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Monsanto Protection Act: What All The Fuss Is About

By now, if you're involved in the food industry in any way you've probably heard of the rider sneaked into the House spending bill that's being called the "Monsanto Protection Act" by outraged parties. It's part of a bill that Obama signed last week (and basically had to sign to keep the government ... More >>

Hurricane Sandy: S.F. to Host A Very Jersey Christmas to Benefit Storm Survivors

Black Friday is over, the Christmas tree is up in Union Square, and San Franciscans are busy making holiday plans -- sans the snow. So while you are out shopping for your loved ones, don't forget about the less fortunate, specifically those sad victims of Hurricane Sandy. On Dec. 5, a "Very Jersey ... More >>

Seeking a Path to Riches

Oh, good. More "sharing." The mobile social-app company Path (yes, the one that found itself in the middle a big privacy controversy not long ago) announced on Monday that it had landed another $30 million in venture financing from some top-tier firms, making its total valuation $250 million. Hey, t ... More >>

The Daily Show: John Burton, Democratic Party Chair, Explains How F**ked Up California Is

-- John Burton​It's always a great day to be a reporter when politicians are dropping F-bombs, especially when they are dropping them in reference to California's depressing finances. Of course, it makes even better fodder for The Daily Show, which did a hilarious segment last night explaining jus ... More >>

Parents Can't Keep Kids from Eating Junk Food, Study Finds

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cSan Francisco's Happy Meal Banwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook San Francisco made itself the object of national attention last year with city legislators' decision to ba ... More >>

MTV at 30: A Reflection on the Journey from Beavis and Butt-Head to Jersey Shore

​When I was born, MTV had already passed its eighth birthday. Now that I've dated myself, I'll make another confession: I never had cable television growing up. So I watched MTV take over the planet like someone who lived in a different dimension -- I watched music videos with my friends at th ... More >>

San Francisco Defeats McDonald's

Strange Cosmos.com​When San Francisco banned McDonald's Happy Meals last November, the rest of the country mocked us, and not just the conservative trolls who hate everything we stand for. We got mocked by Jon Stewart, which hits us where we live. Ex-mayor Gavin Newsom -- does anyone miss him ... More >>

Early Summer Movie Guide: What to See, When to See It

TV on the Radio Steps Back to Gaze at the Apocalypse

The Lighter Side of Heavy

The Lighter Side of Heavy

San Francisco Happy Meal Ban Hailed as Groundbreaking -- In Scotland

Adder's fork and blindworm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing. For a Happy Meal of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.​If you didn't think San Francisco's official ban of toys with fatty Happy Meals wasn't making news worldwide, consider this. Not only are Jon Stewart and Har ... More >>

The Power of the Pen -- and Ink

Rally to Restore Sanity/March To Keep Fear Alive In San Francisco

​The good people at Mission Local have found something for you to do on Oct. 30. Those too busy or broke to head to the nation's capital for the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity/March to Keep Fear Alive can head to a local version scheduled for Civic Center Plaza. And you can al ... More >>

The Week in Gay: Defense of Marriage Act Indefensible

Judge Joseph Tauro​The story of the week: A federal judge in Massachusetts declared that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) - passed by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton - violates the U.S. Constitution. In his decision, Judge Joseph Tauro (A fiery young radical aged ... More >>

Oliver Twist

Roaming Troubadours

S.F. Lawyer Launches Anti-Limbaugh Web Site

Would you eat McNuggets made from this?"It's time to start calling a chicken a chicken," San Francisco attorney Steve Baughman says of his latest Web endeavor. The chicken in question, it so happens, could probably feed many of the homeless encamped in Golden Gate Park -- that is, if you could ever ... More >>

The Nobody's Business Diner

By Meredith Brody How does this menu sound to you: tomato basil soup, market pasta salad, salad du jour, organic spinach salad, Philly cheesesteaks, roasted local veggie melts, organic baked French fries, steamed organic broccoli, organic pears? Or this one: zucchini bread, French dip au jus, roas ... More >>

How 'douchebag' became everyone's favorite insult

TiVo Alert: Dysfunctional Family Re-Opens Fancy-Schmancy Restaurant

By Meredith Brody You may have noticed that there's precious little new stuff to watch during the holidays - a period which The New York Times describes as "a profound holiday slumber of repeats and musical specials." But we can't even find any musical specials, and are reduced to re-watching A Co ... More >>

More Than a Pretty Face

Back to You, John

Dildo Dave Navarro Tells SF Weekly His Top Music Faves of 2007

Writers Guild of America on Strike: Rerun City

Demetri Martin Gets TV Show of Important Things

You'll Laugh Dying

Goddamned Funny

In the Black

Evan Can Wait

Why in God's name did Steve Carell take the paycheck?

What Garry Didn't Know

These Dogs Still Hunt

Vote Nihilist

Letter-Box Edition

Wordplay explores the cult of the crossword puzzle

Political Affairs

When authors stand up for a cause, the unexpected happens

I Feel Happy

A warm fuzzy art space

The Jester Speaks the Truth

We know you get your news from comedians. Now here's one of the best.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

OK Then

A dozen local musicians find a silver lining in the election results. Seriously.

Vote No

Silver City plants a shrub where it wants to dig up a Bush

New Sneers' Eve

Comics skewer our weird year

Laugh Attack

TV stooges stand up

As Seen On

We like books and we like TV, so why don't we like book TV?

Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

The Talking Penis

Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

Daddy Love

The House of Tudor

Watch me watch you

Voyeur's delight found in "The Edge of the Bed: Cyborgasm 2"