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May 16, 2012
Hot Honey From Delk Bees: Bees Have Stingers, This Has Bite
Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>
Music
April 11, 2012
Coachella in Your Backyard: Nine Good Local Shows That Aren't Sold Out
Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>
Film
April 11, 2012
Arthouse Movie Listings April 11-17, 2012
Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>
Film
April 4, 2012
"Free Men": Shallow Protagonist Stunts Emotional Development
Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>
Music
March 28, 2012
Beats Antique: Show Preview
Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>
Culture
January 18, 2012
Taha Belal: Egyptian Artist Brings Arab Spring to S.F.
Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>
Dining
December 28, 2011
Fresh Eats: Drink of the Week: Prizefighter's Oaxacan Standoff
Honey is an amazing substance. It's eternal: Honey found in a Pharaoh's tomb is still edible. It's antibacterial: Wild honey spread on a cut can temporarily suffice in lieu of Bacitracin. And, of course, it's delicious, even if it does still spike your blood sugar. For all its many qualities, the a ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Digitalism Excites a Sold-Out Mezzanine Crowd
Take us into the light Digitalism Data Romance Anna Lunoe Wednesday, Dec. 14th, 2011 Mezzanine Better than: Sitting in a plastic rocket and pretending to go to the moon. While a typical midweek party at Mezzanine might see the opening DJs playing an indulgent set to a small group of friend ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2011
"Occupy" and "99 Percent" Shortlisted for Word of the Year
Oxford University Press announced its 2011 Word of the Year on Wednesday. And it is ... drumroll please ... "Squeezed middle." Which brings to mind another word: "Huh?" Probably not the reaction the lexicographers were going for. "Squeezed middle," it turns out, is not what you get after eati ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2011
BART Delays, Bay Area Traffic Is Making Today's Commute Painful
Today's commute is kinda like Cairo If you are an East Bay resident trying to get to your job in San Francisco this morning, good luck. Not only is traffic at a standstill on the Bay Bridge, but BART is reporting delays of its own. A motorcycle crashed on the bridge's S-curve at about 6 a.m. clos ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2011
Robyn Hitchcock Looks Back on Looking Back on San Francisco
Nathan Gallagher This Saturday, Robyn Hitchcock plays a solo acoustic set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Look for him at 12:25 p.m. on the Rooster Stage.) Since 1976, Hitchcock has been writing and performing top-flight psychedelic pop, first with the Soft Boys and then as a solo artist of ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Outsiders Look at U.S. Racism
Nathan Gallagher This Saturday, Robyn Hitchcock plays a solo acoustic set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Look for him at 12:25 p.m. on the Rooster Stage.) Since 1976, Hitchcock has been writing and performing top-flight psychedelic pop, first with the Soft Boys and then as a solo artist of ... More >>
Music
July 13, 2011
Seun Kuti: Show Preview
Nathan Gallagher This Saturday, Robyn Hitchcock plays a solo acoustic set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Look for him at 12:25 p.m. on the Rooster Stage.) Since 1976, Hitchcock has been writing and performing top-flight psychedelic pop, first with the Soft Boys and then as a solo artist of ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
Mark Zuckerberg Is Tunisia's No. 1 Guy
A face loved by allHere is something to "like." Turns out Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is a hero in Tunisia and Egypt, the two countries that relied heavily on social networking sites like FB to help take down their longtime presidents. In a trip to the dark continent, Sen. John McCain learne ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Top Chef Masters, Week 1: Traci Snarls, La Cocina Wins!
SF CHEFS/FlickrDo not fuck with Des Jardins.We are still suffering from a bit of Top Chef overload, but the new season of Top Chef Masters with new host, format, and judges brought us right back into the world of cheftestants, Quickfires, and knife packings. We tuned in last night for the Sea ... More >>
Culture
March 16, 2011
"Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico": Art Review
SF CHEFS/FlickrDo not fuck with Des Jardins.We are still suffering from a bit of Top Chef overload, but the new season of Top Chef Masters with new host, format, and judges brought us right back into the world of cheftestants, Quickfires, and knife packings. We tuned in last night for the Sea ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Internet 'Kill Switch' Bill -- What Is This, Egypt?
You can find Uma on the internet, too...Looking back at the momentous goings on in Egypt of late, there are plenty of takeaways to go around. Here's one: Should the government have the power to sever society from the Internet? U.S. lawmakers are considering another attempt to push through a ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
Top 10 Break-Up Songs To Help Get Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Out of Office
In politics, as in love, there sometimes comes a need for one party in a relationship to say goodbye. Adios. See ya. Get the eff outta here, dude. And in politics, as in love, music can help get that difficult message across. We don't mean to make light of the situation over in Egypt -- lord kn ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
The Grammys Are Coming. Here's a Drinking Game to Get You Through Them
Yes, the Grammys are nothing more than a promo summit for what remains of our broken conglomerate record labels of yore. Columbia, EMI, Warner Bros., Capitol, Atlantic, Interscope, et al. like to believe they still hold some influence over the masses, and as long as we can sit here comfortably an ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
'Egypt Is Free': San Francisco Vigil Now a Party
Adios, Hosni...Attending demonstrations regarding international affairs hastily tossed together for a San Francisco crowd is something locals could do every day of the week and twice on Sunday (oh yes, literally). Attending jubilant celebrations following the liberation of a country from a dictat ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2011
Cairo Tweet Plastered on Kenneth Cole Store in SOMA
Flickr/mikestIs this a joke?Upscale shoe retailer Kenneth Cole created a firestorm after tweeting out the following message: "Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is not available online. -- KC"The message was not well-received by people across the world ... More >>
Blogs
February 2, 2011
UC Students Evacuated from Egypt
Can't get any rest in EgyptUC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Lunar Eclipse
Can't get any rest in EgyptUC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>
Music
August 25, 2010
Exploring the Jewish influence on black American music
Can't get any rest in EgyptUC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>
News
June 30, 2010
No legal authority? No problem!
Can't get any rest in EgyptUC students studying abroad have been evacuated from Egypt amid the escalating and uncontrolled violence in Cairo. UC President Mark Yudof told the San Francisco Appeal that the students have been taken to Barcelona, Spain. Yudof said that 19 university students and 13 ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2010
Gavin Newsom Attempting to Grab Reins of 'Fix Muni Now' Bandwagon
It's my happening -- and it's freaking me out! Any adult who has ever suffered through Teletubbies or Blues Clues quickly discerns this about the toddler set: They thrive on repetition. Say what you will about San Francisco politics, but it's much the same. Once again, Mayor Gavin Newsom is arriv ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2010
What to Have for Lunch: Sisig and Soccer in South City
Genevieve Y./YelpSisig tacos, $6. World Cup play, free.Friday, June 18, 2010Research for last Monday's lunch pick took SFoodie to Tanguito, the Argentinian food truck on the Wharf, where we ate choripan and watched the World Cup. In the same vein, we'd recommend you get on the 101 and drive a few ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2010
'In a Cloud' Captures SF's Best Folk Pop Freaks. We Q&A its Mastermind.
Man, San Francisco is so strong on the indie music front these days. And that's not just empty cheerleading. Our pop bands (Girls, The Dodos) are getting prime festival slots and lots of press love, while experimental psych-garage act Sic Alps has been asked by industry heavies (Sonic Youth and Y ... More >>
Calendar
December 30, 2009
Of Peacoats and Futile Human Striving
Man, San Francisco is so strong on the indie music front these days. And that's not just empty cheerleading. Our pop bands (Girls, The Dodos) are getting prime festival slots and lots of press love, while experimental psych-garage act Sic Alps has been asked by industry heavies (Sonic Youth and Y ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2009
Feasting Out: Balloon Drop, Tapas, and Sweeping Views New Year's Eve at Medjool
joeywan/FlickrWhere: Medjool 2518 Mission (at 21st St.), 550-9055 When: Thurs., Dec. 31 Time: Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m.; "entertainment" (by which we don't mean gawking at folks macking on the Sky Terrace rooftop) at 10 p.m. The deal: "Light up the Sky": DJ Cairo on the main floor, with midn ... More >>
Culture
November 25, 2009
Pulp Scripture
joeywan/FlickrWhere: Medjool 2518 Mission (at 21st St.), 550-9055 When: Thurs., Dec. 31 Time: Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m.; "entertainment" (by which we don't mean gawking at folks macking on the Sky Terrace rooftop) at 10 p.m. The deal: "Light up the Sky": DJ Cairo on the main floor, with midn ... More >>
Calendar
October 7, 2009
Beyond the Keffiyeh
joeywan/FlickrWhere: Medjool 2518 Mission (at 21st St.), 550-9055 When: Thurs., Dec. 31 Time: Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m.; "entertainment" (by which we don't mean gawking at folks macking on the Sky Terrace rooftop) at 10 p.m. The deal: "Light up the Sky": DJ Cairo on the main floor, with midn ... More >>
Calendar
January 28, 2009
What Drives Women
joeywan/FlickrWhere: Medjool 2518 Mission (at 21st St.), 550-9055 When: Thurs., Dec. 31 Time: Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m.; "entertainment" (by which we don't mean gawking at folks macking on the Sky Terrace rooftop) at 10 p.m. The deal: "Light up the Sky": DJ Cairo on the main floor, with midn ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2008
Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Jef Stott
Jef Stott's current address may be in California (LA/San Francisco), but his music is a global endeavor. Pulling from the instruments and sonic styles of the Middle East and North Africa, among other locales, Stott records and DJs with an international population in mind. He says there's no excuse ... More >>
Dining
June 4, 2008
Mack the Kunafa
New tastes from the Middle East.
Dining
February 13, 2008
Inner Richmond's Troya Takes Turkish Up a Notch
New tastes from the Middle East.
Calendar
January 9, 2008
Strung Out
New tastes from the Middle East.
Calendar
January 9, 2008
Celluloid Postcards
New tastes from the Middle East.
Dining
November 28, 2007
Meredith Brody in the Palm of Palmetto on Union
New tastes from the Middle East.
Film
October 17, 2007
Torture Flick Rendition' Makes Us Water-Bored
New tastes from the Middle East.
Culture
February 7, 2007
Ethiopian Tattoo Shop
New tastes from the Middle East.
News
August 24, 2005
Letters to the Editor
Week of Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Calendar
December 3, 2003
Glow Show
Step into the light
News
April 24, 2002
Death of a Death School
The 72-year-old San Francisco College of Mortuary Science -- perhaps the country's premier institution of funeral service education -- has its last graduation and moves (gulp) into the great beyond
Calendar
August 22, 2001
Time Capsule
Artifacts and artwork explore the Jewish concept of time
Dining
October 11, 2000
Say Cheesecake
The Cheesecake Factory
Dining
September 20, 2000
Mixed Up
Ninna
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May 17, 2000
Best Restaurant for a First Date
Pasha
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October 27, 1999
Livin' La Dolce Vita
Pasha
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