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April 16, 2012
Best of Coachella Weekend One: Sunday, April 15
See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Sund ... More >>
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April 4, 2012
Organizing a Community
See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Sund ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Queer the Room
See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Sund ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Pearlasia Gamboa Named 'Notable Fraudster' by Nigerian Magazine
Given the now-cliched form of e-mail fraud known as "The Nigerian Prince" -- someone claiming to be African royalty sends you a message out of the blue offering to entrust you with a fortune in exchange for some personal information, such as your bank account number -- it seems odd that a Nigeria ... More >>
Music
December 14, 2011
Bouncer Gets a Pre-Flight Glass of Reality at SFO's Vino Volo
Given the now-cliched form of e-mail fraud known as "The Nigerian Prince" -- someone claiming to be African royalty sends you a message out of the blue offering to entrust you with a fortune in exchange for some personal information, such as your bank account number -- it seems odd that a Nigeria ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Bouncer Gets a Pre-Flight Glass of Reality at Vino Volo in SFO's Terminal 2
From this week's Bouncer column: For people-watching, airports are second only to hotel lobbies. In fact, they might even be better, since there is a larger mixture of human oddity at the airport: Businessmen, bratty kids, pasty musicians, and bloodthirsty terrorists all scurry about on thei ... More >>
Film
November 9, 2011
"Le Havre": Utopian Vision of Refugees in France Is Sadly Illusory
From this week's Bouncer column: For people-watching, airports are second only to hotel lobbies. In fact, they might even be better, since there is a larger mixture of human oddity at the airport: Businessmen, bratty kids, pasty musicians, and bloodthirsty terrorists all scurry about on thei ... More >>
Culture
July 20, 2011
"Face of Our Time": Photos of Africa Show Life as It Is, with No Exoticism
From this week's Bouncer column: For people-watching, airports are second only to hotel lobbies. In fact, they might even be better, since there is a larger mixture of human oddity at the airport: Businessmen, bratty kids, pasty musicians, and bloodthirsty terrorists all scurry about on thei ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2011
A Father's Day Wishlist: Kiss Hilarity, Glen Hansard Busking, My Bloody Valentine Humming, and More
Cake Picture Gallery Lou Reed set the bar rather low with his idea of the perfect day: sips of sangria in the park, a trip to the zoo, a movie. "It Was a Good Day" also kept it simple, with Ice Cube's ideal 24 hours consisting of mom's home cooking, playing craps, and a Lakers victory. Nigeri ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2011
E-mail Spammers Are Migrating to Social Media
Cramming your lifeThis morning, I had 12 e-mails in my spambox. That includes a few false positives, so really it's only nine. Older spams are deleted automatically -- every night. A few months ago, I was getting anywhere from a few dozen to a couple of hundred new spams a day -- the overwhelming ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2011
Steve Ugbah, East Bay Professor, Arrested in Nigeria
Welcome home, SteveSteve Ugbah, a marketing professor at Cal State East Bay, was frustrated by the lack of progress in his birthplace of Benue, Nigera -- which is why he decided to return home and run for governor.But that experience didn't go so well for the Dublin resident who was arrested yest ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Weird and Random Glimpses of Food on Film
Watch What You Eat, Pray, Love Where: Oddball Film and Video, 275 Capp (at 18th St.), 558-8112 When: Sat., Mar. 26, 8:30 p.m. Cost: $10 The rundown: After dinner tomorrow night, Oddball Film and Video invites you to a visual feast. Mining deep in the archives, conscience-driven filmmaker Soum ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2011
Sipping Chocolate the Highlight of Pure Dark Pop-Up on Union
Tamara PalmerSFoodie's Jonathan Kauffman first broke news of Pure Dark, a chocolate shop popping up on Union Street through February. Launched by candy manufacturer Mars to showcase its artisan chocolate line (and attract wholesale clients), the shop features comfy places to sit and sip its b ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Global Women in Fact
Tamara PalmerSFoodie's Jonathan Kauffman first broke news of Pure Dark, a chocolate shop popping up on Union Street through February. Launched by candy manufacturer Mars to showcase its artisan chocolate line (and attract wholesale clients), the shop features comfy places to sit and sip its b ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
So Many Things
Tamara PalmerSFoodie's Jonathan Kauffman first broke news of Pure Dark, a chocolate shop popping up on Union Street through February. Launched by candy manufacturer Mars to showcase its artisan chocolate line (and attract wholesale clients), the shop features comfy places to sit and sip its b ... More >>
Music
September 1, 2010
DJ Sabo: Show Preview
Tamara PalmerSFoodie's Jonathan Kauffman first broke news of Pure Dark, a chocolate shop popping up on Union Street through February. Launched by candy manufacturer Mars to showcase its artisan chocolate line (and attract wholesale clients), the shop features comfy places to sit and sip its b ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2010
Porn Spam Takes Turn For the Barbaric
'She begged for more like this'Like everything, Spam goes through phases. Here at SF Weekly, we went through our Nigerian scam phase. Then we braved our Russian phase. And now, we appear to be going through the "disable a woman via barbaric sex" phase. Here are some of the more visceral subject l ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2010
Whole Foods Potrero Hill Wants Regular Street-Food Offerings
Tamara PalmerWhole Foods held an Around the World Bistro Dinner on Aug. 18, a fundraiser for SF Street Food Festival organizers La Cocina. Besides showcasing the cooking of three La Cocina-supported vendors who will sell at the festival (Nigerian food from Chiefo's Kitchen, Mexican from El Bu ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Five Bay Area Hip-Hop Stars Who Should Be Really Stinkin' Rich
Is this what it takes?On Tuesday, Forbes published its list of hip-hop's 20 highest earners: Jay-Z at number one, naturally, with $63 million, and Senegalese crooner Akon edging out Lil Wayne by a milli -- Weezy's cash-accruing steez have been impressively unabated by his recent jail sentenc ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2010
Whole Foods Hosting Multi-Culti Bistro Benefit for SF Street Food Fest
Jun BelenAzalina Eusope of Azalaina's Malaysian.Whole Foods is fund-raising for the SF Street Food Festival next week with a street-centric dinner prepared by three incubating businesses at La Cocina, organizer of the fest. The meal leaps across continents, in a triple-course matchup that p ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2010
At the de Young, a Stunning Work of Recycled Bottle Tops
Courtesy of de Young MuseumEl Anatsui's Hovor IIThe woman sauntered up to the giant wall hanging called Hovor II, inspected its connecting pieces, then sat down on a nearby bench to get a more expansive view. Every five minutes or so, the pattern was the same on the second floor of the de Young M ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Calling Out Around the World
Courtesy of de Young MuseumEl Anatsui's Hovor IIThe woman sauntered up to the giant wall hanging called Hovor II, inspected its connecting pieces, then sat down on a nearby bench to get a more expansive view. Every five minutes or so, the pattern was the same on the second floor of the de Young M ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
The Afrobeat Goes On
Courtesy of de Young MuseumEl Anatsui's Hovor IIThe woman sauntered up to the giant wall hanging called Hovor II, inspected its connecting pieces, then sat down on a nearby bench to get a more expansive view. Every five minutes or so, the pattern was the same on the second floor of the de Young M ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2010
Femi Kuti is More Focused Than You
Nicolas HidiroglouKuti: Eyes on the prize.Olafela Olafemi Anikulapo Kuti (Femi for short) is the son of a legend, a position of great magnitude that can tend to overshadow his own significant achievements as a musician and political activist. He's the spitting image of his late father, Afrobe ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
It's Not Too Late to Jump on U.S. Soccer Bandwagon
When the U.S. last played Ghana -- the matchup in tomorrow's World Cup showdown -- things did not go well. There was, however, one brief, transcendent moment. After midfielder DaMarcus Beasley picked a Ghanan's pocket and careened down the left side of the field, he centered the ball to the foot ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
Nigerian Scam: Now the Fraudster Claims He's Married To You
Uh, guess what?Everyone knows about the notorious Nigerian Internet scam. Lesser known is the old Nigerian wedding scam. Well, actually it was just one guy (from Nigeria) named Emmanuel Ejike Anyanwu who claimed he was married to a U.S. citizen who was none-the-wiser in order to get a green card. ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2010
Baylinks: Bike Progress, Art Controversy, & Elections
flickr/AKAPaco Market Street bike innovations: totally doing what they were supposed to. [Streetsblog]3D Map: If S.F. Crime Were Elevation. [Doug McCune]This is a scam waiting to happen. [Muni Diaries]
Calendar
June 2, 2010
Critical Practice
flickr/AKAPaco Market Street bike innovations: totally doing what they were supposed to. [Streetsblog]3D Map: If S.F. Crime Were Elevation. [Doug McCune]This is a scam waiting to happen. [Muni Diaries]
Calendar
May 5, 2010
Africa Abroad
flickr/AKAPaco Market Street bike innovations: totally doing what they were supposed to. [Streetsblog]3D Map: If S.F. Crime Were Elevation. [Doug McCune]This is a scam waiting to happen. [Muni Diaries]
Music
February 24, 2010
Loose Joints
flickr/AKAPaco Market Street bike innovations: totally doing what they were supposed to. [Streetsblog]3D Map: If S.F. Crime Were Elevation. [Doug McCune]This is a scam waiting to happen. [Muni Diaries]
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December 9, 2009
Crackin’ Up
flickr/AKAPaco Market Street bike innovations: totally doing what they were supposed to. [Streetsblog]3D Map: If S.F. Crime Were Elevation. [Doug McCune]This is a scam waiting to happen. [Muni Diaries]
Blogs
October 15, 2009
Doggy Bag: WTF Thursday
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
Calendar
September 23, 2009
California Academy of Sciences Turns One
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
Music
August 19, 2009
Aphrodesia spreads Afrobeat cross-country
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
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August 5, 2009
Neo Griot
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
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July 1, 2009
Going Up
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
Calendar
April 15, 2009
Goodbye Solo
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
Calendar
December 3, 2008
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
Music
September 10, 2008
International crate digging gets new life online
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
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April 2, 2008
Filles d’Afrique
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
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October 3, 2007
They Really Are the World
Our favorite morsels from the blogs. Say wha?: Behold our roundup of the most confounding recent snippets from S.F. bloggers. Naturally, we've freed these WTF wonders from anything even vaguely distracting -- like context. For that, broseph, you'll have to click. Among carnivores and vege ... More >>
Dining
November 2, 2005
Chaat Amongst Yourselves
"Fast, fresh, casual" -- and innovative -- Indian food
Music
May 4, 2005
V/A
World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing
Dining
October 20, 2004
Atlas Adventures
You can get food from just about any country in S.F.
Calendar
March 3, 2004
Fula Himself
Writer takes a nice long walk
Music
July 10, 2002
Various Artists
Africa Raps: Senegal, Mali, and the Gambia (Trikont)
Film
January 30, 2002
Reps List
Film Reps List for 1-30-2002
Dining
March 11, 1998
Senegalese Surprise
Film Reps List for 1-30-2002
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