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  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Facebook Wants Narcissists to Pay to Make Sure Everyone Sees Their Brilliant Status Updates

    Imagine this scene:Half-filled Starbucks, around 2 p.m. Man in plaid button-down sits at table, reading nytimes.com story about Michele Bachmann denouncing her Swiss citizenship. Man chuckles, then pulls up Facebook window.Man in plaid button-down: Excuse me.Facebook: Yeah, waddya want?Man in plaid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Cocaine Seized from Cruise Ship at Pier 35

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Unreality Realized

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • Music

    July 27, 2011

    Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Show Preview

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    They're the Topps -- Literally -- Down Under

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Standing Up for Bullies, Taking the Rest of the Beef Out of 'Taco Meat'

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Uh, did you know that if you live in S.F., you can get a free spay or neuter at the SFSPCA for your dog or cat during the month of February? TRUE FACT. So if any of you are running around with companion animals ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2011

    British Island Accents

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Uh, did you know that if you live in S.F., you can get a free spay or neuter at the SFSPCA for your dog or cat during the month of February? TRUE FACT. So if any of you are running around with companion animals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Can San Francisco Actually Make Money on America's Cup?

    Is it too late to stop the boat? ​On Friday, the Bay Citizen revealed that San Francisco may be bidding against itself in its quest to host the America's Cup sailing spectacle. The city's budget analyst's office has not yet been able to verify whether or not any other cities have bothered to commi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Spurned Varietal Tells Wine Writer to Go to Hell

    The man (right) who fell out of love with Pinot.​Our favorite morsels from the blogs. The blogosphere is a cruel place. That must've occurred to local wine writer W. Blake Gray earlier this week, after the response to his clever piss-off post about falling out of like with Pinot Noir. Gray, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Tuesday's Pick: The Sexy Electro-Dub of New Zealand's Fat Freddy's Drop

    ​Fat Freddy's DropThe Independent9 p.m., $20 Fat Freddy's Drop, a band from New Zealand named after a lysergic cartoon cat, made its live debut in San Francisco last November with two sold-out shows and an in-store performance at Amoeba. After that warm reception, the band is back in town this we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Wines That Go Well With Bay Area Bands

    ​You can go to a restaurant and ask the server to offer wine pairings to accompany your fancy-pants menu choice. But imagine you're home and have just reached for the latest album from that hip new San Francisco band. You're all ready to crank up those sweet tunes, but what to drink to compliment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    SXSW Roundup Thursday PM Pt. 2: Surf City NZ

    Levi's took over the east side of Austin for all of SXSW, creating a semi-private world of tight pants and tall beers, a denim labyrinth where the 45-minute line to grab a wristband was made slightly more entertaining by a DJ who loved Michael Jackson. Loved him so much he told the crowd repeatedly, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    San Franciscan Pleads Guilty in U.K. 'Inconsiderate' Driving Death

    We've all been there. Our plane lands in Thailand, or England, or New Zealand, or any of the other 73 countries where people insist on driving on the left side of the street, and we rent a car. Then we get a crash (er, hopefully not crash) course in reversing everything we've ever kno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    The Lowbrow Art Sale: Mars-1, Nouar & Kelly Thompson

    "The Nature of Time" by Mars-1 Mars-1's latest show opened last weekend at the Jonathan Levine Gallery. There is also a new giclee print available, but it doesn't look be based on of the paintings for the show. The gallery has others available from Mars-1 but they are lithographs. The new print in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2009

    SF Wine Events, Feb. 8-14

    Bust out the bubbly, Saturday's Valentine's Day!

  • Music

    September 10, 2008

    International crate digging gets new life online

    Bust out the bubbly, Saturday's Valentine's Day!

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Around the World with Luke Mangan: Now That's Budget Travel

    Bust out the bubbly, Saturday's Valentine's Day!

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2008

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Sep

    Bust out the bubbly, Saturday's Valentine's Day!

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2008

    Because He's Not There: Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008

    Bust out the bubbly, Saturday's Valentine's Day!

  • Film

    October 3, 2007

    Dear Coward Robert Ford: Please come Back and Kill Brad Pitt

    Bust out the bubbly, Saturday's Valentine's Day!

  • Music

    September 5, 2007

    Brunettes

    Structure & Cosmetics (Sub Pop)

  • Culture

    June 27, 2007

    Puppy Love

    In the era of the sex-minded circus, AcroSports' production is just a playful tease

  • Music

    August 9, 2006

    16 Brash Bitches

    In the era of the sex-minded circus, AcroSports' production is just a playful tease

  • Film

    February 22, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    In the era of the sex-minded circus, AcroSports' production is just a playful tease

  • Film

    June 22, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    In the era of the sex-minded circus, AcroSports' production is just a playful tease

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2005

    Love Means Nothing

    The U.S. Gay Open's muscles

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    BeatBox

    Greg Davis and Signer bring tweaked beats to the Hemlock; All-star DJs show up for "Get Selected!," an SF DJ competition

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    Poi Oh Poi

    Karen Macklin takes the temperature of a growing, meditative, and fiery dance form known as poi.

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2004

    Drunk and Irate

    Fight or flight on election night

  • Music Awards

    October 20, 2004

    Award Show Performers

    Thursday, October 21, 2004 at Ruby Skye

  • Film

    October 13, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    Thursday, October 21, 2004 at Ruby Skye

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2004

    Stow It

    The lay of the lake

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2004

    Star Quality

    The lay of the lake

  • Film

    June 2, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    The lay of the lake

  • Dining

    December 31, 2003

    Urban Explorer

    Some of the best things our critic consumed in a year of eating around a constantly evolving town

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2002

    Two Heads Are Better Than One

    An hour of dick tricks and other "genital gesticulations" with Puppetry of the Penis

  • Film

    October 2, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    An hour of dick tricks and other "genital gesticulations" with Puppetry of the Penis

  • Film

    September 25, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    An hour of dick tricks and other "genital gesticulations" with Puppetry of the Penis

  • Music

    March 13, 2002

    Hear This

    The Dead C lifts the veil on its mysterious stoner buzz

  • Music

    December 19, 2001

    Paying through the nose -- and the ears

    Noncommercial radio versus the capitalist urge

  • Dining

    April 25, 2001
  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    Pop Philosophy

    Buddy, Can You Spare Some Change?

  • Dining

    July 19, 2000

    All Aboard

    Santa Fe Bar & Grill

  • Dining

    March 8, 2000

    Intergalactic Planetary

    Santa Fe Bar & Grill

  • Music

    November 24, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Pop (Do We Not Like That?)

  • Dining

    November 18, 1998

    Leftovers

    Pop (Do We Not Like That?)

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Unextended Play

    Putting the compact back in compact disc

  • News

    June 11, 1997

    Sails Pitch

    Born to sell, would-be America's Cup skipper Dawn Riley puts her birthright to work

  • News

    September 4, 1996

    Skirting an Issue

    First came the tunic; then the kilt; and now, with a new men's movement that doesn't care who wears the pants in their families, the J. Crew mini

  • Calendar

    May 31, 1995

    Night+Day

    First came the tunic; then the kilt; and now, with a new men's movement that doesn't care who wears the pants in their families, the J. Crew mini

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