Martin Luther King Jr.

"Sing Your Song": Harry Belafonte's Moving Hagiography

Ron Paul Won't Legalize Marijuana -- Because He Can't

​As if the promise to dismantle most of the Washington-based government wasn't enough, Texas Congressman Ron Paul has also made waves in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with his maverick stance on drug policy.During his 30 years in the House of Representatives, Paul has authored ... More >>

Song Worth Singing Again

​As if the promise to dismantle most of the Washington-based government wasn't enough, Texas Congressman Ron Paul has also made waves in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with his maverick stance on drug policy.During his 30 years in the House of Representatives, Paul has authored ... More >>

Pete Fecteau, San Francisco Artist, Turns Nerdy Rubik's Cubes into Fine Art

Ready, set, cube​In the '70s, Rubik's Cubes were nerds' weapons of choice, and in the late 2000's, speedcubing -- and its crazy cousin, blindfolded speedcubing -- became (sorta) cool.But S.F. artist Pete Fecteau is turning Rubik's Cubes into large-scale mosaic art, and young wannabe-nerds (we mean ... More >>

Fall Arts: The Best Upcoming Theater This Fall

Ready, set, cube​In the '70s, Rubik's Cubes were nerds' weapons of choice, and in the late 2000's, speedcubing -- and its crazy cousin, blindfolded speedcubing -- became (sorta) cool.But S.F. artist Pete Fecteau is turning Rubik's Cubes into large-scale mosaic art, and young wannabe-nerds (we mean ... More >>

Seasunz on Hip-Hop Activism, Spirituality, and Speaking Klingon

​Ashel Eldridge has made the rounds. Otherwise known as Seasunz, Eldridge has emerged as a social and environmental activist, working with groups like Amazon Watch and Project Pink and partnering with Will.i.am to open a youth center in Oakland. And, lest we forget, he also makes music. In ju ... More >>

Lil B's I'm Gay: More Bashful Than Expected

​ I love the idea of Lil B -- a member of Berkeley one-hit wonders the Pack who wasn't gonna go out like that, and has since thrown anything and everything at the wall via Twitter and Mediafire to keep attention, fans and fame -- yet I've scarcely heard a note of his music. Loved his stint on ... More >>

Peko-Peko Donating Pop-Up General Store Profits to Japan Quake Relief

Pop-Up General StorePeko-Peko's Sylvan Mishima Brackett.​Another local food business raising money for Japan disaster relief: Peko-Peko Japanese Catering, at Wednesday's Pop-Up General Store in Oakland. From Peko-Peko's Sylan Mishima Brackett: Although we were planning only to sell Japanese be ... More >>

Three Cocktail Tutorials for Shaking Up Your Game

Lou BustamanteCocktail mise en place from a whiskey primer at Beretta.​There's something oddly charming about the month of January, the brisk days so full of potential and resolve that only a fresh start can bring ― or maybe that's just the hangover finally wearing off. Maybe you resolved to ... More >>

Radical Remembrance

Lou BustamanteCocktail mise en place from a whiskey primer at Beretta.​There's something oddly charming about the month of January, the brisk days so full of potential and resolve that only a fresh start can bring ― or maybe that's just the hangover finally wearing off. Maybe you resolved to ... More >>

Fatted Calf's Plinywurst: Pastured Pork Plus Pliny the Elder Double IPA

Fatted CalfThe dogs contain Russian River Brewing's Pliny the Elder double IPA.​In this food-forward haven of ours, sometimes we need to take a step back from dolled up offal and go back to where the whole "lips, snouts, and asses" thing started: the hot dog. Of course, tube steaks have progre ... More >>

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10: Gastronomic Adventures, Free Comics, Electro-disco Noiseniks

Clipd Beaks​Were those glorious super-warm days of last weekend simply a tease? Are we doomed to a more traditional mid-season S.F. weekend of half-sunny, half-windy days? Well I hate to say it fellow park-dwellers, but if you don't like the weather in our oft-overcast city, perhaps you are in the ... More >>

Northern Italian Credo to Open in the FiDi Jan. 18

The building once housed a Chinese bank.​Credo, the FiDi trattoria owned by political consultant and real estate macher Clint Reilly, is planning a Jan. 18 opening, according to GM Tim Felkner. Chef of the 75-seat restaurant in a one-time Chinese bank at 360 Pine (at Leidesdorff) is Italian-tr ... More >>

Diz and the Gang

The building once housed a Chinese bank.​Credo, the FiDi trattoria owned by political consultant and real estate macher Clint Reilly, is planning a Jan. 18 opening, according to GM Tim Felkner. Chef of the 75-seat restaurant in a one-time Chinese bank at 360 Pine (at Leidesdorff) is Italian-tr ... More >>

Booker T on Black History

Anti-RecordsJust in case you forgot, February is Black History Month. This year, BHM has taken on an added significance with the historic election of Barack Obama, which has brought hope for meaningful change in society. However, it should be remembered that, to paraphrase Sam Cooke, it's been a loo ... More >>

SF Gov InAction: Preeeetty Sure Barack Obama Is More Popular than David Chiu

If there were ever a week when nobody gave a damn about local government -- this is it. Today, of course, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so all city officials are staying home to have dreams. Tomorrow is Barack Obama's inauguration, when he will save us all. This week, David Chiu doesn't seem ... More >>

Guns N' Roses' fine-print insanity

If there were ever a week when nobody gave a damn about local government -- this is it. Today, of course, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so all city officials are staying home to have dreams. Tomorrow is Barack Obama's inauguration, when he will save us all. This week, David Chiu doesn't seem ... More >>

Protest Staple

If there were ever a week when nobody gave a damn about local government -- this is it. Today, of course, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so all city officials are staying home to have dreams. Tomorrow is Barack Obama's inauguration, when he will save us all. This week, David Chiu doesn't seem ... More >>

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The Principal Matter

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The Whole World in His Hands

In this star-studded piece of hero porn, Emilio Estevez blames the ills of the world on RFK's murder, but what about the man?

We Like the Night Life

Bringing terror back to the Cabaret

Totally 'Weard

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AfroSolo Arts Festival

The peanut gallery weighs in on the annual performance fest's mixed bag

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Object-ifying

Lunatique's astonishing puppetry

Unarmed Soldiers

Building a peace army, one person at a time

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It Should Happen to You

A suddenly timely doc about terrorism -- plus other S.F. Sundance contenders

Letters to the Editor

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

House Of Tudor

"Cover to Cover"; Brian & Chris; "Haydn and the Gypsies"

Rockin' Dixie

Two Southern-fried artists bring politics and religion to light, while Grace Slick checks her pulse

The Frogs

Racially Yours (Four Alarm)

A Boy Scout No More

Since he was 12, Steven Cozza has led a crusade against the Scouts' anti-gay policies. What will happen now that he's grown up to discover sports and girls?

Riff Raff

Goodbye to All That; Punk, Love, and Understanding; He Shall Be Released

It's Gumbo, Damn It

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Dog Bites

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Night+Day

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Coltrane Ascending on Divis

The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

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The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death