Merv Griffin

Evan Dorkin's Milk and Cheese Comics Haven't Spoiled in 20 Years

Starting in 1991, Evan Dorkin's characters, Milk and Cheese, were an extension of the punk ethos into the grunge era and became a cult expression of furious, hilarious rage. "Dairy Products Gone Bad!" we are warned each time we read a Milk and Cheese comic. And indeed they are, in the best of ways. ... More >>

Director Judd Apatow Talks Filmmaking, Pee Wee Herman, and S.F. (VIDEO)

​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

Oscar Wild: The Academy Awards bring the crazy

​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

Charo says "Cuchi Cuchi" to flamenco

​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

Our top DVD picks for the week of April 11.

​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

Tiki Tired

The new edition of Trader Vic's misses the boat

Voilà – the Magic Castle

Where only magicians – and their special friends – are allowed

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, May 5, 2004

Where Were Pat and Vanna When the Lights Went Out?

The S.F. taping of Wheel of Fortune goes momentarily dark; Spanganga fades permanently to black

Up the Academy

The Oscar telecast has, for a decade, been Gil Cates' golden moment

Feeling Mighty Real

How disco changed the face of local dance music

That Was the Wit That Was

Decades after he left the stage to teach math in Santa Cruz, the voice of legendary satirist Tom Lehrer still echoes

Not Dead Yet

Decades after he left the stage to teach math in Santa Cruz, the voice of legendary satirist Tom Lehrer still echoes

Stage

Not Dead Yet

By Michael Scott Moore

How Sweet It Is

A brisk taste-test of S.F.'s worst cigars