By NATHAN CARSON Cymbal-making was in Bob "RZ" Zildjian's blood. As the first generation of his family to be born on American soil, he helped shepherd in a new era of Western prosperity for the 350-year-old family brand. And when tradition got in the way of his career and aims for Zildjian, he ceme ... More >>
The story of a young Muslim woman who was "honor-killed" by her father because he believed she'd become too Americanized.
Quick! Run to the computer! "Amazinggggg" (yes, that's five G's) is how one man described a recent sexual encounter in San Francisco. "It was freaking great!!!!!!" another man wrote about his Feb. 19 outdoor rendezvous with his male partner. Both used the Web site IJustMadeLove.com to broadcast t ... More >>
Repertory Film Listings
The festival offers lots to choose from in its second week. A guide to the good, the bad, and the so-so.
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Musical about one of S.F.'s oddest characters is a curiously staid affair
Repertory Film Listings
Intimate Turkish drama chronicles a rocky relationship
Crossing the Bridge explores music where East meets West
Global fusion takes club music to outernational heights
The sweet deal a local medical firm got from the Justice Department shows how soft the Bush administration really is on corporate crime
A look inside the grandiose cinematic dreams -- and genuine transcendent joy -- at Voice of Pentecost Church
Life after Party of Five, training for Latin American military officers, and the "Godfather of Gore"
Like Law & Order, our column is ripped from the headlines
Atom Egoyan gets personal with the Armenian genocide in Ararat
The forgotten sounds of Ladino, a sort of Spanish equivalent of Yiddish, are showcased in a new "dance theater" production
How to handle someone who's invading your personal space
Zen Guerrilla's Marcus Durant wants to save your soul -- for rock 'n' roll
More About Moors; No Man's Land; Bleak House; Biting Commentary
Russian Renaissance
From Iran, a heartbreaker about a child and his family
Sony, Electronic Arts sue, alleging Bay Area residents were part of international video game piracy ring
Pirates at the Dock
Sony, Electronic Arts sue, alleging Bay Area residents were part of international video game piracy ring
In Monsters of Grace, Philip Glass and Robert Wilson may have created theater for the next century. Not easily, of course.
UCSF's Paul Ekman, a national expert on the science of lying, helps police (and journalists) determine whether perps (or presidents) are practiced prevaricators
Beast on the Moon is a novel struggling to be a play
