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February 3, 2012
Eight Taylor Swift Lyrics as Good as Any in Country Music
Smart people I know have argued that Taylor Swift is not a country singer. That argument demonstrates little understanding of country music or of Taylor Swift. It's rooted, I suspect, in a belief commonly held by smart people who don't care for country music: That country music should sound more l ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Is Courtney Love Mentally Ill?
In case you missed it, last Saturday, while performing at Brazil's SWU festival, Courtney Love had a minor meltdown after an audience member repeatedly held up a photo of Kurt Cobain. "I don't need to see a picture of Kurt, asshole!" she yelled. "And I'm going to have you fucking removed if you ... More >>
Film
August 24, 2011
"Our Idiot Brother": Predictable and Shallow Indie Ensemble Comedy
In case you missed it, last Saturday, while performing at Brazil's SWU festival, Courtney Love had a minor meltdown after an audience member repeatedly held up a photo of Kurt Cobain. "I don't need to see a picture of Kurt, asshole!" she yelled. "And I'm going to have you fucking removed if you ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2011
Sexist Milk Ads and Calves Too Cute to Eat -- The Week in Vegan
• The Milk Board strikes again with another dumbass campaign! And this time it's sexist, to boot! The ads imply directly state that when women are PMS-ing, they become total psychos, and the only way to pacify the beast is to ply them with cow's milk. This is like in the 1920s when la ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2011
A Celebrity Chef Roundup, Moms Fight Back Against Foodie Culture
Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. All About the Celebrity Chefs. This week has brought a number of (actually) interesting interviews with big chefs. For instance, Eater National interviewed David Kinch about the sta ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2011
Top Five Musicians We Didn't Need to See Naked (Slightly NSFW)
When Demi Moore took her kit off for the cover of Vanity Fair in 1991, it caused a storm of controversy. A -- gasp! -- naked, pregnant woman, looking -- double gasp! -- sexy! People freaked out. It was kind of cool, but the problem was that it opened the floodgates. And now, more than a decade ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
Food Writers Gone Wild! Or Purple, Pustulant Prose
The literary food writer, circa 1973.Yesterday, I came across two essays about the self-indulgent language that I and my species ― I'm talking food writers here ― are as drawn to as we are to lardo and feculent-smelling French cheese. Overwriting is hardly a new flaw among our kind. Have you ... More >>
News
December 22, 2010
Film director Sofia Coppola's journey to "Somewhere"
The literary food writer, circa 1973.Yesterday, I came across two essays about the self-indulgent language that I and my species ― I'm talking food writers here ― are as drawn to as we are to lardo and feculent-smelling French cheese. Overwriting is hardly a new flaw among our kind. Have you ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
It's Funny, But ...
The literary food writer, circa 1973.Yesterday, I came across two essays about the self-indulgent language that I and my species ― I'm talking food writers here ― are as drawn to as we are to lardo and feculent-smelling French cheese. Overwriting is hardly a new flaw among our kind. Have you ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Notaro Public
The literary food writer, circa 1973.Yesterday, I came across two essays about the self-indulgent language that I and my species ― I'm talking food writers here ― are as drawn to as we are to lardo and feculent-smelling French cheese. Overwriting is hardly a new flaw among our kind. Have you ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2010
Caustic Scribe Hitchens Cancels West Coast Swing
A hitch in the plansWe've just received word of a metaphysical disaster: professional polemicist Christopher Hitchens has canceled a string of West Coast appearances, including one scheduled tomorrow afternoon at the Commonwealth Club.His excuse is "personal issues," and reading his books and art ... More >>
Film
September 23, 2009
Masterful documentary Crude details the toxic battle between big oil and natives in Ecuador
A hitch in the plansWe've just received word of a metaphysical disaster: professional polemicist Christopher Hitchens has canceled a string of West Coast appearances, including one scheduled tomorrow afternoon at the Commonwealth Club.His excuse is "personal issues," and reading his books and art ... More >>
Film
July 1, 2009
Jennifer Lynch returns triumphant, bringing Julia Ormond along for the ride in Surveillance
A hitch in the plansWe've just received word of a metaphysical disaster: professional polemicist Christopher Hitchens has canceled a string of West Coast appearances, including one scheduled tomorrow afternoon at the Commonwealth Club.His excuse is "personal issues," and reading his books and art ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2009
Summer Reading That Won't Make You Stupid: Portrait of the Food Critic as a Young Boho
Moira Hodgson's It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $24.95) might have been subtitled The Education of a Restaurant Critic. The author's addition to an ever-expanding list of food memoirs will surprise (and probably charm) anyone unfamilia ... More >>
News
May 13, 2009
Outside the bedroom, BDSM practitioners can't take punishment
Moira Hodgson's It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $24.95) might have been subtitled The Education of a Restaurant Critic. The author's addition to an ever-expanding list of food memoirs will surprise (and probably charm) anyone unfamilia ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2009
Slow-Sex Movement Picking up Speed: Documentaries, Books, and an Upcoming Lecture Series from SF's One Taste
Nicole Daedone -- the founder of San Francisco's orgasmic meditation center One Taste (and pictured above) -- is all about intimacy. And lately, that intimacy has been getting broadcasted into the stratosphere. After a front-page story in the style section of the New York Times o ... More >>
Music
October 15, 2008
Sly Stone is lured from hiding once again
Nicole Daedone -- the founder of San Francisco's orgasmic meditation center One Taste (and pictured above) -- is all about intimacy. And lately, that intimacy has been getting broadcasted into the stratosphere. After a front-page story in the style section of the New York Times o ... More >>
Film
October 1, 2008
Buy the book
Two mediocre adaptations by two directors who really should have known better.
Film
May 21, 2008
The Terrible Infant Speaks
Harmony Korine talks about his new movie Mister Lonely and coming home.
News
April 23, 2008
Movie Marathon
The S.F. International Film Fest starts this week and keeps going year-round.
Calendar
April 9, 2008
Loving Leibovitz
The S.F. International Film Fest starts this week and keeps going year-round.
Blogs
April 3, 2008
Your Guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival
The S.F. International Film Fest starts this week and keeps going year-round.
Blogs
January 15, 2008
Charlie The Tuna Ain't Shit: Meet The "King of Sushi"
The S.F. International Film Fest starts this week and keeps going year-round.
Dining
April 25, 2007
I'd Like to Thank the Ground Beef
Television awards make us hungry for an S.F. burger and Maine lobster
Film
March 7, 2007
Culture Clash
The immigrant experience meets generation gap in Mira Nair's The Namesake
Music
March 7, 2007
Rest in Peace
Beloved counterculture rag Arthur stagnates somewhere between dead and indefinite hiatus
Film
November 8, 2006
Heart Attack
Attempting romantic comedy, Sir Ridley Scott conquers neither
Dining
January 4, 2006
I'll Have the Chicken
After reflecting on the excesses of the past year, we turn to low-cal takeout
News
December 7, 2005
City of Love
This just in: San Francisco is a singles' paradise!
Calendar
September 14, 2005
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
This just in: San Francisco is a singles' paradise!
Film
September 1, 2004
Reese's Piece
Mira Nair's Victorian England bursts with sensuality, but not impact
Film
May 19, 2004
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
Python's Brian returns, bearing cinematic salvation
Calendar
March 24, 2004
Best Dressed
Couture breezes through downtown S.F.
Calendar
March 3, 2004
Doctor's Appointment
Commemorate a Seussian century
Culture
January 8, 2003
Vanity Fare
Ray Liotta wants to know why he loses roles to...Owen Wilson?
Music
October 2, 2002
The Apples in Stereo
Velocity of Sound (SpinART)
Best of San Francisco
May 15, 2002
Best Shop to Discover What Your Betters Are Dispensing Of
Cathedral School Shop
News
October 31, 2001
Dog Bites
A Quiet Evening With Henry Kissinger; Not That We're Worried, But When Did You Say It Will Be Available?; They Say Your Circulation Gets Worse as You Get Older
Culture
June 20, 2001
Cumming Up
Is he a writer, director, actor or...sex symbol? Um, yes--and more
Best of San Francisco
May 23, 2001
Best Newsstand
Smoke Signals
News
March 28, 2001
Letters to the Editor
Week of March 28, 2001
Culture
September 20, 2000
Almost Famous
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.
Film
November 3, 1999
The Men Who Did Too Little
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.
Music
July 7, 1999
Hear This
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.
Film
May 26, 1999
Nothing Hill
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.
Dining
April 14, 1999
Side Dish
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.
Calendar
August 19, 1998
Night Crawler
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.
Music
February 25, 1998
Love Hate
Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem
Calendar
October 25, 1995
Savage Love
Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem
Film
April 19, 1995
Reel World
Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem
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