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  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    A First Listen to The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, Feat. Ke$ha, Erykah Badu, Bon Iver and More

    I loved, loved the Flaming Lips' Embryonic, and find The Soft Bulletin to be a pretty magical cornucopia. Pretty big fan of 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic as well. Yet I've never considered for even a second if the Lips could be one of my Favorite Bands. They might've struck gold three-ish times, but ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 28, 2012

    The Truth is Way Out There

    I loved, loved the Flaming Lips' Embryonic, and find The Soft Bulletin to be a pretty magical cornucopia. Pretty big fan of 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic as well. Yet I've never considered for even a second if the Lips could be one of my Favorite Bands. They might've struck gold three-ish times, but ... More >>

  • Music

    March 7, 2012

    Drink: Beat Happening: A Guide to the S.F. Nightlife Renaissance

    I loved, loved the Flaming Lips' Embryonic, and find The Soft Bulletin to be a pretty magical cornucopia. Pretty big fan of 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic as well. Yet I've never considered for even a second if the Lips could be one of my Favorite Bands. They might've struck gold three-ish times, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    S.F. Civil Liberties Group Wants Feds to Stop Being So Secretive about Drones

    ​The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation, claiming that the feds are withholding important details about drones -- the unmanned aircraft used in the military --  and under what circumstances public and private entities be allowed to use them. Accordin ... More >>

  • Film

    November 16, 2011

    Arthouse Movie Listings November 16-22

    ​The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation, claiming that the feds are withholding important details about drones -- the unmanned aircraft used in the military --  and under what circumstances public and private entities be allowed to use them. Accordin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2011

    Planetary Drama

    ​The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation, claiming that the feds are withholding important details about drones -- the unmanned aircraft used in the military --  and under what circumstances public and private entities be allowed to use them. Accordin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Five EDM Tours that Paved the Way for Identity Festival

    Colin Young-WolffWe've seen this before...​ The good folks of Identity Festival, which comes to Shoreline this Saturday, don't want to lie to you. Yet despite what they've claimed, they're not the first-ever electronic touring festival ever seen in America. It's merely the first electronic-onl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Apple's Secret Sales Tricks Leaked

    Turns out, not even this is considered unfortunate​Have you ever noticed that you consistently experience positive interactions with Apple employees? Theoretically, you should be able to go to any of the 326 Apple stores and receive the same kind treatment. Here is the reason why: The Silicon Vall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    State Claims Chiropractor Is Crooked

    Ben Altadonna, seen here with Ed McMahon amazingly enough, is not the state's favorite chiropractor​Bent out of shape by the alleged actions of chiropractor Benjamin Altadonna, the state of California has filed suit, claiming the health practitioner is deeply crooked. In a case filed in Alameda Co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2010

    In Space, No One Can Hear You Laugh

    Ben Altadonna, seen here with Ed McMahon amazingly enough, is not the state's favorite chiropractor​Bent out of shape by the alleged actions of chiropractor Benjamin Altadonna, the state of California has filed suit, claiming the health practitioner is deeply crooked. In a case filed in Alameda Co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2010

    Hero, Recycled

    Ben Altadonna, seen here with Ed McMahon amazingly enough, is not the state's favorite chiropractor​Bent out of shape by the alleged actions of chiropractor Benjamin Altadonna, the state of California has filed suit, claiming the health practitioner is deeply crooked. In a case filed in Alameda Co ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2010

    Facial Profiling

    Will face-recognition technology get an accused killer off the hook?

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Last Night: Iron Maiden's Metal Juggernaut Gets Father's Day Crowd Headbanging

    ​Iron MaidenDream Theater@Sleep Train PavilionSunday, June 20, 2010Better than: Any other metal band with 35 years under its belt. Iron Maiden has always fallen into that category of venerable metal or hard-rock outfit that you simply do not miss when they come to town. You don't miss Slaye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    A 2010 Playlist for Outer Space (Update on Carl Sagan's '77 List)

    New York's Vulture blog recently posted a link to the music Carl Sagan helped provide for robotic probes Voyager 1 and 2 back in the early days of space exploration. According to Lapham's Quarterly, Sagan was part of a curatorial crew that etched a soundtrack perfect for galaxy viewing into a "12-in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2009

    Photos: Airships Fly Again After 71 Years

    On a recent sunny afternoon, SF Weekly contributing photographer Tim Wagner headed to Silicon Valley for a tour of Airship Venture's "Eureka," the first lighter-than-air passanger ship to fly in the U.S. after more than 71 years. Tim Wagner​The 246-foot long zeppelin is larger than a Boeing 747 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    We Attend the Latest, Strangest Press Conference on David de Rothschild's Plastic Catamaran So You Don't Have To

    Hop aboardIt's been more than seven months since SF Weekly first chronicled plans for the Plastiki expedition, and we still can't figure out exactly what's going on. Last fall, European banking heir David de Rothschild, a self-anointed environmentalist and adventurer, announced his plans to pilot a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Reeling Drunk With Apparent Ability to Alter Time and Space Arrested at S.F. Zoo For Harassing Kids, Animals

    If you're going to be instantaneously transported from Hippie Hill to the zoo, it isn't happening without this guy's helpA man with a fondness for large amounts of cheap alcohol and an apparent ability to teleport across the city was arrested Wednesday evening for bothering children and animals at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Points For Variety: Newsom Reels In Big Donations From Plumbers, Maker of Spaceships

    Ky MichaelsonCombine rockets and toilets and you get this ... and Gavin Newsom's big donors. Credit where credit is due: If there's one thing Gavin Newsom can do with elan, it's accept a check. Perhaps sometimes there's a little too much elan -- he recently returned a hefty donation from Russell Wei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    DJ Paul van Dyk Announces Cow Palace Show, iPhone App

    DJ Paul van DykBerlin-based DJ Paul van Dyk  has just announced an appearance at the Cow Palace May 23, as part of the ETD POP festival, an electronic music extravaganza (okay, it's a rave) sponsored by Skills Workshop, expected to draw 10,000 people to the same venue once popular among arena ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2008

    Saturday Night: Encounters at the End of the World

    DJ Paul van DykBerlin-based DJ Paul van Dyk  has just announced an appearance at the Cow Palace May 23, as part of the ETD POP festival, an electronic music extravaganza (okay, it's a rave) sponsored by Skills Workshop, expected to draw 10,000 people to the same venue once popular among arena ... More >>

  • Film

    April 16, 2008

    Sad Sack Extraordinaire

    Jason Segel uses his balls to great effect in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

  • News

    September 5, 2007

    From Spaceballs to Expedition 6

    Bill Pullman's new docudrama mixes astronauts' psychological profiles with trapeze artistry

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    An Army of Uno

    Struggling to find homegrown recruits, the military is persuading immigrants to enlist by dangling promises of U.S. citizenship

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    Global Warning

    Al Gore was in town last week to remind us all that we're ruining the planet. But do you think the concern about climate change is just a bunch of hot air?

  • Music

    January 26, 2005

    Revolutions

    Once upon a time, DJ Qbert helped define and deify turntablism. That time is over. So what's next?

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    The Dog Bites Interview: Robots That Protest

    An interview with men who make robots that protest.

  • Music

    September 29, 2004

    Too Sexy for Their Rock

    Fashionable retro rock has jumped the shark. Here's why.

  • Culture

    August 25, 2004

    Lookers

    Why the big, gorgeous Cartographica Extraordinaire shouldn't sit unopened

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2004

    Imitation of Life

    Snapping shots

  • News

    March 17, 2004

    Finger-Clicking Good

    Why you have to see Bobby Badfingers finger-snap the drum solo to "Wipe Out"

  • Music

    February 18, 2004

    Thrown From the Train

    I go to five nights of Train concerts to find out if SF's biggest band is really all that bad

  • News

    September 4, 2002

    Poisoned Gods

    As museums return stolen religious artifacts, Native Americans are learning that their most sacred objects may kill them

  • Culture

    December 19, 2001

    Talkin' Tolkien

    Who has the right to write about the lord of the Ring's fictional tongues?

  • Dining

    September 12, 2001

    Etiquette for a Small Planet

    How to handle someone who's invading your personal space

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    Wings of Desire

    There is more than one way to fulfill the primal dream of flying

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    The Path of Inquiry

    How research for this story was conducted

  • News

    October 18, 2000

    Mr. Reppas Goes to Hollywood

    A Hillsborough entrepreneur wants to sue the U.S. government for $65 million. George Clooney, call your agent.

  • Film

    August 2, 2000

    Old Hands

    Clint Eastwood directs a crew of veterans in his most engaging film in years

  • Film

    March 8, 2000

    Mission Implausible

    Clint Eastwood directs a crew of veterans in his most engaging film in years

  • Calendar

    August 18, 1999

    Night & Day

    Clint Eastwood directs a crew of veterans in his most engaging film in years

  • Music

    August 4, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Clint Eastwood directs a crew of veterans in his most engaging film in years

  • Dining

    March 31, 1999

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Clint Eastwood directs a crew of veterans in his most engaging film in years

  • News

    November 4, 1998

    Tales of the Country

    How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

  • News

    June 17, 1998

    Pulling the Wings Off Flies

    A scientist discovers what makes the insects so agile -- and why NASA should care

  • News

    August 13, 1997

    Monsters of Drag

    Craig Breedlove teams with SOMA performance artists to regain his land speed record as the fastest human on Earth

  • Film

    August 6, 1997

    The Truth, and the Consequences, Are Out There

    Craig Breedlove teams with SOMA performance artists to regain his land speed record as the fastest human on Earth

  • News

    September 25, 1996

    Logic Boards, Not Blackboards

    The schools' low-wire act leaves students dangling

  • Calendar

    September 18, 1996

    Night+Day

    The schools' low-wire act leaves students dangling

  • Music

    November 15, 1995

    Recordings

    The schools' low-wire act leaves students dangling

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    Machine Dreams

    The Hub, the world's first computer network band, trailblazes the field of making music on -- and with -- computers

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