Paul Madonna writes and draws the weekly series All Over Coffee, which is published in the San Francisco Chronicle, He is the author of two books, All Over Coffee (City Lights 2007), and Everything is its own reward (City Lights 2011), which won the NCBR Recognition Award for Best Book in 2011.  The man has a gift for

After watching Sign Painters, the film directed by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon which documents the history of hand-painted signs, one can’t help but find irony in the withering crop of these sign artisans and their fading works of art. The journey in Sign Painters begins in the Midwest, where

  No need to shove a bobby-pin in your ear to remove the wax, you heard right. We are offering a pair of FREE tickets to see his royal high…ness, formerly Snoop Lion, formerly Snoop D.O. DOUBLE. G, and recently…DJ Snoopadelic. Don’t front and act like you don’t want these.

  ‘Tis a real life, old school, 1920s dance hall complete with taxi dancers. Don’t know how to dance the dance or not be a wallflower? Luckily for you, there will be dance lessons on hand including how to use a dance card. You know, for those of us who

Do you have plans for Sunday night? After a full day of spanking, whipping and getting all pervy on each other at Folsom Street Fair shoot on over the bridge…(YES, the bridge) and watch queer ladies dance and shimmy their lovely lady lumps at you at Oakland’s monthly drag/burlesque show

Folsom Street Fair was not always welcomed in SF with city-sponsored banners all over Market St. The Folsom Street Fair didn’t used to be called the Folsom Street Fair, it used to be an outlaw, anti-gentrification event and it was definitely not sanctioned by SF City Hall. The origins and

Here’s a rad last minute deal for all of you with a sweet tooth. Sweet Finale SF is happening tomorrow, Saturday 9/20. It’s basically a bacchanal of all you can eat dessert and all you can drink wine and beer. I’m getting delicious diabetes just thinking of it. And guess