Tad Friend

"Bad Teacher": Unfunny Comedy Shows Women Can Be Terrible, Too

Suicide Club

Ethically questionable documentary spent a year on the Golden Gate

A Bridge Too Far

The Chronicle's series of stories on Golden Gate suicides goes "radioactive."

Best Ways to Kill Yourself in San Francisco

The Chronicle's series of stories on Golden Gate suicides goes "radioactive."

Entrez au Jardin

A brief encounter with the author of Cooking for Mr. Latte at Jardinière

White Trash Nation

The stereotype may be racist and classist, but that hasn't kept a generation from embracing the white trash aesthetic -- a disposable culture populated by trailer parks; junk cars; big hair and gaudy makeup; loud, angry music; and empty beer cans -- and i