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Hot sexy events: February 1-7
You know that funny feeling you get when you ride hard? Nurture it on Fri/3. PHOTO VIA BIKE SMUT FILM FESTIVAL (Insert “saddle friction” joke here.) At the risk of sounding like an episode of...
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America's cup: What does Larry get?
The development agreement for the America's Cup comes out next week, although the project is already under way. But there's some concern that the number of visitors (and thus the revenue to the city)...
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Gavin Newsom (suddenly) cares about economic justice
I was eating my (late) breakfast as I was listening to Gavin Newsom on KQED's Forum this morning, and at first it was just the usual lofty rhetoric about education ... and then Michael Krasny asked...
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Santorum lives for donuts and venison
I love Bad Lip Reading. And the Rick Santorum ad is the best one ever. We are all homosexuals. The big fat chick stunk ... like beef. I hold it like it's a fancy fist for joy. I had some porn, and I...
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Sundance Diary, volume four: more docs!
Source: imdb.com In a series of posts, Midnites for Maniacs curator-host and Academy of Art film-history teacher Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports on the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Check out his first,...
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The Performant: Strangers in a strange land
Dan Carbone and Kitka reinvent old terrain From the dark corner of the stage throbs the low rhythm of a skin-clad, Celtic-style drum and the strum of acoustic guitar, while in the light a man clad in...
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Facebook: More rich people. Just what we need.
So Facebook is going public, and a homeless artist is going to get $200 million. Nice. And a company that has spent eight years spying on your private life (with your consent, of course, although...
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Burning Man ticket fiasco creates an uncertain future
The Burning Man community is ablaze with frustrations and doubts over this year's event. Is it the end of Burning Man as we know it? That's certainly the way things are looking to thousands of...
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Presidio Trust gets sued -- for good reason
History -- or hotel? The Sierra Club and the Presidio Historical Association have filed suit in federal court charging that the Presidio Trust violated environmental laws when it approved a new luxury...
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Appetite: Alchemical delights at Science of Cocktails 2012
Although the Science of Cocktails event may be on hiatus next year due to the Exploratorium's big move to the Embarcadero, this year's party is worth highlighting. Attending since the inaugural event...
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By Dick Meister Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsroom, has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century. Contact him through his website,...
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Breathe Owl Breathe's newest project is a dark, DIY children's book
Outside, where it prefers to be. PHOTO BY PATRICK LELLI Breathe Owl Breathe, the ethereal, off-folk-band from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, is on tour promoting its recent project, The...
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A new district elections map
There's only about a month left before the Redistricting Task Force starts to finalize a new map for supervisorial districts in San Francisco. You can look at the draft map the task force is working...
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Sundance Diary, volume five: it's Mark Duplass' world, we just live in it
Mark Duplass does not sleep. He waits. Courtesy www.imdb.com In a series of posts, Midnites for Maniacs curator-host and Academy of Art film-history teacher Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports on the 2012...
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Some reality about the jobs report
The Obama Administration is thrilled with the new employment figures, and it's clear the president will use this as a key part of his campaign (as long as the recovery keeps going and doesn't sputter...
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Bronstein and mergers are not what local journalism needs
Oh no, not Phil Bronstein. Anybody but Bronstein! Local, independent, public interest journalism – which is what Warren Hellman sought to create by founding the Bay Citizen in 2009 – could be...
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Coit Tower battle: How do we fund the parks?
The emerging battle over whether San Francisco should allow private parties at Coit Tower is really part of a much larger political debate: How do we fund public parks? Is public space something that...
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Maximum Consumption: Bay Area bands choose their favorite eateries
Q's tots at Outside Lands, the ultimate band-watching finger food. PHOTO BY EMILY SAVAGE I know, it's so close to the weekend that you can taste it. But before you sign off for the day, your peepers...
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Live Shots: Precious Drop
The evening's "Precious Drop" dance performance at CounterPulse on Saturday, February 4 was centered around the theme of water -- which is becoming a controversial topic as issues of water rights...
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Sundance Diary, volume six: dramarama
Paul Dano in "For Ellen." Courtesy www.imdb.com In a series of posts, Midnites for Maniacs curator-host and Academy of Art film-history teacher Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports on the 2012 Sundance Film...
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