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Melissa Tan
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 2/8-2/14
This week: Party with The Rumpus, learn about the future of newspapers according to the good people of McSweeney’s, celebrate the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s 20th birthday, and rock the Shabbat in IndieFest style with a White Russian and mini-bowling. Monday…
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The Ghost in the Search Engine: Google Conspiracies
Conspiracies surrounding the world’s most highly used search engine are nothing new. Tech nerds have long speculated on the myriad ways in which Google could be selling off our personal information piecemeal to the highest bidder, or even volunteering information…
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Reclusive Creator of Calvin and Hobbes Grants Rare Interview
After over two decades of reclusive behavior (the sort of behavior the late J.D. Salinger would have admired) comic genius Bill Waterson has finally responded to an interviewer’s questions. The creator of the ubiquitous 6 year-old, Calvin, and his jungle…
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Joe Sacco Is Not a Graphic Novelist
“I’m a big fan of photographs and a big fan of prose writing, too. But one of the advantages of comics is that you’re drawing frame after frame after frame, so almost in the background scenes you can create this…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 2/1-2/7
This week: Catch the tail ends of SF SketchFest and the SF Indie Winter Music Festival, Stop by 111 Minna for a decade of local art at the opening reception of Wonderland, mosey on over to Oakland for The Walter…
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What Smart People Are (Still) Saying About Google.cn
As we mentioned earlier, and even earlier than that, the future of Google’s operations in China are up in the air following a security breech targeting human rights advocates’ gmail accounts. Google SVP, David Drummond, had this to say about…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/25-1/31
This week: Work on the memoir you’ve always wanted to write with Michelle Tea, dance to benefit Doctors Without Borders at San Francisco Hearts Haiti, watch SF IndieFest take over Portrero Hill venues, and get your mixtape on at The…
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YouTube and The Music Industry: OK Go Tells It Like It Is
While technology has bought us many splendored things over the years, it has also caused the entertainment industry to take a long hard look at the way it has been doing business. For the music industry that meant tackling the…
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Neil Gaiman: Goth’s Mainstream Success
While many artists with cult followings seem to develop them by maintaining an air of mystery, Neil Gaiman has done so by connecting directly with his fans. When sales of his books wane, threatening to fall from best seller lists,…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/18-1/24
This week in San Francisco: SF MoMA wraps up a weekend of free art, local artist Eric Rewitzer offers his for an affordable price at Studio 3579, burlesque babes go roller derby at Dr. Sketchy’s, and the Torah goes web…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/11-1/17
This week, buy The Rumpus a drink at the first Monthly Rumpus of 2010, San Francisco’s MoMa turns 75, and Conan O’Brien honors Conan O’Brien at this year’s Sketchfest. Monday 1/11: Don’t miss the first Monthly Rumpus of the year. …
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/4-1/10
This week in San Francisco: Jason Meyers’ new book, “The Mission” is released in the Haight, Jose Arenas and Phillip Hua encourage you to choose your own adventure at the opening of their show American Pastiche, and Improv Everywhere encourages…