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   Neglected Treasures

   A famed Mexican artist painted six murals for the 1939 World's Fair in S.F. One famously disappeared. The others have practically been ignored.

   By Ron Russell

   Published: January 16, 2008

   In 1941, shortly after the close of the Golden Gate International Exposition (World's Fair) on Treasure Island, curators packed up six giant murals created for the fair by...

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   Smack Up

   By Michael Fox

   Published: January 16, 2008

   Brando, Sinatra, Dean, Elvis -- those were some cool cats, but they weren't as cool as Chet Baker. The great jazzman had the Adonis features of a movie star and the world on a...

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   That's Haute

   By Nirmala Nataraj

   Published: January 16, 2008

   When it comes to checking out a show at the Crucible, it's unlikely you'll be paying much attention to the sartorial choices of the probably sweaty performers. Considering that...

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   Bluesy Velvet

   By Michael Fox

   Published: January 16, 2008

   Just because the man makes the trippiest films on the planet, everybody thinks David Lynch is from Bizarroland. He's an artist, people, not a space alien or a drug-huffing...

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   Ten Points Just for the Name

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: January 16, 2008

   It takes guts to mix the music of your childhood with music from another time and place. Many of us wouldn't want to: If the music of your people is big band swing, for...

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   Oh, WOW

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: January 16, 2008

   Dance, comedy, circus, music, theater: The Women on the Way Festival sure covers a lot of genre ground. From the Sarah Bush Dance Project and Freeplay Dance Crew to musician...

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   Getting Off Scot Free

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: January 16, 2008

   Having recently watched Saving Grace, we've had Craig Ferguson on the brain. Ferguson wrote and starred in the film, which concerns the fun to be had in combining sweet little...

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   Music, Mustaches

   By Michael Leaverton

   Published: January 16, 2008

   It's always nice when a curator displays a level of talent on par with the works they're showing, but nobody foresaw the genius of Apsara DiQuinzio. The assistant curator of...

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   Experts Only

   By Michael Leaverton

   Published: January 16, 2008

   Mark Obenhaus' film, Steep, has not been getting the sort of reviews that would make it a contender for best doc of the year. Sure, there's the inherent problem about making a...

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    You Rat

    By Nirmala Nataraj

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Soon, revelers around the world will officially usher in the Year of the Rat. Sure, having a verminous mascot head up Lunar New Year festivities doesn't exactly smack of...

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    Working Girls and Boys

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: January 16, 2008

    "I have supported myself as a whore for the last twelve years, since it's not like writing pays the bills." That's writer and editor Mattilda, aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore, in...

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    Give a Hoot

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Do not be dissuaded by the line around the block at the Progressive Reading Series. It is not there because the joint is full, but because each attendee must fill out a mini...

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    Bombs Bursting

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Artist Kara Maria's paintings are filled with explosions of color, laid down in bold brushstrokes, blocks, swirls, and repeating patterns. The competing hues overwhelm the...

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    Body Shots

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Last time we saw Violeta Luna, she wore a clunky brace on one leg, fake Frida Kahlo eyebrows, and a tiger-print unitard. She soon tossed the brace (we had thought it was...

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    Nabbed

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: January 16, 2008

    In 1996, Derek Powazek launched Fray, a Web site that allowed ordinary people an outlet to tell their stories. Ten years later, everyone on the planet is using the Web to tell...

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    Nabbed

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: January 16, 2008

    In 1996, Derek Powazek launched Fray, a Web site that allowed ordinary people an outlet to tell their stories. Ten years later, everyone on the planet is using the Web to tell...

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    Museum-Quality Jazz

    By Sam Prestianni

    Published: January 16, 2008

    The de Young Museum launches its 2008 Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young program in style, teaming up with Intersection for the Arts to present an ambitious...

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    This Will Pinch a Little

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: January 16, 2008

    The "very nearly solo show" Shark Bites gets its name from writer and actor Jeffrey Hartgraves' irrational childhood fear of sharks. That he lived in Phoenix reassured him not...

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    The Name Said It All

    By Dan Strachota

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Created by Paul Feig and Judd Apatow, the 1999 TV series Freaks and Geeks offered a painfully realistic look at high school, told from the perspective of a bunch of lovable...

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    Original Copy Cats

    By Bonner Odell

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Let's be honest: Unabashed idea theft is responsible for some of the best art of our time. From Jesus Christ Superstar to best-sellers like Ahab's Wife, giving an old tale a...