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The Eels' Mr. E on Becoming Jimmy Page's Hero, Playing in China, and Making Difficult Albums

Eels​ Before Girls' Christopher Owens, there was another rock star whose curiously tragic backstory prefaced any mention of his name. Mark E Everett, or Mr. E, of The Eels is undoubtedly one of the most interesting rock stars around. Despite his reclusive demeanor, often hiding like the Unabo ... More >>

To Infinity and Beyond

Eels​ Before Girls' Christopher Owens, there was another rock star whose curiously tragic backstory prefaced any mention of his name. Mark E Everett, or Mr. E, of The Eels is undoubtedly one of the most interesting rock stars around. Despite his reclusive demeanor, often hiding like the Unabo ... More >>

We Fantasize a Mignonette Contest

Eels​ Before Girls' Christopher Owens, there was another rock star whose curiously tragic backstory prefaced any mention of his name. Mark E Everett, or Mr. E, of The Eels is undoubtedly one of the most interesting rock stars around. Despite his reclusive demeanor, often hiding like the Unabo ... More >>

Keith Bechtol Wins San Francisco Marathon -- First He's Ever Run

College of William and MaryKeith Bechtol, marathoner and astrophysicist ​While stranded Muni riders grumbled, Keith Bechtol cruised to victory on yesterday's San Francisco Marathon -- the very first marathon he's ever run. But don't chalk up the 25-year-old Stanford astrophysicist's unofficial cou ... More >>

Taking flight, back to the nest

College of William and MaryKeith Bechtol, marathoner and astrophysicist ​While stranded Muni riders grumbled, Keith Bechtol cruised to victory on yesterday's San Francisco Marathon -- the very first marathon he's ever run. But don't chalk up the 25-year-old Stanford astrophysicist's unofficial cou ... More >>

Bay Links: Kittens, Code Pink & Bikes

​If you like kittens and cupcakes, you'll love this. [Mission Mission]Transportation may be a total shitshow this weekend. [SFAppeal]Code Pink's Madea Benjamin talks about her trip to Afghanistan. [SFgate Politics Blog]The nerdy dozens: "Yo momma so stupid, she thinks the Large Hadron Collider is ... More >>

NoisePop Curates Cal Academy of Science's 'Nightlife'

Beryl FineDJ Swayzee​ It's actually kinda cool that museums--normally a refuge for bratty kids on school trips, visiting tourists, and stodgy nerds--are making an attempt to be hip. If you haven't yet attended the Cal Academy of Science's 'Nightlife' event--in which the building "is transformed ... More >>

Oliver Twist

Beryl FineDJ Swayzee​ It's actually kinda cool that museums--normally a refuge for bratty kids on school trips, visiting tourists, and stodgy nerds--are making an attempt to be hip. If you haven't yet attended the Cal Academy of Science's 'Nightlife' event--in which the building "is transformed ... More >>

Gourmet Corner: La France Profonde

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Aquatic Doo-Wop: Are San Francisco Fish Singing in Harmony?

Are you ready to rock? Professor Roger Bland can't be bothered to study just any singing fish. But a singing fish chorus? Now you're talking. The San Francisco State University professor of physics has been compiling MP3 clips of toadfish songs -- not via illegal fish downloads from the Internet but ... More >>

Pattern: Group Show

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Genre-Defying Dance

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Pretzels and Cheddar Goldfish: The cosmos' quarry

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Is Obama one of God’s Angels? Mark Morford Says Yes, But the Obama Campaign Won’t Confirm that

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Renaissance men at the Nag's Head

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First Drawing of Atomic Bomb Looks Like Really Old Homework

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Unhealthy Union

Could there be a secret deal with Arnold on health care that will inflate union rolls?

SFoodie: Lemon Soufflé Pancakes

Could there be a secret deal with Arnold on health care that will inflate union rolls?

SFoodie: Lemon Soufflé Pancakes

Could there be a secret deal with Arnold on health care that will inflate union rolls?

Flipping Out

Could there be a secret deal with Arnold on health care that will inflate union rolls?

Beat Box

S.F. gives a big ol' "Funk You" to Burning Man

Wild Pitch

MLB 2K6 throws more chin music than strikes.

The Nuclear Option

An original opera about the makers of the atomic bomb fails to ignite

Surreal Dreamscapes

Peering into a child's mind

Flowers in the Attic

Guinea pigs, string theories, and old-timey music at the Attic

How Scientists Party

What happens at a physics and astronomy party? Pickles glow. Carrots explode. Nitrous burns.

Sufjan Stevens

Seven Swans

Entertain Your Brain

The new docudrama What the #$*! Do We Know!? is a real mind-bender

Beaming in on The Cure

A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

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A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

The Train Play

Too much metaphysics and not enough drama, but music and humor save it from an ugly wreck

Sci-fidelity

At Worldcon, everyone -- from famous author to humble fan to mothlike alien -- is equal

Chain Reactions and Tick-a-Licious

Two plays: one exploring the theme of reality and transformation, the other featuring characters dressed kind of like Teletubbies. Guess which is better.

The Man Who Wasn't There

Copenhagen delivers a good lecture, but its key character never quite ignites

Quantum Love

Sex, romance, and physics at the Magic Theatre

Best Degree That Might Not Impress Prospective Employers

Tequila Ph.D. From Tommy's Mexican Restaurant

Secrets of Almaden

An elegant experiment at a Bay Area lab echoes through the world of quantum physics

Sidebar: Looking at Foresight

An elegant experiment at a Bay Area lab echoes through the world of quantum physics

Small Wonders

Local scientists are shrinking chips and wires to atomic scale, revolutionizing the electronics industry. But most of the nanotechnological advances you've read about are outsized hype.

The Shape of Things to Come

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How Dimensions Work

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As they explore M-theory, will Bay Area physicists earn the eternal glory sure to reward the inventors of the Theory of Everything?

From Bang to Net

How Arno Penzias, who won the Nobel Prize for confirming the universe started with a Big Bang, turned his back on pure science and became an investment banker for Silicon Valley

House of Tudor

How Arno Penzias, who won the Nobel Prize for confirming the universe started with a Big Bang, turned his back on pure science and became an investment banker for Silicon Valley

Building a Better Bomb

While condemning India for its nuclear testing, the U.S. government quietly funnels billions to research programs aimed at creating an ever-more-virulent nuclear arsenal

Heavenly Secrets

How the NASA researchers who inspired the film Contact outfoxed Congress and continued the search for intelligent aliens

Planet Wars

Last year, two Bay Area astronomers said they had discovered planets outside our solar system and became instant media celebrities. Now, Paul Butler and Geoff Marcy face prominent scientific challengers who contend some of the new planets are nothing but

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Last year, two Bay Area astronomers said they had discovered planets outside our solar system and became instant media celebrities. Now, Paul Butler and Geoff Marcy face prominent scientific challengers who contend some of the new planets are nothing but