>Theatrical Releases April 13th, 2007 Of the major releases, we think the most interesting is Mike White’s directorial debut: Year of the Dog. White continues with his tradition of dealing with sexual/social awkwardness (a la Chuck and Buck), humor about the bizarreness of development (Freaks and Geeks, School of Rock) and the conflict of “where we come from” (Orange County and Nacho Libre). It’s well put together and worth the time. This film proves itself to be one in a long career: White will certainly direct again. ...

We don't know about where you are, but it seems like spring can't decide whether or not to happen. Some days are warm, some days are cold, and sometimes you aren't sure which. Baseball may have started up (and soccer/football winding down) but it still seems cold out there. Unless it's not. Anyways, onto the -ists....

SFist interviews Oliver Chin, author, and Immedium publisher...

We're really sorry to have to say this, but we're going to have to re-run one of our SFist Holiday Gift Guides, the "Year of the Dog" book contest. Unfortunately, some evil bug sent by some evil spammer got into our system and pretty much junked the contest. We've tried fixing it and we've tried using every backdoor method we could think of, but we just can't get in there to select a winner. So for those who entered, we completely and totally apologize. So for those who can't remember, those who might be interested, or for those who want to remind themselves of what they entered before, here's the info: ...

Here we go yo, here we go yo, so what so what so what's the scenario? It's a book by author Oliver Chin and illustrated by Jeremiah Alcorn, "Year of the Dog." It's part of the author's Tales of the Chinese Zodiac and is about a dog. Well, you probably figured that out so we'll let the site bring it on home: "2006 is the Year of the Dog! Born on New Year's Day, the......

We all know it sucks getting old. Arthritis is the number one cause of disability in the U.S. – ours is so bad we sometimes have problem even walking up stairs or jumping into the Saturn, which we got just because getting into and out of the SUV was getting near impossible. Since this is the Year of the Dog, we decided to try out some Eastern Medicine and try some canine acupuncture. That’s......

Please welcome contributing SFist Bailey (that's her on the left) and her guardian, Stan, and they sniff out (ha!) the dog-friendliest spots in the City. Welcome to the Year of the Dog. To celebrate and honor this year, we will keep our paws to the ground and our nose in the air to uncover all the best places to whine and dine at the generosity of others. This is a column for all the......