If nudists weren't using their nakedness to make a political statement before, they sure are now. San Francisco's naturalists are planning to strip down once again at City Hall tomorrow when the Board of Supervisors is expected to select its next president. The nudists hope that dropping trou will ... More >>
If you notice more naked people bouncing around town as of late, that's because there are -- nudists are stripping down in public, while they still can. Last week, the Board of Supervisors banned public nudity, which has sorta upped the ante for nudists who have no plans to get dressed just yet. Asi ... More >>
If you notice more naked people bouncing around town as of late, that's because there are -- nudists are stripping down in public, while they still can. Last week, the Board of Supervisors banned public nudity, which has sorta upped the ante for nudists who have no plans to get dressed just yet. Asi ... More >>
If you notice more naked people bouncing around town as of late, that's because there are -- nudists are stripping down in public, while they still can. Last week, the Board of Supervisors banned public nudity, which has sorta upped the ante for nudists who have no plans to get dressed just yet. Asi ... More >>
When you think of the greatest threats facing the youth of America today, chances are you think of gangs, drugs, unprotected sex, racism, the economy, or any number of combinations from that list, and then some. But no, faithful readers, we've just found out the real scourge facing teens today. And ... More >>
There seems to be a wide and growing divide between people who appreciate healthy portions of meaty journalism and those who prefer a media diet of bite-sized snark snacks full of empty calories. In this context, "old media" outlets like The New York Times can never win, no matter what they do. Even ... More >>
People plan parties around this stuff, so we assume you probably watched too. But just in case you didn't, here's a timeline of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. They make it this long just to mess with us all, in case you didn't know...
People plan parties around this stuff, so we assume you probably watched too. But just in case you didn't, here's a timeline of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. They make it this long just to mess with us all, in case you didn't know...
Lauren Stromquist, a mother from Minnesota, was struck with a feeling of familiarity when she read a Fox News story on Bay Area sperm-machine Trent Arsenault. She recognized the blonde Silicon Valley worker as her former neighbor in Pleasanton -- the guy she once went to a farmer's market with ... More >>
Edwin RamosImmigrant rights activists remember 2008 as the year that San Francisco turned its back on its sanctuary city status. Then-Mayor Gavin Newsom reversed the city's long-standing policy of shielding juvenile undocumented immigrants from deportation as the city became the target of anti-im ... More >>
Edwin RamosImmigrant rights activists remember 2008 as the year that San Francisco turned its back on its sanctuary city status. Then-Mayor Gavin Newsom reversed the city's long-standing policy of shielding juvenile undocumented immigrants from deportation as the city became the target of anti-im ... More >>
The guy who made this tie deserves a reward.Did the CIA miss something? News reports have cited unnamed intelligence officials saying that they've only recently stumbled upon rumors that Osama bin Laden had been holed up in a luxury residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and not -- as had been assume ... More >>
The guy who made this tie deserves a reward.Did the CIA miss something? News reports have cited unnamed intelligence officials saying that they've only recently stumbled upon rumors that Osama bin Laden had been holed up in a luxury residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and not -- as had been assume ... More >>
Make room for Ronald ReaganA pre-President's Day poll showed that Americans thought Ronald Reagan was the country's best president, even more so than Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, two of the most influential leaders in history. Reagan score 19 percent of the vote,edging out Lincoln who h ... More >>
Norman Rockwell, of courseSounding off just became that much easier...Give a shout if you're enamored with SF Weekly's current commenting system. Anyone? Oh -- thanks, Dad. Well, get ready to ditch the ordeals we put you through to prove that you aren't an evil robot. We hate to break it ... More >>
Putting the "fox" back in Fox News.Just when you thought certain airheads on network cable news couldn't get anymore plastic, Mattel has immortalized the entire profession with its very own Barbie. Actually she won in the inaugural global vote. While the popular vote went toward a computer engine ... More >>
Putting the "fox" back in Fox News.Just when you thought certain airheads on network cable news couldn't get anymore plastic, Mattel has immortalized the entire profession with its very own Barbie. Actually she won in the inaugural global vote. While the popular vote went toward a computer engine ... More >>
Eating fish is good for your health. Expanded medical coverage is good for public health. Yet expanding medical coverage harms the health of fish.Does this mean heath care harms people's health?Probably not. But Republicans are alleging that Rep. Nancy Pelosi's intense lobbying and favor-swapping ... More >>
This ya gotta love. Conservative commentators are squealing with delight over a video Fox News managed to unearth that reveals California's Sen. Dianne Feinstein scrawled a note on her hand during a 1990 debate with former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson. Calbuzz reports that Feinstein's preferred bons ... More >>
Quick political bytes from the week that went down easy. Carly Fiorina's bizarre attack ad against her Republican primary opponent for senate, Tom Campbell: An evil furry dressed like a sheep who wants to raise your taxes. This video has gone totally viral. People are e-mailing it around and t ... More >>
Earlier this month, Supervisor Chris Daly got a shitload of free publicity when he pledged to utter "fuck" at every board meeting for the rest of the year. There are those who say that there is no such thing as bad publicity. They're wrong. Daly, like Gerardo Sandoval before him, was lampooned on ... More >>
Earlier this month, Supervisor Chris Daly got a shitload of free publicity when he pledged to utter "fuck" at every board meeting for the rest of the year. There are those who say that there is no such thing as bad publicity. They're wrong. Daly, like Gerardo Sandoval before him, was lampooned on ... More >>
Earlier this month, Supervisor Chris Daly got a shitload of free publicity when he pledged to utter "fuck" at every board meeting for the rest of the year. There are those who say that there is no such thing as bad publicity. They're wrong. Daly, like Gerardo Sandoval before him, was lampooned on ... More >>
EKAphotographyAli Chagi-Starr, Van Jones (c), and Ron Dellums at Silence the Violence Day, 2007 By now, everyone and they mama has heard that controversial green jobs adviser Van Jones has been forced to resign from his white house job. There are many differing takes on the subject, from ultr ... More >>
Sgt. John V. YoungIf leftist supervisors sought to show the world that their sympathy for a group of alleged cop-killers in San Francisco was more than a zany political stunt, they have done themselves no favors with a new resolution that links the men's arrest to the Bush Administration, Gua ... More >>
Sgt. John V. YoungIf leftist supervisors sought to show the world that their sympathy for a group of alleged cop-killers in San Francisco was more than a zany political stunt, they have done themselves no favors with a new resolution that links the men's arrest to the Bush Administration, Gua ... More >>
S.F. Republicans’ prescriptions for an ailing party By Peter Jamison I spent the momentous night of Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in an unlikely place — among Republicans in San Francisco. To observe the city’s longtime political minority watching their party recede to a minority nationwide, I vent ... More >>
S.F. Republicans’ prescriptions for an ailing party By Peter Jamison I spent the momentous night of Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in an unlikely place — among Republicans in San Francisco. To observe the city’s longtime political minority watching their party recede to a minority nationwide, I vent ... More >>
S.F. Republicans’ prescriptions for an ailing party By Peter Jamison I spent the momentous night of Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in an unlikely place — among Republicans in San Francisco. To observe the city’s longtime political minority watching their party recede to a minority nationwide, I vent ... More >>
Get Smart redux is a rare device: A TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms.
Get Smart redux is a rare device: A TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms.
To right-wingers, all rap is the same. It's not.
Media criticism done wiki-style.
The GOP's last-ditch message to voters before the midterm elections was a tirade against our fair city. How do you feel about San Francisco values in the political spotlight?
Let's get beyond the balderdash and take a closer look at the motivations behind some political campaigns
Week of Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Dear Reactionaries: If you think the New Times merger spells trouble for local music, read this column
Week of Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Inside the Patriot Defenders Network, which is busy supporting our veterans, troops, and families, and respecting God, country, flag, and president
Things get ugly when Infiltrator is unmasked at a celebrity impersonator convention, but all ends well when fake Arnold Schwarzenegger marries faux Shania Twain
Infiltrator joins the Young Republicans to experience the blue suits, big hair, and free beer of the Republican state convention
Infiltrator joins the Young Republicans to experience the blue suits, big hair, and free beer of the Republican state convention
Demme's Candidate overhaul goes for the knowing giggle
Inside Al-Jazeera, journalists tell a familiar story unfamiliarly
Ah, to be young and Republican at Cal
"We'll analyze without prejudgment ... and reject ideologues of whatever stripe."
The return of Lois Lane
In Shaw's genre-busting play of ideas, the world rights itself just in time
Traditional media mislead the public about the war in Iraq as a media revolution makes traditional media increasingly irrelevant
This pacifist masterpiece has less to do with Afghanistan than the Shotgun Players think
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