AltWeeklies Wire
Powerful Advicenew
Leaders should ignore the temptation to over-regulate energy policy and let competition reign.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
05-15-2006 |
Commentary
Eject d'Artnew
Just when Huck Gee is gaining international recognition for his edgy dolls, this country wants to kick him out.
Space: The Final Frontiernew
The San Francisco art collective Rebar wants to redefine where we live, one gonzo project at a time.
Tags: visual arts
Hustle & Flownew
Monta Ellis can defend and fly with the best of them, but can the rookie straight out of high school stick in the NBA?
Tags: sports & fitness
Doping Scandalnew
From a sports-business point of view, Dr. Prentice Steffen's outspoken anti-drug posture makes him a risk.
Tags: sports & fitness
Dieter Gone Wildnew
How hard could it be to break into the porn industry with a pitch for pornographic bowling?
Offensive Linenew
Numbers guy and Stanford MBA Paraag Marathe has become a scapegoat for the 49ers' failure, but he's really the future of the NFL.
Legal Complications on Steroidsnew
If Lance Armstrong were found to have been on drugs, and his San Francisco handlers knew it, sponsors could demand their money back, and perhaps change sports in the United States forever.
The Ex Gamesnew
For a true journey into the heart of darkness, a columnist tracks down his ex-girlfriends and interviews them about his flaws.
Tags: romantic life, the Infiltrator
Let's Go to Printnew
Emily McVarish's exploration of negative space as it exists in real life is the theme of a multiyear project on the reason why San Francisco is so resistant to change.
The Manly Men of Godnew
No women are allowed into the Promise Keepers, but that didn't stop the Infiltrator from getting on the Prayer Team.
Baring Equalitynew
A pair of San Francisco court cases illustrate opposite ends of the "privilege drift" phenomenon, in which those who have political and economic power are accommodated by the government in extraordinary ways.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Hire Me!new
Armed with a fake resume, a columnist known as the Infiltrator figures out how to solve the so-called unemployment problem.
SF Weekly |
Harmon Leon |
11-01-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: job interview, job seeking
Here Comes the Fognew
The sprinter Lost in the Fog is the adored savior of horse racing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
SF Weekly |
Tommy Craggs |
11-01-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
S.F. Hosing Authoritynew
San Francisco city government officials promised victims of Hurricane Katrina a haven, then gave some of them the shaft.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
10-26-2005 |
Commentary