O.J. Simpson

Inadvertent Paris Hilton Sighting...

No. 1 Tax Delinquent in SF: This Ain’t My Fault!

Night+Day

Death Trap

A fine ensemble of actors can't save The Shadow Box; a deadly dull Galaxy

Slap Shots

A fine ensemble of actors can't save The Shadow Box; a deadly dull Galaxy

Chatterbox

A fine ensemble of actors can't save The Shadow Box; a deadly dull Galaxy

Hidden Dragon Lady

Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

Art House

Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

Art House

Amy Tan's opera puts Chinese culture into perspective.

Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case

By Carol Pogash (William Morrow, $24.95)

Trick Play

NFL greats shake off the rust in All-Pro Football

Forget Gun Control

Who better to save America than an armed Mark Wahlberg? Seriously.

The Longest Yawn

Heavily padded football movie hits all the familiar notes

OK Then, Music Awards!

The biggest party thrown in celebration of local music all year

OK Then, Music Awards!

The biggest party thrown in celebration of local music all year

Zipped Up

S.F. Archbishop William Levada doesn't want the public to know about decades of alleged sexual misconduct by his clerics. But why are district attorneys in San Mateo, Marin, and San Francisco helping him keep secrets?

The Disaffected

"Baja to Vancouver"'s disillusionment feels familiar, if not inspiring

Pranks for the Memories

Harmon Leon's media adventures

Bean Scene

In which we tour the Jelly Belly factory and gag on the Harry Potter flavors

Prosecutors' Patience Wears Thin With Levada, Mahony

In which we tour the Jelly Belly factory and gag on the Harry Potter flavors

Foreign Legion

Playtight

The Rush of Victory

Under coach George Rush, City College regularly wins national football titles. But is community college really the place for big-time sports?

Climbing the Hill

Il Pirata

Bridgework

The Center for Art in Translation connects cultures through language -- and fun

General Excellence

Groundbreaking programs at San Francisco General Hospital may well change the way the entire U.S. health care system deals with domestic violence. To understand why, you have to understand Dr. Beth Kaplan.

The Negro Problem

Spike Lee's new racial satire starts out strong, but ends up wasting ammunition

Last Picture Shows

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Night + Day

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Stage

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Night + Day

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Beat the Press

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Letters

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Stage

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Stage

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

Unspun

Week 2 of the Mill Valley Film Festival

The Dusk of Civilization

Anna Deavere Smith delivers a heart-clutching dialogue about race in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Dog Bites

Anna Deavere Smith delivers a heart-clutching dialogue about race in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Chatterbox

Anna Deavere Smith delivers a heart-clutching dialogue about race in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Night+Day

Anna Deavere Smith delivers a heart-clutching dialogue about race in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Moor's Code

Two versions of Othello point up the drama's difficulties

Cant Help Loving That Man

The Sirens probes the dark mystery of why women stay with abusive husbands

Long Live Jack Rebney

The Sirens probes the dark mystery of why women stay with abusive husbands

Tom Cable's Alleged Rodeo Clown Treatment of Assistant Just the Latest in Bay Area Coaching Violence

At least the bull doesn't tell the clown 'I'm going to kill you'​ By now, even Bay Area readers who can't tell a football from a futbol have heard all about how Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable is accused of channeling Ike Turner and hospitalizing assistant coach Randy Hanson by bouncing him o ... More >>

Chris Daly May Know a Lot about a Lot -- But He Doesn't Know Jack About SF Weekly

Chris Daly​I want to thank Supervisor Chris Daly. I want to thank the man for forcing me to read through his turgid, 2,500-word polemic about supervisorial candidate Theresa Sparks and how "big money" has supposedly been showered upon this newspaper in return for a cover story. Now we know what it ... More >>

Newsom Spokesman's Mantra: 'We Report, We Don't Deport'

Well, these guys do deport​Rare is the catchphrase that makes the jump to the public consciousness. If the glove doesn't fit,  you must acquit: Johnnie Cochran at the O.J. Simpson trial (they acquitted). Read my lips; no new taxes: George H.W. Bush (he enacted new taxes). Mayor Gavin Newsom's ... More >>

Barry Bonds to Blame for Fan's Smashed Face in New York, Lawsuit Argues

Barry Bonds is blamed for inspiring a trend that led to a fan's face being smashed in New York​Just when you thought alleged perjurer Barry "Better Living Through Chemistry" Bonds couldn't be vilified any more, a lawsuit claims he's responsible for a trend that led to a man having his throat slash ... More >>

Exclusive: Prosecutor Says DA Is Sitting on His Report Critical of Crime Lab

Rockne Harmon​DA's Office Denies Memo's Existence, But Prosecutor and DNA Expert Says He Wrote It in MarchOne of the nation's foremost DNA experts says he wrote an in-house report for the San Francisco District Attorney's office criticizing the DNA unit of the San Francisco Police Department Crime ... More >>

DA Kamala Harris Says She Never Saw Report Criticizing Crime Lab

Kamala Harris​SFPD Chief Also Denies Awareness of Critique Written by Prosecutor and DNA ExpertDistrict Attorney Kamala Harris and San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón both said today they have never seen and were not aware of a report in which a renowned prosecutor says he criticized the sup ... More >>

Ten Worst Celebrity Cookbooks

The must-have celebrity accessories change as frequently as the daily fro-yo flavors. Move over small dogs, adopted children, and Birkin bags, this is the age of celebrity cookbooks. Eva Longoria, G Pal, Sheryl Crow (author of If It Makes You Healthy), and of course Bon Appetit coverwoman Gwyneth, a ... More >>

Ross Mirkarimi Shocks Legal Scholars With Claim That Abuse Allegations Are "a Family Matter"

Luke Thomas, Fog City JournalSheriff Ross Mirkarimi and his wife, Eliana Lopez​Ross Mirkarimi is innocent. Of course he is -- he is innocent until proven guilty. It remains to be seen if District Attorney George Gascón will even  charge the sheriff with domestic abuse following a police repo ... More >>