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May 22, 2012
Before Hip-Hop Squares: Eight Links Between Rap Music and TV Game Shows
A game show that people have ever cared about -- even a little bit -- can go down, but it will never truly be out. Know the Dick Clark version of Pyramid that started in the 1970s and continued throughout the decade? No? Well, you've probably encountered the Bill Cullen version (also from the '70s), ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
On Trisha's Country Kitchen, Trisha Yearwood Can't Stop Proving How Damn Country She Is
Each week, we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with food TV. This week, Trisha's Country Kitchen, a half-hour show of executives laughing at us, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. on the Food Network. Trisha Yearwood is a two-time cookbook author with a new show on the Food Network about souther ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Stretch Armstrong on the Demise of FM Radio and the Inanity of Celebrity DJs
One half of the Stretch and Bobbito Show on New York's WKCR through the '90s, DJ/producer Stretch Armstrong has played an essential part in the integration of hip-hop into mainstream radio. A fixture in the '90s hip-hop scene, he used media outlets such as mixtapes and radio programs to launch the c ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Pretty, Funny
One half of the Stretch and Bobbito Show on New York's WKCR through the '90s, DJ/producer Stretch Armstrong has played an essential part in the integration of hip-hop into mainstream radio. A fixture in the '90s hip-hop scene, he used media outlets such as mixtapes and radio programs to launch the c ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
The Daily Show: John Burton, Democratic Party Chair, Explains How F**ked Up California Is
-- John BurtonIt'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 >>
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November 2, 2011
Poetic Co-conspirators
-- John BurtonIt'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 >>
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September 21, 2011
Not Just Any Old Amendment
-- John BurtonIt'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 >>
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September 6, 2011
Michael Arrington's Rhetorical Jiu Jitsu
The defense that Michael Arrington and TechCrunch have mounted against charges that the tech-news site has violated ethical norms comes down to: "Trust me." But of course, that won't cut it. As with laws, ethics rules exist because people can't be trusted to always police themselves. Even if m ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Barbecue Championship Haiku Contest Winners
San Francisco knows haiku. We had 41 entries in our haiku contest to win tickets to the Bay Area BBQ Championship on Saturday, and many of them were great. No wonder, with a great prize: three $48 tickets, which include five food/drink tickets for each person at the BBQ championship, and thr ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Harold Camping, Rapture Predictor, Moved to Nursing Home After Stroke
The man who claims he knew too muchHarold Camping's world just hasn't been the same since his erroneous prediction that the world would end May 21, 2011. He's taken heat from his followers over the failed Rapture, followed by a stroke that landed him in the hospital last month. His radio show, wh ... More >>
Film
June 29, 2011
"Page One": Producer Kate Novak on Getting Inside the New York Times
The man who claims he knew too muchHarold Camping's world just hasn't been the same since his erroneous prediction that the world would end May 21, 2011. He's taken heat from his followers over the failed Rapture, followed by a stroke that landed him in the hospital last month. His radio show, wh ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Harold Camping's Radio Show to Go Off the Air
His world is falling apart The man who erroneously predicted the Rapture -- twice -- will reportedly stop airing his Open Forum radio program at the end of the month. The Evangelical preacher used his Open Forum program to warn listeners about Judgment Day, which was supposed to be May 21, 2011. ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
TV on the Radio Recasts Songs, Energizes Crowd at the Independent
Ian S. PortTV on the Radio at the Independent last night.TV on the Radio IO ECHOTuesday, May 10, 2011@ The IndependentBetter than: Must See TV What's great about a TV on the Radio show? Well, there's the fact, for better and occasionally for worse (mostly when the sound personnel aren't up to th ... More >>
Culture
May 4, 2011
May's Literary Events
Ian S. PortTV on the Radio at the Independent last night.TV on the Radio IO ECHOTuesday, May 10, 2011@ The IndependentBetter than: Must See TV What's great about a TV on the Radio show? Well, there's the fact, for better and occasionally for worse (mostly when the sound personnel aren't up to th ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Brevity Is the Soul of It
Ian S. PortTV on the Radio at the Independent last night.TV on the Radio IO ECHOTuesday, May 10, 2011@ The IndependentBetter than: Must See TV What's great about a TV on the Radio show? Well, there's the fact, for better and occasionally for worse (mostly when the sound personnel aren't up to th ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
No, Twitter Hasn't Replaced CNN
It's become perfectly predictable: Every time there's a major news event, people spend several days talking about how Twitter and Facebook are replacing traditional news organizations -- the (sigh) "MSM." Even if the word "replacing" isn't used, that's often the implicationIn the present case -- ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
Top Chef Masters: Traci Des Jardins Hosts Her Own Party
Carina OstWatching Top Chef Masters from Public House. SFoodie got word that cheftestant Traci Des Jardins would be having a Top Chef Masters viewing party at her casual dining joint, Public House. It was, of course, open to the public, so we headed down there for a seat at the bar. The sound of ... More >>
News
April 13, 2011
News Media Continues Its Slow Decline
Carina OstWatching Top Chef Masters from Public House. SFoodie got word that cheftestant Traci Des Jardins would be having a Top Chef Masters viewing party at her casual dining joint, Public House. It was, of course, open to the public, so we headed down there for a seat at the bar. The sound of ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
The 8 Sexiest Men on TV Cooking Shows
Producers of food TV don't just care if a guy can cook ― most stars of cooking shows these days have to be hot enough to make viewers' plasmas sweat. Behold, SFoodie's countdown of the eight sexiest male chefs currently taking up space on our DVRs, dudes with the power to sear our tenderloins with ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Bring On the Finale Already: Top Chef: All-Stars Is Down to the Final Two
BravoTVTop Chef's boys' club...We are still in it, and the real season finale for Top Chef: All-Stars is still not even upon us. Let the torture stop and the recap begin! Last night's Quickfire Challenge was the Quickfire of all Quickfires. The cheftestants each got to assign a Top Chef Quic ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
This Just In: The U.S. House of Representatives Hates NPR
National Public Radio is good. Very good. They entertain us with such shows as This American Life, inform us with Morning Edition, and drop some musical knowledge on All Songs Considered. But the United States House of Representatives doesn't feel the same way: today it voted to cut off government f ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Online Bake Sale for Japan Now Enlisting Bloggers and Bidders
The Tomato TartSabrina Modelle says she was face down on the acupuncture table last week when she heard about the devastating Japanese quake. Modelle's currently on leave from her job at a nonprofit. "I think I was going through do-good withdrawal," she says. And since Modelle is also a food ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
The Scales and Stanzas of Justice
The Tomato TartSabrina Modelle says she was face down on the acupuncture table last week when she heard about the devastating Japanese quake. Modelle's currently on leave from her job at a nonprofit. "I think I was going through do-good withdrawal," she says. And since Modelle is also a food ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
KUSF Staff Files Petition to Block Sale of Radio Station
KUSF needs the FCC to listenWe had almost gotten used to the idea that KUSF would not longer be the indie college radio station we had known. But the station's staff reminded us this week when they filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission, officially asking it to block the sale ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Top Chef: All-Stars, Week 12: Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Muddled Dishes...
Turkinator/FlickrLast night's episode of Top Chef: All-Stars marked the end of the New York challenges. Why not leave New York the same way so many came in? We're talking Ellis Island. For the Quickfire Challenge, the cheftestants had to make a dish from ingredients in a ferry's snack bar. Ti ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Father of American Taliban John Walker Lindh Assails Media in Talk at USF
John Walker LindhWhen your son has been called a traitor by the Secretary of State, portrayed as a terrorist by leading military officials, and sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, you might be expected to hold a grudge against the media outlets that reported these developments.But Frank Lind ... More >>
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February 8, 2011
USF Faculty Asks University to Cancel Sale of KUSF
Even teachers and librarians like musicThe University of San Francisco is already feeling the pressure from the community to back off the sale of the college radio station, KUSF. There have been protests, rallies, and even the city's politicians are supporting the student body in its effort get i ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants
Even teachers and librarians like musicThe University of San Francisco is already feeling the pressure from the community to back off the sale of the college radio station, KUSF. There have been protests, rallies, and even the city's politicians are supporting the student body in its effort get i ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi to Introduce Resolution Supporting KUSF, Rally Planned at City Hall
Gone but not forgottenSince USF officials shuttered KUSF college radio last week, volunteers and students have come up with an organized campaign to wrestle back their beloved indie station, 90.3 FM. They've garnered attention and support throughout the community with online petitions and a ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
USF Sells Off KUSF, Its College Radio Station, Escorts Staff Out
Black OutUSF officials abruptly shut the doors to KUSF, the college's well-known indie radio station today, locking out students and DJs with no notice. Security guards walked into the station on campus this morning in the middle of a show and ordered everyone out, according to one student DJ. Th ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
'Foodie Chap': Liam Mayclem Launching Chefs' Radio Segment, Website
CBS5Liam Mayclem's chef-interview radio segments (with companion website) launch Jan. 17 on KCBS.Local TV host Liam Mayclem began his media career in the U.K. as a teenager working for BBC Radio. He's returning to his radio roots for "Foodie Chap," a new chef-oriented feature airing daily, sh ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Michael Savage Sues Talk Radio Network Over 'Indentured Servitude'
Michael Savage is an angry man. Conservative talk radio host Michael Savage is trying to dump Talk Radio Network, but claims in a federal lawsuit that the radio syndicate is not taking to the split nicely, threatening him with a $4 million lawsuit for breaking his contract. Meanwhile, Talk Radio ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Top Chef: All-Stars: Festival of Losers Brings the Heat
BravoTVEx-Absinthe chef (and former Top Chef loser) Jamie Lauren.Last night was the premiere of Top Chef: All-Stars, and it was also the first night of Chanukah. For those of you un-chosen folks, you celebrate the first night by lighting the shamash (helper candle) that will light the first c ... More >>
Music
November 17, 2010
Yo Gabba Gabba!: Show Preview
BravoTVEx-Absinthe chef (and former Top Chef loser) Jamie Lauren.Last night was the premiere of Top Chef: All-Stars, and it was also the first night of Chanukah. For those of you un-chosen folks, you celebrate the first night by lighting the shamash (helper candle) that will light the first c ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Friday Night: Rufus Wainwright Does Shakespeare at Davies Symphony Hall
Rufus WainwrightFive Shakespeare Sonnets Rufus Wainwright and the San Francisco Symphony November 13, 2010 @ Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Rufus Wainwright sings Dante's Interno. All right, I'll just say it: most of my knowledge of classical music comes from honking "Flight of ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2010
Top Chef: Just Desserts, Week 7: Edge-Of-Your-Seat Excitement Minus the Balls
rocor/FlickrFiercer than Game One at AT&T Park, it was Dessert Wars!Everybody knows the Giants aced Game One of the World Series, but in last night's other competition news, Dessert Wars were on . Top Chef: Just Desserts rolled out a collection of challenge favorites, beginning with the Pastr ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Will Blog for Food: Dianne Jacob at Book Passage
Carina OstDianne Jacob updated her seminal book, "Will Write for Food," to reflect the times and technology. She spoke about the changes at the Ferry Building last week.We headed to everyone's favorite foodie mecca, the Ferry Building, last week for a talk and book signing by Dianne Jacob, au ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2010
Blogs Offer Rosier Tech Coverage than Newspapers and TV, Study Finds
Would Master Control have gotten a nice blog review?There's an interesting study out today from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press on portrayals of the tech industry, both in conventional "mainstream media" outlets and "new media" sources such as blogs and Twitter. The study's ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Mattel Launches News Anchor Barbie
Putting the "fox" back in Fox News.Just when you thought certain airheads on network cable news couldn't get anymore plastic, Mattel has immortalized the entire profession with its very own Barbie. Actually she won in the inaugural global vote. While the popular vote went toward a computer engine ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2010
Early Favorites in Foodbuzz's Project Food Blog
Jun Belen/Jun-BlogSmell the memories: Jun-Blog's pork adobo.Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Foodbuzz is pitting blogger on blogger in Project Food Blog, a series of 10 challenges designed to test contestants' skills: cooking, photography, writing. There are 1,889 blog-testants for the ch ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
I’m More Than One, I’m More Than Two ...
Jun Belen/Jun-BlogSmell the memories: Jun-Blog's pork adobo.Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Foodbuzz is pitting blogger on blogger in Project Food Blog, a series of 10 challenges designed to test contestants' skills: cooking, photography, writing. There are 1,889 blog-testants for the ch ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
NewsTilt Was An Obvious Disaster From the Beginning
Oh, the humanity...There's been a lot of discussion today about Paul Biggar's account of the demise of NewsTilt, an online startup that aimed to save journalism by connecting journalists directly with readers. NewsTilt would provide journalists with a web framework and help them to build communit ... More >>
Blogs
September 7, 2010
NPR Takes 'Web-First' Approach to Blogging. What Does That Mean?
Hello, Blogger...Tomorrow, National Public Radio will formally launch the Argo Project, a group of 12 topic-based news blogs hosted by different NPR affiliates across the country. Two of the blogs are Bay Area-based: KALW's The Informant, which focuses on criminal justice issues, and KQED's MindS ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Truth Is on Its Way
Hello, Blogger...Tomorrow, National Public Radio will formally launch the Argo Project, a group of 12 topic-based news blogs hosted by different NPR affiliates across the country. Two of the blogs are Bay Area-based: KALW's The Informant, which focuses on criminal justice issues, and KQED's MindS ... More >>
News
May 26, 2010
The Radio Pirate Goes Legit
Now Pirate Cat Radio is following the rules.
Blogs
May 14, 2010
Bay Citizen Wants To Publish Your Content -- For 25 Bucks
There you go, pal! Now the Bay Citizen would like to publish your work.The Warren Hellman-funded Bay Citizen will feature content from local news organizations on its website -- and they're planning to pay $25 per article, plus "partnership" perks. This is not for freelance reporting, but for pri ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Marble Echoes
There you go, pal! Now the Bay Citizen would like to publish your work.The Warren Hellman-funded Bay Citizen will feature content from local news organizations on its website -- and they're planning to pay $25 per article, plus "partnership" perks. This is not for freelance reporting, but for pri ... More >>
News
March 3, 2010
S.F. State student who invoked Shield Law reveals murder scene photo in national contest
There you go, pal! Now the Bay Citizen would like to publish your work.The Warren Hellman-funded Bay Citizen will feature content from local news organizations on its website -- and they're planning to pay $25 per article, plus "partnership" perks. This is not for freelance reporting, but for pri ... More >>
Music
February 10, 2010
The Bachelorette and the Big City
There you go, pal! Now the Bay Citizen would like to publish your work.The Warren Hellman-funded Bay Citizen will feature content from local news organizations on its website -- and they're planning to pay $25 per article, plus "partnership" perks. This is not for freelance reporting, but for pri ... More >>
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