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Special Issues

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Jan 2-10, 2008
Vol. 26, No. 49

News

Feature
My Body, My Self

Food issues and a bad self-image led our columnist to undergo weight-loss surgery. She's still a mess, but a better-looking one.
by Katy St. Clair
Tags: Feature, Featured Stories, Anne Frank, Norman Rockwell, Darth Vader, Jesus Christ

Sucka Free City
Coca-Cola for Culture Jammers
by David Downs
Tags: Sucka Free City, Columns, Pete Hottelet, Jamey Kirby, San Francisco, Luke Wilson

Sucka Free City
Au Revoir, Addis
by Will Harper
Tags: Sucka Free City, Columns, Paul Addis, Burning Man, Danielle Steel, Ludwig van Beethoven

Sucka Free City
Burning Atlanta
by John Geluardi
Tags: Sucka Free City, Columns, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, San Francisco, Georgia, Atlanta

Letters
SF Weekly Letters
Tags: Letters, Columns, Sammy Hagar, Bow Wow, Hollywood, Jennifer Maerz

The Snitch
Juno, Preggo Porn, Erik Otto, and SF Sketchfest - Your Monday Morning Hangover
by David Downs
Tags: erik otto, juno, preggo porn, sf sketchfest

The Snitch
Eat Fresh: Websites to Help You Find Locally Grown Food
by James Lee
Tags: food, local, web tools

The Snitch
San Francisco Storm, Erik Otto, and Ramblin Jack Elliott - It's Your Friday Morning Pre-Party!
by David Downs
Tags: erik otto, ramblin jack elliott, san francisco storm, Video

The Snitch
The Suckiest NFL Team in the Bay Area Is - The 49ers
by David Downs
Tags: RaidersSuckNinersSuck, 49ers suck, oakland raiders suck

The Snitch
Dawn at 185 Berry St. - Weather All Clear, For Now
by David Downs
Tags: Environment

The Snitch
Three's Company: The Mother Of All Bay Area Storms
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Media, Bay Area, Flooding, High Wind Warning, Lake Tahoe, Power Outages, Rain, Sierra, Snow, Storms

The Snitch
Big Sigh: San Francisco, NYC Rents Highest In The Country
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Media, Columbus, Forbes, Highest Rents, Home Prices, New York City, Ohio, San Francisco

The Snitch
Gawker's Latest Conquest: SF-Based Sci-Fi Blog i09
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Media, Annalee Newitz, Blog, Doctor Who, Gawker Media, io9, RFID Chip, Science Fiction, Wired

The Snitch
Tatiana The Tiger Slingshot Theory Seemingly Debunked
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Media, Amritpal and Kulbir Dhaliwal, Dan Noyes, Fog City Journal, Mark Geragos, Mauling Death, New York Post, San Francisco Zoo, Slingshots, Tatiana The Tiger

The Snitch
How to Get By With Just 2 Hours of Sleep
by James Lee

The Snitch
Obama's Iowa Win - Is Clinton Slowing Up?
by David Downs
Tags: Media, obama wins iowa

The Snitch
Obama Wows 'Em At Tosca Cafe
by John Geluardi
Tags: Politics, anti-corporate, caucus, Clinton, Iowa, Nader, North Beach, Obama, Opera, San Francisco, Tosca

The Snitch
Screw Doppler, Predict the Weather Without a Forecast
by James Lee
Tags: forecast, predict, weather

The Snitch
Macworld Keynote 2008 Predictions Contest!
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Science and Tech, Board of Communication, Insanely Great Tees, Keynote Address, Macworld Conference And Expo, Predictions Contest, Steve Jobs

The Snitch
How To Escape an Attack By Roller Skating Ninjas
by James Lee
Tags: escape, ninja

The Snitch
Your accountant can no longer sell your social security number to Russian hackers
by Benjamin Wachs
Tags: Government

The Snitch
Murder, Myspace, Babysitters, Betrayal: The Best True Crime Stories of 2007
by David Downs
Tags: Crime

The Snitch
Human Trapped Under MUNI Bus, Winds Flip Tractor Trailer - News on the "New Year's Storm of 2008"
by David Downs
Tags: Environment, New Year's Storm of 2008

The Snitch
Rambo vs. Rimbaud - Muni Vandal Strikes 'First Blood'
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Crime, Public Transit, First Blood, Muni Vandal, Rambo, Rimbaud

The Snitch
The Best 3rd Party Applications for your iPhone/iPod Touch
by James Lee
Tags: applications, iphone

The Snitch
Playing With Your Balls: Best Places in the City to Play Basketball
by James Lee
Tags: basketball, courts

The Snitch
God Rides BART, Gets His PSP Stolen
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Public Transit, BART, Garrett and Doug St. John, God Rides BART, theology

The Snitch
Alleged S.F. Road Warrior Omeed Popal to Face 35 Felony Counts
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Crime, Government, Death Race 2000,, hit-and-run, Omeed Popal

The Snitch
Pro Publica's New Boss Paul Steiger Poses Future of Journalism - Him
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Media, paul steiger, pro publica, wall street journal

The Snitch
Educate Yo'self: Check Out Some Documentaries
by James Lee
Tags: documentaries, free movies

The Snitch
Taxi Cabs Hauling Trans-Fats to Budget Hearings; That's Right, the Board of Supervisors Are Back! It's ...
by Benjamin Wachs
Tags: budget, shelters, taxi, trans-fat

The Snitch
San Francisco's Very Own Mrs. Pakistan World 2008
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Media, Benazir Bhutto, Mrs. Pakistan World 2008, Saman Hasnain

The Snitch
BART Rider Appreciation Day: Free Fair Trade Coffee!
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Public Transit, BART Rider Thank You Day, Fair Trade Certified, Tully's Coffee

The Snitch
The Slingshot Heard Round The Bay, Or Maybe Not
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Media, Amritpal and Kulbir Dhaliwal, Mark Geragos, Mauling Death, New York Post, San Francisco Zoo, Slingshots, Tatiana The Tiger

The Snitch
Fresh from controversy, Lane Hartwell to head up Tuesday night panel discussion and ask the immortal question: what's protecting artists on the web?
by Benjamin Wachs
Tags: Media

The Snitch
Obama Election Analysis - The kids come through for Obama and change the world
by Benjamin Wachs
Tags: Politics, iowa, obama, youth vote

The Snitch
Dead Trees Littering SF Streets Not Created Equally - Too Many Branch Offices in SF, Not Enough Wood Chippers
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Government, 311, Department of Public Works, Great Storm of 2008, Joanne Ramirez, Sunset Scavenger

The Snitch
San Francisco Blog Hosting a Show at SXSW: BetterKnowanSFBlog
by Ty Callister
Tags: blog, Great American Music Hall, indie, local music, SF Music, SXSW, The Bay Bridged

The Snitch
Cheif Heather Fong Avoids the Chopping Block
by John Geluardi
Tags: Politics, Alioto, Fong, homicide, Newsom, police, San Francisco

The Snitch
How to Keep Those New Year's Resolutions Like a Big Dork
by James Lee
Tags: resolutions, webapp

The Snitch
Newsom Looks to the Future and Beyond
by John Geluardi
Tags: Politics, dome, homicide, inaugural, Newsom, rotunda, royal blue, San Francisco, worship

The Snitch
Hey Obama lovers! Want to talk about Obama until your ears bleed?
by Benjamin Wachs
Tags: Politics, Caucus, Iowa, Obama

The Snitch
Man Dies Protecting Daughter From Gunfire Midday on New Year's Eve
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Crime

The Snitch
North Beach Walking Tour Leader Alessandro Baccari on SF - "I don’t want anybody to walk the streets in fear"
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Media, Alessandro Baccari, history, North Beach

The Snitch
NYC To San Francisco: From The Frying Pan Into The Fire?
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Crime, Adam Fisher, Brooklyn, Crime Wave, East Williamsburg, New York City, New York Magazine

The Snitch
FYI: It's Not An iPhone Commercial Starring David Lynch
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Science and Tech, David Lynch, DVD, Inland Empire, iPhone Spoof Ad, Video

Music

The new Fox Theater, the arty Red Poppy, and the hustlin' Demolition Men

The Bay is looking up in 2008
by Jennifer Maerz, Eric K. Arnold, Ezra Gale, David Downs, J. Pace and John Graham
Tags: Music, Feature, San Francisco, Todd Brown, Recombinant Media Labs, Oakland

Readin', Writin', Rockin'

Keep up on the local fringe with Bay Area music Web sites
by John Graham
Tags: Music, Feature, Sacramento, San Jose

Kill Clear Channel

Or, how to stream free music through the local digital pipeline
by John Graham
Tags: Music, Feature, Rogue Wave (Musical Group), Mates of State

Hear This
Underwater sirens stir local act Kitka to song
by Toph One and Ernest Barteldes
Tags: Hear This, Show Preview, Social Distortion, Fillmore, Chernobyl, Ellen Sebastian Chang

BeatBox
South American cumbia gets the remix treatment at Tormenta Tropical
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: BeatBox, Show Preview, Buenos Aires, Tamara Palmer, South America

All Shook Down
Caroline Hwang Art Show "Salvage" Premieres at Giant Robot 1/12
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Arts, caroline hwang, giant robot, grsf, salvage

All Shook Down
Social Distortion Reschedules SF Shows
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Music, fillmore, mike ness, reschedule, social distortion

All Shook Down
Kim Kardashian's Ass, Jessica Sierra's Sextape - The Best and Worst of Sex in 2007
by David Downs
Tags: Sex - The Glory Hole, Jessica Sierra, Kim Kardashian

All Shook Down
2008 Banished Words List: With Additions
by David Downs
Tags: Books, 2008 banished words

All Shook Down
Ever-Growing List of Fetishes Expands With Bike Calipornification Tour Tomorrow at Roxie
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Sex - The Glory Hole, bike, Bike Calipornification Tour, porn, pornography of the bicycle

All Shook Down
Anticon's Why? to Release New Album Alopecia 3/11
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Music, alopecia, anticon, the hollows, why?, yoni wolf

All Shook Down
The Top 20 Songs of Cube-mate Torture
by David Downs
Tags: Music, Top 20 Songs to Play in a Quiet Office to Annoy Your Coworkers, Video

All Shook Down
ASD's SF Sketchfest Event Preview
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Comedy, brian posehn, comedians of comedy, dr. katz, freaks and geeks, gene wilder, john vanderslice, kids in the hall, maria bamford, michael showalter, mort sahl, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, patton oswalt, plan 9 from outer space, sf sketchfest, upright citizens brigade, young frankenstein

All Shook Down
Juno, Preggo Porn, Erik Otto, and SF Sketchfest - Your Monday Morning Hangover
by David Downs
Tags: Monday Morning Hangover, erik otto, juno, preggo porn, sf sketchfest

All Shook Down
Tommy Guerrero Brings Back the Bastard in February
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Music, return of the bastard, tommy guerrero

All Shook Down
Pics from Erik Otto's 'The Calm Before The Storm' at Gallery Three
by David Downs
Tags: Arts, Erik Otto, Gallery Three, The Calm Before The Storm

All Shook Down
The Lowbrow Art Sale - Lizz Lopez, Derek Hess, Glenn Barr
by Josh Creep
Tags: Arts, The Lowbrow Art Sale, derek hess, glenn barr, kent williams, lizz lopez, tristan henry-wilson

All Shook Down
Local Pro Wrestling Promotion Fog City Wrestling Debuts at CELLspace 1/12
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Arts, Theater, cellspace, fog city wrestling, Video

All Shook Down
Flight of the Conchords Dudes, Aimee Mann Launch SF Sketchfest at Mezzanine 1/10
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Comedy, aimee mann, flight of the conchords, mezzanine, paul f. tompkins, sf sketchfest, todd barry, Video

All Shook Down
The Onion Celebrates Broken Resolutions with Why? at Mighty 1/12
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Music, anticon, brass mafia, celebration of broken resolutions, kid beyond, mighty, the onion, why?

All Shook Down
Erik Otto Art Exhibition Opens This Weekend at Gallery Three
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Arts, erik otto, gallery three, shooting gallery, the calm before the storm

All Shook Down
San Francisco Storm, Erik Otto, and Ramblin Jack Elliott - It's Your Friday Morning Pre-Party!
by David Downs
Tags: and Ramblin Jack Elliott, Erik Otto, San Francisco Storm, Video

All Shook Down
"My Vice" Art Show Reception Friday at Space Gallery
by Oscar Pascual
Tags: Arts, My Vice, paul quitoriano, space gallery

All Shook Down
The Lowbrow Art Sale -- Mark Ryden, Alberto Seveso, Tomer Hanuka
by Josh Creep
Tags: The Lowbrow Art Sale, alberto seveso, ashley wood, mark ryden, ric stultz, tomer hanuka

All Shook Down
Jay-Z and Apple Launching a Record Label?
by Ty Callister
Tags: Music, Apple, Def Jam, Hip-Hop, Jay-Z, Jay-Z and Apple, MacWorld, Music Industry, Rap

All Shook Down
Chilling McCarthy footage at limited SF MOMA screenings
by Ian S. Port
Tags: Film, Emile de Antonio, Point of Order, Senator McCarthy, SF MOMA

Dining

Eat
Unforgettable,That's What You Are

The best dishes of 2007 — it was a very good year
by Meredith Brody
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Mexico, North America, Lombard, Westfield San Francisco Centre, SPQR, CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen

Recent Openings
New Restaurants
Tags: Recent Openings, Columns, California, Fillmore, Valencia, Potrero Hill, Conduit

SFoodie
Eater's Deliciously Tacky Holiday Decorations Contest: We Was Robbed!
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Eater SF, Figaro Ristorante Italiano, Ho, Holiday Decorations Contest, Pergamino

SFoodie
The DEWmocracy Campaign's 10 Most Moronic Elements
by David Downs
Tags: dewmocracy, mountain dew

SFoodie
DIY Vanilla Extract
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: DIY Vanilla Extract, Instructables, Orchid

SFoodie
Vino Teca: The Restaurant That Wasn't There
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Eater SF, John Barleycorn Pub, Luisa Hanson, Nonexistent Restaurants, Vino Teca, Yelp

SFoodie
Chicken McNoggin, Deep Fried Baby Foot And Condom Mistaken For Calamari
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Chicken McNoggin, Deep Fried Mouse, Finger, Hoaxipedia, McDonalds, Popeye's Fried Chicken, Wendy's

SFoodie
San Francisco Storm, Erik Otto, and Ramblin Jack Elliott - It's Your Friday Morning Pre-Party!
by David Downs
Tags: Erik Otto, Ramblin Jack Elliott, San Francisco Storm, Your Friday Morning Pre-Party!, Video

SFoodie
Man, Bar Jules Better Be Serving Some Very, Very Good Toast
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Bar Jules, Daily Feed, Eater SF, Receipt, Toast

SFoodie
It's On: McDonald's Vs. Starbucks
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Barista, Gourmet Coffee, McDonald's Vs. Starbucks, Wall Street Journal

SFoodie
Zagat's Greatest Outtakes: 'Can I Vote 'Ugh'?'
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Epi Log, Outtakes Of The Week, Zagat, Zagat Buzz Blog, Zingers

SFoodie
Juno, Preggo Porn, Erik Otto, and SF Sketchfest - Your Monday Morning Hangover
by David Downs
Tags: erik otto, juno, preggo porn, sf sketchfest

SFoodie
What Have You Been Smoking? How To Make A Meat Smoker Out Of A Trashcan
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Alton Brown, Cruft Box, Hot Plate, MacGyver, Meat Smoker, Trashcan

SFoodie
Gridskipper's International Flavor Tour Of The Mission: What's Missing Here?
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Gridskipper, Mission District International Flavor Tour

SFoodie
New Orangina Spot: Hot Bear On Doe Action
by Brian Bernbaum
Tags: Commercial, Furries, Hot Interspecies Action, Orangina, Video

Film

Revenge of the Nerds

Judd Apatow's pretty good year
by Robert Wilonsky
Tags: Film, Film, Drillbit Taylor, Hollywood, Seth Rogen, Adam McKay

Grand Design

Homayoun Ershadi, from architect to actor
by Scott Foundas
Tags: Film, Film, Homayoun Ershadi, Iran, Abbas Kiarostami, Tehran

Calendar

Night&Day
Altman Snaps
by Traci Vogel
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Robert Altman, San Francisco, Cesar Chavez, Jane Fonda

Night&Day
The War Between the Guitars
by Hiya Swanhuyser
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, David Crosby, Matt Borkenhagen, Neko Case, Paris (Texas)

Night&Day
Pharaoh Speaks
by Mark Keresman
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Pharaoh Sanders, John Coltrane, Eric Clapton, Don Cherry

Night&Day
Insurgent General's Report
by Michael Fox
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Iraq, Middle East, Molly Bingham, Steve Connors

Night&Day
Apricot Jam Session
by Michael Fox
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Les Claypool, Adam Gates, Bob Weir, Brian Kehoe

Night&Day
Move 'Em Out
by Michael Leaverton
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, California Academy of Sciences, Gary Larson, U-Haul International Inc.

Night&Day
More Than Kitsch
by Michael Leaverton
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Dana Frank, Los Gatos, California, Northern California

Night&Day
Hey Now
by Michael Leaverton
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Howard Stern, Bob Levy, Beetlejuice, The Killers

Night&Day
Gentlemen's Night Out
by Traci Vogel
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Nathan Ota, Bob Dob, Daniel Peacock, Henry Rollins

Night&Day
Real Classy
by Hiya Swanhuyser
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Keith Hennessy, Michelle Tea, San Francisco, Solidad de Costa

Night&Day
Deserving of Clapter
by Michael Leaverton
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Michael Bernard Loggins

Night&Day
AVP Sneaks In
by Luke Y. Thompson
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Ian Whyte

Night&Day
The Great Beyond
by Frako Loden
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Europe, Germany, Western Europe, Austria

Night&Day
Revenge of the Alabaster Breast
by Evan James
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Danielle Steel, Cara Barer, Christine Vaillancourt, Perry Burns

Night&Day
Three Kings Sing
by Alejandro Perez
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, San Francisco, Santa Claus

Night&Day
Sunshine of Your Love
by Michael Fox
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Lee Chang-dong, Cannes Film Festival, East Asia, Seoul

Night&Day
Eating Right
by Michael Leaverton
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Patricia Unterman, California Academy of Sciences

Night&Day
I Did Not Know That
by Hiya Swanhuyser
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, John Goodman, The Big Lebowski, San Francisco, Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Night&Day
Ultimate Fighting Comedian
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Joe Rogan, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Los Angeles, Wesley Snipes

Night&Day
War Photographer
by Michael Leaverton
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, USS Missouri, Asia, East Asia, Japan

Night&Day
Plowed Under
by Nirmala Nataraj
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Bobbie Gould, David Mamet, Charlie Fox, Speed the Plow

Night&Day
I Can See Clearly Now
by Hiya Swanhuyser
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, IMAX Corporation, Medellin, Medina Wall, New York City

Culture

Stage
The Not-So-Hot Seat

A work of substance may lurk beneath Adam Bock's flimsy play about an environmental disaster on a pig farm
by Chloe Veltman
Tags: Stage, Stage, Adam Bock, Marion, Caryl Churchill, Tracy Ward

Encore
Also Playing

Our critics weigh in on local theater
by Chloe Veltman and Nathaniel Eaton
Tags: Encore, Capsule Reviews, Tennessee Williams, Reduced Shakespeare Company, San Francisco, Charles Dickens

Stagecap
Siddhartha: The Bright Path
by Nathaniel Eaton
Tags: Stagecap, Columns, San Francisco, Valencia, Apple iPhone

Home Entertainment

Game On
Keep Dreaming

NiGHTS' second coming feels more like a first draft.
by Gary Hodges
Tags: Game On, Reviews, Nintendo Wii, Wii Remote Controller, Super Mario Galaxy, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

DVDish
Black Russian
by Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky
Tags: DVDish, Reviews, David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen, Peter Berg, Jason Statham

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