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The good, the bad, and the delicious at Outside Lands
Recovered yet? We're almost there. It was a frenzied, foggy, dusty and memorable weekend at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park. There were sonic high points that brought us to tears, and bathroom lines...
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Shall we dance? Our review of Naked Sword's SF sex party
Stills from Naked Sword's 'Private Party' “At this San Francisco sex party, service comes with a smile” I watched his engorged, throbbing penis emerge at the opening of the glory hole. Staring felt...
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Local parking permits -- and fees
SF Newspaper Company photo So the city's going to take a look at the neighborhood parking program. Good. Here's my first question: Why do the car owners get away so cheap? It costs $64 a month to buy...
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Unhinged eccentricity: Outside Lands night shows
Andrew Bird whips the Indy into an enchanted forest. PHOTO BY SHAUNA C. KEDDY Last week saw two alternative rock favorites headlining local venues thanks to Outside Lands night shows: San Francisco...
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Rafael Mandelman enters City College board race
After the really bad news that Community College Board member Milton Marks died, there's some good news: Rafael Mandelman, an energetic, smart, progressive lawyer and member of the DCCC, has decided...
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Heads Up: 7 must-see concerts this week
The return of Twin Shadow. The global spectacle of the Olympics is through for now (see you in Russia 2014!); the local frenzy of Outside Lands 2012 has passed. So what's there to do and see this...
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Newsom will vote on campaign donors' projects
On the front page of the Chronicle Aug. 12, California Watch reported that Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has been promoting the interests of campaign donors in San Diego and San Bernardino. It’s...
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Bounce castle: Nicky Da B makes his SF debut
All smiles, all leopard print: Nicky Da B. PHOTO BY TOD SEELIE I met New Orleans bounce artist Nicky Da B in a Mardi Gras beer bust at a Nola leather bar. His manager Rusty Lazer (check out my...
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Oh no they didn't! Hilarious horror stories at Mortified
The cringe-tastic crew takes the stage at the DNA. Photo by Jamie Zawinski Why is it that I like myself most when looking back on my years as a college freshman, drunkenly spooning peanut butter into...
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Sweet: Berkeley Playhouse's 'Wonka'
Willy Wonka (Vernon Bush) hands over the (delicious) goods to Charlie (Dakota Dry). Photo by Larry Abel Sometimes when the going gets rough, it's time for a pinch of sweet nostalgia. Or, in this case,...
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Hey SF, RZA is coming
Wu-Tang Clan producer, rapper, actor, Kung fu enthusiast. The Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, and his highly influential production sound, are much too easily taken for granted. You’ve got his...
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Faux-war TV is hell: 'Stars Earn Stripes'
Savaged by anti-war activists, tut-tutted by nine Nobel Peace Laureates, and mocked by television critics, NBC's new competition show Stars Earn Stripes, which had its two-hour premiere last night,...
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Skrillex vs Stevie Wonder at Outside Lands
Skrillex, totally not at Outside Lands. PHOTO BY HellN/CREATIVE COMMONS Surveying the rabid Skrillex crowd, I felt old for one of the first times in my life. Like, John McCain, “get off my lawn” old....
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Newsom votes for -- and pushes -- housing for the rich
I can't say if the campaign contributions had anything to do with it (in fact, nobody seems to know when campaign contributions become bribery) but for whatever reason, Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom not only...
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Reports, rally, and hearing call for more public benefits from nonprofit...
CPMC has put more effort in winning approval for this huge new profit center than improving its dismal community benefits. Artist rendering by SmithGroup A rally and legislative hearing in Sacramento...
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Is it Saturday yet? 5 (vegetarian-abled) Street Food Festival snacks we can't...
Clairesquare's gooey-dangerous deep-fried caramel pop GUARDIAN PHOTO BY CAITLIN DONOHUE The Bay's press has been salivating ever since July 26, when La Cocina's Street Food Festival hosted a passel of...
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Tastes of Cindy: Drag artists re-enact Cindy Sherman portraits from SFMOMA show
To celebrate the incredibly engaging Cindy Sherman retrospective at the SF MOMA (through October 8), we asked four of San Francisco's premier drag performance artists to re-enact four of Sherman's...
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Squeeze This: accordion acts you should know
Something for the girls. Was there anything more unexpected in season three of Mad Men than the scene in which Joan brought out her cherry-red squeezebox, and serenaded a dinner party with "C'est...
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Hate (and free) speech
mike koozman/sf newspaper co. How far can you push free speech? Is it okay for Muni to run ads that are utterly, inexcusably offensive to Arabs and Muslims in the name of political expression? I'm...
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