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The first day of I Love This City launched on Friday to a small, but enthusiastic crowd. Expectations and potential were high, but promoters...

Hunter Mulich http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1613 The first day of I Love This City launched on Friday to a small, but enthusiastic crowd. Expectations and potential were high, but promoters Live Nation and Skills dropped the bass, err, ball. The... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/i-love-this-city-friday.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hg88bfYTHLYwSHqJ0rOBrYpurn0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hg88bfYTHLYwSHqJ0rOBrYpurn0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hg88bfYTHLYwSHqJ0rOBrYpurn0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hg88bfYTHLYwSHqJ0rOBrYpurn0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/8xfSllll1tE" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/i-love-this-city-friday.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132544 2012-05-25T19:45:00Z 2012-05-25T20:14:45Z

Robert Moses connects intelligent movement effortlessly with sheer, liquid ribbons and a tad bit of sticky tape. Watching his dances as they move across...

Becca Klarin http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=538 Robert Moses connects intelligent movement effortlessly with sheer, liquid ribbons and a tad bit of sticky tape. Watching his dances as they move across the stage, you might wonder how "that" just happened. Where... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/dance-flash-robert-moses-on-his-new-yet-not-really-new-the-by-series.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PI_vX1njfVZ9rKcaTauKPSJgtdE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PI_vX1njfVZ9rKcaTauKPSJgtdE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PI_vX1njfVZ9rKcaTauKPSJgtdE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PI_vX1njfVZ9rKcaTauKPSJgtdE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/VRNjcJsyuLc" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/dance-flash-robert-moses-on-his-new-yet-not-really-new-the-by-series.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132546 2012-05-25T18:20:00Z 2012-05-25T18:51:18Z

Men in Black 3 - Everywhere Will Smith hasn't done a movie in 50 years because he's busy being married to a lesbian and...

Laura Hooper Beck http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1023 Men in Black 3 - Everywhere Will Smith hasn't done a movie in 50 years because he's busy being married to a lesbian and building a house on top of a house, and then... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/men-in-black-3-chernobyl-diaries-and-a-documentary-about-hookers-sex-sells.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkCLRNzz25j9sjQg5gPU0WgsfbU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkCLRNzz25j9sjQg5gPU0WgsfbU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkCLRNzz25j9sjQg5gPU0WgsfbU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkCLRNzz25j9sjQg5gPU0WgsfbU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/vM1FuQ0n-eo" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/men-in-black-3-chernobyl-diaries-and-a-documentary-about-hookers-sex-sells.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132534 2012-05-25T17:00:00Z 2012-05-25T18:49:26Z

The last Men In Black movie came out 10 years ago, which is a fact that almost made me cry when I realized it....

Rain Jokinen http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=28 The last Men In Black movie came out 10 years ago, which is a fact that almost made me cry when I realized it. Ten years? Wow. How did that happen? Of course, there... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/pretty-standard-stuff-men-in-black-3.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6HJ2D-N5dCIWQmRRAQYDrmpBs5A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6HJ2D-N5dCIWQmRRAQYDrmpBs5A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6HJ2D-N5dCIWQmRRAQYDrmpBs5A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6HJ2D-N5dCIWQmRRAQYDrmpBs5A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/A6hxmxCGFX8" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/pretty-standard-stuff-men-in-black-3.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132523 2012-05-24T18:25:00Z 2012-05-24T20:16:04Z

They've only been together three years, but Imagine Dragons has gone from being a Las Vegas cover band to a radio-phenomenon. Their latest single...

Hunter Mulich http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1613 They've only been together three years, but Imagine Dragons has gone from being a Las Vegas cover band to a radio-phenomenon. Their latest single "It's Time" popped on to multiple Rock and Alternative charts,... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/imagine-dragons-interview.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-txOLWaVXj1dL0Abjk-_uqe3dQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-txOLWaVXj1dL0Abjk-_uqe3dQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-txOLWaVXj1dL0Abjk-_uqe3dQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-txOLWaVXj1dL0Abjk-_uqe3dQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/uFO0jZ_iPgo" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/imagine-dragons-interview.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132510 2012-05-23T15:55:00Z 2012-05-23T18:46:04Z

The Crystal Method has seen electronic music blossom from the soundtrack of underground warehouses to the backbone of global pop, and they've been deep...

Hunter Mulich http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1613 <img src="http://sfappeal.com/culture/assets_c/2012/05/TheCrystalMethod-03-thumb-75x75-7214.jpg" alt="" /><br /> The Crystal Method has seen electronic music blossom from the soundtrack of underground warehouses to the backbone of global pop, and they've been deep in the scene since the very beginning. The Los Angeles... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/music-is-really-good-right-now-half-of-the-crystal-method-interviewed.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eyW1SIhaAhZc-tscwjZ0ZAxoDnY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eyW1SIhaAhZc-tscwjZ0ZAxoDnY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eyW1SIhaAhZc-tscwjZ0ZAxoDnY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eyW1SIhaAhZc-tscwjZ0ZAxoDnY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/IhJh5FCOA5c" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/music-is-really-good-right-now-half-of-the-crystal-method-interviewed.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132474 2012-05-21T17:40:00Z 2012-05-21T17:45:46Z

Samuel Beckett's Endgame is a play about the end; whether of all humanity or merely one individual consciousness, critics continue to debate, and a...

Alex Bigman http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=688 <img src="http://sfappeal.com/culture/assets_c/2012/05/play_3_web-thumb-75x75-7205.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Samuel Beckett's Endgame is a play about the end; whether of all humanity or merely one individual consciousness, critics continue to debate, and a convincing argument could be made for "both." Its four characters... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/a-dim-conclusion-play-and-endgame-at-act.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0un281vgy9Vd3mZQIoDYqN97CJY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0un281vgy9Vd3mZQIoDYqN97CJY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0un281vgy9Vd3mZQIoDYqN97CJY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0un281vgy9Vd3mZQIoDYqN97CJY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/ZnELyggLOmc" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/a-dim-conclusion-play-and-endgame-at-act.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132495 2012-05-21T15:25:00Z 2012-05-21T15:23:29Z

I'll freely admit, it's kind of hard to keep up with the finales this year. Dates have been moved around at the last minute,...

Rain Jokinen http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=28 I'll freely admit, it's kind of hard to keep up with the finales this year. Dates have been moved around at the last minute, and shows I thought had ended, haven't, and shows I... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-tv-as-dancing-with-the-stars-ends-so-you-think-you-can-dance-begins.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdW5TSS61aocqOPLB6TTE-FlJyA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdW5TSS61aocqOPLB6TTE-FlJyA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdW5TSS61aocqOPLB6TTE-FlJyA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cdW5TSS61aocqOPLB6TTE-FlJyA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/eykn44vhevU" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-tv-as-dancing-with-the-stars-ends-so-you-think-you-can-dance-begins.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132470 2012-05-18T15:30:00Z 2012-05-18T15:29:07Z

The Dictator - Everywhere Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles' latest movie looks super great! Baron Cohen plays an evil clueless dictator who gets...

Laura Hooper Beck http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1023 The Dictator - Everywhere Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles' latest movie looks super great! Baron Cohen plays an evil clueless dictator who gets trapped working at a health food store in Williamsburg. I... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/weekend-watch-the-dictator-battleship-and-jack-black-as-a-singing-funeral-director.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pSrZuDJFgFkblfadGtmyZ7Al62E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pSrZuDJFgFkblfadGtmyZ7Al62E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pSrZuDJFgFkblfadGtmyZ7Al62E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pSrZuDJFgFkblfadGtmyZ7Al62E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/_0GVrwEbuuI" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/weekend-watch-the-dictator-battleship-and-jack-black-as-a-singing-funeral-director.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132473 2012-05-18T13:30:00Z 2012-05-18T13:42:26Z

I don't have kids, nor do I plan to. But I've got enough friends with kids to know that the pablum spooned out in...

Rain Jokinen http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=28 I don't have kids, nor do I plan to. But I've got enough friends with kids to know that the pablum spooned out in the new "comedy" What To Expect When You're Expecting has... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/what-to-expecting-when-youre-expecting.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zP7DUWp5hOIGooyNxD1P4hVSnNg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zP7DUWp5hOIGooyNxD1P4hVSnNg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zP7DUWp5hOIGooyNxD1P4hVSnNg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zP7DUWp5hOIGooyNxD1P4hVSnNg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/I6oNsrmUugk" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/what-to-expecting-when-youre-expecting.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132431 2012-05-17T19:05:00Z 2012-05-17T19:06:27Z

It's been 18 years since the US has had the opportunity to take in a solar eclipse and this Sunday marks an annular one....

April Siese http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1505 <img src="http://sfappeal.com/culture/assets_c/2010/11/sunset_lg-thumb-75x75-5250.jpg" alt="" /><br /> It's been 18 years since the US has had the opportunity to take in a solar eclipse and this Sunday marks an annular one. Those in the Bay Area can see up to 84%... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-events-catch-the-solar-eclipse-at-golden-gate-national-parks.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8knd1UwStiDVufTJjKq94LPTmS0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8knd1UwStiDVufTJjKq94LPTmS0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8knd1UwStiDVufTJjKq94LPTmS0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8knd1UwStiDVufTJjKq94LPTmS0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/rAM2GE5LIqs" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-events-catch-the-solar-eclipse-at-golden-gate-national-parks.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132430 2012-05-16T15:30:00Z 2012-05-16T15:36:27Z

Not to generalize, but I suspect you'll agree with me when I say that a marker of many San Franciscans is their passion for...

April Siese http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1505 <img src="http://sfappeal.com/culture/assets_c/2011/05/vote_lede_template-thumb-75x75-5992.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Not to generalize, but I suspect you'll agree with me when I say that a marker of many San Franciscans is their passion for politics. Harnessing the power of that, and in anticipation of... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-events-sfs-department-of-elections-open-house.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZf-R0wnvnirEJAu8d6E8gEHoiw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZf-R0wnvnirEJAu8d6E8gEHoiw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZf-R0wnvnirEJAu8d6E8gEHoiw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZf-R0wnvnirEJAu8d6E8gEHoiw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/EuUxNOBfBdw" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-events-sfs-department-of-elections-open-house.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132432 2012-05-15T15:45:00Z 2012-05-15T15:44:26Z

Can live theatre be successfully translated into film? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. We expect we'll see more "yeses" than "nos" at the first ever...

April Siese http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1505 <img src="http://sfappeal.com/culture/assets_c/2012/05/BEGINNING_14-FINAL-01025713-thumb-75x75-7193.png" alt="" /><br /> Can live theatre be successfully translated into film? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. We expect we'll see more "yeses" than "nos" at the first ever PlayGround Film Festival. Teams of local filmmakers and writers have... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-events-the-first-ever-playground-film-festival.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XjRVyRazZGQD8Y38hdUml_K-9wI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XjRVyRazZGQD8Y38hdUml_K-9wI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XjRVyRazZGQD8Y38hdUml_K-9wI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XjRVyRazZGQD8Y38hdUml_K-9wI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/FGpdf0DCs5U" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-events-the-first-ever-playground-film-festival.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132414 2012-05-14T16:45:00Z 2012-05-14T16:46:27Z

Season finales are what it's all about this week, so I'm making it easy, with a day-by-day breakdown of this week's batch of endings,...

Rain Jokinen http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=28 Season finales are what it's all about this week, so I'm making it easy, with a day-by-day breakdown of this week's batch of endings, with some bonus offerings thrown in here and there... Monday... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-tv-your-day-to-day-list-of-season-finales.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J0Xj1_WEq1n67-F8bgTGxKwhidU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J0Xj1_WEq1n67-F8bgTGxKwhidU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J0Xj1_WEq1n67-F8bgTGxKwhidU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J0Xj1_WEq1n67-F8bgTGxKwhidU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/Shd3KPqTCOk" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/appealing-tv-your-day-to-day-list-of-season-finales.php tag:sfappeal.com,2012:/culture//17.132392 2012-05-11T18:05:00Z 2012-05-11T18:07:54Z

The Perfect Family - Kabuki It's a mediocre dramedy but it stars Kathleen Turner and that's reason enough for me to see ANYTHING. I...

Laura Hooper Beck http://sfappeal.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=17&id=1023 The Perfect Family - Kabuki It's a mediocre dramedy but it stars Kathleen Turner and that's reason enough for me to see ANYTHING. I love that raspy voiced b, she can truly make sunshine... <p><a href="http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/johnny-depp-is-a-vampire-kathleen-turner-is-a-beast-a-movie-about-cults.php">Read more &raquo;</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fCyz-IB6kurFkVUlSahopTDSQbs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fCyz-IB6kurFkVUlSahopTDSQbs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fCyz-IB6kurFkVUlSahopTDSQbs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fCyz-IB6kurFkVUlSahopTDSQbs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SfAppealCulture/entertainment/~4/zJb1w2Xj8uY" height="1" width="1"/> http://sfappeal.com/culture/2012/05/johnny-depp-is-a-vampire-kathleen-turner-is-a-beast-a-movie-about-cults.php