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U.S. History

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Rick Santorum: Don't Know Much About History

    It's a shame the "Shit X says" meme is dying out, because Rick Santorum is on a roll. In related news, the "Rick Roll" meme seems to be dying out, too. Shame, that. It was American philosopher George Santayana who famously noted that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    Angel Islanders

    It's a shame the "Shit X says" meme is dying out, because Rick Santorum is on a roll. In related news, the "Rick Roll" meme seems to be dying out, too. Shame, that. It was American philosopher George Santayana who famously noted that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    History Laid Bare

    It's a shame the "Shit X says" meme is dying out, because Rick Santorum is on a roll. In related news, the "Rick Roll" meme seems to be dying out, too. Shame, that. It was American philosopher George Santayana who famously noted that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." B ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2010

    List: Who were the Civil War-era corpses at Fort Mason?

    It's a shame the "Shit X says" meme is dying out, because Rick Santorum is on a roll. In related news, the "Rick Roll" meme seems to be dying out, too. Shame, that. It was American philosopher George Santayana who famously noted that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    So Many Things

    It's a shame the "Shit X says" meme is dying out, because Rick Santorum is on a roll. In related news, the "Rick Roll" meme seems to be dying out, too. Shame, that. It was American philosopher George Santayana who famously noted that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    'No on 23' Campaign Uses Politically Incorrect Banjo Song to Attack Texas Oil Companies

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2010

    Trendsetter

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Music

    June 2, 2010

    Show preview: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2010

    Glen David Gold

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    For Whom ...

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    History Is Delicious

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2009

    Seaweed Portraits of the 1930s

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2009

    Honestly, Abe Survived!

    The most prominent political action committee fighting passage of Proposition 23, which would suspend climate-change legislation approved by California in 2006, has published a new banjo-music video online that attacks the out-of-state oil interests helping to fund the initiative.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    360 Deals Demystified at SFSU

    Send Lawyers, Guns and Money: Dina LaPoltThis Thursday, San Francisco State University hosts "The New Deal: 360 & Beyond," a one-day seminar and discussion on the new record label contract. A "360 Deal" is an agreement between artist and label which covers not only record sales, but also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    After 146-Year Absence, 'Living Human Products' Back on U.S. Market

    Library of CongressFor sale once more?In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring illegal the sale, purchase, or ownership of living human products, known then as people.In 2009, Barack Obama signed an order lifting restrictions on federal funding of stem cell research,& ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2009

    S.F. historian Gray Brechin's New Deal

    Library of CongressFor sale once more?In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring illegal the sale, purchase, or ownership of living human products, known then as people.In 2009, Barack Obama signed an order lifting restrictions on federal funding of stem cell research,& ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    What Moore Do You Want?

    Library of CongressFor sale once more?In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring illegal the sale, purchase, or ownership of living human products, known then as people.In 2009, Barack Obama signed an order lifting restrictions on federal funding of stem cell research,& ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 24, 2008

    Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party

    Aaron Loeb's latest lets the audience decide.

  • News

    December 10, 2008

    Imaginary outtakes from the mayor's 7.5-hour youtube marathon

    Aaron Loeb's latest lets the audience decide.

  • Culture

    December 3, 2008

    Re-Enacting History

    The election of Barack Obama imbues The America Play with new meaning.

  • Culture

    November 26, 2008

    The Devil's in the Details

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2008

    How Do You Say "I Voted!" in Scottish?

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    New X-Men series set in San Francisco

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Goapele, Mistah F.A.B. Schedule Performances at SF Apple Store

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • News

    February 13, 2008

    Reader Says SF Weekly Serves Self, Homophobe's Agenda

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    John Edward Crosses Over to the Masonic Center

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    The War Between the Guitars

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Culture

    October 17, 2007

    Philip Glass' Appomattox a Civil Bore

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2007

    A Tribute to America’s Best — and Ugliest — President

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Calendar

    September 19, 2007

    Old Story, New Art Form

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2007

    Chris Daly's Twinkie Defense

    George Bernard Shaw tackles Brit reserve during the American Revolution.

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    Fore Play

    The city's new New Deal: Privatizing public parks

  • Film

    February 22, 2006

    Because of Dixie Win

    CSA envisions life today if the South had won the war

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    People & Places

    CSA envisions life today if the South had won the war

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Classic Murals

    CSA envisions life today if the South had won the war

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Furniture

    CSA envisions life today if the South had won the war

  • Film

    November 17, 2004

    Cage Death Match

    National Treasure makes us long for good Nic Cage movies ... like Con Air

  • Music

    September 24, 2003

    Prick

    The shockingly interconnected lives of JFK, Lincoln, Johnny Cash, and John Ritter

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2003

    Towering Over Us

    Jim Hightower's homespun political agitating comes to Berkeley

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Street Name

    Ambrose Bierce Street

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001
  • Film

    January 24, 2001

    God's Mistakes

    George Washington finds beauty in the midst of overwhelming sadness and waste

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2001
  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Local WPA Project

    The Murals at Coit Tower

  • Calendar

    April 14, 1999

    Saints Be Praised

    The Murals at Coit Tower

  • Calendar

    March 10, 1999

    Film Fights Back

    The Murals at Coit Tower

  • Film

    October 28, 1998

    Shouting for Attention

    The Murals at Coit Tower

  • Calendar

    July 15, 1998

    In-Flight Service

    The Murals at Coit Tower

  • Calendar

    January 28, 1998

    School of Hard Knocks

    The Murals at Coit Tower

  • News

    January 28, 1998

    Dog Bites

    The Murals at Coit Tower

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