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Nelson Mandela

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    October 16, 2012

    The San Franciscan's Guide to St. Louis

    Tomorrow, the San Francisco Giants play in St. Louis for game three of the NLCS. Roaming bands of Giants Nation will surely join them at Busch Stadium. Of course, San Franciscans leaving the safety of our peninsular nook to visit The Lou this week may initially find themselves in a deep state of d ... More >>

  • News

    July 18, 2012

    The Vanguard Foundation's Great Con

    Tomorrow, the San Francisco Giants play in St. Louis for game three of the NLCS. Roaming bands of Giants Nation will surely join them at Busch Stadium. Of course, San Franciscans leaving the safety of our peninsular nook to visit The Lou this week may initially find themselves in a deep state of d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Meet Linda Chorney, the Unknown Singer-Songwriter Who Got a Grammy Nomination

    By J. POET The Grammy Awards usually generate an tidal wave of press releases aimed at congratulating the usual superstars for their achievements. This year, there was a refreshing bit of controversy when singer-songwriter Linda Chorney was nominated for Best Americana Album for her Emotional Jukeb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    In The Soul Kitchen's DJ Harry Duncan on Working With Bill Graham, His Show at Amoeba, and the Battle to Save KUSF

    Harry Duncan has filled a lot of roles in his 61 years: Independent producer of black music for Bill Graham Presents; manager of artists like the Meters and Ornette Coleman, to name just a couple; original talent buyer at Slim's; and, currently, a consultant at Bimbo's 365 Club. Just a year ago, y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Ananda Fuara: Keeping It Classic

    Jonathan KauffmanNeatloaf from Ananda Fuara.​ Part of a series about restaurants that have been around so long they've slipped into a media black hole.Given its grotty corner, given its windowless exterior, it's always a shock to enter Ananda Fuara and find yourself in a such a bright space. From ... More >>

  • Film

    September 22, 2010

    Film Showtimes for the week of September 22-28, 2010

    Jonathan KauffmanNeatloaf from Ananda Fuara.​ Part of a series about restaurants that have been around so long they've slipped into a media black hole.Given its grotty corner, given its windowless exterior, it's always a shock to enter Ananda Fuara and find yourself in a such a bright space. From ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Seven Questions with @ScrewYouSXSW

    ​There's a new tweeter in town and she's mad as hell. In the last week, @ScrewYouSXSW, the self-proclaimed pissed off wife of a SXSW attendee, has been tweeting about happenings she's been learning about from her husband via text. A number of people at SXSW think this enigmatic person is of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2010

    Invictus

    ​There's a new tweeter in town and she's mad as hell. In the last week, @ScrewYouSXSW, the self-proclaimed pissed off wife of a SXSW attendee, has been tweeting about happenings she's been learning about from her husband via text. A number of people at SXSW think this enigmatic person is of the ... More >>

  • Film

    December 23, 2009

    Eastwood on the Pitch

    79 at the turn of a very prolific decade, Clint tackles Mandela and the Hereafter.

  • Film

    December 9, 2009

    Whitewash: Disney's The Princess and the Frog can't seem to escape the ghetto

    79 at the turn of a very prolific decade, Clint tackles Mandela and the Hereafter.

  • Film

    December 9, 2009

    Clint Eastwood's Invictus: All's well that ends well

    79 at the turn of a very prolific decade, Clint tackles Mandela and the Hereafter.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    This Week in Government Corruption

    79 at the turn of a very prolific decade, Clint tackles Mandela and the Hereafter.

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    It's Official! Richard Branson Better than Jesus!

    79 at the turn of a very prolific decade, Clint tackles Mandela and the Hereafter.

  • News

    November 14, 2007

    Letters to SFWeekly

    Gangsta Rap Doesn't Kill People; Josh Wolf Is Just Like Jesus; Ethics Commission Is Unethical

  • Film

    April 26, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    Gangsta Rap Doesn't Kill People; Josh Wolf Is Just Like Jesus; Ethics Commission Is Unethical

  • Culture

    November 19, 2003

    Barely Alive

    How to make a funny optimist sound boring

  • Film

    November 27, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    How to make a funny optimist sound boring

  • News

    July 11, 2001

    Resurrection

    After a 70-year hiatus and a confrontation with the world, the Makah tribe resumes its communion with the gray whale

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    Tears of a Clown

    With The Mission Is Not Impossible, local composer and instrument builder Peter Whitehead feels a neighborhood's pain

  • Culture

    April 29, 1998

    Stage

    With The Mission Is Not Impossible, local composer and instrument builder Peter Whitehead feels a neighborhood's pain

  • Calendar

    December 31, 1997

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    With The Mission Is Not Impossible, local composer and instrument builder Peter Whitehead feels a neighborhood's pain

  • Calendar

    July 16, 1997

    Night+Day

    With The Mission Is Not Impossible, local composer and instrument builder Peter Whitehead feels a neighborhood's pain

  • News

    July 17, 1996

    Dog Bites

    With The Mission Is Not Impossible, local composer and instrument builder Peter Whitehead feels a neighborhood's pain

  • News

    April 3, 1996

    The Fire Next Time

    As a civil rights advocate, Bob Demmons called in the federal government to end racism in the Fire Department. Now that he's chief, he has to remove federal control and prove that firefighters can manage race relations on their own.

  • News

    May 31, 1995

    One World, Under Gorby

    Gorbachev Foundation prez Jim Garrison has something special in mind for San Francisco in September, an international palaver at the Fairmont Hotel. After that, a seat for himself in the U.S. Senate. And then, who knows? Chancellor of the world?

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