AltWeeklies Wire
Subterranean Rush Hour Blues: Behind the Soundtrack to Your Commutenew
A profile piece on the street musicians San Francisco commuters pass everyday.
Hipster or Homeless?new
"Hipster or Homeless" creator Parker Ruhstaller, a self-proclaimed Internet addict, chats about his viral baby and some of his favorite hipster things.
Tags: Hipsters, Technology
Tommy Hall, an Originator of Acid Rock in the '60s, is Still Psychedelicnew
For many of his 66 years, Hall has been pursuing intellectual enlightenment through acid. He began that quest in the mid-'60s with the 13th Floor Elevators.
Gay Porn Star Michael Brandon Vows Comebacknew
To the fans of the beloved San Franciscan gay porn star with a 10-inch cock named Monster, a stubborn crystal meth addiction, and pending drug charges against him: Fear not. If all goes well, he could avoid prison and be back in porn by next year.
The Rise and Fall of Michael Brandonnew
The gay porn star goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.
Counting Down the Top Eccentrics of San Francisconew
Even as huge swaths of San Francisco are gentrified in a trend the Chris Daly camp warns will price out the very people who gave the city its flavor, these folks are holding on (one of them BARTs in each day from the East Bay), reminding us that no matter how many high-rise condos go up in the city, we won't turn into Orange County anytime soon.
Meet the Rosenthalsnew
One six-story warehouse in San Francisco is home to two generations of art stars: filmmaker/musician Henry S. Rosenthal, his wife, Carlota Anderson, and their kids George and Lou Lou of the band Lou Lou and the Guitarfish.
Au Revoir, Addisnew
Is Paul Addis -- the man accused of prematurely igniting the Burning Man -- a genius, a crazy man, or both?
Slacker Guys and Striver Girlsnew
When lazy men become projects for career women.
The Angry Moped Gangs of San Francisconew
What happens when one reporter dares to penetrate the inner circles of post-track-bike hipsters.
Baby Boomers: They Hoped to Die Before They Got Oldnew
But they lied, and now they're dragging the whole country down.
A Belief That Games Can Do Much More than Entertainnew
Jane McGonigal wants to harness the power of the communal cerebellum her games create and put it to work solving real-world problems.
Tags: lifestyles
Burnt Mannew
One of the founders of Burning Man is suing and makes a case for opening up the cultish event to more subversive fun.
Tags: lifestyles
Whose Haight?new
Street kids expect the neighborhood to welcome them as it did their forebears in the '60s, but residents, merchants, and cops are planning a different future.
Tags: lifestyles
