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  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Foreskin Man Comic Illustrates Controversy Over S.F. Circumcision Ban

    Foreskin Man doesn't really sound like a name for a superhero ... ​Just when you thought the debate over San Francisco's circumcision ban couldn't get any kookier. The group behind the San Francisco ballot measure has released a comic called Foreskin Man.It depicts the story of a lovely Jewish cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Danny James and PEAR

    ​Bay Area natives Danny James and PEAR are childhood friends Danny James (vocals, bass) and Mike "General Luau" Generalao (guitar). (The two are between drummers at the moment). Growing up in East Oakland, James and Generalao have played in various bands over the years, most recently The Cuts, be ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    ​Bay Area natives Danny James and PEAR are childhood friends Danny James (vocals, bass) and Mike "General Luau" Generalao (guitar). (The two are between drummers at the moment). Growing up in East Oakland, James and Generalao have played in various bands over the years, most recently The Cuts, be ... More >>

  • Film

    July 23, 2008

    Forget It, Jake, It's Court TV

    Was Roman Polanski a pedophile or merely a patsy? Wanted and Desired argues the case.

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    Chris & Don: A Love Story

    Was Roman Polanski a pedophile or merely a patsy? Wanted and Desired argues the case.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2007

    Sex Pistols Re-Record ‘Anarchy in the U.K.’, Play L.A. For 'Guitar Hero III'

    Was Roman Polanski a pedophile or merely a patsy? Wanted and Desired argues the case.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2007

    Buskers Butt Heads with Port of S.F.

    Was Roman Polanski a pedophile or merely a patsy? Wanted and Desired argues the case.

  • News

    March 21, 2007

    Bambi Must Die

    The efficient killing of invasive deer is being fought by concerned animal activists in Marin. But who's looking out for S.F. venison connoisseurs?

  • Film

    January 31, 2007

    The Sundance Kids

    For alumni of America's most prestigious film festival, winning is less than half the battle

  • Music

    January 17, 2007

    Sammy Hagar's tequila paradise

    For alumni of America's most prestigious film festival, winning is less than half the battle

  • News

    August 2, 2006

    Useless Resolve

    The Board of Supes likes to tell the world what to do. The world could care less.

  • News

    June 7, 2006

    Believe It or Not!

    Let's get beyond the balderdash and take a closer look at the motivations behind some political campaigns

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, October 19, 2005

  • Dining

    October 15, 2003

    The Grill Most Likely

    Food and setting are both homey and elegant at the charming Fillmore Grill

  • Film

    August 13, 2003

    Shredheads

    Grind transforms formula into freestyle fun

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    Man of La Mantra

    The psychedelic folk of wandering minstrel Devendra Banhart

  • News

    October 23, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of October 23, 2002

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    The Perfect Crime

    For 20 years, South American thieves have been stealing millions of dollars in gems and jewelry from traveling salespeople in San Francisco. And no one -- not the cops, jewelers, or insurance companies -- has the slightest idea how to stop them.

  • Music

    October 3, 2001

    Globs and Monsters

    After 18 years, Crawling With Tarts is still throwing musical elements at the wall to see what sticks

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Running on Empty

    Detroit automakers have spent millions attempting to unplug California's effort to put electric cars on the road. And so far, Detroit's succeeding.

  • News

    May 30, 2001

    Contract Killings

    How the state's contracts with crucial electric power providers actually encourage them to gouge us

  • Culture

    April 25, 2001

    Shearer Delight

    The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    Dim Bulbs

    Greedy out-of-state profiteers make easy targets, but the real villains of California's energy debacle are the ones under the state capitol dome.

  • News

    February 28, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Dance away the energy blues, then worship at Sunset’s gardening headquarters

  • News

    January 10, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Board of Supervisors; Population Growth; Dot-com Layoffs

  • News

    January 3, 2001

    Too Young to Die

    They are the "AIDS babies." Born before doctors learned how to prevent HIV transmission to newborns, hundreds of California kids are growing up under the burden of a deadly disease.

  • News

    November 15, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Who Still Wants to Be a Millionaire?; Bush Leads Prop. L by 337 Votes; Readers’ Freeway Comments

  • News

    August 9, 2000

    The Case for Ending Rent Control

    Who Still Wants to Be a Millionaire?; Bush Leads Prop. L by 337 Votes; Readers’ Freeway Comments

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    Mission Implacable

    Peter Glikshtern used a tire iron on four interlopers in his Mission District bar. Then he beat their lawyer's attempt to make the fight a political caues.

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    That Was the Wit That Was

    Decades after he left the stage to teach math in Santa Cruz, the voice of legendary satirist Tom Lehrer still echoes

  • News

    April 5, 2000

    The Romantic Egotist

    After decades of being misunderstood, novelist and gay icon John Rechy is fighting back -- and making Hollywood take notice

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    South to the Future

    In Search of eToys.com: The real downside to virtual shopping -- no reality

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    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.

  • Film

    July 21, 1999

    Reel World

    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.

  • Music

    March 17, 1999

    Bound to Glory

    On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

  • Calendar

    December 9, 1998

    Night + Day

    On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

  • News

    October 14, 1998

    Letters

    On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

  • Calendar

    October 7, 1998

    Night + Day

    On the road to possible stardom, Train tries to preserve its sanity and keep the bean counters happy

  • News

    September 30, 1998

    From Chinatown to Niketown

    Robert Towne, the best screenwriter in the business and the man who invented Jake Gittes, is back with a bio of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    Dog Bites

    Robert Towne, the best screenwriter in the business and the man who invented Jake Gittes, is back with a bio of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine

  • Music

    December 24, 1997

    Baby, It's Him

    How can Burt Bacharach make a comeback when he never went away?

  • Film

    October 23, 1996

    Reel World

    How can Burt Bacharach make a comeback when he never went away?

  • News

    October 25, 1995

    Genderation X

    You can change your body with surgery and hormones, but what happens after that might surprise you

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