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Dispatches from SXSW: Painted Palms
Painted Palms at SXSW, Wed/12.PHOTOS BY GEORGE MCINTIREAfter a long day of waiting in line in the sun, catching various 15-minute sets, and just being downright baffled by the enormity and complexity...
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'Budapest,''Mars,' and more: CAAMFest + new movies!
Kung fu classic King Boxer screens as part of CAAMFest's tribute to producer Run Run Shaw.Last night heralded the opening of the Center for Asian American Media's CAAMFest; it runs through March 23 at...
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Two detained City College student protesters released amidst troubling...
David Pippenger paces down a hallway at county jail, on the phone with his detained son, Otto Pippenger, 20, who was taken into custody as a protester at City College. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald...
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Dispatches from SXSW: Day 2 – Fader Fort, Future Islands, and Waiting in Lines
Chromeo at the Fader Fort, Thu/13.PHOTOS BY GEORGE MCINTIREI’m pretty sure the Fader Fort is where I want to spend the rest of my youth and possibly my life. This makeshift village is probably as close...
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Ana Tijoux on motherhood, Breaking Bad, and un-learning colonialist history
Ana Tijoux hits The Independent Wed/19.By Rebecca HuvalIf you’re tired of mainstream Latin hip-hop — which, right now, is disproportionately made up of reggaeton beats, male MCs, and bitter lyrics —...
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Dispatches from SXSW: Day 3 — Lessons, brisket, and fool's gold
Danny Brown and A-Trak at SXSW, Fri/14.PHOTOS BY GEORGE MCINTIREThe most important thing I learned from being at SXSW is that I should not under any circumstances make any decisions to move to Austin...
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AirBNB apartment advertised for "XXX Freakfest" orgy
Screen grab from Taiwanese Animators video.A Manhattan comedian put his apartment up for rent on SF-based AirBNB, only later to find his renter advertising out his apartment for an orgy, Gawker...
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Sexual assault survivors seek reform at the University of California
At UC Berkeley, 31 women filed a federal complaint alleging mishandling of sexual violence investigations.University of California Berkeley graduate Nicoletta Commins was 20 when she was sexually...
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The unanswered question: How do we bridge SF's affordable housing gap?
The Bridge Housing media roundtable on March 14 couldn't answer the fundamental housing affordability question.Steven T. JonesNobody has a good answer to San Francisco’s most basic housing problem: How...
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How To Dress Well laughs his way into the sad songs at The Independent
How To Dress Well at the Independent, Mon/17.PHOTOS BY RYLAND WALKER KNIGHTBy Ryland Walker KnightLast night at The Independent, How To Dress Well kicked off a short tour (10 shows in this second half...
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No charges filed against City College student protesters
Dimitrios Philliou, left, and Otto Pippenger, right, in front of 850 Bryant. Photo courtesy of AFT 2121The two formerly jailed City College student protesters can now breathe a sigh of relief, as this...
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Youth immigration activists cross the border to protest deportations
Alex Aldana (left) joined a border crossing as part of a protest against youth deportations.Last November, the Guardian profiled Alex Aldana, a queer immigration activist who was born in Mexico but...
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On the Rise 2014: A mixtape
Dear local musicians,There's kind of no non-awkward way to say this, but: We like you. A lot.In honor of this week's On the Rise issue, which celebrates the diversity and energy and inspirations and...
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Seeking technology and economic/social justice columnists
The Bay Guardian is looking for a pair of new freelance writers to do separate monthly columns covering the technology industry and economic/social justice issues. The two new columns would go into a...
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"These stories are ours, too"— South Asian women's collective celebrates a...
The South Asian Sisters of Yoni Ki BaatPHOTO BY NEHA KUMARGrowing up in San Francisco, I was never sheltered from sexuality. Whether it was the naked runners at Bay to Breakers or the same-sex...
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The sordid saga of Airbnb -- a $10 billion "outlaw middleman" -- continues
SF-based Airbnb is making news again this week, from the San Francisco Chronicle following up our stories about how landlords are sending eviction notices to tenants who are breaking their leases and...
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Late entries: Juan Atkins, Mykki Blanco, Corn Dog Day, more
Sometimes we get word of cool things after press time, things you should totally go to. Here are some. FRIDAY>>Juan Atkinsis basically the guy who brought techno to the world with his Cybotron...
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Injured Occupy Oakland protester and veteran Scott Olsen wins $4.5 million...
Scott Olsen after an officer fired a bean bag at his head, causing brain injury, at an Occupy Oakland protest in 2011. AP file photo by Jay FinneburghIraq war veteran and injured Occupy Oakland...
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Teen dystopian drama! Sex addicts! Muppets! Yep, it's new movie time
The eternally glamorous Miss Piggy stars in Muppets Most Wanted.PHOTO BY JAY MAIDMENTSo many new movies this week to choose from, film fans! Better just cancel all your plans, and also any notions you...
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Uber’s secret, “proprietary” insurance policy leaked
A screenshot of Uber's insurance filings.An anonymous leaker emailed Uber’s previously secreted, hidden insurance plans to the Bay Guardian and a number of taxi industry advocates over the weekend, and...
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