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Going for GoldAcademy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.By Joe EskenaziWednesday, August 27A quick glance through a propped-open door at Kezar Pavilion reveals a dozen or so women of Amazonian proportions outfitted in snazzy black... More >>
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Room with a FewA young San Franciscan’s dream: A room in a nice house, affordable rent, and a built-in social network.By Ashley HarrellWednesday, August 20It wasn't meant to be one of those damned open houses. They — the innumerable aspiring Tiger House roommates — were supposed to come... More >> -
Scientology's AntagonistsAn ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.By Lauren SmileyWednesday, August 13Maybe it's his badass black outfit with blood-red letters screaming "Scientology Kills." Or possibly it's his crew cut, or his nose slammed 45... More >> -
Anonymous 101By Lauren SmileyWednesday, August 13The day after Valentine's Day, a white-masked figure dressed all in black dropped a box at the door of San Francisco Church of Scientology with a... More >> -
The Chief Is In (for Now)With homicide cases going unsolved and morale in the police department sinking, Heather Fong's days as chief may be numbered.By Ron RussellWednesday, August 06About three dozen people are gathered at the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center for a meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission, and the... More >>
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Blood Diamonds
Violent South American thieves are stealing millions in precious gems ... and getting away with it
By Brantley Hargrove
It's a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>
Dallas
Enter Stage Right
With the curtain falling on its old playhouse,Dallas Theater Center gets its act together with a new leader
By Elaine Liner
Scene 1: Enter the prince
It's the first hour of the first day of rehearsal for Dallas Theater... More >>
Denver
Barack Obama gives principal Michael Johnston extra credit
By Jessica Centers
At 3:10 p.m. on May 28 — dismissal time on the last day of school at Mapleton... More >>
Houston
The Passion of Victoria Osteen
A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all
By Richard Connelly
Every little Catholic boy and girl knows about the Stations of the Cross. (Maybe other... More >>
Kansas City
With the end of Bodies Revealed, Kansas City’s troubled Union Station faces another uncertain future
By Peter Rugg
It's still spring, and tickets are selling strong for the Bodies Revealed exhibit in the bowels... More >>
Miami
Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida
They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.
By Brantley Hargrove
It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>
Minneapolis
A field guide to the Republican National Convention
Meet the deranged, debauched and deluded characters coming to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the RNC
By Bradley Campbell
After almost two years of anticipatory civic brouhaha and financial hand-wringing, the... More >>
Phoenix
Joe Arpaio’s men fail to justify criminally charging New Times reporter Ray Stern in a public records dispute
By Michael Lacey
When I read our lawyer's interviews with the deputies in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's... More >>
St. Louis
Kevin Slaten's Head Is About to Explode: The exiled sports-talk radio ranter needs to get some things off his chest
By Kristen Hinman
It sounds like Kevin Slaten's head is about to explode.
"If the story goes like that, there'll... More >>
Blog
The Snitch
Academy of Art's Early Volleyball Practice Caught on Video
Wed Aug 27, 2:47 PM
This week's cover story documents the birth of Academy of Art University's sports programs -- its premature birth. At least five of the academy's teams were holding full workouts with coaches prior to Aug. 11, the NCAA- and Pacific... More >>
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Columns
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Gavin Newson's New Age adviser gives voters some advice
Wednesday, August 27To relieve anxiety from the too-close-to-call 2008 presidential campaign, look to another election whose conclusion is all but foregone. Events... More>>
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Fat-is-beautiful activist Marilyn Wann protests Japan's thinness law
Wednesday, August 27It's nearly noon at Revolution Cafe in the Mission when Marilyn Wann begins her official Fat Crane count. "Matilda did ... 34 beautiful fat... More>>
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Treasure Island museum in witness protection program
Wednesday, August 27It may sound strange, but both the president and vice president of the Treasure Island Museum are uncertain exactly where their museum... More>>
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Grand jury report says no accounting for bad follow-through
Wednesday, August 27What would you call a country in which the government never does what its elected officials tell it to? Where whatever the people want, the gears... More>>
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SF Weekly Letters
Wednesday, August 27
No Room for Debate
Those darn kids: I was surprised by the description of the roommate collective in Cole Valley ["Room with a Few," Ashley... More >>
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