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Kim Jong-il

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Hot Mouth on Making "Songs You Could Kill a Kitten To" and Going Solo After LA Riots

    Once a member of indie dance group LA Riots, Jon Pegnato, aka Hot Mouth, hasn't seen any drop-off in activity since going solo -- he's playing residencies in Vegas, recording a new EP, and keeping a full schedule of fun in between. Breaking away from the LA Riots sound, Pegnato has become known for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 4, 2012

    Dictatorial Fiction

    Once a member of indie dance group LA Riots, Jon Pegnato, aka Hot Mouth, hasn't seen any drop-off in activity since going solo -- he's playing residencies in Vegas, recording a new EP, and keeping a full schedule of fun in between. Breaking away from the LA Riots sound, Pegnato has become known for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Top 5 Reasons the Winklevoss Twins Really Are 'Assholes'

    The Winklevii​Readers, we have never met Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The pair come off as douche-bags -- albeit somewhat righteously angered douche-bags -- in The Social Network, the 2010 movie that offered a very liberally construed version of Facebook's foundation myth. But was there any truth ... More >>

  • News

    July 20, 2011

    Faux Willie Brown Weighs In on San Francisco Politics

    The Winklevii​Readers, we have never met Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The pair come off as douche-bags -- albeit somewhat righteously angered douche-bags -- in The Social Network, the 2010 movie that offered a very liberally construed version of Facebook's foundation myth. But was there any truth ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    Mr. Lee, Mr. Lee, Hey! Mr. Lee

    The Winklevii​Readers, we have never met Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The pair come off as douche-bags -- albeit somewhat righteously angered douche-bags -- in The Social Network, the 2010 movie that offered a very liberally construed version of Facebook's foundation myth. But was there any truth ... More >>

  • Music

    February 9, 2011

    Bouncer: Probing the Origins of Mao Worship and MacBooks at Red's Place

    The Winklevii​Readers, we have never met Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The pair come off as douche-bags -- albeit somewhat righteously angered douche-bags -- in The Social Network, the 2010 movie that offered a very liberally construed version of Facebook's foundation myth. But was there any truth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Bouncer Ponders Mao and MacBooks at Red's Place

    ​One thing that has always puzzled me about Chinatown is the preponderance of Chairman Mao-related things that are for sale: busts, paintings, photos, tea towels -- he is second only to Hello Kitty in ubiquity. Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't most Chinese people who made it to the U.S. hat ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2010

    Bouncer: Enter the Fantasy Zone at the Lounge at Seven Fifty

    ​One thing that has always puzzled me about Chinatown is the preponderance of Chairman Mao-related things that are for sale: busts, paintings, photos, tea towels -- he is second only to Hello Kitty in ubiquity. Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't most Chinese people who made it to the U.S. hat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Enter The Fantasy Zone at a Friendly Hotel Bar

    ​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

  • Film

    May 26, 2010

    Cannes crew picked a winner, but the best of the fest wasn't allowed to compete

    ​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 3, 2010

    March Literary Events

    ​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    While Signs Look Good for Current TV Journalists in North Korea, Current TV Continues to Give North Korea Treatment to Journalists Here

    Homeward bound? You won't learn about it on Current TV.​Bill Clinton's surprise trip to Pyongyang could be a monumental achievement for all parties involved: San Francisco's Current TV could finally see the return of its two imprisoned journalists, Kim Jong-il could get that much-needed infusion o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    U.S. Report: Wave of Laptop Thefts Hits Nuclear Weapons Lab Employees

    Gary, where'd you leave that laptop of yours?The toil of the Bay Area's laptop thieves used to be simple: Hang around parking lots and cafes, nab an unattended computer, and put ads on Craigslist.However, thanks to carelessness at an East Bay nuclear weapons lab, this workday has the potential to be ... More >>

  • News

    August 15, 2007

    Citizen Bronstein

    Why does the Chronicle's editor want to emulate the pioneer of yellow journalism?

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    Kim Jong-Il, Jesus, Watson and Crick, SF Rabbi Langer: the Snitch presents the "Top Ten Most Jaw-Dropping Bobbleheads"

    Why does the Chronicle's editor want to emulate the pioneer of yellow journalism?

  • Film

    December 7, 2005

    Asia Minor

    Memoirs of a Geisha views Japan through Western eyes

  • Film

    July 27, 2005

    Bombs & Bikinis

    Stealth aims low but hits its mark

  • Film

    October 13, 2004

    U.S.A.-holes

    Team America takes no prisoners and spares no swear words

  • Holiday

    November 19, 2003

    Shops and Gifts

    Team America takes no prisoners and spares no swear words

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