IndieFest ends on dark notes

The final week of <slug>SF IndieFest</slug> offers an intelligently bleak eye on same-sex love gone awry.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 21, 2012

Castro sober space board addresses concerns

As it negotiates a lease with the new owner of its building, the advisory board for a Castro sober space is attempting to make amends with supporters for past mistakes.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 15, 2012

Sex show goes beyond the birds and the bees

A new "Animal Attraction" exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences opens this weekend. Timed to Valentine's Day, museum officials promise visitors will "discover how the birds, bees (and fish!) actually do it."

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 12, 2012

Body Awareness

You soon suspect you're not in the land of terrible consequences when the perky professor interrupts her welcoming speech so an aide can change the banner behind her from "Eating Disorder Awareness Week" to "Body Awareness Week."

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 14, 2012

Solemn ceremony opens AIDS quilt display

A solemn ceremony with a reading of the names of loved ones lost to the AIDS epidemic will mark the opening of an AIDS quilt display in the Castro this weekend.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 13, 2012

Prop 8 couples 'anxious' to marry

It has been nearly three years since they sued the state of California in order to secure the right to marry. For much of that time, as their lawsuit has wended its way through the courts, they have put their wedding plans on the back burner.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 12, 2012

The Castro Theatre welcomes Ali MacGraw

It was the Titanic of its day. In 1970, the movie Love Story struck a chord with moviegoers, becoming more than just a top grosser. It was an event, one that was experienced over and over again, primarily by teens.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 14, 2012

Proudly Independent

SF IndieFest turns 14 as San Francisco's Sundance for the rest of us kicks off at the Roxie (Feb. 9-23)

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 10, 2012

On The Tab :: February 24-29

Porter Robinson, The Glamazone, Sundayz, Nellie McKay, Suzy Surftone, and the biggest event of the week (and month), the Academy of Friends Gala.

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 23, 2012

BARchive: Love Hurts

Is your Valentine tired of chocolates and flowers? Does sipping champagne with a strawberry dropped in a fluted glass induce an eye-rolling response?

by Kevin Mark Kline | Feb 19, 2012


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