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Planned Parenthood Opponents Conjure Up Forced Sterilization, Baby Livers in Pepsi

For a shrill time, just add abortion. Or, in the case of Planned Parenthood's "invasion" of South San Francisco -- as Catholic Radio put it -- plan to not offer termination of pregnancies and suffer the preposterous parade regardless. There are about 10 Planned Parenthood and related clinics in the ... More >>

Clutch Singer Neil Fallon Remembers When Rock 'n' Roll Was Dangerous

While a host of hard-rock groups still try to emulate the monolithic sounds of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Maryland-based rock juggernaut Clutch stands as a rare band that captures the relentless swing and ferocious groove that elevated those two iconic acts to greatness. For more than 20 years, ... More >>

Chamber of Commerce Jobs Report Slams John Avalos; Avalos Slams Chamber Report

Every year, the city's Chamber of Commerce puts out a list of which supervisors have been naughty and which have been nice. Its yearly "scorecard" tallies who voted for Chamber-approved legislation and who voted against it. Except, in Chamberspeak, supes siding with them "voted to support jobs and g ... More >>

"N.D.N.: Native Diaspora Now": Artists Reveal the Humor in Native Life

Elvis Presley and Otis Blackwell's "All Shook Up": The Story Behind the Song

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, 35 years ago today. A lot of incredible things have happened since then: political stuff and science stuff, mostly. But the post-Elvis development that wows us every time we're reminded of it is the launch of a little S.F. music blog called All Shook ... More >>

Google, Facebook, Inner Richmond: Israeli President Shimon Peres's Wild Bay Area Ride

​Things have slowed down considerably for Shimon Peres. The former Prime Minister of Israel used to occupy one of the most difficult political positions in the world; today, the 88-year old's duties as President (they're different, see) are mostly ceremonial, doling out political goodwill and barb ... More >>

The Top 10 Worst Film Performances By Musicians

By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO Rock star, singer-songwriter, producer, interior designer -- now we should add thespian to the many creative hats sported by Lenny Kravitz, who performs tonight (Feb. 14) at the Fox Theater in Oakland. In keeping with the family business -- his mom was the late Roxie Roker, a.k ... More >>

Theophilus London: Prophet of His Own Greatness, Demigod of Nothing in Particular

Theophilus London is destined for greatness -- at least if you ask him. The 24-year-old Brooklyn dandy sees in himself all things -- pop prophet, fashion demigod, brand icon -- with some evidence to support those claims. There's something compelling about the rapper/singer's deliberately constructed ... More >>

How to Drink Your Way To Wednesday

Lou BustamanteA Kopstootje or Dutch Headbutt​It's an especially busy week of drinking, so we're brining you the first of two guides for where to go for your cocktail needs, from drinking like it's the 1980's to an evening filled with more spirits than you would dare to try. Management Request ... More >>

MTV at 30: The Top 10 Most Controversial Music Videos (NSFW)

via Flickr​As MTV celebrates its 30th birthday, it seems poised for a calm middle-aged life in a nice neighborhood, where it can safely raise Jersey Shore and Teen Mom into even more reliable moneymakers. But it wasn't always that way: Before it gave up on music, MTV swept through American hou ... More >>

Bouncer: Hearing the End of the World at O'Neill's Irish Pub

Bouncer Awaits the End of the World in -- Where Else? -- an Irish Pub

​From this week's Bouncer column:This is the point where I mention that I am in a bar, and that the bar is also reminding me of the decline of Rome. The bar this week is O'Neill's Irish Pub, on Third Street, right around the corner from the entrance to AT&T park. It is a bar indeed in decline, ... More >>

How to fund your project with online tools in 2011

Should California Buy Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch? Yes, Please

photo via Flickr/WKHarmon​The news that California Assemblyman Mike Davis wants the state to buy Michael Jackson's former estate and open it to the public has prompted many a raised eyebrow. How can California possibly afford to do this at a time when it's more strapped for cash than MJ was when h ... More >>

What Do Giants Do With Booze You Tried To Sneak In?

​A New Yorker cartoon from the days of yore depicted a burglar, large bag of swag over his shoulder, jauntily tipping his cap at a startled woman sitting up in bed. In the caption, he nonchalantly explained that today's economic conditions had forced many a small businessman into alternative means ... More >>

A Year Later, Remembering Michael Jackson with Edible Tributes

Scott Beale/laughingsquid.comJesus Juice is Humphry Slocombe's top-selling sorbet.​Today is the anniversary of Michael Jackson's tragic death. This blogger plans to spend most of the day alternating between moonwalking, sobbing, and, if we can muster an appetite, eating and drinking San Franci ... More >>

High Times Dissed Outdoor Pot. Intentionally?

news.humcounty.comNot High enough for the Times​Among cannabis aficionados, the debate between whether to consume medicine grown indoors or outdoors is akin to the Coke vs. Pepsi quandary for some, Catholic vs. Protestant to others. It's a matter of taste or preference; it's a matter of lifestyle ... More >>

SXSW Interactive Is Dead

Image of a VIP fence via Flickr/Adrants​No annual festival, conference, or party will ever be as good as the first year you went. That's not what I'm talking about when I say that South by Southwest Interactive died this year. Earlier this week, Jolie O'Dell wrote the usual "Why SXSW Sucks" post. ... More >>

Is That a Frog in Your Throat or Are You Just Gagging?

Mmm, froggy.​According to a CNN report today, the Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs has concluded that the foreign matter in a man's can of Diet Pepsi appears to have been a frog or a toad. Gulp. In July, Fred DeNegri of Ormond Beach, Florida, started gagging after he t ... More >>

Deliciously Cheap, Cheerfully Anglo, and Quietly Sleek: A Foodie Day Planner

​Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Let's do lunch: Got $3 to spend on lunch? Take a pass on the Cheez-Its and Pepsi from the lunchroom vending machine. SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody says spend it on a banh mi dac biet (roast pork and paté sandwich) at Saigon Sandwiches (560 Larkin at Eddy). ... More >>

Ask a Stupid Question: San Francisco Business Times Queries Readers on Whether Chris Daly Should Resign

You say San Francisco Business Times readers would like to see Chris Daly leave? Thank you, Captain Obvious!​In the most cynically skewed push poll since Pepsi unveiled the "America's Choice" cola taste test 22 years ago -- which was also, incidentally, the last time Bronson Pinchot could fill out ... More >>

Documenting an epic concert in Zaire, Soul Power puts on quite a show

S.F. Eateries Pay Homage to the King of Pop with Special Menu Items

thedieline.comWhile SFoodie is still digesting the tremendous loss of Michael Jackson, we are heartened by the tributes that have been popping up on menus around town.On Friday morning, Little Skillet (330 Ritch at Townsend) rolled out the "Billy Jean" [sic]: Grits with bacon, pecans, and brow ... More >>

Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

Feeling Suicidal

Street Art on Screen

Cool Clear Waters

More Is Less

Crowded Fire's latest tries too hard to be funny and deep.

To Serve & Collect

Nearly extinct and long at odds with the SFPD, the little-known San Francisco Patrol Special Police appears poised for a comeback.

Smashing Pumpkins File Lawsuit Against Virgin Records

TV's 'Apprentice' Uses Product Placement to Combat TiVo's Fast-Forward Button

The DEWmocracy Campaign's 10 Most Moronic Elements

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

Deep Thoughts by Redford

The Ex Games

Infiltrator contacts his former girlfriends to penetrate his true inner self

Accentuate the Negativ

Fathers hide your intellectual property: The Bay Area's original culture jammers are back

'Tis the Season ...

... to mangle a couple of holiday tunes and drop a few local band names

Artbeat

Vroom-Vroom

At the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco Motorcycle Club, we find two familiar joys: speed and camaraderie

Outside Game

You have to pick the right time and place, but if you do, you'll swear San Francisco was made for patio dining.

Doing Chicken Right

How to avoid glorified Americanese dressed up as ethnic kweezeen

Pitch Perfect

It's smooth, sleek, and ready for commercials, but the music of Four Tet is so much more

Of Love and Natalise

She dreams of being the next Janet Jackson, but she's just a Stanford grad who sings syrupy pop, looks absolutely fab, and makes local teens swoon.

Which, come to think of it, may be enough, for everyone involved.

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?

Osama bin Laden dislikes kelloggs frosted mini wheats

The gloriously unambitious world of John Patrick McKenzie, who doesn't care that he's a rising star in the visual arts. And who, as it happens, is autistic.

Burning Spin

Organizers of the Burning Man festival pull out all the stops to control the press -- and it's a good thing they do

Crushed

A successful, prolific inventor reveals how not to create a new product

Pretty Is as Pretty Does

Sally Field turns director for Beautiful, with reasonable (is that good enough?) results