AltWeeklies Wire
The Demise of Hyphynew
Thizzle, bling and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL helped pull the trigger.
California Union Leader Blasts SEIU Boss Andy Sternnew
According to Sal Rosselli, Stern's expansion of the union has cost workers the ability to complain or fight to improve conditions.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
02-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscopenew
Beyond employing Timbaland or Pharrell Williams.
Tags: The Hives, Tyrannosaurus Hives
Osama Hunter Greg Shade Captured on IndieFest Docnew
The New York Post called Shade a "daring Yank." But Shade -- a wealthy real-estate investor who in 2001 traveled to Afghanistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden -- is, um, different from how he's been portrayed, says San Francisco filmmaker Daniel Gorman.
Tags: American Hero, Daniel Gorman
Wikipidiotsnew
On Wikipedia, anonymous users fight for control of the information you read on the popular online encyclopedia.
Tags: Wikipedia, computers & technology
An Epidemic of Violence Against SF Day Laborersnew
While criminals are bludgeoning and shooting workers who line up to hail building contractors who might give them work, neither the police nor any other government agency or nonprofit seems motivated to see the crimes reported, and the assailants tracked down and jailed.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
01-23-2008 |
Immigration
Comcast: The Internet Jammernew
The cable giant and BitTorrent are at the forefront of the war over equal access to the internet.
Major-Label Misfit: Mistah F.A.B.new
Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. would be the first to admit there's a problem when it comes to rap music: If you're identified with the streets, you're not supposed to be lyrical; and if you're lyrical, how "street" can you really be?
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mistah F.A.B.
Neglected Treasuresnew
A famed Mexican artist painted six murals for the 1939 World's Fair in San Francisco. One famously disappeared. The others have practically been ignored.
Tags: visual arts
Au Revoir, Addisnew
Is Paul Addis -- the man accused of prematurely igniting the Burning Man -- a genius, a crazy man, or both?
Coca-Cola for Culture Jammersnew
This week, cases of Brawndo ship to an increasingly energy-drink-crazed, obese America. How do its creators feel about propagating the idiocracy?
SF Weekly |
David Downs |
01-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
My Body, My Selfnew
Food issues and a bad self-image led me to undergo weight-loss surgery. I'm still a mess, but a better-looking one.
Tags: Health & Science
Young Vet Bow Wow Advises the New Young Rappersnew
Bow Wow, the pint-sized novelty act who made preteen girls swoon with his 2000 debut, Beware of Dog, has somehow evolved into an elder statesman in the hip-pop genre.
SF Weekly |
Ben Westhoff |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
OG Icon B-Legit Reflects on Pre-Hyphy Rapnew
Few artists can say they've recorded with Mac Dre and Daryl Hall. In fact, B-Legit might be the only person who can make that claim.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: B-Legit, Throwblock Musik
