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January 19, 2012
John Hodgman Explains the Beauty of the Internet
John Hodgman knows everything but not everybody. He'll make up for that at this week's SF Sketchfest. There, Hodgman -- the celebrated author, expert, Tumblr, fabulist, pretend-judge, deranged millionaire, computer-imitating pitchman, and life-giving fount of nerd resplendence -- will talk up his n ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Warren Hellman, Incidental Banjo Player
Over the past week, photos of Warren Hellman toting a banjo were pretty much ubiquitous. The departed billionaire was a financial titan and a political force in this city -- but, yes, it was the banjo, perhaps the happiest of musical instruments, that seemed to define his public persona (and his pri ... More >>
Calendar
September 28, 2011
The Right to Be Deranged
Over the past week, photos of Warren Hellman toting a banjo were pretty much ubiquitous. The departed billionaire was a financial titan and a political force in this city -- but, yes, it was the banjo, perhaps the happiest of musical instruments, that seemed to define his public persona (and his pri ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Literary Fireworks
Over the past week, photos of Warren Hellman toting a banjo were pretty much ubiquitous. The departed billionaire was a financial titan and a political force in this city -- but, yes, it was the banjo, perhaps the happiest of musical instruments, that seemed to define his public persona (and his pri ... More >>
Music
April 6, 2011
Bouncer Ponders the N Word at the Mark Twain Hotel
Over the past week, photos of Warren Hellman toting a banjo were pretty much ubiquitous. The departed billionaire was a financial titan and a political force in this city -- but, yes, it was the banjo, perhaps the happiest of musical instruments, that seemed to define his public persona (and his pri ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2011
Bouncer Ponders the N Word at the Mark Twain Hotel
From this week's Bouncer column: When you are from an area that is basically dull, you tend to latch on to any and all big personalities who spring from it. To his credit, Mark Twain seemed to make the Midwest sound beautiful, mysterious, and downright habitable -- enough that an entire tourism ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Old's Cool
From this week's Bouncer column: When you are from an area that is basically dull, you tend to latch on to any and all big personalities who spring from it. To his credit, Mark Twain seemed to make the Midwest sound beautiful, mysterious, and downright habitable -- enough that an entire tourism ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Party Like It's 1899
From this week's Bouncer column: When you are from an area that is basically dull, you tend to latch on to any and all big personalities who spring from it. To his credit, Mark Twain seemed to make the Midwest sound beautiful, mysterious, and downright habitable -- enough that an entire tourism ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Top 10 Responses to San Francisco Residents Who Bitch About Cold Summer Weather
San Franciscans complain about everything. War in the Middle East, high rent, the job market, Muni (which really does suck) -- there's no subject too grandiose or pedestrian for us to bitch about over a too-expensive cup of Blue Bottle coffee. Of late, our critics' sensibilities have turned to an ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2010
Twain's Feast Author Talks Opossum Next Week at Omnivore
After an 1879 tour of Europe's great cities, Mark Twain returned to the States eager to savor the native American foods he'd most missed while away, making him what some blogger might call an O.L., or Original Locavore. In his first book, Twain's Feast (Penguin Press, $25.95), Andrew Beahrs ... More >>
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March 16, 2009
Porn, Pot, and -- Plastic? Will Massive Deficit Kill or Enable Statewide Bag Fee?
When state lawmakers earnestly attempt to begin making up a deficit by proposing additional taxes or fees on booze, illegal drugs and pornography, it may well be time to invest in canned foods, guard dogs, and that "So, You're Building Your Own Compound" video series from Time-Life films. Tucked awa ... More >>
Film
February 25, 2009
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
When state lawmakers earnestly attempt to begin making up a deficit by proposing additional taxes or fees on booze, illegal drugs and pornography, it may well be time to invest in canned foods, guard dogs, and that "So, You're Building Your Own Compound" video series from Time-Life films. Tucked awa ... More >>
Calendar
February 11, 2009
“Not for Babies – They Can’t Read”
When state lawmakers earnestly attempt to begin making up a deficit by proposing additional taxes or fees on booze, illegal drugs and pornography, it may well be time to invest in canned foods, guard dogs, and that "So, You're Building Your Own Compound" video series from Time-Life films. Tucked awa ... More >>
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October 1, 2008
Lit Up
When state lawmakers earnestly attempt to begin making up a deficit by proposing additional taxes or fees on booze, illegal drugs and pornography, it may well be time to invest in canned foods, guard dogs, and that "So, You're Building Your Own Compound" video series from Time-Life films. Tucked awa ... More >>
Dining
June 18, 2008
'Cue the Applause
Excellent barbecue in an unexpected location: a golf course.
Blogs
February 14, 2008
Happy Birthday, Emperor Norton!
Excellent barbecue in an unexpected location: a golf course.
Blogs
January 30, 2008
Folkster Jim Post Performs Songs About Mark Twain Feb. 2
Excellent barbecue in an unexpected location: a golf course.
Blogs
October 2, 2007
Water World -- San Francisco Style
Excellent barbecue in an unexpected location: a golf course.
Music
May 30, 2007
Mark Twain would never have settled for the suburbs
Excellent barbecue in an unexpected location: a golf course.
Culture
June 7, 2006
Yule Be Sorry
A shimmering play about the darkness of the past
Dining
December 7, 2005
Soothe Sayer
Comforting ourselves with dishes sweet and savory at Chenery Park
Best of San Francisco
May 11, 2005
Best Hawaiian Restaurant
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May 11, 2005
Best Redwood Grove
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May 11, 2005
Best Street Name
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May 11, 2005
Best Bed-and-Breakfast
Comforting ourselves with dishes sweet and savory at Chenery Park
Calendar
January 19, 2005
Your Year to See the World
How to travel well in 2005 without bankrupting yourself
Film
December 8, 2004
Smells Like Clean Spirit
Short Cut to Nirvana espouses enlightenment, but it's sketchy on how to get there
Calendar
November 24, 2004
Run Away
Better than Bay to Breakers?
Culture
July 7, 2004
Encore
Our critics weigh in on local theatre
Culture
June 23, 2004
Seen and Heard
Translating Twain's tale into a musical even the deaf can enjoy
Summer Guide
June 23, 2004
Cool Strokes
Even in chilly San Francisco, summer means swimming.
Calendar
June 9, 2004
River Rafting
Deaf West Theatre's innovation
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June 2, 2004
Stark Raving Rad
Deaf West Theatre's innovation
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February 25, 2004
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Deaf West Theatre's innovation
Calendar
February 4, 2004
Asia Alive
Truly old-school art at Fort Mason
Music
December 24, 2003
Biz Markie
Weekend Warrior
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November 26, 2003
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Weekend Warrior
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September 24, 2003
So Flogging Good
Give to me your leather
Dining
August 20, 2003
The Milky Way
In which we troll the warm city for cooling scoops of ice cream
Best of San Francisco
May 14, 2003
Best Margarita
Tommy's Mexican Restaurant
Film
October 30, 2002
The Sixth Annual Latino Film Festival
A special program of three films about the Jewish diaspora
Calendar
January 2, 2002
Word Up
Meet the editor of Verbatim, a surprisingly feisty magazine for language geeks
Best of San Francisco
May 23, 2001
Best Alleyway
Macondray Lane
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April 5, 2000
Night Crawler
Past Perfect
Dining
February 9, 2000
Enter the Dragon
Dol Ho, Hing Lung, Lichee Garden, Oriental Pearl, Pearl City
Dining
May 12, 1999
May Night at an Oasis
Dol Ho, Hing Lung, Lichee Garden, Oriental Pearl, Pearl City
Film
March 24, 1999
Zoom Lens
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Music
January 27, 1999
Ankle-Deep in Big Muddy
The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture
Film
July 29, 1998
Zoom Lens
The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture
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July 10, 1996
Aisle Seat
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