunday, July 15

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  • Dining

    May 23, 2007

    The Maddening Crowd

    Seasonal New American food in a reimagined industrial setting draws a noisy throng downtown

  • Music

    April 4, 2007

    Hesher's Pet

    Isis holds metal to smarty-pants standards

  • Film

    August 24, 2005

    Black Forest

    Terry Gilliam returns, with no one but himself to blame

  • News

    April 27, 2005

    Save the Cute Animals!

    The inside story on protests against dog-eating, foie gras-enjoying, and fur-wearing

  • Film

    September 1, 2004

    Gallo's Pole

    The weirdo auteur drives morbidly toward his own money shot in The Brown Bunny

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Democracy in Suburbia

    The Economist asks: "Is California Back?" Contra Costa County wonders: "Were we gone?"

  • News

    March 31, 2004

    Sprung

    A Manila-folder galleon, catered edamame at camp, and a Q&A with Dr. Beer: It must be spring

  • News

    February 11, 2004

    Dog Bites

    Phil Matier and Willie Brown raise eyebrows by doing TV together; no cow eyes at the Exploratorium; and more!

  • Culture

    July 23, 2003

    Up in Arms

    In Shaw's genre-busting play of ideas, the world rights itself just in time

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    May 14, 2003

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    April 30, 2003

    Stepping Out

    An electrifying experiment: a night of new choreography by not-yet-household names

  • Culture

    February 19, 2003

    Natural Disaster

    Was Terry Gilliam the man who killed Don Quixote?

  • Culture

    April 24, 2002

    Nothing Remains the Same: Rereading and Remembering

    An honest, witty collection of memoirs and essays on how we derive meaning from literature

  • Music

    April 10, 2002

    Return of the Hawke

    The breakbeat style of Gavin Hardkiss is back in vogue -- but he still can't get the respect he deserves

  • News

    January 30, 2002

    The Inimitable Luke Brugnara on...

    Luke Brugnara's quotable quotes about Willie Brown, his wealth, and the failings of higher education.

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    August 25, 1999

    Taking Partch

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    May 27, 1998

    Reviews

    Twenty-five years after experimental composer and instrument builder Harry Partch died, his music and ideas have found a living legacy in the Bay Area

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    February 26, 1997

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Twenty-five years after experimental composer and instrument builder Harry Partch died, his music and ideas have found a living legacy in the Bay Area

  • Culture

    July 31, 1996

    Quixotic Endeavors

    Don Quixote and The Gordons Created and performed by Deborah Gwinn, Jim Cave, and Mark Gordon. At the Marsh, 1062 Valencia, 826-5750.

  • Culture

    July 24, 1996

    Aisle Seat

    Don Quixote and The Gordons Created and performed by Deborah Gwinn, Jim Cave, and Mark Gordon. At the Marsh, 1062 Valencia, 826-5750.

  • Calendar

    July 17, 1996

    Night+Day

    Don Quixote and The Gordons Created and performed by Deborah Gwinn, Jim Cave, and Mark Gordon. At the Marsh, 1062 Valencia, 826-5750.

  • Culture

    May 22, 1996

    Sez Who?

    Home(less) alone in Larry Hankin's Emmett Sez:

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