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Egypt

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Hot Honey From Delk Bees: Bees Have Stingers, This Has Bite

    Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>

  • Music

    March 28, 2012

    Beats Antique: Show Preview

    Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 18, 2012

    Taha Belal: Egyptian Artist Brings Arab Spring to S.F.

    Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Digitalism Excites a Sold-Out Mezzanine Crowd

    Take us into the light​ Digitalism Data Romance Anna Lunoe Wednesday, Dec. 14th, 2011 Mezzanine Better than: Sitting in a plastic rocket and pretending to go to the moon. While a typical midweek party at Mezzanine might see the opening DJs playing an indulgent set to a small group of friend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    BART Delays, Bay Area Traffic Is Making Today's Commute Painful

    Today's commute is kinda like Cairo ​If you are an East Bay resident trying to get to your job in San Francisco this morning, good luck. Not only is traffic at a standstill on the Bay Bridge, but BART is reporting delays of its own. A motorcycle crashed on the bridge's S-curve at about 6 a.m. clos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Robyn Hitchcock Looks Back on Looking Back on San Francisco

    Nathan Gallagher​ This Saturday, Robyn Hitchcock plays a solo acoustic set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Look for him at 12:25 p.m. on the Rooster Stage.) Since 1976, Hitchcock has been writing and performing top-flight psychedelic pop, first with the Soft Boys and then as a solo artist of ... More >>

  • Music

    July 13, 2011

    Seun Kuti: Show Preview

    Nathan Gallagher​ This Saturday, Robyn Hitchcock plays a solo acoustic set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Look for him at 12:25 p.m. on the Rooster Stage.) Since 1976, Hitchcock has been writing and performing top-flight psychedelic pop, first with the Soft Boys and then as a solo artist of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Mark Zuckerberg Is Tunisia's No. 1 Guy

    A face loved by all​Here is something to "like." Turns out Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is a hero in Tunisia and Egypt, the two countries that relied heavily on social networking sites like FB to help take down their longtime presidents. In a trip to the dark continent, Sen. John McCain learne ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 16, 2011

    "Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico": Art Review

    A face loved by all​Here is something to "like." Turns out Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is a hero in Tunisia and Egypt, the two countries that relied heavily on social networking sites like FB to help take down their longtime presidents. In a trip to the dark continent, Sen. John McCain learne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Internet 'Kill Switch' Bill -- What Is This, Egypt?

    You can find Uma on the internet, too...​Looking back at the momentous goings on in Egypt of late, there are plenty of takeaways to go around. Here's one: Should the government have the power to sever society from the Internet?  U.S. lawmakers are considering another attempt to push through a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Top 10 Break-Up Songs To Help Get Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Out of Office

    In politics, as in love, there sometimes comes a need for one party in a relationship to say goodbye. Adios. See ya. Get the eff outta here, dude. And in politics, as in love, music can help get that difficult message across. We don't mean to make light of the situation over in Egypt -- lord kn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    'Egypt Is Free': San Francisco Vigil Now a Party

    Adios, Hosni...​Attending demonstrations regarding international affairs hastily tossed together for a San Francisco crowd is something locals could do every day of the week and twice on Sunday (oh yes, literally). Attending jubilant celebrations following the liberation of a country from a dictat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Cairo Tweet Plastered on Kenneth Cole Store in SOMA

    Flickr/mikestIs this a joke?​Upscale shoe retailer Kenneth Cole created a firestorm after tweeting out the following message: "Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is not available online. -- KC"The message was not well-received by people across the world ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    UC Students Evacuated from Egypt

    Can't get any rest in Egypt​UC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Lunar Eclipse

    Can't get any rest in Egypt​UC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2010

    Exploring the Jewish influence on black American music

    Can't get any rest in Egypt​UC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 25, 2009

    Pulp Scripture

    Can't get any rest in Egypt​UC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2009

    Beyond the Keffiyeh

    Can't get any rest in Egypt​UC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Summer Reading That Won't Make You Stupid: Portrait of the Food Critic as a Young Boho

    Moira Hodgson's It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $24.95) might have been subtitled The Education of a Restaurant Critic. The author's addition to an ever-expanding list of food memoirs will surprise (and probably charm) anyone unfamilia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    A Great Day For Douchebaggery -- America's Favorite Insult Wins Court Victory

    She's hot, he's a douche -- and now you can legally say so! Not long ago, we wrote about how "douchebag" is now the realm's insult du jour -- and quoted local foul linguist Reinhold Aman's recitation of the world's dirtiest lamentation. Yet "douchebag" isn't just ubiquitous -- it's also now legally ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    What Drives Women

    She's hot, he's a douche -- and now you can legally say so! Not long ago, we wrote about how "douchebag" is now the realm's insult du jour -- and quoted local foul linguist Reinhold Aman's recitation of the world's dirtiest lamentation. Yet "douchebag" isn't just ubiquitous -- it's also now legally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Food, Glorious Food: One Man's Fancy Food Show Experience

    The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    SFJAZZ Announces Lineup for Spring Season 2009

    It's a little ways off yet, but the organizers at SFJAZZ are already getting revved up for the 10th Anniversary of their annual spring concert series. Here are just a few of the names they're dropping on us this year: McCoy Tyner, Branford Marsalis, Madeleine Peyroux, Bill Frisell, Ahmad Jamal, Je ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    It's a little ways off yet, but the organizers at SFJAZZ are already getting revved up for the 10th Anniversary of their annual spring concert series. Here are just a few of the names they're dropping on us this year: McCoy Tyner, Branford Marsalis, Madeleine Peyroux, Bill Frisell, Ahmad Jamal, Je ... More >>

  • Music

    June 18, 2008

    Seun Kuti contends with complicated family ties

    It's a little ways off yet, but the organizers at SFJAZZ are already getting revved up for the 10th Anniversary of their annual spring concert series. Here are just a few of the names they're dropping on us this year: McCoy Tyner, Branford Marsalis, Madeleine Peyroux, Bill Frisell, Ahmad Jamal, Je ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 4, 2008

    Mack the Kunafa

    New tastes from the Middle East.

  • Calendar

    January 9, 2008

    Celluloid Postcards

    New tastes from the Middle East.

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2007

    Who Among Us Doesn’t Love Israeli Porn?

    New tastes from the Middle East.

  • Music

    August 1, 2007

    Jam on the return of Brooklyn's Newcleus

    New tastes from the Middle East.

  • Film

    May 2, 2007

    S.F. International Film Fest

    The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.

  • Film

    June 28, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.

  • Film

    July 27, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.

  • Film

    July 6, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Metaphysical Travelers

    The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.

  • Film

    April 27, 2005

    The Mideast Beast

    The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.

  • Film

    October 6, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.

  • Film

    September 29, 2004

    Zoom Lens

    As always, Cinemayaat, the Arab Film Festival, parts the veils of misunderstanding surrounding a rich culture

  • Film

    April 16, 2003

    Real to Reel

    Life abroad, through the lens of film

  • Film

    October 30, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    Life abroad, through the lens of film

  • Film

    August 14, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    Life abroad, through the lens of film

  • Culture

    August 15, 2001

    Aida

    Disney does Aida

  • Dining

    October 11, 2000

    Say Cheesecake

    The Cheesecake Factory

  • Music

    March 31, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    The Cheesecake Factory

  • Film

    December 9, 1998

    The Greatest Story Never Told

    The Cheesecake Factory

  • Culture

    November 25, 1998

    Off the Marc

    A Family Affair

  • Calendar

    September 23, 1998
  • Calendar

    July 29, 1998

    Night + Day

    A Family Affair

  • Calendar

    July 1, 1998
  • Film

    April 1, 1998

    Zoom Lens

    A Family Affair

  • Film

    June 18, 1997

    Zoom Lens

    A Family Affair

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