SF News Growl on Sproul It's the UC Berkeley homecoming weekend! What better way to show off your school spirit than participating in the first annual "Growl on Sproul" contest? The Berkeley alumni association brought out a mike
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz has been in they Bay Area since 1987, when she was an undergrad at UC Berkeley. She stayed on and did a Ph.D. at Berkeley, where she edited a book
Arts & Entertainment Dowd! Friedman! It's Punditpalooza! According to Leah Garchik, the double-bill might never have happened. Dean Orville Schell got Dowd to appear and came up with the idea of adding Friedman to the bill. When he asked an
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: the Romantic-Industrial Complex Edition SFist would like to take a moment of silence for Arthur Miller, who passed away last night. Without question, Miller was one of the great American playwrights. We regret that we'd only read
Arts & Entertainment Rockin' Out with the Pixies We were reminded recently how much we love the Pixies while at Trannyshack. The weekly show at The Stud happened to be dedicated to the group, much to our surprise. Imagine a bloody
Arts & Entertainment Mourn the Birth of a Theater No, no, no, we don't mean that. We mean, go check out the opening of Last Planet Theatre's first show in its brand-new space on the border of the Civic Center and the
Arts & Entertainment Academy Fight Song The Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 on the back of an envelope as he saw with pride that the American flag still flew over Baltimore's
misc Labor Week: Rubbing the Wrong Way Ahhhh, nothing soothes like tension at Berkeleys Claremont Resort and Spa. Along with your signature "Mayan Temple Journey massage and exfoliation, or your "Moor Than Mud" bath, the Claremont also offers a
Arts & Entertainment Attention Cheapskates: Virgins, Whores, and Pizza in Berkeley One of SFist's favorite theater companies, Berkeley's Impact Theatre (full disclosure: one of us is heavily involved with the company, but we wouldn't be if the company weren't so damned good), launches its
