Marriage

"Othello": Marin Theatre Company Presents the Best Worst Bad Guy

Divorces Galore: Eight Musical Couples We Wish Were Still Together

Since Monday, media everywhere has been agog at the news that Kim Kardashian and her husband of just 72 days are getting divorced. If you ask us, that union was doomed from the get-go. Anyone who watches Keeping Up With The Kardashians knows that those two barely even knew each other (Not that we wa ... More >>

"Martha Marcy May Marlene": Thriller Deftly Portrays Psychological Torment

Since Monday, media everywhere has been agog at the news that Kim Kardashian and her husband of just 72 days are getting divorced. If you ask us, that union was doomed from the get-go. Anyone who watches Keeping Up With The Kardashians knows that those two barely even knew each other (Not that we wa ... More >>

Maria Shriver Files for Divorce

Nothing lasts forever​It comes as no surprise to anyone -- including Arnold Schwarzenegger himself -- that his wife Maria Shriver, the former first lady of California wants out of the marriage. Today, she reportedly filed for divorce from Schwarzenegger after 25 years of marital bliss, citing "irr ... More >>

Pro-Marriage Group Wants Schwarzenegger and Shriver to Get Back Together

Commitment and perseverance?​Even if former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are done with each other, a pro-marriage organization isn't done with them. The California Healthy Marriages Coalition, which receives $2.4 million annually in federal funding, is criticizing Schwarzenegger a ... More >>

Gay Couples to Stage City Hall Sit-In to Celebrate Valentine's Day

Love hurts​For many San Francisco gay couples, Valentine's Day is just a bitter reminder of what they don't have -- marriage certificates. So expect a huge turnout at San Francisco City Hall for the hallmark holiday today; gay couples across the nation will celebrate their love with a little civil ... More >>

We Answer the Important Questions About the Verizon iPhone

​After years (possibly decades) of speculation, the iPhone 4 is finally coming to Verizon. Current iPhone owners must certainly be intrigued, because using an iPhone in San Francisco on AT&T's network is about as enjoyable as a fine winter flu. If you can even manage to get a signal -- and goo ... More >>

What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.

@sk Jamie Varon: Is it Okay to Tweet While My Wife is in Labor?

​ Dear Jamie, My wife is due to have our baby any day now. When she goes into labor, I want to document the process in real time on Twitter, which I think would make compelling reading. That probably sounds horrible, but I'm a writer, and like many writers, my life often serves as material. I mean ... More >>

@sk Jamie Varon: Is it okay to tweet while my wife is in labor?

​ Dear Jamie, My wife is due to have our baby any day now. When she goes into labor, I want to document the process in real time on Twitter, which I think would make compelling reading. That probably sounds horrible, but I'm a writer, and like many writers, my life often serves as material. I mean ... More >>

More Newlywed Wives Cheating on Husbands, Says Cheater Networking Site

A typical San Francisco newlywed?​Are you a newlywed San Francisco woman itching to have your bodice ripped off by a dude who's not your husband? If so, never fear -- you're not alone, according to data released by cheater-enabling website ashleymadison.com.This city -- following a nationwide tren ... More >>

Unions, City Reach Two-Year Deal; Purported $200M Savings

​The city's public employees unions and Mayor's Office have just announced a tentative, two-year agreement building upon last month's accord over a dozen furlough days a year. The deal, which will save the city a purported $200 million, was summarized via five bullet points: The aforementioned doz ... More >>

Now You Can Be Gay-Married on Your Census Form

Count it.​Hooray! It's that magical day when the census form arrives! This year we're even more excited about it, because as you may have read, there's now an option for gay married people to proclaim their actual status. Also, even if a gay couple with no official marriage license considers itsel ... More >>

Which Duranie are you — 25 years later

Count it.​Hooray! It's that magical day when the census form arrives! This year we're even more excited about it, because as you may have read, there's now an option for gay married people to proclaim their actual status. Also, even if a gay couple with no official marriage license considers itsel ... More >>

Seen In San Francisco: DIY Gavin Newsom Sticker

Text Reads: Gavin for Governator Says Say Hasta la Vista to Your Wife, Baby!After graffiti and body paint, the sticker is every San Franciscan's favorite vehicle for communicating with the public. It's usually a hit or miss affair. Conversations about this sticker, spotted on the waterfront near the ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Text Reads: Gavin for Governator Says Say Hasta la Vista to Your Wife, Baby!After graffiti and body paint, the sticker is every San Franciscan's favorite vehicle for communicating with the public. It's usually a hit or miss affair. Conversations about this sticker, spotted on the waterfront near the ... More >>

Marriage equality can be achieved by separating church and state

Text Reads: Gavin for Governator Says Say Hasta la Vista to Your Wife, Baby!After graffiti and body paint, the sticker is every San Franciscan's favorite vehicle for communicating with the public. It's usually a hit or miss affair. Conversations about this sticker, spotted on the waterfront near the ... More >>

Handsome Furs

Text Reads: Gavin for Governator Says Say Hasta la Vista to Your Wife, Baby!After graffiti and body paint, the sticker is every San Franciscan's favorite vehicle for communicating with the public. It's usually a hit or miss affair. Conversations about this sticker, spotted on the waterfront near the ... More >>

'A Pale Victory': S.F. Woman's '08 Marriage Still Legal -- But She Finds it Hard to Rejoice

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

Cypress Hill

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

Congrats, Newlyweds!

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

Top 10 Protest Signs at No on 8 March

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Rainbow Arabia

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

The Clickable Clit: “I Feel Guilty I'm Making Cheaters and Two-Timers Pay $2.75 to Contact Me”

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

Media Analysis: Gay Marriage Looks Good On Us

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

Who's Afraid of the Morality Police?

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

More Mons!

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

Waiting for Bordeaux

Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme ... More >>

Mild Wilde

A Good Woman would benefit from a good actor or two

Best Wooded Retreat

A Good Woman would benefit from a good actor or two

Authority Figures

She's my mother (slap), my roommate (slap), my mother (slap), my roommate (slap)

Zoom Lens

As always, Cinemayaat, the Arab Film Festival, parts the veils of misunderstanding surrounding a rich culture

Imperfect Unions

A new documentary sells gay marriage as the only answer to discrimination

Uninvited Guests

How to be the bigger person when your relatives are jerks

Not So Inviting

Why do people get so worked up about what's written on an envelope?

Mrs. Middleton's Profession

Rebelling against conventional marriage -- and against convention

Who's Bad?

A group of local jazz bands riffs on the best-selling album of all time -- Michael Jackson's Thriller

Give Till It Hurts

A solid, if conventional, ending for the new Aurora Theatre's first season

Ordinary People

The swingers in Sex With Strangers are just looking for somebody -- anybody -- to love

Woman, Abroad

How to dress in Paris

Dimly Perceived Threats to the System

A subversive look at the all-American family

House Of Tudor

Sprocket Ensemble's Valentine's Celebration; Mark Growden's Electric Piñata

Good Golly, It's Mali

Oumou Sangaré and Habib Koité

Giving, Receiving, Returning

Gift-Giving Protocol

South to the Future

Feminists Protest Gay Marriages

Missing in Action

Why there's no more Knight in the Knight Initiative

Union Shopping

India's tradition of arranged marriage immigrates to San Francisco and takes a twist

Savage Love

India's tradition of arranged marriage immigrates to San Francisco and takes a twist

Savage Love

India's tradition of arranged marriage immigrates to San Francisco and takes a twist

Savage Love

India's tradition of arranged marriage immigrates to San Francisco and takes a twist