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Anywhere ElsePhoto by J. PrausIf Instagram is anything to go by (read: it’s not), anyone can make a short film — just slap a filter on it and call it a day! Thankfully, the protagonists in Anywhere...
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Will San Francisco voters give Muni more money to serve a growing population?
Beating up on Muni and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is a perennial pastime for many San Franciscans, who will be given the opportunity to put their money where their mouths are...
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Carletta Sue Kay on strip clubs, literature, and dumpster-diving after art...
Carletta Sue Kay performs Fri/25 at The Chapel.Not long after I sat down with Randy Walker, the male, non-performing ego of one of San Francisco's most undefinable musical acts, vocal powerhouse...
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Twitter releases diversity figures: mostly white, mostly male
Twitter's diversity figures, supplied from its blog.Surprise, shock, flabbergasting awe -- these are all completely invalid responses to Twitter's revelation of its diversity figures, which the...
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Smart Bomb goes off in Oakland
Secret Sidewalk plays the Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland this Sat/26.By Micah DubreuilAs a child, you imagine your toys come to life whenever your back is turned. As an adult in the Bay Area, you...
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SF voters to weigh in on Beach Chalet turf war
Artist rendering of proposed Beach Chalet project.A city project that would install artificial turf and stadium lighting at the Beach Chalet soccer fields at the west end of Golden Gate Park has...
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The Rock gets mythological, ScarJo turns scary-smart, Woody's tepid latest,...
Even his armor has a six-pack: Dwayne Johnson in HerculesPhoto by Kerry BrownIn case you missed the cover of this week's paper, the 34th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival kicked off last night and...
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“How to Cook a Frog” at CounterPulse
What’s cooking?You may well ask, as towering gourmand Julia Child (Annie Danger) appears at Counterpulse tonight and tomorrow, walking her studio audience through a classic recipe with a decidedly...
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Here are some things that happen when you interview hip-hop legend Biz Markie...
Tonight's game starts at 7:05, at which point Biz Markie, the “clown prince of hip-hop,” most famous for his hit sing-songy single “Just a Friend,” off the 1989 album The Biz Never Sleeps, will be...
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Citizens United measure challenged -- does it matter what Californians think...
Recently, the California Legislature approved a nonbinding question that would allow California voters to show their thoughts – mainly, their disdain – for the 2010 US Supreme Court ruling in the...
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Anti-war protesters rally against Gaza invasion and rising Palestinian death...
Jaclyn (left) and Russell Bates protest the invasion of Gaza outside the Israeli consulate in San Francisco.Steven T. JonesAs the West Bank erupted today in a “day of rage” against Israel’s ongoing...
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Landlord plaintiff in eviction fee case has history of tenant law violations
The Eviction Free Summer of activism and housing reform legislation is now transitioning into courtroom battles.Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezSan Francisco landlord attorneys filed a lawsuit on Thursday...
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Carletta Sue Kay on strip clubs, literature, and dumpster-diving after art...
Carletta Sue Kay performs Fri/25 at The Chapel.Not long after I sat down with Randy Walker, the male, non-performing ego of one of San Francisco's most undefinable musical acts, vocal powerhouse...
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Twitter releases diversity figures: mostly white, mostly male
Twitter's diversity figures, supplied from its blog.Surprise, shock, flabbergasting awe -- these are all completely invalid responses to Twitter's revelation of its diversity figures, which the...
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Smart Bomb goes off in Oakland
Secret Sidewalk plays the Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland this Sat/26.By Micah DubreuilAs a child, you imagine your toys come to life whenever your back is turned. As an adult in the Bay Area, you...
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SF voters to weigh in on Beach Chalet turf war
Artist rendering of proposed Beach Chalet project.A city project that would install artificial turf and stadium lighting at the Beach Chalet soccer fields at the west end of Golden Gate Park has...
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The Rock gets mythological, ScarJo turns scary-smart, Woody's tepid latest,...
Even his armor has a six-pack: Dwayne Johnson in HerculesPhoto by Kerry BrownIn case you missed the cover of this week's paper, the 34th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival kicked off last night and...
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“How to Cook a Frog” at CounterPulse
What’s cooking?You may well ask, as towering gourmand Julia Child (Annie Danger) appears at Counterpulse tonight and tomorrow, walking her studio audience through a classic recipe with a decidedly...
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Here are some things that happen when you interview hip-hop legend Biz Markie...
Tonight's game starts at 7:05, at which point Biz Markie, the “clown prince of hip-hop,” most famous for his hit sing-songy single “Just a Friend,” off the 1989 album The Biz Never Sleeps, will be...
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Citizens United measure challenged -- does it matter what Californians think...
Recently, the California Legislature approved a nonbinding question that would allow California voters to show their thoughts – mainly, their disdain – for the 2010 US Supreme Court ruling in the...
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