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  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Weekend Party Preview: Four Tet, Art Deparment, Frite Nite, and More

    Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebdan) comes to Mezzanine on Friday​ Who's ready for some raving? It's mid-October and San Francisco is still going strong with weekends so thoroughly stacked that it's beginning to feel like the city's having some kind of strange party renaissance. As such, this weekend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Al Davis, Steve Jobs, and the Deaths of Difficult Men

    ​When Albert Schweitzer passed into the great beyond, the obituary writer's task was relatively straightforward. That's not to say it was easy -- but penning a remembrance for a man whose name has become synonymous with benevolence is a unique endeavor. More indicative of the challenges of blendin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    TechCrunch: Rewriting Press Releases, Gonzo-Style

    ​A lot of people love (or until recently, loved) TechCrunch. These seem to be people who want to know every last bit of news about the technology business, no matter how trivial, as soon as it breaks; entrepreneurs looking for financing; or venture capitalists looking for startups to invest in. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Is M.I.A. Actually Trying to Drive Away Her Fans?

    Richard Haick​M.I.A.October 12, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Well, I guess she could have not played at all.Last night, M.I.A. was that kid you hated to do group projects with in school: She showed up late, she left ridiculously early, she barely did anything on her own, and yet ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 7, 2010

    April Literary Events

    Richard Haick​M.I.A.October 12, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Well, I guess she could have not played at all.Last night, M.I.A. was that kid you hated to do group projects with in school: She showed up late, she left ridiculously early, she barely did anything on her own, and yet ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 19, 2007

    The Gift of Reading

    Still have people to buy for? Consider these books as last-minute stocking stuffers.

  • News

    November 14, 2007

    Burning Man Arsonist Paul Addis' Backstory -- Murder Threats, Arrests

    Still have people to buy for? Consider these books as last-minute stocking stuffers.

  • Summer Guide

    June 27, 2007

    And the Beat Goes On

    An interview with Alan Kaufman

  • Music

    August 23, 2006

    Outer Bongolia

    Black Fiction's trippy tunes take listeners to unusual places

  • Film

    March 15, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    Black Fiction's trippy tunes take listeners to unusual places

  • News

    February 1, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, February 1, 2006

  • Dining

    December 7, 2005

    The Myth of Fernet

    The saga of Fernet, and its cultlike popularity, says a lot about San Francisco

  • News

    December 8, 2004

    Can Light Stay Afloat?

    POINT REYES -- Can Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Mitchell keep his small, renowned, and cash-starved newspaper going? It's a question...

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    Of Asterisks and Small Pols

    When the city government tries to play satire police with the press, everyone with a sense of humor -- and a belief in the Constitution -- should be concerned

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    When the city government tries to play satire police with the press, everyone with a sense of humor -- and a belief in the Constitution -- should be concerned

  • Film

    May 5, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    When the city government tries to play satire police with the press, everyone with a sense of humor -- and a belief in the Constitution -- should be concerned

  • Culture

    February 19, 2003

    Natural Disaster

    Was Terry Gilliam the man who killed Don Quixote?

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Oakenfold

    Bunkka

  • Film

    April 4, 2001

    A Kinder, Gentler Dope Fiend

    In Ted Demme's Blow, Johnny Depp summons an American snowstorm

  • News

    February 21, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from February 21, 2001

  • Film

    January 31, 2001

    Finding Faith

    A young girl traverses Europe to reclaim the sister she lost to The Invisible Circus

  • News

    November 22, 2000

    Apocalypse, Now and Then

    A measured look at the serious policy implications of recent changes in San Francisco newspaper ownership

  • News

    November 22, 2000

    Death in Toon Town

    San Francisco's digital animation district is foundering, and Duke may be down for the count

  • Film

    February 23, 2000

    Wonder Bread

    San Francisco's digital animation district is foundering, and Duke may be down for the count

  • Dining

    November 3, 1999
  • News

    September 29, 1999

    Night Crawler

    Trend of an Era

  • Music

    September 15, 1999

    History Takes a Beating

    Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

  • Calendar

    August 11, 1999

    Stand and Deliver

    Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

  • Film

    April 28, 1999

    Second Time Around

    Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

  • Calendar

    June 19, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

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