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Fidel Castro

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    November 17, 2008

    Hikin' With Che

    By John Geluardi Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to see a special screening of Stephen Soderbergh’s epic movie, Che. Usually my stunted attention span makes it tough to sit through Pee Wee Herman clips on YouTube, but this film was so engaging I was riveted to the screen for the entire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    "These Salad Bars Are Working!" and Other Important Moments from Gavin Newsom's ENORMOUS YouTube State of the City Address

    By Benjamin Wachs Part 1: Health Care My favorite story about Fidel Castro comes from 1997, when there was considerable speculation that the Old Man was dying. In response, Castro gave a nine-hour address to the Cuban Communist Party, in which he implicitly dared other world leaders to prove tha ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 1995

    Letters

    By Benjamin Wachs Part 1: Health Care My favorite story about Fidel Castro comes from 1997, when there was considerable speculation that the Old Man was dying. In response, Castro gave a nine-hour address to the Cuban Communist Party, in which he implicitly dared other world leaders to prove tha ... More >>

  • News

    July 5, 1995

    City Slackers

    A guide toSan Francisco political corruption -past, present, and future

  • News

    February 25, 2009

    Guantánamo's Last Days

    America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and more jihad looms.

  • News

    October 4, 2006

    Illegal Food

    America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and more jihad looms.

  • Film

    October 12, 2005

    Countdown to 12

    A Salvadoran boy awaits the birthday that renders him a warrior

  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Maple Leaf Boogie-Woogie

    A cheat sheet of bands from the new Seattle -- that's right, Canada!

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    The Minuteman's 15 Minutes of Fame (Minute 14.5)

    At the Arizona border, Infiltrator checks in with Americans who help the government look for illegal aliens

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2004

    Cinema Paradiso

    The sprawling International Latino Film Festival covers a lot of ground

  • Film

    October 6, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    The sprawling International Latino Film Festival covers a lot of ground

  • Film

    March 3, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    The sprawling International Latino Film Festival covers a lot of ground

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Rejuvenated West Coast hip hop, Apocalyptic movement-theater, and Jack Palance as Fidel Castro

  • Dining

    May 7, 2003

    Habana Good Time

    Is it the real Cuban soup or merely the Nuevo Latino? Who cares, if it's good!

  • Dining

    April 16, 2003

    Movie Meals

    A strategy for eating near the San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Film

    April 16, 2003

    Journey Into Fear

    Like Law & Order, our column is ripped from the headlines

  • Culture

    April 9, 2003

    Fair Ball

    Love of the national pastime, on display at a downtown art gallery

  • News

    April 10, 2002

    What the Hell Is Copia?

    At Robert Mondavi's new $55 million foodie mecca, you'll find seminars on goat cheese and mustard; surrealist movies; a SPAM exhibit; wine tastings; figurines of pooping Catholics -- everything, in fact, but the answer to that question.

  • Music

    September 26, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    Channeling stupidity, and exploding nicely

  • Culture

    March 15, 2000

    Stage Capsules

    Channeling stupidity, and exploding nicely

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    South to the Future

    Elian Conspiracy

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    Mecklin

    Get Me Rewrite

  • News

    October 6, 1999

    ¡Holy Cohiba!

    Federal agents smoke out an insidious Bay Area smuggling ring as part of their ceaseless efforts to keep our streets safe from illegal Cuban cigars

  • News

    February 17, 1999

    Surgery Sans Blood

    Jehovah's Witnesses refused transfusions -- and led the way to bloodless surgery

  • Calendar

    February 10, 1999

    Night + Day

    Jehovah's Witnesses refused transfusions -- and led the way to bloodless surgery

  • Film

    November 4, 1998

    Reel World

    Jehovah's Witnesses refused transfusions -- and led the way to bloodless surgery

  • Calendar

    July 1, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Jehovah's Witnesses refused transfusions -- and led the way to bloodless surgery

  • News

    April 22, 1998

    Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll. Korea.

    The 41st San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Calendar

    August 13, 1997

    Night+Day

    The 41st San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Calendar

    May 7, 1997

    Night+Day

    The 41st San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Music

    January 29, 1997

    Ponche

    The 41st San Francisco International Film Festival

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    Hinckle, Hinckle, Little Star (Part I)

    There are two joys in life -- making things and breaking things -- and pirate journalist Warren Hinckle has excelled at both

  • Music

    November 22, 1995

    Apocalypse Now

    Skunk Anansie parties like it's 1999

  • News

    March 8, 1995

    Letters

    Skunk Anansie parties like it's 1999

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Mission Protests for the Return of President Zelaya to Honduras (And Justice For Oscar Grant)

    Mission progressives descended on the 24th Street BART plaza this evening to protest for the return of President Manuel Zelaya to Honduras after the military coup on Sunday. Eric Quezada of Dolores Street Community Services and former District 9 supervisor candidate led the crowd of about 200 in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    SF GOP Opposes Sanctuary Legislation in Letter-Writing Offensive

    Supervisor David Campos​If an angry Republican writes a letter in San Francisco, and no elected official cares enough to read it, did it ever really exist?San Francisco's local curiosity of a G.O.P. is currently seeking pen-pals in city government with a barrage of letters to Mayor Gavin Newsom an ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2009

    Worms in the Apple

    Two rebels take on America's most beloved computer company.

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2009

    Moving Tradition

    Two rebels take on America's most beloved computer company.

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    The Power of the Pen -- and Ink

    Two rebels take on America's most beloved computer company.

  • Calendar

    December 22, 2010

    The Lighter Side of Heavy

    Two rebels take on America's most beloved computer company.

  • Music

    March 30, 2011

    Feel It Again: Cuba's Los Muñequitos de Matanzas Return to S.F.

    Two rebels take on America's most beloved computer company.

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2011

    The Lighter Side of Heavy

    Two rebels take on America's most beloved computer company.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Bomba Estéreo, Bayonics Steam up the Independent

    Romana MachadoLiliana Saumet of Bomba Estereo​ Bomba EstéreoBayonicsApril 19, 2011@ The IndependentBetter than: A sauna with a dress codeThe scene on the floor of the Independent as the minutes ticked away to the opening act was a shy ballet of courting and sparking between and among the sexes. V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    Library Asks Teens to Help Grandma Close the Tech Gap

    This screen is making me nauseous!​My mother, now in her 60's, has just never grasped onto any part of the computer age. She still drives to Barnes & Noble to buy books at full-price instead of getting the latest deal on Amazon. She's unsettled by the fact that a computer mouse is named after ... More >>

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