Chris Thile, mandolinist and mixologist Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile needs a drink. Since January, he has toured all over the country with his band, the Punch Brothers, recorded an album with guitarist Michael Daves (touring solo when Daves returned home for personal reasons), and collaborat ... More >>
Stop! You're violating the city charter! ​Here's the difference between Daly City and San Francisco: In the former, they'll have cows on the streets. Here we have people who think they're cows. Actually, tonight San Francisco will have cows trotting through its city streets as well. In order to co ... More >>
Sacha Baron Cohen's howlingly funny mockumentary goes looking for America
Ledger and Gyllenhaal are cowboys in love in Ang Lee's wrenching Brokeback Mountain
Getting back to what the Cow Palace was intended for: rodeo
Week of Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Why the Army thinks a 30-year-old college-educated California bull rider will help it recruit soldiers during wartime
In which three Doggie Diner Dog Heads lead Silke Tudor cross-country, to a place that is not San Francisco but, even so, feels like home
You Are Under Surveillance
City of the Dead
Do the funky robot with Lost Sounds, then short-circuit your tear ducts with Portugal's fado diva Mariza
Asking the Tough Questions
What to do, all summer long
The Marin Headlands
The rodeo looked a lot like any other -- until an event called "Steer Decorating"
The wonderful world of sport, packaged to appeal to a city of blasé cafe intellectuals
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Joust a Little Holiday Fun
Ramblin' Jack Elliott has a few more stories to tell
