Fashion Armageddon? Nah, it's just the great American Apocalypse

04.11.10 - 1:32 pm | sfbg |

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By Chhavi Nanda

The majority of mankind is under the misconception that an apocalypse is primarily associated with the end of the world – some sort of eschatological final battle. Perhaps it’s the slew of movies such as 2012 or The Road influencing our mind to veer into that territory. But an apocalypse doesn’t necessarily mean an ending -- even adherents of the Book of Revelations know there’s a next chapter. An apocalypse is defined as “the lifting of a veil or a revelation.” Late last month, a fashionable veil was lifted: a new collective Web site of vintage fashion, entitled American Apocalypse, was exposed to the world.

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Uncovering visions with SFMAPP

04.11.10 - 12:36 pm | Ariel Soto-Suver |

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Jonathan Stephen and his friend Josh at the Secret Garden

Rotating Amusement Devices by Carl Pisaturo

"Hollywoodpedia" by Artemio at Galeria de la Raza

Maybe we're a little too old to go searching for chocolate eggs and ginormas white bunnies in grassy fields, but last weekend there was an alternative Easter scavenger hunt for grown-ups, thanks to SFMAPP, the San Francisco Mission Arts & Performance Project. This bi-monthly art event brings together artists, musicians and poets and scatters them among cafes, backyards, and galleries for a diverse evening of music and art in sometimes the most unexpected places.

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White Walls gives street art a place to hang its hat

04.11.10 - 11:30 am | Caitlin Donohue |

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Since writing my article in this week’s Guardian on the state of street art in San Francisco, the definition of the term has been… not rankling me, but sitting in my head like things that can’t be resolved tend to do. But a recent conversation I had with the owner of White Walls and Shooting galleries, Justin Giarla gave me a good look at why street artists go indoors. He took me through his current exhibition of works by the legendary stencilist Blek Le Rat, Hush, and Above -- “street” artists all, who are finding brave new worlds through work on canvas. Read more »

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Cut to the core: the sweet and the Splinters

04.11.10 - 6:03 am | Kimberly Chun |

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Didja hear? There’s a mini-girl-band revolution going on. Embracing the rawest of rawk, the lowest of fi, the Splinters haven’t been lumped into the current wavelet of female-centric Bay Area ensembles ala Brilliant Colors and Grass Widow. And perhaps rightfully so. Gender aside, the bands are coming from way different places sonically. Read more »

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Candidates for judge: Linda Colfax

04.10.10 - 6:38 pm | Tim Redmond |

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We're interviewing all the candidates for Superior Court judge in San Francisco. Here's Linda Colfax:

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Verdict leaves SEIU-NUHW fight unresolved

04.09.10 - 3:47 pm | sfbg |

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By Christopher D. Cook

In a mixed ruling this morning (April 9), a nine-member U.S. District Court jury awarded $1.5 million to the Service Employees International Union in its ongoing campaign to stymie a rival union created by former SEIU staffers, in a mixed ruling that's unlikely to resolve the unions' protracted battle over members and leadership in the labor movement. Read more »

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Calvin Trillin: A guide to discussing the news for responsible citizens

04.09.10 - 3:18 pm |

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Calvin Trillin: Deadline Poet

A guide to discussing the news for responsible and serious-minded citizens

Our healthcare's finally getting well

But houses still are hard to sell.

Employment programs still won't gel.

And ice caps melt away pell-mell.

One shouldn't dwell upon Rielle.

But, still...

The Nation 4/12/2010

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The Daily Blurgh: Bros before trolls

04.09.10 - 2:57 pm | Matt Sussman |

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Curiosities, quirks, oddites, and items from around the Bay and beyond

For the love of God, iPad, or printed matter, please read former Guardian culture editor, and current lead editor of science and sci-fi wonderblog io9, Annalee Newitz's eye-opening summary of the 5 ways the Google Book settlement will change the future of reading (one plus: "pulp science fiction will make a comeback in ways you might not expect").

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Park it here: an alterna-Dolores six pack

04.09.10 - 2:39 pm | Caitlin Donohue |

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The other day, sharing the scrap of blanket space I was able to hustle between 1,000 of my Vitamin D deprived brethren, I spotted:

1. A green parrot. On a man’s shoulder.

2. A green python. Ditto, shoulders.

3. An LED light filled, fixed gear frame.

All in a ten foot radius. Freaky! Unique! Not very relaxing! Conclusion: I need a break from Dolo.

Luckily, I made a serendipitous discovery: there are other parks in San Francisco! Many, in fact. Here are some green spaces that are sunny, green, and relatively free of studied self imagery: Read more »

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Candidates for judge: Harry Dorfman

04.09.10 - 1:13 pm | Tim Redmond |

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We've been interviewing candidates for the two contested judicial races in San Francisco, and posting the sound files. The most recent candidate is Harry Dorfman; you can listen to his comments here

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SF smokers kicked to curb, by the cars

04.09.10 - 10:12 am |

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By Adam Lesser

San Francisco smokers will be hit with the latest in a long lines of restrictions starting April 25, when they’ll be kicked to the curb, out by the cars whose tailpipes are at least as dangerous as secondhand smoke.

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The problem with Park Merced

04.09.10 - 9:51 am | Tim Redmond |

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It's no secret that Park Merced, the sorta-suburban mega-housing complex in the southwest corner of the city, wants to expand. New mid-rise towers would house some 7,000 apartments, with space for maybe 12,000 new residents -- which is fine if you like the idea of more rental housing in the city (although much of it not affordable). But it also means a huge amount of new traffic in the area, particularly on 19th Avenue, which is pretty crowded as it is.Read more »

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Street Threads: Look of the Day

04.09.10 - 8:43 am | Ariel Soto-Suver |

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Today's Look: Annie, Van Ness and Jackson

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Street Threads

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Holy smokes, could it be... the biggest SF mural ever?

04.08.10 - 4:58 pm | Caitlin Donohue |

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The answer is yes, yes it will be. And how did the madness begin? “I was in the neighborhood and I saw this wall. And me being me, I got really excited and wanted to paint it.” And so it started, Brian Barneclo’s latest SOMA mural project, whose launch will be celebrated alongside "Systematics," his solo (indoor art) show at fabric8 on Sat/10. Read more »

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No time for a trade war

04.08.10 - 3:04 pm |

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By Joseph E. Stiglitz

Here is our monthly installment of Joseph E. Stiglitz's Unconventional Economic Wisdom column from the Project Syndicate news series. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University, the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics and has a recently published book, Freefall .

NEW YORK – The battle with the United States over China’s exchange rate continues. When the Great Recession began, many worried that protectionism would rear its ugly head. True, G-20 leaders promised that they had learned the lessons of the Great Depression. But 17 of the G-20’s members introduced protectionist measures just months after the first summit in November 2008. The “Buy America” provision in the United States’ stimulus bill got the most attention. Still, protectionism was contained, partly due to the World Trade Organization.

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