The Bronx

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'Road Rules'-Like Group of Christian College Students Rolling Through San Francisco

Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

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Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

Chan Reaction

Rumble in the Bronx brings Jackie Chan's brand of action movie to mainstream America

Sidestepping sports movie clichés, Sugar finds the sweet spot

Rumble in the Bronx brings Jackie Chan's brand of action movie to mainstream America

Doubt

Rumble in the Bronx brings Jackie Chan's brand of action movie to mainstream America

Chazz Palminteri revives A Bronx Tale in San Francisco

Rumble in the Bronx brings Jackie Chan's brand of action movie to mainstream America

Fall Theater Events

Rumble in the Bronx brings Jackie Chan's brand of action movie to mainstream America

Abbondanza

Joey & Eddie's brings the Bronx, and old-fashioned Italian-American cooking, to North Beach.

Wakefield; or Hello, Sophia

Playwright Brian Thorstenson's script picks up where Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story left off

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

Playwright Brian Thorstenson's script picks up where Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story left off

Knives Out

Playwright Brian Thorstenson's script picks up where Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story left off

Trawling on Church

A delightful Italian seafood trattoria worth finding in Upper Noe Valley

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Just two characters and a simple set, but plenty of drinking, strangling, and screwing

Prince Douglas

Dub Roots

How Big?

Marga's family album

Light It Up

Bill Graham's "Mama"

Guerrilla Welfare

Funny feminist activists in gorilla masks, pushing buttons

Archbishop's Thorn

A priest removed from his church following allegations of sexual abuse appeals to the Vatican

Holy War on the Peninsula

S.F. Archbishop Levada wants an embattled priest to leave his post at a Belmont parish. The cleric refuses to go.

Juggaknots

Re:release

Versifying

Good poetry, bad poetry, and something in between

Best Walk

Edgewood Avenue

Style Over Substance

OakTown Cafe

Stage

OakTown Cafe

Zoom Lens

OakTown Cafe

Night + Day

OakTown Cafe

Indie Sweep

OakTown Cafe

Dog Bite

OakTown Cafe

SF Weekly Picks

OakTown Cafe

Free Hip-Hop in People's Park Tomorrow

Living Color: Blu The 13th annual installment of Hip-Hop in the Park happens tomorrow, May 2nd, at People's Park on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. The free afternoon event, organized by Students for Hip-Hop, is a throwback in many ways: it's reminiscent of both the the Free Speech Movement era (not ... More >>

Pete Rock

Living Color: Blu The 13th annual installment of Hip-Hop in the Park happens tomorrow, May 2nd, at People's Park on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. The free afternoon event, organized by Students for Hip-Hop, is a throwback in many ways: it's reminiscent of both the the Free Speech Movement era (not ... More >>

Starting Tonight, Joey & Eddie's Takes a Weekly Tour through Italy's Regional Dishes

Taste the boot.​We like the family-style Italian fare at the Bronx-styled Joey & Eddie's (1652 Stockton at Filbert) in North Beach. No surprise, really, since we've loved other restaurants launched by co-owner and executive chef Joseph Manzare, especially Globe. Anyway, we just learned that J ... More >>

Here's the Deal: Play Along at Clock Bar Saturday and Get 10 Percent Off

bittermelon/FlickrFeel free to bust out an impromptu Charleston.​Nowadays, the whole speakeasy thing feels as gimmicky as a say-the-secret-word-and-win promo on AM radio. And that's pretty much the idea at Saturday's repeal-of-Prohibition event at Michael Mina's Clock Bar in the Westin St. Fra ... More >>

"It Came from Kuchar" documents amateurs for life

bittermelon/FlickrFeel free to bust out an impromptu Charleston.​Nowadays, the whole speakeasy thing feels as gimmicky as a say-the-secret-word-and-win promo on AM radio. And that's pretty much the idea at Saturday's repeal-of-Prohibition event at Michael Mina's Clock Bar in the Westin St. Fra ... More >>

The Week in Event Names: Three Genres We're Inventing Right Now

Courtesy owl-pictures.comYou like Owl City too? No way!​Is San Francisco's music scene busy and vibrant -- and important -- enough to sustain our crackpot attempts at taxonomic triangulation? Based on this week's concert calendar, there's reason to believe that the following completely made-up sub ... More >>

Rocked Them All

Courtesy owl-pictures.comYou like Owl City too? No way!​Is San Francisco's music scene busy and vibrant -- and important -- enough to sustain our crackpot attempts at taxonomic triangulation? Based on this week's concert calendar, there's reason to believe that the following completely made-up sub ... More >>

We Confess: Grapes On a Plate Seduced Us

Carina OstBronx grapes at Camino. All they needed? A shirtless man.​Dessert is a meal's final punctuation. Not surprisingly, Bay Area chefs tend to take a simple approach, devising the single perfect period to bring things to a close ― the exquisitely ripe peach or pear served on a plate at ... More >>

Robber Dons Halloween Mask -- 'Tis the Season

Hooligans!​The changing colors of the leaves, the sight of children walking to school, the onset of rain or snow, the odors of ubiquitous barbecues on sunny days: These are all poignant reminders of the changing seasons. Here's one no one will wax nostalgic over:  The report of a crime being ... More >>

Afrika Bambaataa on the Origins of Hip-hop, the Perfect Beat, and His Most Treasured Record

Afrika Bambaataa​For those who haven't heard of Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of hip-hop, his resume looks something like this: 1969-1971: Warlord, Black Spades, Bronx River Houses, Bronx NY. Responsibilities included: Tagging turf; crossing enemy lines to forge relationships with other gangs ... More >>

Funny People

Afrika Bambaataa​For those who haven't heard of Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of hip-hop, his resume looks something like this: 1969-1971: Warlord, Black Spades, Bronx River Houses, Bronx NY. Responsibilities included: Tagging turf; crossing enemy lines to forge relationships with other gangs ... More >>

Everything But the Haggadah: Three Passover Takeout Options

Miller's Robby Morgenstein hits all the Passover classics.​With Easter reliable falling on a Sunday for the past, oh, 2000 years or so, gentiles have it easy when it comes to holiday dinners. Us Hebrews, not so much. A full weekend to cook would be nice, but Passover can seem like a moving t ... More >>

Atmosphere: Show Preview

Miller's Robby Morgenstein hits all the Passover classics.​With Easter reliable falling on a Sunday for the past, oh, 2000 years or so, gentiles have it easy when it comes to holiday dinners. Us Hebrews, not so much. A full weekend to cook would be nice, but Passover can seem like a moving t ... More >>

Hookers. Blood. Zombies. A Vengeful Scavenger

Miller's Robby Morgenstein hits all the Passover classics.​With Easter reliable falling on a Sunday for the past, oh, 2000 years or so, gentiles have it easy when it comes to holiday dinners. Us Hebrews, not so much. A full weekend to cook would be nice, but Passover can seem like a moving t ... More >>

Pac Brew Lab is Moving, AQ Opens Tomorrow, and Dolores Park's Latest Food Cart Crush

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Our favorite nanobrewery is growing. LiveSOMA notes Pacific Brewing Laboratories brew nights, where they open the garage door and serve beer to pair with a rotating pop-up vendor, is about to end. Alas, t ... More >>

Baron Ambrosia: Public-Access Weirdness Hits Food TV

​Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia, a half-hour primer on mugging for the camera, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. on the Cooking Channel. Or you can gape at it here. If Baron Ambrosia seems like just ... More >>

Vegan Foie Gras: Rau Om's Tofu Misozuke Matches Tastiness With Principles

​It smells like a Japanese restaurant, looks like a loaf of foie, and delivers a taste reminiscent of foie lathered in mayonnaise. Rau Om's Tofu Misozuke, made in Belmont, is about as close to foie gras as a vegan can ever taste without violating principle.Tofu Misozuke uses Miso Cured Tofu, made ... More >>

Welcome Blue Ivy Carter! The Top Six Weird Baby Names We Love

This week, the world oohed and aahed as news of the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby girl emerged (we bet Ms. Knowles managed to look radiant even during that heinous labor process). Then stories started emerging that the couple were calling their new offspring Blue Ivy. Hmpf. Blue and Ivy on their ... More >>

Veteran Rappers: Do You Really Need to Continue Making New Records?

KRS-One: Great live, but the records aren't what they used to be.​There was a time, back in the late '80s, when the legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One was a candidate for the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time. Twenty-five years later, though, the self-anointed Blastmaster's latest long-player, ... More >>

Bouncer Visits the Lion's Den: ING Cafe

KRS-One: Great live, but the records aren't what they used to be.​There was a time, back in the late '80s, when the legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One was a candidate for the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time. Twenty-five years later, though, the self-anointed Blastmaster's latest long-player, ... More >>