John Madden

"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel": Retirees Find Solace in India

What Will San Francisco Ban Next?

​Today, the Board of Supervisors will take a final vote on banning restaurants from giving away toys with Happy Meal-type kiddie orders unless nutritional standards are adhered to. Barring any last-minute changes of heart worthy of bad-guy wrestlers, the motion will pass, 8-3 -- a veto-proof major ... More >>

Bastille Day Party, Indie Mart, Mission Creek and Dave Eggers' art

Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes plays McLaren Park this Saturday​Now that the World Cup is long over, let's get back to business. If you're like some people, you're probably wondering how will you spend your vuvuzela-less days. Others may not know what that word means. Either way, rejoice in ... More >>

It's Your Raiders Season Opener Drinking Game -- And You Might Need It

Nostalgia alert!​Tonight at 7:15, an Oakland Raiders team that has found ways to embarrass its home city in ways violent crime rates and a reputation for danger and lawlessness could not, host the San Diego Chargers in a Monday Night Football opener. The Chargers are a stacked team that some consi ... More >>

Tom Cable's Alleged Rodeo Clown Treatment of Assistant Just the Latest in Bay Area Coaching Violence

At least the bull doesn't tell the clown 'I'm going to kill you'​ By now, even Bay Area readers who can't tell a football from a futbol have heard all about how Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable is accused of channeling Ike Turner and hospitalizing assistant coach Randy Hanson by bouncing him o ... More >>

Bay Area Radio Institution Al Hart Bids Adieu; Final Chat With John Madden Tomorrow -- Early

By Joe EskenaziThe fellow at the right is Al Hart and, odds are, this is the first time you've ever seen him. But if you're a longtime Bay Area resident, you've probably heard him. For many of us, Hart's voice is synonomus with hair dryers, burned toast, and the other rites of the morning he essenti ... More >>

Scenes We’d Like to See

By Joe EskenaziThe fellow at the right is Al Hart and, odds are, this is the first time you've ever seen him. But if you're a longtime Bay Area resident, you've probably heard him. For many of us, Hart's voice is synonomus with hair dryers, burned toast, and the other rites of the morning he essenti ... More >>

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

By Joe EskenaziThe fellow at the right is Al Hart and, odds are, this is the first time you've ever seen him. But if you're a longtime Bay Area resident, you've probably heard him. For many of us, Hart's voice is synonomus with hair dryers, burned toast, and the other rites of the morning he essenti ... More >>

Smiles, Everyone

Is it possible to balance a fairy-tale surface with the darkness lurking beneath?

A Winding Path

Why a Bay Area microbiologist turned to the New Age art of building labyrinths -- by hand, out of dirt

Letters to the Editor

Paintings in Black and White; A Night to Remember; The Hall of Records; The End Is Near; Bush Whacking; Correction

Reel World

Rocker Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind dabbles in acting

Ship of Fools

The setting is the only real star in the cliché-ridden Captain Corelli's Mandolin

As We Like It

The setting is the only real star in the cliché-ridden Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Highland Fling

The setting is the only real star in the cliché-ridden Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Nickel-and-Diming Problem Kids

In the name of fiscal prudence, Congress has ordered that a whole class of poor, troubled children be "redetermined"

Willie's Wild Ride

The Transport Workers Union contract with Muni is up for renewal, and TWU boss Larry Martin says that anybody who wants to roll back the union's cush work rules, lucrative salary structure, and handsome trust fund is a "racist" and can go to hell. Meet t