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Michael Gira on Performing Solo and the Time He Wanted to Murder Some Hipsters

Since reestablishing Swans in 2010 with the release of My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky, Michael Gira has been exploring a stylistic middle ground between the sonic abrasiveness of early Swans recordings and his acoustic-based, crypto-folk collective, Angels of Light. There is a tendency ... More >>

Alexandra Pelosi Talks to SF Weekly About Her New Film Citizen U.S.A

Taylor FriedmanThe other Pelosi's take on immigration​Documentarian Alexandra Pelosi -- yes, that Pelosi -- has doled out heaps of patriotism in her latest film and companion book, Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip. So much so, we imagine former naysayers will go out to buy American flags for t ... More >>

“A Picasso” deals with fascism, criticism, and art

Wiped-Clean Slate: The Bay Guardian's (fake) election endorsements

Court Ruling: Man Officially a Dick For Giving Nazi Salute at City Council Meeting

Welcome to Santa Cruz...​A legal case lasting longer than America's involvement in World War II has ostensibly culminated with the following conclusion: A man who felt the need to give the Nazi salute during government meetings deserved the Stalingrad treatment he got.A Santa Cruz man named Robert ... More >>

S.F. Assessor Phil Ting Takes on the Catholic Church Tomorrow Morning

Nobody expects Phil Ting!Tomorrow morning, assessor Phil Ting will be arguing in front of the San Francisco Appeals Board that the Catholic Church owes San Francisco up to $15 million in transfer taxes -- one of the largest tax bills in the city's history. The hearing will be held at 1 South Van Nes ... More >>

From Reverence to Rape

Hollywood plunders meaning from the Holocaust — again.

The Man Who Nearly Killed Hitler

An interview with Valkyrie's star and director, Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer.

Larceny Makes the World Go 'Round

Bill English pilfers from Sam Mendes, with mixed results.

The Brave and the Boll

The notorious German director on sparring with his critics and making his latest (intentional) comedy

An Inconvenient Plant

One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

SF Democratic Party Condemns Lennar Critic's Alleged Hate Speech

Blood Money

The Counterfeiters is a morally ambiguous Holocaust tale of survival and collusion.

Chaplin's Big Finish

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Face the Music

Cabaret provides lots of energy, but not much story

Disturbing the Peace

The local conversation between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian activists is getting less civil every day. And Lee Kaplan's tactics aren't helping.

War of the words

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Dieter Gone Wild

Infiltrator tries to break into porn using the "German Method" and a pitch for pornographic bowling

Student of Concern

Will we be more secure -- or just less competitive -- if the government forces hundreds of thousands of international science students to get export licenses simply to look through a microscope?

Louder Than Bombs

For MC Immortal Technique, planting the seeds of revolution ain't nothin' but a g-thang

The River's Edge

Will Sheff's literate gothic folk comes into focus on Okkervil River's latest

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Disease Detective

Deborah Hayden's new book, Pox, pulls the covers off famous people with syphilis. That's right: syphilis.

Paranoid Prophecies

"Fritz Lang: Minister of Fear" presents the ominous films of the late German director

Custody Battle

Marvel Comics isn't going to give up Captain America without a fight

Tom Lehrer

The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Rhino)

Spy vs Spite

The Clinton administration has praised the Anti-Defamation League for helping shield kids from Internet hate. But should a group that spied on thousands of Californians be allowed to police the Web?

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The Devil Made Him Do It

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The Gay '90s

From closet cases to party monsters: A critical guide to the 22nd International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

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Bitch, Bitch, Bitch

Politicos, prudes, and the paranoid protest the programming heard on Bay Area radio stations to the highest authority in the land -- the Federal Communications Commission

Pictures of Millie

Portrait of the North Beach icon as an old woman

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