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September 21, 2012You really can't have a much better San Francisco evening than hopping a cable car, hopping off for the five-spice chicken at Cordon Bleu ("The best chicken you will have outside of Vietnam"), and finishing it off with a movie at the Lumiere. Long may the Cordon Bleu and cable cars shine on, but, af ... More >>
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May 30, 2012Blogs
March 29, 2012What: Old-school style Vietnamese pop-up Rice Paper Scissors is throwing down with a full on Family Meal.Where: Rice Paper Scissors will announce the meal's locale on the day of the event.When: Fri. & Sat., March 30th and 31st, 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cost: In the 80 dollar range -- this is a ... More >>
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October 20, 2011What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books
Where: Omnivore Books
When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m.
Cost: Free
The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>
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September 8, 2010News
June 23, 2010At least on DVD. But thanks to all the pirated discs, the iconic Vietnamese- language variety show might be facing its final curtain.
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March 3, 2010Blogs
December 2, 2009Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ Rickshaw Stop
Boasting a drummer in his early teens and the unusual name he dreamed up, Seattle five-piece Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has enough quirks to reference most of indie rock. The band does sweeping hugeness, yelped vocals, a few nonsense refrains ("Albatr ... More >>
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November 18, 2009Blogs
October 20, 2009J. BirdsallDish: Shredded pork shoulder, served with Vietnamese pork quiche with duck egg (chá truong vit) ($12)
Source: Out the Door, 2232 Bush (at Fillmore)
Breakdown: This is two dishes in one: a tangle of cold pork and pork skin sanded with toasted rice powder, served with a wedge of col ... More >>
Culture
July 8, 2009Blogs
May 7, 2009
Ana MandaraGet ready: Special meals are about to be cooked up in SF restaurant kitchens on Sunday. If you don't feel like dining amongst obvious mother-worshippers, or paying the extra freight a prix-fixe carries (even a well-thought-out and well-prepared one), we find that taking the whole fa ... More >>
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June 18, 2008Film
March 26, 2008Iraq War movie Stop-Loss does its best not to mention the war.
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January 23, 2008Film
September 12, 2007Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest
Culture
November 8, 2006In this uneven production, two conflicts play out on a set that replicates the Vietnam memorial
Culture
May 31, 2006Two views of a conflict we should all look at more closely
Film
April 5, 2006Sir! No Sir! recounts the GIs who refused to ride the killing machine
News
November 16, 2005Week of Wednesday, November 16, 2005
News
November 2, 2005How the fractured counterrecruitment movement includes those hoping to bring the draft back
Music
August 31, 2005If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This Week: The Dick Cavett Show -- Rock Icons DVD.
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April 13, 2005Artists propose American monuments
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December 29, 2004Donnie Darko's exquisite muddle
Music
July 21, 2004The Concrete Is Always Grayer on the Other Side of the Street
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December 11, 2002A suddenly timely doc about terrorism -- plus other S.F. Sundance contenders
Culture
September 25, 2002Despite strong acting and stylish costumes, Berkeley Rep's 1968 comedy shows its age
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March 6, 2002This year's superb S.F. International Asian American Film Festival focuses on homegrown, U.S. films
News
January 16, 2002The bitter battle over piloting a campus peace movement that hasn't even left the ground
Dining
February 14, 2001Music
December 27, 2000What the world needs now is a wholly subjective, occasionally snarky awards ceremony
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March 19, 1997Film
December 6, 1995In Pauline Chan's Traps, Vietnam in 1950 glows with desire and death
Dining
September 6, 1995Saigon Saigon respects its Indochinese heritage while maintaining a French elegance
News
April 26, 1995Jacques Leslie revisits Vietnam,land of obsessions
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