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  • Blogs

    September 27, 2012

    Treasure Island Festival 2012 Schedule: Five Things to Know

    The schedule for this year's Treasure Island Music Festival is out -- and with it, a better idea of just how Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14, will go. With artists like The xx, Best Coast, M83, Ty Segall, Porter Robinson, and Public Enemy set to play, scheduling makes a big difference on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2012

    Dan Richards, Happy Cougar-Hunter, Gets Fired From His Post as Fish and Game Chief

    Dan Richards, the notorious bureaucrat who gunned down a mountain lion on his hunting trip to Idaho earlier this year, has been canned from his job as president of the California Fish and Game Commission.His colleagues reportedly voted in favor of removing the unpopular Richards, who has defended a ... More >>

  • Music

    July 4, 2012

    Bouncer Takes Refuge From Baseball Hordes at Chow

    Dan Richards, the notorious bureaucrat who gunned down a mountain lion on his hunting trip to Idaho earlier this year, has been canned from his job as president of the California Fish and Game Commission.His colleagues reportedly voted in favor of removing the unpopular Richards, who has defended a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 18, 2012

    You Say "Dead End," We Say "Cul-de-Sac"

    Dan Richards, the notorious bureaucrat who gunned down a mountain lion on his hunting trip to Idaho earlier this year, has been canned from his job as president of the California Fish and Game Commission.His colleagues reportedly voted in favor of removing the unpopular Richards, who has defended a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Dan Richards, Happy Cougar Hunter, Doesn't Have to Pay a Fine for His Kill

    Animal lovers and Dan Richards haters will be  unhappy when they hear the news that the state's Fish and Game chief who was busted hunting a mountain lion earlier this year, dodged having to pay a fine for his killing excursion. According to press reports, Richards received nothing more than a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Police Arrest Tons of Wanted Suspects in 10-Hour Sting Operation

    Yesterday we were a little miffed at the SFPD after we saw a video of cops on bikes rolling through stops signs. But perhaps they had good reason for these Idaho rolls. Maybe they were on their way to catch on of the many, many wanted suspects in San Francisco -- and that we can forgive.Police Chief ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Watch These S.F. Cops on Bikes Roll Through a Stop Sign

    It's always fun to bust a cop -- even thought there's really nothing you can do about it. But it's also frustrating to see our men (and women) in blue break the laws they are cracking on us. As noted by the Uptown Almanac, local cyclist Amy Farah Weiss was particularly pissy over this video she caug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Kristen Bell Goes Vegan, Ricky Gervais Loves Bunnies, and Vegan Shamrock Shakes!

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  • Film

    March 7, 2012

    Arthouse Movie Listings March 7-13, 2012

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  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Dan Richards, Fish and Game Chief, Might Get Canned After Shooting Cougar

    ​Yesterday Dan Richards, the embattled cougar killer, fired off a letter to California lawmakers bluntly informing them that he will kill mountain lions where and when he pleases -- and it's none of their business. But actually, it is their business. As the Chron reports this morning, Democrats ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Dan Richards, Fish and Game Chief, Wants Everyone to Shut Up About His Cougar Killing

    ​For those animal activists and unforgiving democrats who love to hate Dan Richards, the state's Fish and Game commissioner who's being blasted for killing a mountain lion in Idaho, well, he's just given you even more reason to throw darts at this photo to the right. Let's just say Richards doesn' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Gavin Newsom Demands Fish and Game President to Resign After Shooting Mountain Lion

    Gavin Newsom has found something to do!​Last week, California animal activists were convulsing with anger after they learned their very own president of the state Fish and Game Commission traveled to Idaho to shoot and kill a mountain lion without being shamed. But grief is all Dan Richards h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Mountain Lion Killing Brings Out the Worst in Facebook Users

    He might shoot mountain lions, but he's not calling people "spics" and "hicks"​Earlier this week, we told readers about Dan Richards, the California Fish and Game commissioner who is in trouble with animal activists for shooting a mountain lion. Since it's illegal to shoot and kill mountain lions ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Fish and Game President Blasted for Shooting Mountain Lion

    ​Among the many things you might expect from our state fish and game leaders is that they not kill protected animals. For starters. Since it's illegal to shoot and kill mountain lions in California, Dan Richards, president of the California Fish and Game Comission, traveled two states over to gun- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Did California Democrats Rig the Redistricting Process?

    The term 'gerrymander' originated with this 1812 political cartoon​The California Citizens Redistricting Commission, formed by a 2010 ballot initiative, was supposed to drain the drawing of Congressional districts of the political influence that has poisoned it for decades. California Democrats -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Terri Weissinger, Sonoma Woman, Trapped at SFO for Eight Days Thanks to Baggage Fees

    ​You thought your trip to the airport was a nightmare. Terri Weissinger, a native of Sonoma County, truly experienced a new kind of flying fiasco. Broke and tired of the Northern California expenses, Weissinger was looking for a fresh start; she booked a one-way ticket to Idaho through Orbitz.com. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Vegan Drag Queen Cooking Shows, Wool Free Winter Coat Pop-up in the Mission, & Cookies!

    ​ • You know how nobody in San Francisco has any style? Well, this weekend you can attempt to buy some! Vaute Couture is bringing its cute-ass wool-free winter coats of sexiness to a pop-up shop at VegNews' offices in the Mission! You'll get to try on Vaute's brand-new 2011 collection of smart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Top 6 Movie Parodies in Music Videos (Thanks, Foo Fighters)

    Remember the quietly xenophobic, right-wing propaganda movie that was Falling Down? The one where Michael Douglas has a meltdown in Los Angeles and goes on a mini-rampage (against mostly immigrants) in his white shirt and horn-rimmed specs? The movie was extraordinarily silly on a number of levels, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Rapping Weatherman Resurfaces (VIDEO)

    He's baaaaaack!​You don't need a weatherman to tell you today is looking glorious. You don't need a rapping weatherman -- well, ever. Be that as it may, readers may recall how local TV station and numerology casualty KRON last year saw fit to hire Nick Kosir, the Rapping Weatherman. First, KRON ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Love and BASE Jumping: Q &A With Bob Ash, Fiance of Bay Area BASE Jumping Victim, Shannon Dean

    Shannon Dean, BASE jumper​In 2006, Bob Ash witnessed his fiance Shannon Dean fall to her death off the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho, one of the only legal places to jump in the country. The two had lived together in San Mateo; Dean was 35 years old, Ash 42. The Chronicle covered Dean's deat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Cocktober Surprise: An Indecent Urinal Proposal

    It's okay! Andrew Miller is married! ​The Week In GayThe biggest news this week is the new term I learned: Cocktober!  Isn't that terrific?  How have I lived on this planet for multiple decades without ever referring to this month as Cocktober??It's adorable, I tell you. And you'll never ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Rapping Weatherman Nick Kosir Quits on San Francisco

    The Rapping Weatherman is M.I.A.​Not long ago, SF Weekly reported that KRON-TV had gone and hired Nick "The Rapping Weatherman" Kosir -- but wouldn't let him rap. It turns out, however, that Kosir's tenure in San Francisco was not unlike a summer storm: It was brief, tempestuous, and left everyone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Where Do San Francisco's Firefighters Live?

    ​Coeur D'alene? Really?Not long ago, SF Weekly played with a data application the Bay Citizen created regarding where the city's employees live. It turns out, a number of city workers -- including more than a few firefighters -- live in far-off realms such as Placer County, Los Angeles, or even Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Sierra Club Sues EPA For Not Enforcing Clean Air Act

    Trouble in paradise?​Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court in San Francisco, asserting the EPA did not adequately enforce provisions of the Clean Air Act.The lawsuit, filed yesterday by the Sierra Club and WildEarth Guardian ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2010

    Nemeth: Show Preview

    Trouble in paradise?​Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court in San Francisco, asserting the EPA did not adequately enforce provisions of the Clean Air Act.The lawsuit, filed yesterday by the Sierra Club and WildEarth Guardian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Ammonium Phosphate, Which Sickened 12 Workers in S.F., Considered 'Non-Toxic'

    WikipediaKeep this stuff out of your eyes, folks​This morning, SF Weekly reported on the "white powder" that sickened a dozen workers at the Pier 96 recycling facility and sent one to the hospital. While the term "white powder" evokes the very worst post-9/11 memories, the white powder in question ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Nancy Mary Sage, 1906 Quake Survivor, Dies at 105

    Nancy Mary Sage was six months old when The Big One hit in 1906 and destroyed her family​Whenever a survivor of the Great Quake of '06 dies, more of them always seem to turn up after the obituary runs in the San Francisco Chronicle. Nancy Mary Sage died yesterday in Littleton, Colo. at age 105; he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Tomorrow's Indy Spirits Expo Offers a Giddy Trek through the World's Micro Spirits

    Andrew St. Clair/FlickrBottle lineup at July's Indy Spirits Expo in New York City.​Like indy movies, indy booze has so infiltrated restaurant bar walls and home liquor cabinets that it might not fit the profile of obscure, exactly. Still, tomorrow's 2009 Indy Spirits Expo at Mighty (119 Utah a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    New York Times' YouTube Investigation: Bicyclists Sometimes Run Stop Signs

    ​The odd media war unfolding in San Francisco -- in which major dailies establish editions here while local periodicals fade away -- advanced in a new direction Friday, with a page A-19 story in the New York City edition of the New York Times titled "San Francisco's Cyclists Facing Backlash for Fl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2009

    Boom Riggins

    ​The odd media war unfolding in San Francisco -- in which major dailies establish editions here while local periodicals fade away -- advanced in a new direction Friday, with a page A-19 story in the New York City edition of the New York Times titled "San Francisco's Cyclists Facing Backlash for Fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Beat Machine Tour Hits SF Tonight

    Waassup: Waajeed​ One of the best things about living in the SF Bay Area--as opposed to say, Bumfu*k, Idaho--is that it's recognized as a cultural center and tastemaking place. Case in point: the Beat Machine tour, a Scion/Turntable Lab-sponsored jaunt through six major cities (including the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Spying the generation gaffes at MoMo's

    Waassup: Waajeed​ One of the best things about living in the SF Bay Area--as opposed to say, Bumfu*k, Idaho--is that it's recognized as a cultural center and tastemaking place. Case in point: the Beat Machine tour, a Scion/Turntable Lab-sponsored jaunt through six major cities (including the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    The Doggie Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

    Our favorite food blog posts of Tuesday, May 19, 2009 A nation divided: In perhaps the ultimate act of foodie patriotism, the NY Times food blog went on a 50-state search for dishes containing the fiery condiment sriracha, like the cheesesteak dumplings with sriracha ketchup at Philly's Fireside Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    'Man with Idea' from Idaho Randomly Obtains SF Weekly's Phone Number, Offers Solution for City's Drug, Prostitution Woes

    A man named Jack residing in Lewiston, Idaho, this week called the telephone operator and told her, "I need a newspaper because I have an idea and need to tell them some news." Of all the newspapers in all the world, he was given the number for SF Weekly, which he dialed. He then offered to tell us ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Blue Monkey Used San Francisco as Springboard to World Tour

    This is Wilbert, everyone. He's a a three-haired, yellow-bellied, stuffed monkey who started his world travels in San Francisco on May 4, 2008. Since then, he's hit up Paris, Jamaica, New York City, Toronto, Vegas, Tokyo, the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, China, Greece, Oklahoma, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    The Lowbrow Art Sale: Shawn Barber, John John Jesse and Sandi Calistro

    This is Wilbert, everyone. He's a a three-haired, yellow-bellied, stuffed monkey who started his world travels in San Francisco on May 4, 2008. Since then, he's hit up Paris, Jamaica, New York City, Toronto, Vegas, Tokyo, the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, China, Greece, Oklahoma, ... More >>

  • Music

    March 19, 2008

    The Black Crowes interview Maxim couldn't get

    This is Wilbert, everyone. He's a a three-haired, yellow-bellied, stuffed monkey who started his world travels in San Francisco on May 4, 2008. Since then, he's hit up Paris, Jamaica, New York City, Toronto, Vegas, Tokyo, the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, China, Greece, Oklahoma, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    LastNight: Tool at Bill Graham Civic Includes Jello Biafra, Primus

    This is Wilbert, everyone. He's a a three-haired, yellow-bellied, stuffed monkey who started his world travels in San Francisco on May 4, 2008. Since then, he's hit up Paris, Jamaica, New York City, Toronto, Vegas, Tokyo, the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, China, Greece, Oklahoma, ... More >>

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    Roll of the Die - Human Life Speculators Bet on Elder Deaths

    This is Wilbert, everyone. He's a a three-haired, yellow-bellied, stuffed monkey who started his world travels in San Francisco on May 4, 2008. Since then, he's hit up Paris, Jamaica, New York City, Toronto, Vegas, Tokyo, the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, China, Greece, Oklahoma, ... More >>

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    March 30, 2005

    In Verse

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    May 19, 2004

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  • Culture

    February 4, 2004

    Don't Dream It's Over

    Psychos is as Gothically improbable and florid with blood as a Tarantino film

  • Film

    August 15, 2001

    The Song Remains the Same

    Jackpot proves that karaoke movies are a bad idea even if you're a hip auteur

  • Music

    March 28, 2001

    The New Year

    Newness Ends (Touch and Go)

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2000

    Slow as It Goes

    Ben Graves

  • Film

    May 31, 2000

    Reel World

    Landscape Suicides; Captives; Naked Killer

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    February 24, 1999

    Night Crawler

    Landscape Suicides; Captives; Naked Killer

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    December 30, 1998

    Stage

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    March 26, 1997

    Living Large

    Landscape Suicides; Captives; Naked Killer

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