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Third time's a charm
The Gossip raise the roof with their breakthrough album, Standing in the Way of Control.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Didja hear?
Get to know the Gossip.
By Jimmy Draper

True grits
The Gossip's Beth Ditto is cooking with meat – and mixing riot grrrl gospel with punk rock panache.
By Kimberly Chun

Editor's Notes

On Guard!
Barnes switches sides, Zacks whacks non-profits, and the school board's double standard.

Editorial: Bail out the schools – once

Editorial: Enforcing a hidden anti-eviction law

Evo presidente!
The election of a radical indigenous leader in Bolivia signals a major political shift – for now.
By John Ross

In Melinda's memory
The Christmas Eve death of a homeless woman prompts questions about conditions in one of SF's largest shelters.
By Tali Woodward

Making a splash
The country's first male synchronized swimming team breaks one barrier, but others remain.
By Kristina Peterson

Alerts
A selective guide to political events

Opinion: Bolivia's ballot-box revolution
By Jubenal Quispe

Talkback - letters to the editor

Community Internet: Broadband as a Public Utility
From Freepress.net: Hundreds of cities and towns are launching Community Internet systems that promise universal, affordable access to high-speed broadband services.
Now telecom and cable lobbyists are pushing a federal bill that would outlaw Community Internet and municipal broadband everywhere.
Stop this disastrous bill. Send a letter to Congress now.

Journalists under fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links to national and international organizations working for press freedom

Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first amendment issues. This week from the California First Amendment Coalition: The Jacko Exception to the First Amendment - For persons who care about public access to trials, the Michael Jackson case has been a nightmare.

 

 

Music: Class act
SF band Film School reaches for the next level.
By Kimberly Chun

Film: Native son
Terrence Malick digs deep into America's past with The New World.
By Max Goldberg

Film: Princess diaries
An interview with The New World star Q'Orianka Kilcher
By Kimberly Chun

Film: Behind and beyond bars: After Innocence:
By A.C. Thompson

Film: DNA: does not apologize: After Innocence
Johnny Ray Huston

Stage: Still crazy after all these years
ACT brings David Mamet's Sexual Perversity into the 21st century
By Robert Avila

Picks: Music
Jazzanova
By Peter Nicholson

Picks: Art
'A Searing Lesson Every Girl Should Know'
Katie Kurtz

Picks: Stage
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Rita Felciano

Picks: Film
'Neo-Benshi Night: Move Over, Big Screen'
Johnny Ray Huston

Sonic Reducer
By Kimberly Chun

Frequencies
By Josh Kun

Grooves - music reviews

Microgrooves - music reviews

The Mix

Dine review
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
By L.E. Leone

Without Reservations
By Paul Reidinger

The Blender

 


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