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Northern Ireland

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Irish Song Lyrics Rule: 10 Great Lines From Irish Musicians

    We'll leave the debates over why the Irish are such champions of the written word -- Is it the island's strong oral traditions surrounding the seanchai, or storyteller? The rich vein of Celtic folklore? The really awesome beer? -- to folks who are much smarter and more sober. The Irish count four No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Jello Biafra's 'Ultimate Third Rail': Why the Outspoken SF Punk Rocker Abandoned Plans to Play in Israel

    Last summer, SF punk rocker, notorious political rabble-rouser, and former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra was booked to perform in Israel, along with his band, the Guantanamo School of Medicine, in support of their new Enhanced Methods of Questioning EP. But their plans raised quite a controver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Mark McGovern: Police Investigate Gaelic Footballer's Severe Injury

    What happened to Mark McGovern?​UPDATE: Coach says opposing player stood over gravely injured footballer, said "That's what you get for giving me shit." The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an "off-the-ball" incident that left 22-year-old Gaelic football player Mark McGovern in a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Jeff Garcia and 'The Jerseys That Should Not Be'

    Et Tu, Jeff?​Jeff Garcia is one of my favorite football players of all-time. I first saw him play -- in person no less -- in October of 1990 when he very nearly led San Jose State to upset a damn good Cal squad in Berkeley. The Bears held on, 35-34. He next crossed Bay Area fans' paths when he pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Belfast Bap from John Campbell's in Potrero

    Chris MacArthur/SF WeeklyBelfast bap with egg, Irish bacon, cheddar, and black sausages ($6).​Monday, July 12, 2010 When the Potrero branch of John Campbell's Irish Bakery opened last week, it brought along the Belfast bap, premade, wrapped in paper, and loaded into the pastry case (ask to ha ... 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 >>

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2008

    Without a Paddle

    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

    March 12, 2008

    Food Critics Free To Write Scathing Reviews, Court Rules

    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

    January 22, 2008

    The Lowbrow Art Sale -- James Jean, Eric Feng, Lithium Picnic

    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

    October 15, 2007

    Peace Out: The S.F. Weekly's Top-10 Suggestions of More Noble Nobels Than Our Pal Al

    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 >>

  • Culture

    May 16, 2007

    Off the Wall

    One-act opera is every bit as didactic as the mural from which it takes its title, but lacks the same punch

  • Film

    June 29, 2005

    Could Be Verse

    A love story told in iambic pentameter? Yes, and yes again.

  • Film

    May 26, 2004

    Summer Film Previews

    A love story told in iambic pentameter? Yes, and yes again.

  • News

    February 19, 2003

    Losin' It

    Can Wade and O'Donoghue keep up in this brave broke world?

  • Film

    September 4, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    Can Wade and O'Donoghue keep up in this brave broke world?

  • Culture

    January 31, 2001

    Drag King

    Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

  • News

    January 19, 2000

    Blind Faith

    A new treatment for victims of severe emotional trauma involving rhythmic eye movements has therapists claiming almost miraculous results. Psychological researchers say the eyes just don't have it.

  • News

    May 5, 1999

    The Fandom Menace

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • Calendar

    March 31, 1999

    Night + Day

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • Calendar

    January 27, 1999

    Night + Day

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • Calendar

    July 22, 1998

    Night + Day

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • Film

    January 28, 1998

    Body and Soul

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • Calendar

    November 5, 1997

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

  • News

    January 8, 1997

    A Tale of Two Bars

    Happy toasts -- and sad -- after the latest skirmishes in the Mission's culture wars

  • Film

    December 25, 1996

    Love and Martyrdom

    Happy toasts -- and sad -- after the latest skirmishes in the Mission's culture wars

  • Calendar

    November 13, 1996

    Night+Day

    Happy toasts -- and sad -- after the latest skirmishes in the Mission's culture wars

  • Calendar

    August 7, 1996

    Night+Day

    Happy toasts -- and sad -- after the latest skirmishes in the Mission's culture wars

  • Calendar

    June 19, 1996

    Night+Day

    Happy toasts -- and sad -- after the latest skirmishes in the Mission's culture wars

  • Film

    March 29, 1995

    Casualties of War

    Babies get burned on the battlefield of love in Ladybird

  • News

    March 1, 1995

    The Case For One Daily

    The Joint Operating Agreement deprives the Chronicle of the resources it needs to produce a great newspaper; it also prevents the afternoon Examiner from connecting with the readers it needs to survive. Since the JOA makes it inevitable that only one wil

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