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Movies
The Wild Rumpus Starts
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.
How much you appreciate Spike Jonze’s beautiful adaptation of author Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are might depend, more than anything else, on your willingness to be challenged. Unlike many movies aimed at young audiences, this one is neither facile nor sugarcoated. It is uncompromising in its intelligence and unflinching in its depiction of the downside of childhood. More
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Music
All Grown Up
Women in hip hop don’t have it easy, just ask anyone in the business. Keeping it real is difficult when most female rappers are anything but. Dolled up into sex objects, or shot up with testosterone, hip hop is seriously void of real females. Maybe this explains one of the reasons Kid Sister’s album has been so heavily anticipated. She’s not trying to impress anyone with something she’s not, rather she says things like “I’m gonna fart on Usher.” Not to mention, she has skills. The Chicago rapper has a style of her own, and as SF Station chatted with her, it became clear it’s more than just music. More
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Restaurants
Steampunked Italian
Flour + Water = pasta and pizza. Yes, the name for this place is fitting enough; all that’s needed for an excellent meal is this simple combination…with a touch of sauce and garlic. The concept itself is simple: A neighborhood space that provides diners with tasty Italian bites: crisp Neapolitan pizzas made in an authentic Italian oven, fresh hand-rolled pastas, and house-cured salumi. More
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Clubs
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Seeking inspiration from artists such as Jazzy Jeff and the late great DJ AM, DJs Just and D Lo. -- better known as the duo Designers Deejays -- have quickly become a Bay Area force to be reckoned with. Besides bringing back the art of 2x4 turntablism, they also have secured residencies at some of the classiest clubs in San Francisco. Taking time to chat with SF Station over lunch, these two reflect on their experiences and love of music. More
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Home & Garden
Mixing Unlikely Elements for Your Good Taste
For those of you familiar with Rose and Radish from its days as a floral shop, you’ll have to change your mindset as the focus of the store has been altered. Now instead of floral design as the centerpiece, the store is devoted to facets of home design More
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Galleries
Not the Odalisques of Old
The first solo show at the newly opened Fabric8 Gallery, Altered States, Dreamscapes, and Underworlds exhibits the alluring yet playful works of Ursula Xanthe Young, a native of England and long-time Bay Area resident. A curious combination of street and fantasy, Young’s works feature wide-eyed (though not necessarily innocent), pursed-lipped beauties among backdrops of city skylines and climbing vines. More
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Bars
Pork and Pints Just Right
It’s not your typical creaky, dark pub where the lads come to brood. The Marina’s The Tipsy Pig, where the noise level is ear-splitting, is bursting at the seams with beautiful people -- guests and staff alike. What else would be expected of a watering hole and gastropub from the Vintage 415 team (Umami, Mamacita, Blue Barn) who have mastered a simple formula: great drinks and surprisingly good food in a lively atmosphere. More
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Restaurants
Pork and Pints Just Right
It’s not your typical creaky, dark pub where the lads come to brood. The Marina’s The Tipsy Pig, where the noise level is ear-splitting, is bursting at the seams with beautiful people -- guests and staff alike. What else would be expected of a watering hole and gastropub from the Vintage 415 team (Umami, Mamacita, Blue Barn) who have mastered a simple formula: great drinks and surprisingly good food in a lively atmosphere. More
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Movies
A Tearjerker...for Men
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Who said tearjerkers were a women’s thing? Based on a true story, Clive Owen stars as Joe, a sportswriter who recently lost his young wife to cancer and is left to raise their 5-year old son. Owen is the shining star of a competent character piece that’s able to stay grounded despite its emotional material. More
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Movies
Another Coen Brothers Masterpiece
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Less a laugh-inducing absurdist farce than a head-scratching existential black comedy, A Serious Man belongs in the same category as the Coen Brothers better (or even best) films. More
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