When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, it’s a good core workout. If you’re sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More
Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More
December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
What with the prevalence of intensely earnest types, it's not always easy to merge social -ustice activism with a brilliant sense of humor, but Marga Gomez does just that.
We're happy that the best thing to come out of colonialism in Southeast Asia has gone from a cheap comfort food into a high-end culinary attraction top chefs tinker with and put on their menus.
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
This week, Telephone and Soup check in once more from Morocco: Is that a bird or a plane or a superman or... Moroccan democracy hard at work? It's actually two birds, two envelopes, and one horse all hard at work…
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by Allan Hough
September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 pmTags: I Heart Street Art
This week, an exclusive dispatch from San Francisco artists Telephone and Soup (most notable for having unleashed Shitty Kitty on the world), who are currently doing time in Morocco:We're in the city of Rabat for the next four months, finishing…
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by Allan Hough
September 8, 2009 @ 12:09 pmTags: I Heart Street Art
On Sunday I was supposed to meet with some friends for lunch at Herbivore (only because I have a free meal coming my way), but they had a hard time mobilizing, so I went solo to Mission Burger instead. At…
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by Allan Hough
September 2, 2009 @ 8:29 amTags: I Heart Street Art
The best part of spending last week in Berkeley was the commute. There's this thing called the CalTrans Commuter Bike Shuttle that runs during peak periods between MacArthur BART and the Transbay Terminal. For $1 you can be one of…
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by Allan Hough
August 25, 2009 @ 11:02 amTags: I Heart Street Art
Last week's I Heart Street Art, which I'd thought was the height of both critical analysis and street credibility, drew the ire of a trio of anonymous commenters. Today we respond to their concerns and look at pictures of a…
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by Allan Hough
August 18, 2009 @ 11:20 amTags: I Heart Street Art
Lilac Alley has been in the news a lot lately thanks to a new addition, a big fancy mural about agriculture and stuff associated with Mission Pie. And that's great. I Heart Street Art is thrilled to see people excited…
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by Allan Hough
August 11, 2009 @ 2:31 pmTags: I Heart Street Art
Earlier this summer an edition of the SFPD's Richmond Station Newsletter was devoted to recent graffiti-related arrests. Today I am going to reprint portions of it and couple these portions with photos of graffiti in the vicinities of Clement Street…
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by Allan Hough
August 4, 2009 @ 11:55 amTags: I Heart Street Art
A few weeks back, I had a sit-down with Steve Rotman and Chris Brennan, authors of Bay Area Graffiti and San Francisco Street Art. In the resulting post, I skimmed past what they had to say about San Francisco's unique…
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by Allan Hough
July 28, 2009 @ 11:46 amTags: I Heart Street Art
Every morning on my way to work I pass two pieces of art. One is bigger than life, prominently placed, seen by a zillion motorists a day. It is high concept yet simple, recognizable, whimsical -- a big burst…
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by Allan Hough
July 21, 2009 @ 1:40 pmTags: I Heart Street Art
As you know, I've taken a number of trips in recent weeks. Valencia, Barcelona, Berlin, Memphis. But none so foreign a destination as Sunnyside. Sunnyside is a sunny San Francisco neighborhood somewhere between Glen Park and City College --…
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by Allan Hough
July 7, 2009 @ 2:16 pmTags: I Heart Street Art
Of all the great graffiti I saw in Spain, nothing tickled me quite like this. I mean, a mashup of the logo from my favorite movie of all time and a street sign that as an American I only…
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by Allan Hough
June 30, 2009 @ 12:17 pmTags: I Heart Street Art
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
