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  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Prop. 8 Appeals Court Ruling: Inside the Dissenting Opinion

    ​Same-sex marriage advocates rejoiced today as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision that Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot initiative banning gay marriage, is unconstitutional.The decision is almost certainly destine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Bringing Up Bébé: You'd Be a Better Person If You Were French

    ​It appears there's money to be made in stoking the self-loathing of the American people -- hence this article on the Chronicle's Mommy Blog. It plugs the book Bringing Up Bébé, in which an American expat expounds upon the enlightened parenting techniques of our Gallic brethren, and contrasts th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi Loses Fight to Lift Restraining Order, More Texts from His Wife Revealed

    ​Mirkarimi's wife told neighbor about potential child neglect episode in which son was left in the car and not being fed. Mirkarimi has gone to three counseling sessions. A Superior Court judge refused to lift a restraining order Thursday preventing Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from seeing his wife, Eli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    NOFX's Fat Mike on Taking Drugs, Being a Father, and Joining the Mile High Club

    You may not have been alive in 1983, when punk rock icon NOFX was started in Berkeley. That was nearly 30 years ago, after all, and the world was a very different place: Ronald Reagan was president, "big" East Bay punk bands like Rancid or Green Day didn't exist, and Thriller was only a year old. Si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Chron Columnist Asks if S.F. Should Be Sanctuary City for Abusive Husbands

    ​As we all know, the Chron pays their "token conservative" Debra J. Saunders to espouse whatever ideals are contrary to those of San Francisco. In her column today, she takes on the issue of whether everyone is being a little too hard on Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who on Friday was charged with batte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Why Punk Rockers Make Great Parents

    ​This fall, an exciting documentary is hitting movie theaters. It's called The Other F Word, and it's about punk rock; it's about family; and it's about a plethora of life's awkward questions including: "Should I have tattooed my forehead?" and "Daddy, what's a dominatrix?" It features NOFX's Fat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Gavin Newsom's Home Is Plenty Big, Realtors Say

    Russell Lee, WPA photographer, 1939 Now that's a tiny house...​Erstwhile mayor Gavin Newsom's claim that a four-bedroom, $2.7 million Ashbury Heights home is too petite for a family of four induced bouts of hilarity among San Francisco's real estate professionals. "Oh, I think we all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Facebook Saga Continues: Winklevii Twins Want More Money from Mark Zuckerberg

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    So Wrong It's Right

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    Hail César

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Anger Management

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2010

    @sk Jamie Varon: Is it okay to tweet while my wife is in labor?

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2010

    Hopelessly Devoted

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2010

    Disruptive Students

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    No Coveting the Standup

    The Winklevii twins won't take no for an answer ​Last week, a judge told Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the notorious twins who accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of ripping off their plans for a social networking site similar to Facebook, to get over it -- it was time for this saga to come t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Brown Twins Stiff the Weekly, But Price Is Right At Sterling Bank

    You'd smile if you were making Sterling dough, too. ​You know the Brown Twins right? The old ladies who don matching cowboy hats, fur coats, and orthopedic sandals who toddle around Union Square? They've made a bit of a tourist act from completing each others' sentences, singing songs about San Fr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2009

    Total Classic

    You'd smile if you were making Sterling dough, too. ​You know the Brown Twins right? The old ladies who don matching cowboy hats, fur coats, and orthopedic sandals who toddle around Union Square? They've made a bit of a tourist act from completing each others' sentences, singing songs about San Fr ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2009

    Suffer the children: Catholic Church prepares to boot SOMA preschool off its land

    You'd smile if you were making Sterling dough, too. ​You know the Brown Twins right? The old ladies who don matching cowboy hats, fur coats, and orthopedic sandals who toddle around Union Square? They've made a bit of a tourist act from completing each others' sentences, singing songs about San Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    In Praise of Chris Daly's Hypocrisy

    Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

  • Music

    July 15, 2009

    Hélène Renaut

    Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2009

    On the Lookout

    Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Snap, Crackle

    Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

  • Film

    October 22, 2008

    Go Ahead, Make Her Day

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Music

    August 20, 2008

    !!!: Dance-Punk With a Point

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2008

    Break Ya Momma’s Back

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: The New Centuries

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    The smooth exoticism of Herb Alpert

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2008

    By The Light of the Moon

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2008

    Double Your Pleasure

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Get Your Teenage Soccer Slut HPV-Proofed

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Jessica Seinfeld Accused Of "Vegetable Plagiarism," Husband Jerry Turns It Into Comedy Bit

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Jessica Seinfeld Accused Of "Vegetable Plagiarism," Husband Jerry Turns It Into Comedy Bit

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Film

    October 31, 2007

    John Cusack's Martian Child Phoney, Predictable, Pedestrian

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Film

    October 24, 2007

    Dan in Reel Life

    Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2007

    Britney, Britney, Britney

    Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

  • Calendar

    August 15, 2007

    Get MILFy

    Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

  • News

    April 12, 2006

    I Was an Online Mother

    Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

  • Dining

    November 23, 2005

    Baby Love

    Is it cool to breast-feed in public? Only if you have a kid.

  • Film

    January 19, 2005

    Is It Over Yet?

    Ice Cube's family movie may make you long for the 'hood

  • Music

    July 16, 2003

    Hear This

    Can the Cult's Ian Astbury fill Jim Morrison's shoes? Probably not, but you'll be too drunk to notice.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003
  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Shop Till You Drop

    Forget Kurt Cobain's Journals, and try Eminem's To-Do Lists instead

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Girl, Interrupted

    Alanna Krause believes that much of her hellish childhood could have been avoided. Now she's suing her father, her therapist, and her lawyer in an effort to prove it. How did it come to this?

  • Culture

    November 27, 2002

    The Lilaguide

    A long overdue "Best of" resource for Bay Area parents

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2002

    Back to School

    Artist Jona Frank shows her series of revealing portraits taken at high schools around the country

  • News

    February 21, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from February 21, 2001

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000
  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000
  • Calendar

    September 24, 1997

    Savage Love

    Woh Hei Yuen

  • News

    August 2, 1995

    Death, Taxes, and User Fees

    The rise of hidden taxes in the Jordan era

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