Steve Rhodes
I write about media, culture & politics & take photos

This is for participating locations in North America only. Arizona, Saskatchewan, Sonora, Greenland, Hawaii, and various islands off North America do not observe the time change.

And while you're changing your clocks, remember to check your smoke detector batteries. One third of all smoke detectors have dead, near dead or disconnected...

Where will you be on Sunday, May 2, at 15:00 hours (U.T.C.)?

That’s 8 A.M. in Los Angeles, 11 A.M. in New York and Santo Domingo, 4 P.M. in Algiers and London, 7 P.M in Moscow and 11 P.M. in Beijing. (More here: http://bit.ly/ajJvXT.)

Wherever you are, we hope you’ll have a camera — or a camera phone — in hand. And we hope you’ll be...

HOLD BIG BANKS ACCOUNTABLE
NOON, TUESDAY, APRIL 27

::: WHAT ::: Join us for a HUGE rally and march to the Wells Fargo Annual Shareholder Meeting to demand action on our proposals to create jobs; keep families in their homes; rebuild our neighborhoods; stop predatory lending and reclaim our democracy. A delegation of leaders will be going into...

MORE INFO AT http://www.StandAgainstSitLie.org

We had soooo much fun at Sidewalks are for People on March 27th that we've decided to make it a monthly tradition, at least until the no-fun Sit/Lie law is defeated at the Board of Supervisors and on the November ballot. But who knows maybe we'll do this forever! Who doesn't love...

On Thursday April 15th, you are personally invited to a very unique exhibition opening for Mimi Chakarova. Through intimate portraits, The Price of Sex documents the devastating effects of sex trafficking in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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Born in Bulgaria, Chakarova started this project to understand what happened to her generation of...

For many years, soul singer Sharon Jones played wedding gigs while working as a corrections officer. Then, at age 40, came a record deal and a partnership with the Dap-Kings, a band whose resume includes work with such artists as Amy Winehouse and Al Green. On the day that Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings release their fourth album, “I Learned the...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will soon be voting on a law that would make it illegal to sit or lie on the sidewalk anywhere in the city. We think it's a really bad idea to criminalize the act of sitting in public space and we're shocked that San Francisco may be on the verge of adopting the most draconian "sit/lie" law...

Beth Fein invites you to dance anywhere® on March 26, 2010

On March 26, 2010, thousands of people worldwide will stop what they’re doing and dance at 12 pm in Los Angeles, 3 pm in New York, 8 pm in Paris or Rome, and so on around the world. Where will you be?

dance anywhere® is an annual dance /public art performance
that begins with a...

San Francisco: Free mighty fine eats! We're throwing a party to celebrate our name change from Taylor's Refresher to Gott's Roadside. Cheeseburgers, Ahi Burgers, Seoul Burgers, and Fries. We'll also be pouring some libations to wash it all down. Bring as many friends and family as you want. Hope to see you there!

Last year we had a blast getting together before SXSW started on Sunday for a geek breakfast. We'd LOVE to have you there time.

GeekBreakfast.org is no-strings attached movement of cool people meeting in cities monthly to network and enjoy a meal together.

All Whole Foods food service is available. They have a BBQ bar, raw bar, seafood bar,...

It's a Sign: New Bohemia Signs group exhibition

**Reception: Friday, March 12, 2010 7:00-9pm
Exhibition dates: March 4- April 3, 2010

Caitlyn Galloway
Damon Styer
Jeff Canham
Josh Luke
Ken Davis

Signs, like any kind of advertising, and most of design for that matter, employ aesthetic concerns to achieve directive ends, if not only to tell...

The main game developer conference in the world. Really, I want to know if you are going to that event, and i possible, to arrange a supper dinner, party, or something like that :D

BJE's 5th Annual YOUNG ADULT Feast of Jewish Learning: WANDER/LUST

Join hundreds of inquisitive young adults for dozens of interactive workshops on Jewish texts, film, art, philosophy, history, spirituality, mysticism, Yiddish, yoga, cooking, lust and love.

From secular to orthodox, talmud scholar to complete beginner, everyone (21-40ish)...

To celebrate The Shooting Gallery's 7th Anniversary, we are proud to welcome four amazing artists into the galleries on March 6th. The opening reception includes:

Aaron Nagel at The Shooting Gallery
Jessica Hess & Kevin Cyr at White Walls
Jessica Whiteside at Gallery Three

These four artists have diverse styles and subject matter, each...

IxDA's Interaction'10 conference in Savannah earlier this month was a big, sold out success. Here in the Bay Area, we're fortunate enough to have a tidy selection of the conference presenters residing in our backyard. Like last year, we're going to stage a 1/2 day redUX of the conference, bringing together a sampling of...

Manilatown Heritage Foundation Presents
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
(Part of Manilatown's Rhymes & Rhythms Series)

Hosted by NANCY HOM & AVOTCJA
with
GENNY LIM, MYRNA ZIALCITA, NANCY HOM,
AVOTCJA, MEKLIT HADERO, NELLIE WONG,
TUREEDA MIKELL, MAMACOATL, ARLENE BIALA,
and PIREENI SUNDARALINGAM

SATURDAY MARCH 6th
2PM-5PM...

Operation Restore Defenestration needs your support!!

Originally expected to be up for a short time, Defenestration has now weathered the elements for nearly thirteen years. Locals and visitors from all over the world stop and stare at the furniture scurrying across the walls of a blighted building at the corner of 6th and Howard Streets. ...

On Friday, March 5th we'll be celebrating the completion of the mural at the corner of Jones and Golden Gate, in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco (2 blocks from Civic Center BART, 1 block from MUNI.)

"Windows into the Tenderloin" is comprised of several distinct panels, each inspired by different people and facets of history...

Here at The Bold Italic, we've noticed little pocket neighborhoods sprouting up throughout the city worthy of individual celebration. So, we furrowed our collective brow and decided to once again just make something new for the heck of it. Thus, we bring you: the microhood.

micro · hood - n. A piece of a neighborhood, perhaps only a block or...

The Internet Archive is building an Internet library offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.

The Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages. Much of this store of...

Security B-Sides is an in-conference focused on expanding the spectrum of conversation around information security. It's the "barcamp" of security events and a great place to meet new people and catch up with old friends.

BSidesSanFrancisco (BSidesSF) is happening on March 2-3, 2010 with a location space still undisclosed. There...