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Crapitalism
560K of real estateBoston.comHappy Father's Day! Be good to your dad (assuming he's alive/you know who he is) and enjoy your kids (assuming you have any/know who they are).A remarkable story crossed my...
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Brighten your Monday with the awesome new trailer for "The Wolf of Wall Street"
You just gotta watch it, and you'll agree: November 15 can't come soon enough. Can Scorsese do what Soderbergh couldn't and get Matthew McConaughey an Oscar nom? Plus: smarmy Jonah Hill in a polo...
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Tale of two cities
LA Mayor, Eric Garcettiangeles.sierraclubInteresting piece in the LA Times a few days ago, Our new mayor, Eric Garcetti, wants to bring raves back to Los Angeles. After the death of a 15 year old that...
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Ultimate solution
Drowned in debtfoxbusiness.comWhat would happen if all Americans simply paid cash for everything?Can't afford it, don't buy it. And always pay cash for all day to day items so that your purchases do...
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The Performant: (Somewhat) lost in translation
Csaba Hernadi, involing Maria LukacsPHOTO BY NICOLE GLUCKSTERN"Infinite Closeness" was a little ways offReminiscent of Mission parlor-art space The Red Poppy Art House, Subterranean Arthouse in...
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Republicans are just plain daft
Faith and Freedom Coalition Conferencesecure.ffccoalitionWhat do you do when your party is getting clobbered on social media and among a demographic that is getting locked in to vote against you?Why,...
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The Performant 150: We are the 99% (gay)
Copious laughs + cheap drinks = good times at Comedy Bodega, hosted by Marga Gomez (third from left).Photo courtesy of Marga GomezCelebrating Pride Month in the the-ah-tahWe’re already halfway through...
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Q&A: Vela Eyes on passing out in the studio, taping merch to the car hood,...
Vela Eyes are smiling.PHOTO BY PATRICK MCCRACKENVela Eyes is a relatively new indie-pop act right out of San Francisco that combines a huge, spaciously synthesized sound with the personality and...
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Republicans are just plain daft, part 2
DeNiro as Vito Corleonetheweek.co.ukOne of the most prosaic lines in film history is in 1974's Godfather II. When Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro) is asked by Peter Clemenza (Bruno Kirby) if he checked...
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Panel sees Orwellian overtones in NSA spying scandal
It is now public knowledge that the NSA has been spying on us (unless you’ve been living under a rock and, lucky for you, exempt from digital surveillance) thanks to the information leaked by Edward...
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On Guard: The story behind the Bay Guardian’s new ownership and the departure...
Tim Redmond's last day at the editor-publisher of the Bay Guardian was June 13.Luke Thomas[An abridged version of this article appears in this week's Guardian] Longtime Bay Guardian Editor Tim Redmond...
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Last chance to save the Botanical Gardens
GUARDIAN OP-ED Riddle me this: When is a public space a private space? Answer: When it is controlled by a "nonprofit" in a "public-private partnership."For more than two decades, the San Francisco...
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Go see Dirty Wars and meet film director
First, some sad news: Michael Hastings, the journalist whose Rolling Stone profile of General Stanley McChrystal resulted in the firing of the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is dead at 33.In...
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Netrootin': Dispatches from the progressive tech networking confab
George McIntire is reporting live from Netroots Nation '13 in San Jose Good morning all you liberals, progressives, socialists, leftists, environmentalists, civil libertarians, feminists, queer...
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A hackivist’s call for a culture of engagement
Shava NeradBy Shava Nerad[Editor’s note: Last week, the Guardian reached out to a number of experts and technologists to gauge reactions on revelations of the massive National Security Agency spying...
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Why I’m still with the Bay Guardian...for now
During the tumultuous week since my longtime boss and mentor Tim Redmond suddenly left the Bay Guardian, I’ve been repeateadly reminded of the old journalism adage “Show don’t tell.” That’s what we...
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Party Radar: Disco Daddy, Ed Rush, Dimitri from Paris, James Holden, BiBi,...
DJ Bus Station John, the ultimo Disco Daddy, hits the Eagle on Sunday eveThere is absolutely no way I am going to shoehorn my bowlful of Jell-O into that sparkly rainbow thong next weekend -- and...
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It's Frameline time! Plus Brad Pitt vs. zombies, robbin' Paris Hilton, and...
Frameline documentary standout "Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton"Frameline37 is underway! Check out our coverage of the country's biggest, oldest LGBT film festival: Dennis Harvey's rundown...
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Michelle Shocked trying to erase her homophobic rant from YouTube
Does anyone in Texas really say 'dagnabbit'? (Screen shot from Twitter)This past March, Texas singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked made hordes of enemies in San Francisco while performing at Yoshi’s,...
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Netroots Nation: How to make a comeback
NetworkingPHOTO BY GEORGE MCINTIREAt Netroots Nation the central focus on the how, and not so much the why. Everyone here knows why austerity is devastating, why women need ready access to birth...
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