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Beam Me Up: S.F. Homeless Sport "Star Trek" Gear

Boldly Go

Shack Up!

A TARDIS in Every Driveway

Strange New Worlds

Seasunz on Hip-Hop Activism, Spirituality, and Speaking Klingon

​Ashel Eldridge has made the rounds. Otherwise known as Seasunz, Eldridge has emerged as a social and environmental activist, working with groups like Amazon Watch and Project Pink and partnering with Will.i.am to open a youth center in Oakland. And, lest we forget, he also makes music. In ju ... More >>

Safeway May Pour Wine, A Haunted Bar, and the Second Nopalito

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Wine tasting at Safeway? Maybe. Haighteration reports there is an "Instructional Tasting" liquor license application pending for the Duboce Triangle Safeway (2020 Market at Dolores). While no one at this ... More >>

Sci-Fi Fandom, the Prequel

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Wine tasting at Safeway? Maybe. Haighteration reports there is an "Instructional Tasting" liquor license application pending for the Duboce Triangle Safeway (2020 Market at Dolores). While no one at this ... More >>

Eight Epically Nerdy Gingerbread Houses

The gingerbread house is a holiday tradition that dates back to medieval times, but it's cropped up regularly in popular culture ever since a witch with a taste for human flesh tried to tempt Hansel and Gretl into her sugary abode. (And thus we find a way to successfully reference cannibalism in an ... More >>

Women Standing Up To Pee In a Restroom Near You (VIDEO)

Go for it, girl!​While walking by newspaper stands in the Castro the other day, we spotted a promotional postcard featuring two smiling ladies standing in front of urinals. Yes, our attention was piqued. But this wasn't mere pornography -- it was marketing. The transcendent notion being pedaled: S ... More >>

Bento Art: Fantastically Geeky Lunches

Bento boxes, for the uninitiated, are small lunches arranged in compact compartments. They originated in Japan, and a typical meal can be a simple serving of rice, vegetables, and chicken. But bento has developed a fanatical following, and lovers of the lunch medium have turned it into an art form. ... More >>

To Infinity and Beyond

Bento boxes, for the uninitiated, are small lunches arranged in compact compartments. They originated in Japan, and a typical meal can be a simple serving of rice, vegetables, and chicken. But bento has developed a fanatical following, and lovers of the lunch medium have turned it into an art form. ... More >>

Photos: Pot-Growing Doll House Discovered in Lower Haight

Notice the carpet on the lower right. It's a recurring theme in the decor.​I'm pretty sure this is the reason we live in San Francisco: The chance that, on a random Tuesday evening, walking home from the neighborhood market, you might stumble upon a hilarious dollhouse outfitted to look like a wee ... More >>

"Ask My Permission Before You Quote Me, Kenneth!

Notice the carpet on the lower right. It's a recurring theme in the decor.​I'm pretty sure this is the reason we live in San Francisco: The chance that, on a random Tuesday evening, walking home from the neighborhood market, you might stumble upon a hilarious dollhouse outfitted to look like a wee ... More >>

PETCO Organizes National Reptile Rally

The Age of the Reptile is nigh​There are close to 5 million U.S. households that are home to pet reptiles slithering, crawling, and gazing coldly -- nefariously, even -- at their doting owners. And soon, we learn via a press release, a goodly portion of them may rally together to overthrow the hum ... More >>

This Video Rules: Amari's Sci Fi Tribute "Tiger"

Amari - Tiger from Francesco Calabrese on Vimeo.Italian electro-pop act Amari created a beautiful homage to sci fi films for its "Tiger" video. In these short three-and-a-half minutes, the group pays tribute to 2001, Moon, Star Trek, Star Wars, and more. If you're so inclined, feel free to lis ... More >>

Baylinks: Trekkie Love, Psychic Pets, & Pillow Fight Romance

The trouble with Star Trek weddings: Everyone gets you the same gift.​Berkeley nerds win Tech Museum's Ultimate Star Trek Wedding contest. [Daily Clog]Photos of a house thrashed by evicted tenants sets off hipster hate in the comments. [SFist]Parking spaces converted to public spaces. [Streetsblog ... More >>

Dork the Halls: Nerdy Christmas Tree Ornaments

Every year growing up, my brother and I got to pick out an ornament and add it to a growing collection. Unpacking and hanging up the previous year's ornaments was as much a treat as purchasing new ones, until Martha Stewart showed up and ruined everything. Homely trees covered in a hodge-podge of mi ... More >>

Why Chew When You Can Toke? Le Whif Takes Chocolate Airborne

LeWhif.comYou can totally suck on 70 percent bittersweet.​The bar has passed. The kiss is over. Make way for Le Whif, the chocolate you puff. Available since April, Le Whif uses particle engineering to break fine organic chocolate down to a powder small enough to become airborne yet too large ... More >>

Last Night: Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, and American Fangs at the Independent

Saul Williams's facepaint resembled a dolphin crossed with the Star Trek logo​Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, American Fangs November 10, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Gym Class Heroes, or 2009 David Bowie With a head full of feathers and his face painted like a glittering Star Trek dolphin, ... More >>

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek is proof that a franchise can live long and prosper

Saul Williams's facepaint resembled a dolphin crossed with the Star Trek logo​Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, American Fangs November 10, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Gym Class Heroes, or 2009 David Bowie With a head full of feathers and his face painted like a glittering Star Trek dolphin, ... More >>

The WonderCon Catwalk

Saul Williams's facepaint resembled a dolphin crossed with the Star Trek logo​Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, American Fangs November 10, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Gym Class Heroes, or 2009 David Bowie With a head full of feathers and his face painted like a glittering Star Trek dolphin, ... More >>

Way Out

Saul Williams's facepaint resembled a dolphin crossed with the Star Trek logo​Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, American Fangs November 10, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Gym Class Heroes, or 2009 David Bowie With a head full of feathers and his face painted like a glittering Star Trek dolphin, ... More >>

Choogle Your Own Adventure

The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse

Bad News With Al

The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse

When the Stars Came Out

The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse

Repertory Film Listings

The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse

Our top DVD picks for the week of August 1.

The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse

It Was Comic

"There's a certain percentage of people who freak out when they find out who I am."

The Impossible Bomb

"There's a certain percentage of people who freak out when they find out who I am."

The Force Runs Its Course

"There's a certain percentage of people who freak out when they find out who I am."

Our top DVD picks for the week of Oct. 4

"There's a certain percentage of people who freak out when they find out who I am."

Our top DVD picks for the week of Sept. 27

"There's a certain percentage of people who freak out when they find out who I am."

Beam Me Up, Jugdish

Mackin' on nerds at the Edinburgh Castle's tribute to Star Trek's Scotty

Bringing Up Kate

Mulgrew's Hepburn reveals the power and vulnerability of two extraordinary actresses

Get Crabs

Cruise and chow on the bay

Sci-fidelity

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

Back to the Future

Robert Wise finishes Star Trek: The Motion Picture -- 22 years later

The Final Frontier

Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time

Intergalactic Planetary

Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time

The Fandom Menace

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REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

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Second Time Around

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Night+Day

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Indie Sweep

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SF Weekly Picks

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Slap Shots

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Recordings

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Night Crawler

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REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world

Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.