Rodney Dangerfield

Le Truc in a Delicious Collaboration with Alameda's Rock Wall Winery

The East Bay is the Rodney Dangerfield of the San Francisco Bay Area; it gets no respect from people in San Francisco, the people of the Peninsula, the people of the South Bay, and even people who live in the East Bay. Of course that doesn't mean it doesn't have something to bring to the table. In f ... More >>

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Jane Kim Didn't Give Me No Goddamn Respect, Grouses Union Boss

Rodney Dangerfield spun an entire career out of bemoaning the shabby treatment he received at the hands of others. It's unclear if dynastic plumber's union boss Larry Mazzola, Jr. is hoping to traverse that rather narrow career path. But he's off to an excellent start. In a terse letter penned to Su ... More >>

Hey, Everybody! We're All Gonna Get Laid!

SF Gov inAction: All Chris Daly Jokes Must Now Be Translated Into Chinese, Spanish, and Tagalog Upon Request

There are only three meetings left standing this week: By contrast, four meetings were supposed to happen, but canceled. Is it just me, or are city hall meetings increasingly resembling network programming? "Well, we would LIKE to have a City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee mee ... More >>

The 10 Most Awesome National Food Holidays

Happy National Pecan Sandy Day, everyone! The truth is, there's a different (and often strange) national food holiday for just about every day, even leap years. Here are our picks for 10 of the most awesome: But isn't Drink Beer Day every day?10. Lima Bean Respect Day (April 20)Apparently, the ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Tristes Tropiques

Here at SF Weekly, we place a high value on San Francisco's humble DJ tastemakers. But we also place high honors on music geeks whose sense of humor (and Jay McInerney appreciation) is as evident as their vinyl instinct. All this makes post-punk/disco/no wave/krautrock/etc/etc/etc DJ Tristes Tropiqu ... More >>

A Requiem for Dead Tree Tits, Ass and Gadgets

The Little Tribe That Could

As descendants of San Francisco’s aboriginal people, the Muwekma Ohlone Indian tribe seldom gets much respect. But that could be about to change.

Inside the Savage Nation

He adored beatniks, trolled the streets of North Beach in a beret, and was once Timothy Leary's gatekeeper, and now he packs a gun.

Quiet Is the New Loud

Have a blast dialing down entertainment options this year

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Imposter Impersonator

Things get ugly when Infiltrator is unmasked at a celebrity impersonator convention, but all ends well when fake Arnold Schwarzenegger marries faux Shania Twain

Meow Mixed

Catwoman prompts both purrs and hisses

Old Faithful

For the 2004 summer season, Hollywood sticks with what it knows

And a Reagan New Year!

Learning to live with -- and even love -- a retro-'80s fad that just ... won't ... die

Politically Incorrect

Culture Clash makes fun of everyone equally -- and well

Twisp of the Tale

When C.D. Payne stopped writing ad copy, he created a revolutionary teenage hero

Online Pirates of the Caribbean

Three San Francisco men found riches in Antiqua with their Internet gambling site. Now they're federal fugitives. Caribbean

Tom Waits' Variations

Forever cryptic, a musical drifter finds solace in Liberace, Rodney Dangerfield, and one-armed pianists