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Parsley, sage, rosemary, and timewarp
New book lays bare the countercultural roots of the Renaissance Fairemarke@sfbg.comCULTURE For any of you (guilty!) who have a kneejerk gag-reflex reaction upon hearing the words "Renaissance Faire,"...
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West Memphis free
Damien Echols' powerful new memoir 'Life After Death'The former death row inmate finds his voice.PHOTO BY PETER ASH LEEarts@sfbg.comLIT When Damien Echols stepped out of the Craighead County courtroom...
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A sizzling tale
'Zodiac' author Robert Graysmith talks San Francisco history and his new book, 'Black Fire'Steamboat drawing by author Robert Graysmithcheryl@sfbg.comLIT Every San Franciscan has at least some...
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Free the free
San Francisco icon Xara Thustra looks back at 15 years of underground artFriendship Between Artists is an Equation of Love and SurvivalVISUAL ART It starts with the streets. Walls, the texture of...
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Laid bare
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's new memoir The End of San Francisco captures tumultuous timesmarke@sfbg.comLIT"I met Johanna at a party in New York in 1998 — actually I was talking to her boyfriend...
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'Maximus' through Flarf
Updated Norton Anthology of Postmodern American Poetry updates updates updatesmarke@sfbg.comLIT Mm-hmmYeah, mm-hmm, it's trueBig birds makeBig doo! I got fire insideMy "huppa"-chimpTMGonna be...
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Joyful noise
'Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society' takes readers to the brinkChaos compendium: Tales' comics-inspired cover artarts@sfbg.comLIT If the intrinsic value of an ephemeral experience is its very...
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Who saves the world?
All signs point to pigeons and 13-year-old girls in Michelle Tea's latest YA fantasy trilogy starterPigeon talk: Cover art from 'Mermaid in Chelsea Creek'ILLUSTRATIONS BY JASON POLANcaitlin@sfbg.comLIT...
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Father's day
Alysia Abbott pays tribute to the gay, single-parent dad who raised her in bohemian SFarts@sfbg.comLIT In late-1980s San Francisco, Steve Abbott hosted a gay writer's workshop at his small apartment at...
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Hey, baby
New book adds alternative families to the facts of lifeculture@sfbg.comLIT A new children's book with a social justice, all-inclusive approach to reproduction? To anyone who might question the need for...
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Holy terror
Alaskan author Tom Kizzia talks 'Pilgrim's Wilderness'Pilgrim's Wilderness author Tom KizziaLIT A tale of horrors so unbelievable it could only be plucked from real life, Tom Kizzia's Pilgrim's...
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Bikes to books
Pedal through San Francisco's literary past on this fun bike tour San Francisco has been home to some of the true giants of American literature and poetry, from Jack London and Mark Twain to Jack...
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Fame and blame
'Room 1219' delves into film legend Fatty Arbuckle's SF scandalcheryl@sfbg.comLIT Every student of salacious San Francisco history knows the tale of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Over Labor Day weekend in...
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Break on through
Michael McClure reflects on his "beast language" classicThe literary icon is celebrating the 50th anniversary of 'Ghost Tantras.'PHOTO BY GARRETT CAPLESarts@sfbg.com I drive up into the East Oakland...
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Re-framed
BOOKS ISSUE: A new book showcases creative cult-movie poster artArtist Tim Doyle created this RoboCop (1987) poster for a 2012 screening at the Castro Theatre.IMAGE COURTESY OF MATTHEW CHOJNACKILIT...
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On the veg
BOOKS ISSUE: Isa Chandra Moskowitz is back with 'Isa Does It,' a vegan cookbook for working stiffsRecipes on offer in Moskowitz's book include a colorful beet saladarts@sfbg.comLIT The first thing you...
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Page turners
BOOKS ISSUE: Short reviews of great books and comicsKatie Longue's RÖK is a comic featuring Loki and other Norse gods.THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED GOREBy Dan West (Self-published, 184 pp., $13)You may not...
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On the migrant trail
P>From 2007 to 2010, Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martínez made six different excursions on The Beast, a rusted freight train that carries Central American migrants throughout Mexico on their journey...
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Local heroes
Image Expo unleashes 'Walking Dead' secrets, intergalactic mysteries, and more comic-tastic delightsTurn the page: Image Comics titles Noah (a tie-in with Darren Aronofsky's upcoming film) and Nowhere...
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Divining the entrails
New Last Gasp releases explore the unsettling art of Laurie Lipton and Elizabeth McGrathSome pig: Elizabeth McGrath's Schwein Haben (2008)COURTESY OF LAST GASParts@sfbg.comRead more »
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