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SFMoMA's Gabriele Basilico Exhibit Reveals Effects of Technology in Silicon Valley

"......." - Gavin Newsom's State of the City Remarks About the Deficit

By Benjamin Wachs Yesterday, Gavin finally proposed something vaguely plan-like to try and deal with the city's looming deficit - but in last week's State of the Citysode on the Economy, Gavin couldn't even bring himself to use the word "deficit," let alone say how big it was. In fact, according ... More >>

Food Sexy

Cibo Matto eats to the beat

F-Line Milan Car Reveling in its 15 Minutes of Fame

Ready for its feature film appearance. By far the classiest model of the MUNI system, the historic F-line streetcar that runs along the Embarcadero and up Market to the Castro hit the silver screen lately with its appearance in the background in Milk. But as Angelina Jolie can attest (she voiced a p ... More >>

Adrift

ACT's The Tempest is tossed by the storm of its spectacular impulses

Italian to a "T"

Zingari completes its classic theme with Tuscan touches

The International's assets are troubled indeed

Zingari completes its classic theme with Tuscan touches

S.F. activist Suzi Chang seeks to give Bush pink slip

Zingari completes its classic theme with Tuscan touches

Repertory Film Listings

Zingari completes its classic theme with Tuscan touches

Say ciao to a new Sunday-night weekly

Zingari completes its classic theme with Tuscan touches

Putting the cock in rock and hip-hop

Zingari completes its classic theme with Tuscan touches

The Myth of Fernet

The saga of Fernet, and its cultlike popularity, says a lot about San Francisco

Holiday Gift Guide

The saga of Fernet, and its cultlike popularity, says a lot about San Francisco

Reps Etc.

The saga of Fernet, and its cultlike popularity, says a lot about San Francisco

Reps Etc.

The saga of Fernet, and its cultlike popularity, says a lot about San Francisco

Get Briefed

Short, sweet theater pieces

The Parmalat Syndrome

How U.S. financial firms -- including Bank of America -- allegedly abetted a multibillion-dollar fraud, and how U.S. regulators are letting them get away with it

Americana Pie

Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

On the Down-Low

Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

Chub-a-Dub-Dub

"Chubs are either chubby or husky, and the chub chasers are typically, though not always, average to thin."

Reps Etc.

"Chubs are either chubby or husky, and the chub chasers are typically, though not always, average to thin."

The Man Between

"When I decided to be an artist, I thought it was my license to investigate being alive."

Raise the Bar

Given its location, in the midst of the food fantasia that is the Ferry Building, MarketBar should be better

Surf 'N' Turf

The '70s wasn't just about disco -- it was also about catching the wave.

Best Selection of Old-School Adidas

Harput's

Best Young Fashion Engineers

Joe Haller and Ian Hannula, Nice Collective

Reps Etc.

Joe Haller and Ian Hannula, Nice Collective

Love and Its Illusions

Shakespeare meets 1920s Hollywood in this witty, well-acted remake of The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Letters to the Editor

Week of January 8, 2003

Best Bitters to Have Swept the Restaurant Community

Fernet Branca

Easy Does It

Italian cinematic obscurities inspire a groovy new club vibe

Game Theory

Italian cinematic obscurities inspire a groovy new club vibe

Finally Fusion

Italian cinematic obscurities inspire a groovy new club vibe

Side Dish

Italian cinematic obscurities inspire a groovy new club vibe

Stage

Italian cinematic obscurities inspire a groovy new club vibe

Doing Well, Looking Fine

Our style panel helps S.F. politicians look as good as the city itself

Esprit de Court

How Susie Tompkins Buell built, wrecked, and sued San Francisco's legendary Esprit de Corp. clothing company, and why she still gets to sit next to President Clinton

Classical Discord

For three decades, Mariedi Anders has used Old World grace and negotiating acumen to create significant American careers for serious European musicians. Now, the doyenne of West Coast classical music agents faces a new challenge: the globalization of the

The Last Tycoon

Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

The Devil Makes Three

The Devil Makes Three (Milan)

Tom Ford's A Single Man: It's better to look good than to be good

The Devil Makes Three (Milan)

Faux S.F. Doctor Timothy Andersson Hit With 51 Felonies for 'Dangerous and Unecessary' Procedures

​ He had no license to practice medicine in California or the United States, and no affiliation with the University of California, San Francisco, as he claimed. But 66-year-old Timothy Andersson (who also went by Dr. Tanweer Ahmad Syed) saw scores of patients in ... More >>

Masterminds 2010

Meet the talented Bay Area artists competing for our $2,500 grants.

First Berlin, Now Brooklyn ― Where Will Our Lovely Dolores Go Next?

Dolores California Gourmet Burritos​Grub Street reports on Mission Dolores, a new bar recently opened in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. This follows the discovery made nearly two years ago over at Mission Mission of Dolores California Gourmet Burritos, a small shop in Berli ... More >>

The Many Faces of Dr. Syed

A phony dermatologist misdiagnosed patients and stuck them with needles. It took four years for the medical board to figure it out.

"I Am Love"

Tilda Swinton has to be free.

Globetrotting DJ Maga Bo Recorded Goats in Sudan; Cleared the 'Floor in Zanzibar

Maga Bo​Most of us spend our days planted in a cubicle fantasizing about beaches, historic monuments, and maybe seeing a penguin in its natural habitat. That latest jealousy comes from a conversation with musician, producer, composer, sound engineer -- and non-desk-bound frequent traveler -- DJ Ma ... More >>

Does This Faux Condom Dish Go Too Far?

lifestyleasia.comAlvin Leung Jr.'s "Sex on the Beach," which resembles a discarded condom, is 100 percent edible.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Faux dirt ― edible simulacra of garden humus ― has become fashionable in recent years, but this is ridiculous. At Identita' Golose, an Ital ... More >>

You Can Now Get General Tso's Chicken in Beijing

jeffreyw/FlickrIf General Tso's chicken is beloved in Stockton, why not Shanghai as well? ​Now that you can find American-style sushi in Tokyo and chai lattes in Milan, why not chop suey and General Tso's chicken in Beijing? (Side note: You realize those aren't actual Chinese dishes, don't you?) ... More >>