All in the family
The Fangs got $66.7 million to keep the San Francisco Examiner alive. Instead, they turned it into a family piggy bank and political tool -- and alienated their employees and much of the city.
By Tali Woodward

The untouchables
Examiner staff told not to criticize Fang family "friends."
By Adrienne Sanders

The 'Argonaut' scam
Warren Hinckle's endorsements neatly mirror the ads in his magazine.
By Bruce B. Brugmann

Suspicious circulation
Did the Examiner mislead its advertisers?
By Tali Woodward

Not-so-full disclosure
By Tali Woodward and Matthew Hirsch

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Editorial: Monopoly marches on

Opinion: The war on public health
By Sasha Cuttler

'Chron' fires Norr
Bronstein punctuates his ban on antiwar activities with a decision that seems legally solid but ethically questionable.
By Steven T. Jones

The democracy disaster
Activists slam proposed relaxation of FCC media ownership rules during a daylong hearing, but why didn't the mainstream reporters cover it?
By Steven T. Jones

Gay bashing on the rise
Newly released data shows steep increase in violence against LGBT San Franciscans.
By David A. Kulczyk

alt.sex.column By Andrea Nemerson

techsploitation By Annalee Newitz

culture shocked By katharine mieszkowski

Moon Signs By Sally Cragin

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Dine
Curry village
By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
Paperback traffic
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Morning wood
By Dan Leone

Table Ready
Pick-me-up
By Stephanie Rosenbaum

Bottle Rockets
Great scotch!
Matt Markovich

Meatless
Southern exposure
By Miriam Wolf

The Food Snoop
The box
By Masha Gutkin

Well Done
By Evelyn Grosvenor-Smythe

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The Blender

Madonna: MTV
Swept away by the middlebrow American Life, Madonna is her own worst mommie dearest.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Madonna: Spent 'Life'
By Jimmy Draper

Madonna: Che of fools
By Kimberly Chun

Film: 'Fellini: I'm a Born Liar'
La dolce vita.
By David Fear

Film: Good guy, bad guy
Korean film is on fire at Yerba Buena.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Film: The better thief
Le cercle rouge rereleases Alain Delon's glorious doom.
By Dennis Harvey

Film: 'XX/XY'
Three-way calling.
By Dennis Harvey

Stage: Making adjustments
The family in Claire Chafee's Darwin's Finches looks for a safe place to nest.
By Rob Avila

Dance: Life span
Margaret Jenkins's 30-year retrospective has vision.
By Rita Felciano

Dance: For the record
The Legacy Oral History Project gets it in writing.
By Sima Belmar

Dance: Dimensions Dance Theater
By Rita Felciano=

Art: 'This World Is Beginning to Tremble: Ché = R + Evolution'
By Lindsey Westbrook

Last Exit By Derk Richardson

The Litterbox By John O'Neill

Liner notes By Lynn Rapoport

Extreme Measures By J.H. Tompkins

Sonic Reducer By Kimberly Chun

Tiger on beat By Patrick Macias

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