Word: franciscos
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...that while you're writing it. A friend of mine stuck on my refrigerator door many years ago this little slogan she had on a calendar, a Yugoslav proverb that said, 'Tell the truth and run.' " TIME's Andrea Sachs spoke with the author at her home in San Francisco...
...which the prisoner of war played by Steve McQueen defies the Nazis and jumps a barbed-wire fence on his motorcycle. The real hog jumper? Bud Ekins, the go-to stuntman of his era. Ekins' later credits included doubling for McQueen again in a famous car chase through San Francisco in the 1968 thriller Bullitt and overseeing stunts for the '70s TV show CHiPs. He was 77. His exploits as an Air Force pilot in the Pacific during World War II included 219 combat missions; he counted among his myriad awards an honorary title from the Queen of England...
...your basic Reagan Democrat, fully loaded with a resonant, iron-edged voice and the ability to write razor lyrics that stuck in the mind and the craw. His brilliant anthem-Okie from Muskogee-became a rallying cry for those who were disgusted by the "hippies out in San Francisco" smoking marijuana and burning draft cards. His next patriotic volley had this chorus: "When they're runnin' down my country, man, you're walkin' on the fightin' side of me." And so when I heard that Haggard had written a song endorsing Hillary Clinton for President, which you can hear...
...that legislating against video games is a top priority for his state.In arguing their case, most proponents of a ban on violent games draw parallels with pornography and sexually violent images. Supposedly, too much gaming persuades more kids to go on killing sprees. State Senator Leland Yee, a San Francisco Democrat, even compared video games to substances like cigarettes and alcohol that are prohibited for minors. Regardless of the legal problems and constitutional violations, there is a far greater reason for politicians to lay off the gaming industry. For starters it’s ridiculous for the government to prioritize...
José González’s soft vocals and melodic guitar were front and center in a 2005 Sony Bravia ad featuring thousands of colorful balls bouncing all over San Francisco. The Swedish singer-songwriter’s newest music video, “Down the Line,” is markedly darker, focusing lyrically as well as visually on human weakness. The opening scenes transport the viewer to a hazy pastoral setting, engulfed in gray mist. A figure comes riding in: half pig, half man; he’s a repulsive amalgamation, a nightmarish figure. Nevertheless...