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Why is this a Good Way to Spend $100 Million in Tax Dollars?

DethKlok to Destroy DESTROYS UC Berkeley in Bloody Surge of Destructive Destruction

Ding-Dong! Who Is It? EARTHQUAKE! ... Could Alarm's Ring Reveal Quakes?

Dengue Fever Plays Independent in April

SF is Noir City: Seventh Annual Festival Opens with a Bang

Eddie Muller is in way too good a mood for a man who's known as the Czar of Noir. At every onstage introduction this year, he's been chortling with joy. But he's not alone: the Castro Theatre has been packed out at both of its evening performances of its opening weekend of Muller's Deadline: No ... More >>

Aisle Seat

Eddie Muller is in way too good a mood for a man who's known as the Czar of Noir. At every onstage introduction this year, he's been chortling with joy. But he's not alone: the Castro Theatre has been packed out at both of its evening performances of its opening weekend of Muller's Deadline: No ... More >>

Poetic emcee Ise Lyfe coulda been a gangsta

Eddie Muller is in way too good a mood for a man who's known as the Czar of Noir. At every onstage introduction this year, he's been chortling with joy. But he's not alone: the Castro Theatre has been packed out at both of its evening performances of its opening weekend of Muller's Deadline: No ... More >>

Soul and the City

A "lost" classic, 1961's The Exiles gets its long-overdue theatrical debut.

Working-Class Struggle

Three housekeepers and a day laborer take action against deadbeat employers who abuse immigrants

He's Really Doing That

Three housekeepers and a day laborer take action against deadbeat employers who abuse immigrants

Letter Perfect

Akeelah spells out a fantasy that feels wonderfully real

Pretty Rowdy in Pink

How some ladies from S.F. will harass Hillary Clinton into being the tipping point against the Iraq War

Film Arts' Finals

Where the indies rule

From Here to Eternity

Figuring out Built to Spill's place in the world, and maybe mine, too

Hallway Gangstas

When bad things happen to good kids, their Luck always holds

Back to the Future

Paranoia and conservatism -- yay! It's the '80s again with "Not in My Backyard"

Not Your Mother's Peace Movement

Major anti-war groups change strategy, hoping to win over mainstream voters the Bush administration can't ignore

Reps Etc.

Film Events at Smaller Venues

He's Gotta Have It

Local filmmaker Caveh Zahedi's career was waylaid by his addiction to prostitution and porn. Today, his sexual compulsions could be the source of his comeback.

Missed Interpretation

Deaf students wonder why officials at UC Berkeley and UC Davis won't hear their plea for equal access to education

Pop Philosophy

The difference between "naff" and "wack"

Tales of the North Pacific

What a 62-year-old man can teach shellshocked dot-commers as he sails from Osaka to San Francisco. Alone. Again.

Reel World

Budd Boetticher; Film awards; Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within preview

Reel World

Internal affairs; The San Francisco Story; A day at the races

Reel World

Field of Dreams, Fear Strikes Out, Angels in the Outfield

The Romantic Egotist

After decades of being misunderstood, novelist and gay icon John Rechy is fighting back -- and making Hollywood take notice

Reel World

Clockwatchers, Hope and Glory, In & Out

Night & Day

Clockwatchers, Hope and Glory, In & Out

Grace Under Pressure

In Monsters of Grace, Philip Glass and Robert Wilson may have created theater for the next century. Not easily, of course.

Rhapsody in Green

At the end of the Gershwin centennial, his trust benefits from new copyright laws. But are they protecting artists or merely bank statements?

Stage

At the end of the Gershwin centennial, his trust benefits from new copyright laws. But are they protecting artists or merely bank statements?

Night + Day

At the end of the Gershwin centennial, his trust benefits from new copyright laws. But are they protecting artists or merely bank statements?

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

At the end of the Gershwin centennial, his trust benefits from new copyright laws. But are they protecting artists or merely bank statements?

Slap Shots

At the end of the Gershwin centennial, his trust benefits from new copyright laws. But are they protecting artists or merely bank statements?

The House of Tudor

At the end of the Gershwin centennial, his trust benefits from new copyright laws. But are they protecting artists or merely bank statements?

Forget 'Funemployment.' Hot New Trend: Working, Without Pay, For Private Companies.

Don't laugh -- it's a resume-filler. When we ran our 'Funemployment' cover story about how some young San Franciscans, to paraphrase the sage words of Aerosmith, are "livin' it up 'till they hit the ground," a number of people reacted vehemently. Misery loves company, and out-of-work folks searching ... More >>

Forbes: Quashing Same-Sex Marriage Cost State Billions, Earned Voters Dirty Looks From Caterers, Seamstresses

If altruism weren't a good enough reason for California voters to enable same-sex marriage -- and, let's be realistic, altruism isn't a good enough reason for state voters to do anything -- a recent article by Forbes magazine predicts that legalizing same sex marriage nationwide would pump nearly $1 ... More >>

Chronic City: California, Cannabis, and Cancer -- Cause for Concern?

norml.orgCancer cure, or cause?When the bureaucrats over at the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) classified marijuana smoke as a carcinogen last Friday, it predictably made headlines worldwide. But how much does the classification really mean, and should medical us ... More >>

Friends of U.C. Student Lost in Malawi Plea for Funds to Continue Searching

Gabriel Buchmann, missing in Malawi​Family and friends of a Brazilian Fulbright scholar last seen on July 17 on Mount Mulanje in Malawi have hastily started an e-campaign to raise funds necessary to continue sending large search and rescue operations into the African mountains and forests. Gabriel ... More >>

No Miracle: Body of Lost U.C. Student Reportedly Found in Malawi

Gabriel Buchmann​The international effort made by family and friends of Gabriel Buchmann to track down the lost Fulbright scholar in Malawi came to a somber conclusion, as a body believed to be that of the Brazilian and French citizen was discovered yesterday. Malawian media quoted Ralph Makondets ... More >>

Morrissey’s memorable concert cancellations

Gabriel Buchmann​The international effort made by family and friends of Gabriel Buchmann to track down the lost Fulbright scholar in Malawi came to a somber conclusion, as a body believed to be that of the Brazilian and French citizen was discovered yesterday. Malawian media quoted Ralph Makondets ... More >>

Macho meets homo in the laudable but terrible "La Mission"

Gabriel Buchmann​The international effort made by family and friends of Gabriel Buchmann to track down the lost Fulbright scholar in Malawi came to a somber conclusion, as a body believed to be that of the Brazilian and French citizen was discovered yesterday. Malawian media quoted Ralph Makondets ... More >>

California Closes In on Supporting Gay Binational Couple Bill

Super!​The California State Senate passed a bill Monday urging Congress to greenlight legislation that would allow gay "permanent partners" to sponsor each other for visas. The only hurdle left is for the State Assembly (which already passed an earlier version of the bill 45-29) to approve the new ... More >>

California a Bit Crazy, Survey Finds

Survey says...​A massive, years-in-the making survey this week released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research reveals what many out-of-staters have snidely pontificated for years: We're having mental problems here. One out of every five adults in the Golden State -- nearly 5 million people ... More >>

Good, Bad, and Ugly of Sporting Weekend

Smile and the world smiles with you, Tim​With college and professional football kicking off and baseball's pennant races rounding third, 'tis the season for sports junkies to never leave the couch. By the way, here are a few phone numbers for local divorce attorneys -- if, you know, this is a prob ... More >>

Off the Grid Finale, TurbonegrA, Indie Capoeira, Dub Mission, and More

Bad Religion's Gregg Graffin reads at Booksmith this Friday​There's less than a week left to master your perfect Turkey Day dish, or mentally prepare yourself for a shared meal with the family. Instead of worrying about the impending chaos, celebrate the calm before the storm with a weekend full o ... More >>

Meet the Bloggers: Tamara Palmer

Douglas ZimmermanTamara Palmer.​You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Tamara Palmer Beats: Street food, underground dining, restaurants Tamara Palmer is the first t ... More >>

Study: Bars, Liquor Stores and Restaurants More Dangerous than Marijuana Dispensaries

Thems the facts​Quick! Pick your crime magnet: The stretch of central Market Street in front of Zuni, or the alleyway near cannabis dispensary Shambhala Healing Center in the Mission District?Neither blocks are exactly San Francisco's cleanest, but let's face it, SFPD's finest have more work to do ... More >>

Fiona Ma's No Booze In the Self-Checkout Law Is Toast of Unions

"What are you doing, Dave? You can't buy booze from me!"​Come Jan. 1, California will manage to solve a problem no one has yet proven to exist -- the rampant scourge of underage boozers purchasing alcohol via the supermarket self-checkout lanes. Won't someone think of the children? Oh wait -- they ... More >>

Breathe Easy: Study Finds No Link Between Marijuana Smoking and Lung Problems

Not pot's fault​Tobacco smoke and marijuana smoke have some things in common. For example, they are both "smoke." Yet it appears there are some significant differences between the two, according to a study conducted by University of California San Francisco researchers.  For starters, one cau ... More >>