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Big Brother 12 Week 3 :: Groundhog Season

By Steven Daigle | Thursday Jul 29, 2010
Does it seem like we are watching the same Big Brother season over and over again?

Movies

Matthew Barney as a tap-dancing satyr in Cremaster 4. Photo: Courtesy the artist

Dinner For Schmucks

By Padraic Maroney | Jul 30
The dark comedy Dinner for Schmucks is a cruel idea, but feels even crueler if you have to sit through it.

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Culture

Honoree, singer Ricky Martin arrives to be honored for his constant advocacy for the health and welfare of children around the globe, at amfAR’s ’New York Inspiration Gala’ celebrating Men’s style at The New York Public Library on

Sacred Intimacy, Compassion Practice :: Kevin Smith is Your ’Snugglebud’

By Kilian Melloy | Jul 28
Kevin Smith maintains a touch practice that’s a little different from most bodyworkers: a form of structured holding he developed over time, and which he calls "snuggling."

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Theatre

Matthew Barney as a tap-dancing satyr in Cremaster 4. Photo: Courtesy the artist

Out There :: Cremasterpiece theater

By Roberto Friedman | Jul 30
The five films that comprise the Cremaster Cycle created by art-world darling Matthew Barney are getting a rare re-release in a series of screenings beginning this Friday, July 30, at the Roxie Theater in SF.

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Celebrities

Anna Nicole Smith

Attorneys prepare for Anna Nicole Smith trial

Jul 30
Attorneys were setting the stage for the trial of two doctors and the attorney boyfriend of the late Anna Nicole Smith, arguing about what evidence will be allowed in court.

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Music

Naomi Emmerson as Edith Piaf in Piaf: Love Conquers All through August 7, 2010 at the Eureka Theatre.

Pop goes The Ones!

By JC Alvarez | Jul 30
The Ones release their latest studio album Blast From the Past next month and it promises to be an infectious mix of high energy dance music featuring collaborations with such artists as dance diva Ultra Naté, Amanda Lepore and The Lair’s hunk Colton Ford. The trio also is appearing at Dixon Place next Tuesday, August 3, 2010 as part of this summer’s HOT Festival. EDGE’s JC Alvarez caught up with the out trio to talk about their career so far, the more mainstream sound they bring to their new CD and how they were out before they even knew it to British audiences on a pop show.

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Television

South Beach :: where the Jersey Shore boys are

By Tony Phillips | Jul 29
MTV’s break-out reality series Jersey Shore has a cast so unique they couldn’t be replaced for its second season, which this time moved them to Miami for more hook-ups, fights and domestic squabbles. Recently EDGE’s Tony Phillips visited with three of the cast’s male stars - Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Ronnie Magro and Vinny Guadagnino about Miami, the Fame Machine and the rumors that cast members are being cut for season three, which returns the cast back to Seaside Heights.

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Books

Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film

By Phil Hall | Jul 30
A biography on the beautiful yet elusive film star.

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Fine Arts

Installation view, They Knew What They Wanted at Fraenkel Gallery, SF. Photo: Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery

Choosy artists chose this

By Sura Wood | Jul 31
One has to marvel at the impressive marketing savvy of the four galleries who pooled their resources and p.r., invited four artists from their respective stables to choose favorite works from the galleries’ collective inventories, then asked each artist t

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