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South-By Superlatives: The Weirdest, Best, and Most Profane of SXSW 2013

San Francisco Is More Naughty Than Nice, Study Says

Just in time for Christmas, a new study revealed San Francisco is the 9th most sinful city in the nation, with some 48 percent confessing to committing one of the seven deadly sins -- lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, pride, greed, sloth -- at least five times a week. And just guess what we're most gui ... More >>

Muslim Hunting: David Horowitz's Antagonistic Career

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II": At Long Last

How Obama and Romney Are Presiding Over the Death of the Campaign Song

Last week in Charlotte, Bill Clinton stepped to a podium in front of his party's delegation and delivered a speech. Maybe you saw it? What I remember are words -- lots of words. Some of them wrapped around statistics, others glaring back at me like bumper stickers on chrome. Clinton's words flowed f ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

RNC 2012: The Seven Craziest GOP Souvenirs at the Republican National Convention

Our sister paper, the Miami New Times, descended on the Republican National Convention this week to see what things the country's right-wingers were doing and wearing. And thank God they did because now we can regale you with a slideshow of Tampa's finest moments.Tampa's rich with GOP swag this week ... More >>

DJ Chang Bang on His Cuban Roots and Florida's EDM Scene

Florida-based disco and house DJ Chang Bang's obsession with music took hold when, at just 10, he discovered his Cuban-Chinese mother's disco, funk, soul, and Latin music record collection. Beginning his DJ career in the early '80s, he was commissioned to make edits and mixes for Miami radio station ... More >>

How to Speak Republican: Decoding the GOP

Fear and Loathing in Tampa: A Guide to the Republican National Convention

"Magic Mike": A Star Is Bared

Gary Johnson, Libertarian Candidate, Gives Marijuana Supporters an Alternative to Republicans

Will Ron Paul Supporters Follow?For all the love showered upon him by cannabis and hemp activists, Ron Paul was always going to be a bitter pill for liberals to swallow. On the surface, the straight-talking Texan sounded good for voters weary with mainstream party choices: The long-tenured Congressm ... More >>

"Natural Selection": Rachael Harris Flourishes As Barren Wife

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.

Pros and Condoms: S.F. Emphasizes HIV Treatment, but a New Generation Advocates Bareback Sex

SF Vegans Are More Loud than Numerous

Marin Sun FarmsSan Franciscans as a whole prefer meat to vegetables​We hear from vegans all the time at SFoodie, often at great length, not least because we run Laura Beck's delightfully profane Week in Vegan column. But we've always wondered how important they really are. Not very, it turns ... More >>

SF Has Fewer Vegetarians and Vegans than Rest of US

Vsydneyv​Get this: San Francisco has fewer vegetarians and vegans per capita -- and more fast food junkies -- than the rest of the US, according to an online survey. The deal site Living Social released these provocative results yesterday, from a survey of 4000 diners in 20 large cities acros ... More >>

Victory and Associates Is a Rock Band, Not a Law Firm -- and Celebrates Its New Album Tonight

Victory and Associates​ Google the phrase "Victory and Associates," and you'll find at least three exact matches: a professional recruitment firm in Dallas, a marketing and public relations outfit in Tampa, and a fiery rock 'n' roll band from the Bay Area. The band comes up first -- but even ... More >>

Baseball Beer Prices -- Cheers to the Giants!

Smiles at $6 a pop...​Nouveau Giants fans unaccustomed to adversity may have been left weeping into their beers by the team's disappointing opening series. But, in addition to the reassuring notion that a World Series pennant is fluttering over AT&T Park, San Francisco aficionados can cry prou ... More >>

WikiLeaks Reporting Error Corrected, Thanks To Former Chronicle Scribe Henry Norr

If I see you guys make one more mistake, I'm gonna blow my top​Henry Norr, an ex-San Francisco Chronicle technology reporter who was fired for his anti-war kibitzing, has turned his energies to sideline critiques of the media.Calling Norr "one persistent listener," NPR Ombudsman Alicia Shepard sai ... More >>

Paladar vs. Chan Chan: The Cuban-on-Cuban Cubano

Jonathan KauffmanPaladar's Cubano, $9.50.​Cuban sandwiches do come from Cuba, Paladar Cafe Cubano owner Rita Abraldes assured SFoodie the other day. (Though there, of course, they're not called "Cuban sandwiches" ― often they're referred to as "mixtos"). The Cuban sandwich has a long history in ... More >>

Terrorism at San Francisco Airport: a History

Yes, there has been lethal airport terrorism in San Francisco -- back when this ad wasn't nostalgic​Thursday's all-day hijack threat at San Francisco Airport, if nothing else, illustrated how little it takes to disrupt the nation's transportation system. You don't need guns. You don't need bombs. ... More >>

2009, the Year in Beer: Brian Yaeger Makes Makes Sense of Last Year's Suds

Brian Yaeger​In 2009, craft beers and ales were big news in San Francisco and beyond, with upscale restaurants turning to cicerones (beer sommeliers) to design menus. Brian Yaeger, the San Francisco author of Red, White, and Brew, put on beer goggles for SF Weekly's Joe Eskenazi to examine the ... More >>

The Year in Beer With San Francisco's Scribe of the Suds

Brian Yaeger, the Richmond District's Bard of Beer​ Much time -- and even more beer -- has passed (pun intended) since we last caught up with Brian Yaeger. The San Francisco writer is a hero of sorts to folks who enjoy drinking beer and hope to make a living off of this skill."It's amazing how man ... More >>

Amid His Other Troubles, Newsom's Fantasy Football Team Tanks

​You may remember a cute little story from the summer in which local mayors Gavin Newsom and Ron Dellums participated in a Yahoo fantasy football league -- with the winning mayor to receive a healthy little donation to the charity of his or her choosing. Newsom -- and his right-hand men -- won our ... More >>

Has Any QB Who Stunk As Bad As Alex Smith Gone On To Success With Same Team?

​When the 49ers drafted Alex Smith with the No. 1 overall pick in 2005, I made a bet with anyone who would take my money: Aaron Rodgers would go on to have a better pro career than either Smith or Matt Leinart. Ostensibly the jury is still out -- but I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that at least a ... More >>

Meow, Wow: San Francisco Named a Top-10 Place to Own a Cat

Locals are overjoyed at San Francisco being named one of the nation's cat-friendliest citiesWhenever San Francisco cracks another Top-10 list, locals ought to have two reactions: 1. "That's great! I knew there was a reason I'm paying so much rent," and;2. "Who's putting this list out?" So when our c ... More >>

Stalkers Rejoice: More San Francisco Google Street Views

George Michael Visits HP Pavilion in June

Radiohead Tour Dates Leave Out SF

Brother Ali's 'Truth Is Here' Tour Reaches SF in March

Bay Area metal dominates the nation

Radiohead Coming To SF

Six-string giant Buddy Guy delivers sublime blues

Nursing the SXSW hangover

Free Kicks

Once in a Lifetime remembers when soccer players lived like rock stars

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Hocus-Pocus

With its somber sophomore record, Elefant shows its sleight of hand

Reinventing the Steel

Could Early Man, a quartet from hip NYC signed to Matador Records, be the savior of real-deal metal?

Darth Vega to the Rescue

New Chronicle Publisher Frank Vega has been cast as a villain, but he may be just what the Hearst empire needs to defeat the dark forces of the new economy

Still They Ride

A newly minted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame offers an occasion to look back on the career of Journey. That's right, Journey.

Tibetan Freedom: $15

Extra! The debut of "We Answer E-mails You Shouldn't Have Sent."

Film It Yourself

The Film Arts Festival of Independent Cinema: an ideal reality check

Dirty Dancing

The dark side to every guy's secret dream job: stripper

Deep Westurn

Carpenter, high school teacher, painter, filmmaker: the experimental movies of Robert Nelson

Reel World

Grotto Film Project; Latino Film Festival

Men Behaving Viciously

How ACT UP San Francisco spreads spit, fake blood, used cat litter, and potentially deadly misinformation through the AIDS community

How Sweet It Is

A brisk taste-test of S.F.'s worst cigars

Unspun

Wordplay

Dark Rapture explores language without involving us dramatically; Slavs! eavesdrops on a nation involved in a deeply searching dialogue