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House Huntersnew

She says her home is a work of art, but it's drawn the ire of vandals and city inspectors.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Jonathan Kaminsky | 04-18-2007 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Family Affairnew

Bassist Larry Graham ear-tests the Sly and the Family Stone reissues.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Peter S. Scholtes | 04-18-2007 | Music

Minnesota's Newspaper Warnew

The Pioneer Press accuses turncoat publisher Par Ridder of stealing company property and poaching top employees.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Paul Demko | 04-18-2007 | Media

Tags: media

Somebody, Please Run for Mayor!new

Just six months before this November's mayoral election, Gavin Newsom is running virtually unopposed on a record as a near-absentee mayor who's governed via press release -- the time is right for Matt Gonzalez or Art Agnos to step into the race.

SF Weekly | Matt Smith | 04-18-2007 | Politics

Celebrating 25 Years of 'Lost Weekends of Cinema'new

Al Milgrom celebrated his inaugural Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival by going to jail. It hasn't gotten any easier over the last 25 years.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Rob Nelson | 04-18-2007 | Movies

When Did Hip-hop Get So Coked Out?new

A sobering look at cocaine usage in hip-hop.

East Bay Express | Eric K. Arnold | 04-18-2007 | Music

Biodiesel Backfirenew

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom promised a big shift to green fuels -- but it isn't happening.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Nicole Gluckstern | 04-18-2007 | Environment

Tags: environment

Warm and Fuzzynew

The Shaun of the Dead team blows up action movies.

San Diego CityBeat | Anders Wright | 04-18-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz

How To Be a Better Restaurant Customernew

After a particularly grueling night, there's nothing we weary wait-people like more than bitching about annoying customers. We wish we could tell them just how a good customer behaves -- luckily, I'm a writer.

San Diego CityBeat | Kia Momtazi | 04-18-2007 | Food+Drink