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Tonight, a film that will change how you see mental illness
A still from Crooked Beauty, which will be screened tonight as part of the 10-year anniversary of the Icarus Project PHOTO COURTESY KEN PAUL ROSENTHAL What does it mean to be mentally ill? Mentally...
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Localized Appreesh: Kacey Johansing
Kacey Johansing isn't fooling around. Localized Appreesh is our thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com. I first learned of Oakland's Kacey...
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Louis Dunn: On Mormon threats to excommunicate Romney critic
Louis Dunn, longtime Guardian cartoonist, comments on the Mormons and the excommunication of a Romney critic. Click on the artwork for the full-sized image.
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Party Radar: I Heart Cochina Tonga's, Tyree Cooper in a church, Beat Junkies...
O my goddess, there's gonna be a yoga rave. Why, Govinda, why??? Actually I'm kind of intrigued. But full intriguement will have to wait until I'm hungover from the onslaught of this weekend's...
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On the Om Front: A path with heart
Rami Magron and Reggie D. White in Erik Ehn's soul-stirring poetic play, 'Dogsbody,' at Intersection for the Arts. PHOTO BY CLAIRE RICE I’ve been practicing yoga for 12 years. Over the years, my...
View ArticleCalvin Trillin: Convention bounce for Obama
From Charlotte, Obama had hoped for a bounce. It came in a way unforeseen. When William J. Clinton had spoken his piece, He'd furnished a strong trampoline. Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet (The Nation...
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The Performant: Love is (not) a battlefield
Our Genocides and “Combat Paper” speak out for peace. Along with playing host to all of the fun and fabulous festivals occurring this past weekend (hopefully you managed to make it out to at least...
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'LOOPER' IS HERE! Plus: a boatload of other new movies
He is me: Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt play the same character in 'Looper.' Photo by Alan Markfield Wait, what are you doing reading this? Why aren't you watching Looper, the best time-travel...
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Nite Trax: Hunee spreads love at Honey
"Hunee is a good eater," begins Berlin-based DJ Hunee's official biography. "Good" here surely means voracious -- Hunee may be well-known for his deep disco sets (sometimes running to seven hours in...
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SFBC keeps its distance from Critical Mass anniversary ride
Dave Snyder poses by his likeness on Mona Caron's 20th anniversary Critical Mass poster, which includes regular riders. Steven T. Jones Today's 20th anniversary Critical Mass ride has received...
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This year, Banned Books Week matters more than ever
STILL among the top-censored titles in the US. Have you ever listened to KPFA's “Flashpoints”? A friend described it to me, as we listened to an episode featuring San Francisco's newest poet laureate...
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SF sucks. More machines will fix it. Really.
Horrors -- a bicyclist with his hand out! Phasers on stun! How many ways is this video by the tech flackery sf.citi really embrassing and whiny? Let's start: Gee -- San Francisco is just horrible....
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Politicians get a lot of shit, and they generally deserve it. But I have to say: After listening to almost all of the debate over the removal of Ross Mirkarimi -- and watching the 4-7 vote to keep him...
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Supervisors reinstate Mirkarimi, rejecting Lee's interpretation of official...
Ross Mirkarimi, wife Eliana Lopez, and their son during a rally before the historic hearing. Luke Thomas The Board of Supervisors has voted to reinstate Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and reject the official...
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Mirkarimi case -- the aftermath
Olauge: A Profile in Courage So many things to think about after last night's Board of Supervisors vote on Ross Mirkarimi. It was a dramatic moment in local politics, a clear rejection of the mayor by...
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Localized Appreesh: Roem Baur
Wherever he may Roem. Localized Appreesh is our thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com. Roem Baur has been through some changes in the past...
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Mayor's aide's totally inappropriate text to Olague
Where's the civility, Mr. Mayor? Wow -- a source just passed me the text messages that Tony Winnicker, a senior advisor to Mayor Lee, send to Sup. Christina Olague after her vote on the Mirkarimi...
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Fukushima controversies that the mainstream media ignores
This week, we wrote our annual analysis of the list of censored stories released by Project Censored. We wrote that “in one study that got little attention, scientists Joseph Mangano and Janette...
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Another bizarre Realtor video: London Calling
I don't know who the San Francisco Association of Realtors has hired to make its campaign videos, and the Realtor folks aren't calling me back (imagine that). But it's some weirdo shit. They've got...
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Appetite: What's new at Anchor? A lot.
From Anchor's rooftop bar with striking views of downtown SF and the Bay Bridge GUARDIAN PHOTO BY VIRGINIA MILLER Inside scoop from Anchor Distilling: A new clear hops spirit, line of Japanese...
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