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CCSF students angered by class cancellations
Despite a day of misty downpours and gray skies, students, faculty members and their supporters gathered in the lobby of the City College of San Francisco’s Conlan Hall on Wed/28 in anticipation of a...
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Sundance, part two: Linklater love
My second year of attending the Sundance Film Festival was at the age of 15; it was 1991 and I took a chance on a film called Slacker by Richard Linklater. This is the ticket stub that started my film...
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Monologos de la Vagina finds new actress to replace controversial conservative
Maria Conchita Alonso and Tim Donnely in his campaign ad. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezFollowing national controversy over the resignation of a politically conservative actress from the local...
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Sex culture, Kinky Salon, and the three Pollys
Polly Whitakker has been one of my favorite superstars of San Francisco sex culture, traveling a path from her native London through the Polly Pandemonium persona she created while getting into BDSM to...
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Promo: Eric Roberson plus Algebra Blessett at Yoshi’s San Francisco
Eric Roberson – Erro, as he is affectionately known by fans and friends alike – has achieved major milestones in his career, from being a successful songwriter and producer for notable artists like...
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An ally and a union brother: Pete Seeger's legacy in the labor movement
Pete Seeger performs at the United Federal Labor Canteen in 1944, with Eleanor Roosevelt in attendancePete Seeger's sweet voice was, among other things, a clear, articulate, consistently outspoken one...
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Tee time: a peek inside Urban Putt, the Mission's indoor mini-golf course
On the back wall of the main room of the old Victorian building at 1096 S. Van Ness is a sculpture of two creepy angels. One holds the other in its arms, their wings keeping them up. These angels are...
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San Francisco and its cycletracks lead the way toward safer biking statewide
Cycletracks on Market Street have helped more cyclists feel safer.Mike Koozmin/SF Print Media Co.San Francisco has been blazing the trail toward safer cycling with innovative designs such as...
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The future of civic engagement is here (so far it's not pretty)
Last week, we wrote about San Francisco City Hall's foray into “civic innovation,” to foster greater governmental openness through web-based technology.We spotlighted the OpenGov Foundation’s...
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Sundance, part one: crowd-pleasers and dino heists
Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler in rom-com spoof They Came Together.Check out Jesse's intro to his Sundance Film Festival series here.This year, there were few films that stood out as across-the-board crowd...
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RIP Colonel Meow
Alas, minions! Our fearless, fuzzy leader Colonel Meow has passed away. We will always remember him for championing the Cat Pack and sharing his wise words with us. The culling of beloved Internet...
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Live Shots: Yuck finds its voice at The Independent
“I remember the last time I was here the room was filled with the smell of weed,” said Yuck’s lead vocalist Max Bloom with his charming British accent, facing yet another thick fog looming over the...
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CCSF students angered by class cancellations
Despite a day of misty downpours and gray skies, students, faculty members and their supporters gathered in the lobby of the City College of San Francisco’s Conlan Hall on Wed/28 in anticipation of a...
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Sundance, part two: Linklater love
My second year of attending the Sundance Film Festival was at the age of 15; it was 1991 and I took a chance on a film called Slacker by Richard Linklater. This is the ticket stub that started my film...
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Monologos de la Vagina finds new actress to replace controversial conservative
Maria Conchita Alonso and Tim Donnely in his campaign ad. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezFollowing national controversy over the resignation of a politically conservative actress from the local...
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Sex culture, Kinky Salon, and the three Pollys
Polly Whitakker has been one of my favorite superstars of San Francisco sex culture, traveling a path from her native London through the Polly Pandemonium persona she created while getting into BDSM to...
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The Flaming Lips save Valentine's Day
Be mine?It doesn't matter if you're single, dating, or attached at the hip to your spouse/live-in partner(s)/[insert questionable pet name here] — Valentine's Day has always presented a veritable...
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Presidio Trust decides on museum proposals
Presidio Trust Chair Nancy Bechtle announces the big decision: who will win the hotly contested mid-crissy field site in the Presidio? Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe Presidio museum showdown has...
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Sundance, part three: diamonds in the rough
Imperial DreamsMissed out on last week's Sundance glee? Part one here; part two here. Malik Vittal's Imperial Dreams (US) won the Audience Award in the NEXT category, created for films that stretch...
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...And horror for all
Metallica's Kirk Hammett melds metal and monsters for his first 'Fear FestEvil'Kirk Hammett: riffmaster, fanboy, secret vampire.arts@sfbg.comCULTURE Like a mad scientist who has decided to open up his...
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