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Oakland Gothic Folk Singer Emily Jane White on the Quiet Joys of Melancholy

The heartbreaking songs Emily Jane White sings on her new album, Ode to Sentience, are quietly addictive. Her celebrations of life's darker moments are delivered in a quiet, confessional style that's immediately captivating. White's stark, almost whispered vocals have an intimate quality that's inte ... More >>

Poe-try in Motion

The heartbreaking songs Emily Jane White sings on her new album, Ode to Sentience, are quietly addictive. Her celebrations of life's darker moments are delivered in a quiet, confessional style that's immediately captivating. White's stark, almost whispered vocals have an intimate quality that's inte ... More >>

BOSF 2012: How to Be the Creepiest Goth in the City

The heartbreaking songs Emily Jane White sings on her new album, Ode to Sentience, are quietly addictive. Her celebrations of life's darker moments are delivered in a quiet, confessional style that's immediately captivating. White's stark, almost whispered vocals have an intimate quality that's inte ... More >>

The World In 50 Takes

The heartbreaking songs Emily Jane White sings on her new album, Ode to Sentience, are quietly addictive. Her celebrations of life's darker moments are delivered in a quiet, confessional style that's immediately captivating. White's stark, almost whispered vocals have an intimate quality that's inte ... More >>

Lou Reed on Metallica Project: 'Maybe the Best Thing Done by Anyone, Ever'

Reed with Metallica's James Hetfield: The creation of a new planetary system?​ Lou Reed is not one for modesty, ladies and gentlemen. We told you last week about his new collaboration with Metallica, which was recorded right up the road from S.F. at Metallica's studio in San Rafael. The as-ye ... More >>

Odds Schwarzenegger's 'I F--k You' Message Was Coincidental? About One in Two Billion, Says Math Prof.

What were the odds of this happening?​ In examining Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's letter to the California State Assembly in which the letters I F-U-C-K Y-O-U appear vertically down the left-hand side, it is hard to imagine that it could have happened randomly. The letter purportedl ... More >>

Caw, Caw

What were the odds of this happening?​ In examining Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's letter to the California State Assembly in which the letters I F-U-C-K Y-O-U appear vertically down the left-hand side, it is hard to imagine that it could have happened randomly. The letter purportedl ... More >>

August Book Events: Joyce Maynard, Goth Hop, Hillwide Garage Sale, Melanie Gideon, Josh Healey

What were the odds of this happening?​ In examining Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's letter to the California State Assembly in which the letters I F-U-C-K Y-O-U appear vertically down the left-hand side, it is hard to imagine that it could have happened randomly. The letter purportedl ... More >>

Edgar Allan Poe -- Who Never Visited San Francisco and May Never Even Have Thought of It -- Would be 200 Today

It seems so right. It should have been true. Edgar Allan Poe, his jaw taut and his eyes bloodshot, ought to have been wandering along a foggy San Francisco alley upon a midnight dreary, pondering weak and weary. Alas, 'twas not the case. Poe -- who would have been 200 today (and barely made a fifth ... More >>

The Lowbrow Art Sale: Brian M. Viveros, Alex Pardee & Mari Inukai

"Evillast" by Brian M. Viveros Brian has just recently released a new print on his online shop. This piece is based on one of his more popular paintings, "EvilLast." The print is 18" x 24" and is signed and numbered in an edition of 69. With each purchase of a print, you also get a 3.5" x 4" die-cut ... More >>

Sweet Marissa

"Evillast" by Brian M. Viveros Brian has just recently released a new print on his online shop. This piece is based on one of his more popular paintings, "EvilLast." The print is 18" x 24" and is signed and numbered in an edition of 69. With each purchase of a print, you also get a 3.5" x 4" die-cut ... More >>

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The Birds

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Bellying up to a bar of sperm donors

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Trust Bush

Aschenbrand's witty, raunchy memoir

Keeping Up With the Johnsons

What does an androgynous New York City cabaret singer have in common with the burgeoning freak-folk movement?

Sour Lemony

Jim Carrey's in fine form, but the rest of Snicket is less fortunate

Geek Chic

Stanford Junior MC Lars Horris may not unseat Eminem, but, with luck, he might be the next "Weird Al"

Politically Inspired: Fiction for Our Time

A gemlike collection of 30 short stories, ranging from comic and satirical to ironic and sad

Always Be Drunk

Mellow Drunk's Leigh Gregory gets wasted on poetry and the apocalypse

Notes From the Edge

The choices are dark and dreary, but the only candidate for governor is (be still, pounding heart) Gray Davis

Mistresses of the Dark

Elvira and her progeny make an evening of it. Then the progeny go wrestling.

Scattering Poems All Through the Night

Word for Word tries to turn poetry into a stage play

Revisiting the Ghastly One

The depraved cinematic world of Andy Milligan, on horrid, lurid display at Yerba Buena

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Arts, Crafts, Events, Performances ,and New Year's Eve

Two Plays, Fat and Thin

A pair of current productions have more in common than you might think

House Of Tudor

Steven Emerson; A Series of Unfortunate Events; Electric Wizard

San Francisco Victorians

At the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, 'tis always the season for historical fidelity

Learning From Scratch

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Night Crawler

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Riff Raff

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Night+Day

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The House of Tudor

The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

Behind the Scenes

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Night+Day

The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

Slap Shots

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Underground Cinema

Total Mobile Home puts avant-garde film where it belongs - in the basement