AltWeeklies Wire
The Little Animation Company That COULDnew
After struggling uphill in the difficult yet potentially profitable world of computer animation films, Wild Brain is on the cusp of success.
SF Weekly |
Ryan Blitstein |
10-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
ISO Substancenew
In many ways, Craigslist the movie is like Craigslist the Web site: genial, nonjudgmental, copious, quirky, human, and utterly decentralized.
Sign of the Cult-Busternew
An outspoken ex-Moonie, lawyer and anti-cult crusadeer, Ford Greene has gotten in trouble with the town of San Anselmo, Calif., for putting up signs making statements like "Christmas Is No Fun in Fallujah."
Fear, Loathing and a Voluntary Termination Incentive Programnew
The past three weeks have offered the clearest indication yet of what life will be like within a shrinking San Francisco Chronicle: angry, confused, and ever more uneasy.
What Part of 'Wait Until Marriage' Don't You Understand?new
A columnist known as the Infiltrator goes to a teen abstinence educators' conference -- and gets laid!
Something Missingnew
This film about a young man's search for the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis certainly has strengths, including gorgeous art direction and clever humor, but its essence is empty.
Pig Governmentnew
This country's lack-of-mobility disease, made evident by the failed evacuation of New Orleans, gives off an unmistakable aroma of cooked pork.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-27-2005 |
Commentary
Send in the Clonesnew
Upset that the Koreans are kicking Americans' ass in pet cloning, a writer calls the Bay Area's Genetic Savings and Clone to see about duplicating a cat.
Stupid White Tricksnew
It's often embarrassing to be a middle-class Caucasian in San Francisco but the city's misguided response to Hurricane Katrina has made it excruciating.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-23-2005 |
Commentary
Ballpark of a Future Pastnew
The new ballpark for the Oakland A's may inject a dollop of real design innovation into baseball's wrongheaded fixation with nostalgia.
The Reformation of Matthew Foxnew
Against the odds, an Oakland, Calif., theologian -- most famous as a critic of Pope Benedict XVI -- takes his inclusive notion of Christianity global.
The Middle-Aged Solo Artistsnew
Bob Mould and Paul Weller, two altrock legends at a crossroads in their careers, just made their most vital, satisfying solo albums in years.
Headbanging for Jesus!new
It's always been a dream of this reporter to get booked on a Christian talk show posing as a guy who fronts a Christian speed-metal band. Thank Jesus -- his prayers were answered.
Renegade Vintner Gets Wine Burghers in an Uproarnew
California vintners complain that the maker of the ubiquitous "Two Buck Chuck" is sullying the name of Napa Valley.
SF Weekly |
Ron Russell |
08-30-2005 |
Food+Drink
Pulling into a Remote Controlled Futurenew
Will a new generation of curbside sensors end our parking problems -- or help the government monitor our every move?
Tags: Health & Science
