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Netflix Inc.

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    SOPA, Limbaugh, Komen: This Is What Happens When the Mob is Right

    ​There is far too much cheerleading for the "wisdom of crowds." The undiscerning among us, often motivated by an understandable (if often mindless) disgust with institutions, tend to employ buzzwords like "crowdsourcing" and to preach the idea that "the people" are always right even if "the people ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Netflix Says That Actually it Doesn't Advertise with Rush Limbaugh at All

    ​For the last year or so, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has been behaving like the hero of Brewster's Millions or some other sad 80s comedy (probably available for streaming!) where the hero has to piss away a fortune or a corporation or something while pretending to be a reasonable person. (This was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Copyright Owners Continue to Tilt at Windmills

    ​Given the intensity of the debates over digital piracy, you'd almost think that if one side or the other were to "win," the question would be decided: If critics of copyright holders were victorious, piracy would run rampant and the media industry would be brought to its knees; if the copyright o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Reason to Hope for More Reno 911: Five Highlights of Sketchfest Comedy Nightlife

    Comedians stood in front of hundreds of guests for Sketchfest Comedy Nightlife at the Academy of Science. "Where are my nerds?" one hollered, which was just one of the many punches thrown at nerds for attending a nighttime event at a museum. The crowd loved it. Here's what you missed. 5. Chocolate ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    Hear All the Voices in His Head

    Comedians stood in front of hundreds of guests for Sketchfest Comedy Nightlife at the Academy of Science. "Where are my nerds?" one hollered, which was just one of the many punches thrown at nerds for attending a nighttime event at a museum. The crowd loved it. Here's what you missed. 5. Chocolate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Barnes & Noble Takes on Amazon in Tablet Wars

    ​A quick scan of this New York Times blog post is all one needs to conclude that Barnes & Noble faces a major challenge against Amazon in the tablet wars. Start with the picture, depicting B&N CEO William Lynch standing in front of a giant graphic showing that the Kindle Fire looks bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Netflix Chief, Please Stop Talking

    ​Netflix CEO Reed Hastings should be applauded, I suppose, for trying to communicate with his customers directly -- apparently in an attempt to add the personal touch. But he's no good at it, and he should never do it again. On Sunday, Hastings posted what was ostensibly an "apology" for the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 14, 2011

    Still Just Kids

    ​Netflix CEO Reed Hastings should be applauded, I suppose, for trying to communicate with his customers directly -- apparently in an attempt to add the personal touch. But he's no good at it, and he should never do it again. On Sunday, Hastings posted what was ostensibly an "apology" for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Netflix Saga: Fight for Your Right to Cheap Video Rentals

    ​Americans have collectively developed a keen sense of entitlement. That's why so many of us think we have a "right" to undeserved pay raises, undeserved good grades in school, free software, free music, low-priced gasoline; that we have a "right" to act like jackasses in traffic or in Internet co ... More >>

  • Music

    March 30, 2011

    Bouncer: Hearing the End of the World at O'Neill's Irish Pub

    ​Americans have collectively developed a keen sense of entitlement. That's why so many of us think we have a "right" to undeserved pay raises, undeserved good grades in school, free software, free music, low-priced gasoline; that we have a "right" to act like jackasses in traffic or in Internet co ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2010

    Final Cut?

    No one wants the Clay Theatre to close, but few are lining up to see movies there either.

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Will Google Hotpot Replace Yelp and Foursquare?

    GoogleGoogle Hotpot ratings.​We wish we had a new Mongolian or Chinese hotpot place to tell you about today. Unfortunately we just have Google Hotpot. Are Yelp and Foursquare not sufficiently filling up your Smartphone, time, and tummy? Well, here is yet another way to distract yourself, give ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Kaiken 2009 Malbec Mendoza

    ​Tuesday night we went to Boulevard and blew the rent. After two Woodford Reserve Manhattans, the sommelier John helped us pick out an astounding Barolo from Piedmont that set us back $165. Good thing the foie gras was amazing and the northern halibut was as close to the empyrean as one gets w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    The Last Picture Shows

    ​Tuesday night we went to Boulevard and blew the rent. After two Woodford Reserve Manhattans, the sommelier John helped us pick out an astounding Barolo from Piedmont that set us back $165. Good thing the foie gras was amazing and the northern halibut was as close to the empyrean as one gets w ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Bouncer: At Mr. Bing's, talking about reality TV

    ​Tuesday night we went to Boulevard and blew the rent. After two Woodford Reserve Manhattans, the sommelier John helped us pick out an astounding Barolo from Piedmont that set us back $165. Good thing the foie gras was amazing and the northern halibut was as close to the empyrean as one gets w ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2010

    @sk Jamie Varon: What are you hiding on your password-protected phone?

    ​Tuesday night we went to Boulevard and blew the rent. After two Woodford Reserve Manhattans, the sommelier John helped us pick out an astounding Barolo from Piedmont that set us back $165. Good thing the foie gras was amazing and the northern halibut was as close to the empyrean as one gets w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Pal's Takeaway to Open Saturdays

    John BirdsallPal's pulled pork.​The U.S. Postal Service wants to make it impossible for you to get a Netflix copy of New Moon delivered on a Saturday, but on 24th Street in the Mission, you'll soon be able to get house-cured Kobe pastrami on rye. Starting July 17, the sandwich guys at Pal's Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Ask @JamieVaron: Should I Let the Person I'm Dating Have Access to My Phone?

    ​Dear Jamie, Should I let the person I'm dating have total access to my phone? I don't want anyone trying to read my texts and emails, so I put a password on my phone! Is that wrong? Sincerely, Private in Presidio-- 

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Monday Morning Hangover: Sopping Wet

    This weekend's torrential downpour was enough to keep us inside with a bottle of Jim Beam's finest, streaming Hallmark made-for-TV Criterion movies on Netflix. But in spite of the wretched weather, we managed to pull on our on-trend galoshes and slog out into the night.Richard Haick​Nerds and musi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    And the 'Gayest City in America' Is ... Atlanta?

    Not gay enough, apparently​As the ongoing Proposition 8 trial begins its second week today, the mayor of the "Gayest city" in California will take the stand to testify in favor of marriage equality. That mayor, of course, is Jerry Sanders. And the gay-friendly realm over which he reigns is -- San ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Prop. 8 Trial Roundup: Gay Couples Don't Want To Be 'Glorified Roommates'

    ​A roundup of the action on Day One of the Proposition 8 trial at San Francisco's Federal Courthouse.The attorney for the Prop. 8 backers argues: "Marriage is essentially the sexual embodiment of the man and the woman who formed the marital union." Did this guy not get the news that marriage is th ... More >>

  • Film

    December 23, 2009

    Rent a Wreck

    For a former video store giant, not such a blockbuster decade.

  • Film

    May 27, 2009

    It's hard to stay mad at surprise Oscar winner Departures

    For a former video store giant, not such a blockbuster decade.

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    The Trail of Dead Winds Thru S.F. in Mid-March (Be Afraid ... Be Very Afraid)

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 1, 2008

    October book events: Litquake, Spain Rodriguez, and Stuff White People Like.

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2008

    Heckled to Death: The Mystery of a Good Joke

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2008

    Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/9

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2008

    Revealing Sergei's Shadows

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2008

    Avant-Garde Aphorisms

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    If You Build a Movie Theater in the Presidio, Will They Come?

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    Insiders Take on the Slow Decline of the Mercury News

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2008

    R.I.P. HD DVD, Almost: Toshiba Likely to Pull Plug Soon

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Hooray! Watch Unlimited Movies on Netflix...on That PC You Don't Have

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2008

    The Best 3rd Party Applications for your iPhone/iPod Touch

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Music

    December 19, 2007

    Later, dude: Bouncer waits for no man at Benders

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 3, 2007

    They Really Are the World

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007

    Off the Cuff

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Film

    August 15, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Film

    August 8, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 1, 2007

    Shepard's Headlock

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Film

    August 1, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Film

    July 25, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Film

    July 18, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Arty Texas post-hardcore band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a new album, The Century of Self *, due out in February. The group'll also be hitting the asphalt for a national tour, which finds its way into Slim's on Monday, March 16; tickets cost $18 and go on sale this Sunday, Jan ... More >>

  • Music

    July 11, 2007

    The Good Magazine Block Party

    Everybody's a GOOD Samaritan these days: the music trend of worthy causes

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2007

    Last Night: Dan Deacon at Bottom of the Hill

    Everybody's a GOOD Samaritan these days: the music trend of worthy causes

  • Music

    May 2, 2007

    Pot's for pussies

    Everybody's a GOOD Samaritan these days: the music trend of worthy causes

  • Music

    April 11, 2007

    Shine on you crazy lightning bugs and deep-sea creatures!

    Everybody's a GOOD Samaritan these days: the music trend of worthy causes

  • Home Entertainment

    March 28, 2007

    Tomorrow's Misery Today

    Everybody's a GOOD Samaritan these days: the music trend of worthy causes

  • Home Entertainment

    March 14, 2007

    Our top DVD picks for the week of March 13:

    Everybody's a GOOD Samaritan these days: the music trend of worthy causes

  • Dining

    November 2, 2005

    Tacos and Gimlets

    Treating the author of Julie & Julia to a little taste of San Francisco

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