Blogs
April 24, 2012With Goose & Gander opening tonight, the former Martini House restaurant has been given an Aspen-ski-lodge-meets-duck-hunting-club makeover, with decoys and antique weapons, but it's the downstairs bar run by bar manager Scott Beattie that has us the most excited.
With help from Michael Pazdon (for ... More >>
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February 16, 2012Intentionally or not, some electronic musicians -- like Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Eskmo, Tobacco, and Tycho -- come off as spectral, detached figures. Mux Mool, whose real name is Brian Lindgren, is not the shadowy type. He portrays himself as the sort of guy you could invite over to your place for barbe ... More >>
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January 13, 2012It's a new year, and with a new year comes a new crop of music videos. Less than two weeks into 2012, we already found a bunch from (mostly) local artists that we dig. So instead of posting each one individually, we thought we'd round up our five favorites and serve 'em to you in one big dose. After ... More >>
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August 12, 2011As far as the Internets go, Doctor Octoroc is the real deal -- he's the animator, composer, and wizard behind more or less every good retro video game parody online, like "Jersey Shore: The RPG," "Game of Thrones RPG," "8-Bit Twilight (Interactive Game)," and more.
Based in Philadelphia, D ... More >>
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July 27, 2011It seems like America has gotten a little obsessed with cake lately. Just look at your cable listings (Cake Boss, Ace of Cakes, and Cupcake Wars) or your Internet bookmarks (Cake Wrecks). To liven up the party, you don't just need a cake. You now need a life-size fondant-covered replica of Grandma's ... More >>
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March 11, 2011The next generation​Nintendo geeks will will be swarming at Pier 39 starting today where they can get a demo of the new Nintendo portable game system. Nintendo 3DS demo pod
participants will also get to create and share their own customized Mii, the and play upcoming games including n ... More >>
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August 9, 2010Christina SpicuzzaCurse you, Mario! ​Usually, when inappropriate objects go into or out of zoo enclosures at the San Francisco Zoo, the results are not funny. But a laugh-out-loud-and-spit-coffee-on-the-keyboard story just came over the transom involving exactly that. It all involves a butter-fing ... More >>
Music
May 5, 2010Christina SpicuzzaCurse you, Mario! ​Usually, when inappropriate objects go into or out of zoo enclosures at the San Francisco Zoo, the results are not funny. But a laugh-out-loud-and-spit-coffee-on-the-keyboard story just came over the transom involving exactly that. It all involves a butter-fing ... More >>
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November 11, 2009​Javelin and Lucky Dragons @ the Knockout
Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford are big on recycling. As Javelin, the Rhode Island cousins make jumpy electronic pop that mines old sounds for new ones. Limited to 500 copies, their debut 12-inch on Thrill Jockey features unique art screen-printed by ... More >>
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October 28, 2009​Javelin and Lucky Dragons @ the Knockout
Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford are big on recycling. As Javelin, the Rhode Island cousins make jumpy electronic pop that mines old sounds for new ones. Limited to 500 copies, their debut 12-inch on Thrill Jockey features unique art screen-printed by ... More >>
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April 15, 2009
An Café
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Slim'sWords and photos by Kirsty Evans
Who knew there was such a thing as Looney Tunes Rock?
I have to admit that I wasn't expecting to like An Café. They're so obnoxiously, relentlessly cheerful that my inner sarcastic goth was fully expecting to have a miserab ... More >>
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February 3, 2009Bang! Gotcha! Yer fired!As more and more Americans find themselves sitting at home in their tattered bathrobes at 3 p.m. on working days, videogame sales have gone through the roof. Last year, Americans spent $22 billion on games -- a 23 percent jump from the prior year. Now, here's the funny part: ... More >>
Music
November 19, 2008Bang! Gotcha! Yer fired!As more and more Americans find themselves sitting at home in their tattered bathrobes at 3 p.m. on working days, videogame sales have gone through the roof. Last year, Americans spent $22 billion on games -- a 23 percent jump from the prior year. Now, here's the funny part: ... More >>
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November 7, 2008Bang! Gotcha! Yer fired!As more and more Americans find themselves sitting at home in their tattered bathrobes at 3 p.m. on working days, videogame sales have gone through the roof. Last year, Americans spent $22 billion on games -- a 23 percent jump from the prior year. Now, here's the funny part: ... More >>
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August 13, 2008Bang! Gotcha! Yer fired!As more and more Americans find themselves sitting at home in their tattered bathrobes at 3 p.m. on working days, videogame sales have gone through the roof. Last year, Americans spent $22 billion on games -- a 23 percent jump from the prior year. Now, here's the funny part: ... More >>
Home Entertainment
June 25, 2008Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.
Home Entertainment
June 4, 2008Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.
Home Entertainment
May 28, 2008Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.
Film
May 14, 2008Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.
Home Entertainment
May 7, 2008Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.
Blogs
April 1, 2008Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.
Blogs
March 25, 2008Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.
Home Entertainment
March 19, 2008The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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March 13, 2008The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Blogs
February 15, 2008The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Blogs
February 15, 2008The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Home Entertainment
December 19, 2007How yesterday's games spawned today's best-sellers.
Home Entertainment
November 28, 2007A breathtaking journey through space revives Super Mario.
Home Entertainment
October 24, 2007It's five great games for $60 — shoot first and ask questions later.
Home Entertainment
September 19, 2007Metroid Prime 3 is the best you can get for the Wii
Home Entertainment
August 22, 2007Soccer gets a surreal twist in Mario Strikers Charged
Home Entertainment
July 11, 2007The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool
Music
May 9, 2007The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool
Music
February 28, 2007The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool
Home Entertainment
February 21, 2007There's more than one way to play with your Wii
Home Entertainment
January 3, 2007Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.
Home Entertainment
December 13, 2006Nintendo finally gets 1-Up on the competition
Music
August 2, 2006The latest mind-boggle from Paper Rad
Home Entertainment
May 24, 2006The five biggest attention-getters at E3.
Home Entertainment
May 17, 2006Can Nintendo really make you smarter?
Home Entertainment
March 22, 2006Sega's Hedgehog goes back to the grind . . . yawn
Home Entertainment
February 22, 2006Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is guilty of being bizarre fun.
News
March 16, 2005Can they show penetration? Dog Bites visits the Game Developers Conference to find out.
Holiday
November 24, 2004Can they show penetration? Dog Bites visits the Game Developers Conference to find out.
Best of San Francisco
May 19, 2004Suite at the Warwick Regis Hotel
News
August 6, 2003Walking the floor with the arcade obsessed
Calendar
April 23, 2003Tactile exhibits at the Randall Museum
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September 18, 2002Focus in on digital filmmaking at this year's ResFest
Calendar
September 9, 1998Focus in on digital filmmaking at this year's ResFest
Music
September 13, 1995Focus in on digital filmmaking at this year's ResFest
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