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1. Matt Smith

   Eminently Logical

   Don't be too concerned with the originators of Proposition 98. instead, look at what they might deliver.

   By Matt Smith

   Published: May 28, 2008

   If you're an environmentalist, an antipoverty activist, or a member of any other well-meaning civic group, your fellow travelers have told you to vote no on Proposition 98, the...

2. Reviewed

   Al Green

   Lay It Down (Blue Note)

   By Carlo Wolff

   Published: May 28, 2008

   It might seem like the product of a focus group, but Lay It Down stands as Al Green's most organic album in decades. Produced by Roots drummer ?uestlove, the album pairs the...

3. Music

   Iron Maiden and R.E.M. battle to transport fans back in time

   By Dave Pehling

   Published: May 28, 2008

   At first glance, the two summer tour giants — Iron Maiden and R.E.M. — hitting the Bay Area this week have fuck all in common. One wields epic odes to mayhem and...

4. Hear This

   Heavenly States on the Record

   By Jennifer Maerz

   Published: May 28, 2008

   When lovebirds go through major breakups, they don't need a good friend or a good bartender. They need a good band — a crew that can brighten their sorrows with a mix of...

5. BeatBox

   Richie Hawtin breaks his moment of silence to celebrate techno

   By Tamara Palmer

   Published: May 28, 2008

   Popular DJ and producer Richie Hawtin found a creative way to mark the 10th birthday of his techno label Minus, one of the most respected in the world: he kept quiet. The...

6. Eat

   Meat Me at the Roasthouse

   Succulent steaks and sides create an epic dinner.

   By Meredith Brody

   Published: May 28, 2008

   It doesn't take much to realize where the good tables are in a restaurant situated on the water's edge: They're the ones with a view that takes advantage of why the restaurant...

7. Film

   Cheap Sex

   Despite the labels and levity, big-screen Sex and the City is a poor man's knockoff.

   By Ella Taylor

   Published: May 28, 2008

   Oh, please — spoiler alert? Fine, I won't tell you whether Carrie Bradshaw ties the knot with Mr. Big, even though you've already seen that gown winging its way around...

8. Night&Day

   Underneath the Radar

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: May 28, 2008

   Armistead Maupin is so gay! We saw him read at a Litquake event years ago, and the best part of the whole night was hearing rumors about how he and Cintra Wilson were having an...

9. Night&Day

   It's Not OK to Hit, Man

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: May 28, 2008

   You hear stories about them: The military contractors, the private armies, the paracapitalist danger boys. Sometimes they're portrayed as heroes in action movies. But John...

10. Night&Day

    Treed

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: May 28, 2008

    We love painters Aiyana Udesen and Matt Furie's collaborations, especially one in the new exhibit, "Tree Show IV." In it, a transparent man liberates some of his wolf friends...

11. Night&Day

    Back to Basics

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: May 28, 2008

    The arena for the skateboard contest Game of Skate starts with a flat, smooth piece of pavement … and stops there. That’s all competitors get. The rules are just as...

12. Night&Day

    A Dream Come True

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: May 28, 2008

    We just found out (whoops!) that actress Anne Bancroft died in 2005. We are sad, of course, but also pissed since we had been secretly planning to write brilliant roles for...

13. Night&Day

    Do Not Attempt Sober

    By Silke Tudor

    Published: May 28, 2008

    To celebrate its love for acetate, the Film on Film Foundation presents two movies which may be respected in retrospect, on copious amounts of LSD. The Last Movie won the...

14. Night&Day

    The Beat of His Own Drum

    By Andy Tennille

    Published: May 28, 2008

    On October 7, 1955, five young poets read at an art gallery on Fillmore Street at an event that would change the face of American poetry. While the debut of Allen Ginsberg's...

15. Night&Day

    Yes, Yes to Art Street

    By Chloe Veltman

    Published: May 28, 2008

    When San Francisco’s Art Street Theatre staged Yes, Yes to Moscow, its riff on Chekhov’s Three Sisters, at Berlin’s Deutsches Theater last fall, German audiences...

16. Night&Day

    Boyz (and Girlz) ‘n the ‘Hood

    By Michael Fox

    Published: May 28, 2008

    School’s out and it’s Kids Korner at the movies for the next three months, as Hollywood floods the market with a summer harvest of CGI heroes and villains, and...

17. Night&Day

    Oh the Places You’ll Go

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: May 28, 2008

    Artist Jeremy Fish's new toy Barry the Beaver has quickly become a collector’s edition. He’s a nice looking fellow, with a long neck -- some might consider it...

18. Night&Day

    Oozing Stage Presence

    By Nirmala Nataraj

    Published: May 28, 2008

    Those tired of typical theatrical offerings will appreciate the series Attack of the Killer B-Movies: Live! The dramaturges of Foul Play specialize in campy Grand Guignol...

19. Night&Day

    Strong Kung Fu

    By Nirmala Nataraj

    Published: May 28, 2008

    For decades, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet has disrobed ballet of its grandiosity and hoity-toity ramifications. The troupe of athletic, graceful dancers forego dainty pointe work...

20. Night&Day

    Ripping It Up

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: May 28, 2008

    A 9B pencil is the softest pencil available: It's almost liquid. If it weren't made of lead it would make great eyeliner. An artist can choose to use a light touch with it, of...