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S.F. Student Writes "Dark" Poem About Newtown School Shooting, Gets Suspended

A high school senior is facing expulsion after writing a poem that raised some red flags for local school officials. ABC7 reports that Courtni Webb was suspended for the "dark" prose she penned less than two weeks after 20 students and six school officials were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary ... More >>

The Year in Film: 10 Movies to Watch in 2013

A high school senior is facing expulsion after writing a poem that raised some red flags for local school officials. ABC7 reports that Courtni Webb was suspended for the "dark" prose she penned less than two weeks after 20 students and six school officials were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary ... More >>

Can't Beat It

A high school senior is facing expulsion after writing a poem that raised some red flags for local school officials. ABC7 reports that Courtni Webb was suspended for the "dark" prose she penned less than two weeks after 20 students and six school officials were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary ... More >>

The Sweet Face of Evil

A high school senior is facing expulsion after writing a poem that raised some red flags for local school officials. ABC7 reports that Courtni Webb was suspended for the "dark" prose she penned less than two weeks after 20 students and six school officials were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary ... More >>

Has a Deadly Anteater Come to San Francisco?

Ahhhhhhh!​Not exactly -- at least not yet. But who's to say the adorable baby anteater who just came into this world at the San Francisco Zoo won't one day be a match for the likes of Godzilla and Mothra?Bear with us, folks. This isn't just scare journalism. As we all know too well, the beasts of ... More >>

Treasure Island Day 1: LCD Soundsystem, Deadmau5, !!! Have Crowd Dancing To Keep Warm

Joseph Schell!!!'s Nic Offer dove into the crowd no fewer than three times.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day One October 16th, 2010 Better than: A 1974 episode of Soul Train taped inside a meat freezer. We were breakfasting with friends in Potrero Hill when our hostess prono ... More >>

"The Shining: Live": Theater Review

Joseph Schell!!!'s Nic Offer dove into the crowd no fewer than three times.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day One October 16th, 2010 Better than: A 1974 episode of Soul Train taped inside a meat freezer. We were breakfasting with friends in Potrero Hill when our hostess prono ... More >>

December Book Events: "Is the Book Dead? High Tech and the Written Word," Michael Medved, Norman Podhoretz, Dave Eggers, San Francisco Panorama, Writers with Drinks at the Make-Out Room

Joseph Schell!!!'s Nic Offer dove into the crowd no fewer than three times.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day One October 16th, 2010 Better than: A 1974 episode of Soul Train taped inside a meat freezer. We were breakfasting with friends in Potrero Hill when our hostess prono ... More >>

The Following Preview Is Heartily Approved

Joseph Schell!!!'s Nic Offer dove into the crowd no fewer than three times.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day One October 16th, 2010 Better than: A 1974 episode of Soul Train taped inside a meat freezer. We were breakfasting with friends in Potrero Hill when our hostess prono ... More >>

Super Cross

Joseph Schell!!!'s Nic Offer dove into the crowd no fewer than three times.​Treasure Island Music Festival, Day One October 16th, 2010 Better than: A 1974 episode of Soul Train taped inside a meat freezer. We were breakfasting with friends in Potrero Hill when our hostess prono ... More >>

Love Given Bad Name In Cross-Bay Relationship Discussion/Demolition Derby

'It's not you, it's me...' What's more awkward than domestic arguments on public transportation? How about arguments on the Highway Transportation System -- carried out in separate cars via metal-on-metal violence. San Francisco Police officers were called in on Saturday to settle a relationship dis ... More >>

They’re Also for Reading

'It's not you, it's me...' What's more awkward than domestic arguments on public transportation? How about arguments on the Highway Transportation System -- carried out in separate cars via metal-on-metal violence. San Francisco Police officers were called in on Saturday to settle a relationship dis ... More >>

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In which we seek a nifty holiday gift for ourself: a rich gay boyfriend

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Asking for It

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Gender Bent

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A Woman's Lot

Dolores Claiborne serves up "three square meals of bitching"