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Fell/Oak bike lane project appealed
The bike lane markings on Fell were removed a week ago, but officials say better ones are coming soon.Steven T. JonesLong-awaited bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Fell and Oak streets – a key...
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The Performant: Strindberg sans helium
A singular marathonPreparing for a marathon of theatre is similar to preparing for any other kind. Of paramount importance: lots of rest, good hydration, comfortable layers.This year’s test of my...
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Howard Wallace, LGBT icon, dies at 76
Howard Wallace, a longtime organizer who played a key role in bringing the LGBT movement and labor together in San Francisco, died Nov. 14. He was 76 and had been struggling with Alzhiemer’s...
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On the Om Front: Grappling with gratitude
Humans are funny creatures. We don’t need to be reminded to complain or judge someone else (or ourselves)—that’s so easy. I mean, things always go wrong and people are constantly screwing up, right? So...
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The Faint will play 'Danse Macabre' in its entirety this weekend
Moving body parts.PHOTO BY BILL SITZMANNIt's been a decade since the release of the Faint's stand-out album, Danse Macabre. Nuts, right? With Saddle Creek Record's release this month of the deluxe...
View ArticleGUEST OPINION: Roots of the Gaza violence
In 2009, I was working in Congress when the eminent South African judge Richard Goldstone came to the House of Representatives to defend the UN report he authored on war crimes committed by both...
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The nudists file suit
No cockrings here! It's not just old Castro guys, either.You all know the joke: What did the unsuccessful lawyer who joined a nudist colony never have? (A suit. LOL. Sort of.)But a successful lawyer...
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'Holy Motors' and everything else: new movies
Will 'Silver' mean Oscar gold for Jennifer Lawrence?Courtesy of the Weinstein CompanyThis week: Keira Knightley takes on a classic, but Jennifer Lawrence proves more worthy of leading-lady praise in a...
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Live Shots: Titus Andronicus at Great American Music Hall
If you want to stay in the good graces of Titus Andronicus (which played Great American Music Hall this Tuesday), don’t mention frontman Patrick Stickles' beard, or his recent lack of beard, or his...
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Breaking news: How to watch today's Nebraska vs. Minnesota game
And so the former Jean Dibble and I, graduates of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, will soon be heading for the Final Final sports bar in San Francisco to watch today's Nebraska football game...
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Millbrae BART development conflict raises ethical questions about Fang
The Millbrae BART station and land around it would become more valuable when high-speed rail goes in.BART Director James Fang is coming under fire for his close relationship with a developer who is...
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Live Shots: Tame Impala at the Fillmore
Man, there were a lot of beards at the Fillmore last Thursday. Not the close-cropped beards that I swear some Bay Area men grow in hopes that a girl or boy wants to talk about it. But shaggy ones. The...
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Cabs v. Lyft et. al. isn't just about tech
Of course the Chron portrays it as "The latest battle pitting disruptive high-tech innovators against old-school industries and regulators," because that makes for good copy. It also puts the taxicab...
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Heads Up: 6 must-see concerts this week
SISU frontperson/Dum Dum Girls drummer Sandy Vu.PHOTO BY STEPHEN LOHYes, it's that time of the year again – when I make a faux-turkey. And, I suppose, when many of you eat the real thing. That's cool....
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SF's newest political pole gets a new name: Moderate progressives
Image from Sick Puppies album (Virgin Records)A Daily Kos blogger known as Kurykh has posted an interesting and insightful “crash course in San Francisco politics,” in which he correctly identifies the...
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Put some cream on it: Warming up the holiday kitchen with Studio of Good Living
Five yogis walk into a kitchen and prepare seven dishes made with heavy cream.This sounds like the beginning of a ridiculous and hilarious joke, but in all honesty, it’s pretty much how Saturday...
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Takei wisdom at San Francisco's 'Star Trek' convention
George Takei greets his fans at the convention.Photo by Sean McCourtBay Area Trekkers (don’t call them “Trekkies”!) set their coordinates for the city this past weekend as the official 2012 San...
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Tango at Red Poppy Art House: A photographic foray
Tango is spicy music. It makes you think of deep red dresses, glasses of rich wine, and warm nights for taking a long walk with your lover. Although we didn’t have one-way tickets to Argentina, an...
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SF approves Twitter-sized apartments for tech workers
San Francisco is giving Twitter tax rebates to help grow a business that reduces our communications to 140 characters or less, and now the city's Board of Supervisors has approved the creation of...
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Supervisors approve nudity ban on close vote
The presence of naked guys in the Castro has prompted a citywide ban on nudity.Mike KoozminOver the objections of progressive supervisors and under threats of a lawsuit from nudists and civil liberties...
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