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Trent Arsenault, Bay Area Man Flooded with Sperm Requests, in New York for Media Blitz

Is network TV ready for this?​The national news just can't get enough of the Bay Area's one man sperm-donor, Trent Arsenault. The 36-year-old, who claims to have fathered 14 offspring with his super-potent sperm he ejaculates during porn movies (yes, they are available online), told SF Weekly that ... More >>

Rebecca Black Doesn't Deserve Your Bullying: An Open Letter

Jeff Reed​Dear bullies at Rebecca Black's middle school, The cat's out of the bag -- I know what you did. Rebecca Black won't be coming back to school anymore. And it's all your fault. She tattled on you to ABC, and now the world knows that you're meany-faces and probably have cooties. "Whe ... More >>

Uppity Fag Reviews the Week in Gay

A look back at the queer week that was in the Bay Area and beyond. She just wants to go to the prom, is that so wrong?​The searing heat of gay indignation is shining directly on Jackson, Miss., where Constance McMillen has become a pariah for asking permission to wear a tuxedo and bring a he ... More >>

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DVR Alert: Ex-Times Critic Frank Bruni Reveals More Than We Want to Know

Eater NY/FlickrFrank gets frank.​Tomorrow night (that's August 19) ex-New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni will come out of several closets in his first network interview, airing on ABC's Nightline (channel 7, locally) at 11:35 p.m. He's flacking his new memoir, Born Round: The Secret ... More >>

Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

Neil Young Premieres Anti-War Movie in SF

OK Then

Frank Chu: the man, the myth, the "Experience."

Looking Ahead

Aides insist that Mayor Gavin Newsom is focused on City Hall; his sudden celebrity has spawned speculation about higher office. Much higher.

Burning Spin

Organizers of the Burning Man festival pull out all the stops to control the press -- and it's a good thing they do

American Dream

Two local filmmakers are busier than ever shooting reality shows for NBC and HBO

Chump Changes

Journalists are playing into the hands of George Bush when they unthinkingly insist that everything is different since Sept. 11

South to the Future

Fox to Air Presidential Pageant 2000

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Buffy the Empire Slayer

Chronicle Publishing petitions the FCC -- but why?

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Planet Wars

Last year, two Bay Area astronomers said they had discovered planets outside our solar system and became instant media celebrities. Now, Paul Butler and Geoff Marcy face prominent scientific challengers who contend some of the new planets are nothing but

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