0-Viewpoint: Yes, Those Are Supposed To Be Phallic

Photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal Four nights in a hotel. 72 consecutive waking hours. Talking to herself. This was Stella Zhang’s process while installing…

Noodling Around The Noodlefest

Photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal Ravioli on one side and chow fun on the other. The sweet, sweet scent of garlic everywhere. Sunday saw…

Appealing Events: 0 – Viewpoint at the Chinese Culture Center

The press release I’m given for contemporary art exhibition 0 – Viewpoint uses phrases like ” serene and troubled” and “complex and agitated landscape of…

Appealing Events: Florence Henderson at the Rrazz Room

At first, I really wanted my lede to be “Here’s the story,” but then I just couldn’t do it. So. Florence Henderson. She was performing…

Appealing Events: The 13th Annual Postcard Show at The Lab

Appealing Events: The 13th Annual Postcard Show at The Lab

Maybe you’re the type of person who likes those tiny staplers that only take tiny, non-standard staples. Or maybe you just like postcards, or want…

Photo Gallery: Snap/Shot: 99 Years of Looking Fabulous

All photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal Snap/Shot: 99 Years of Looking Fabulous, an exhibit at the recently reopened Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch of…

Photo Gallery: Spark’s Sugar Rush 2009

Photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal What did you want to be when you were 13? Astronaut? Banker? Architect? Poet? Radical dude? Here’s a fun…

Appealing Events: Spark’s Sugar Rush 2009

You like sweet stuff. You like to help kids stay in school and realize their dreams. And you have nothing to do tonight. Head on…

Appealing Events: Beloved: A Requiem For Our Dead

Photos: Mangos With Chilli, Used With Permission. Mangos with Chili had just returned from what they called “Splendor & Grit: The Stunning South Tour,” and…

Wicked And Pumpkins And Children, Oh My

All photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal A sampling of the notes I took during the Wicked singing contest at Pier 39 on Sunday, which…

An Evening Honoring Amy Tan: Warm-Hearted Oddness

An Evening Honoring Amy Tan: Warm-Hearted Oddness

Back when I was editor in chief at my college paper, I used to listen to Michael Krasny for inspiration before I had to do…

APAture’s Handmade Fair: A 3-D Cute Overload Experience

Photos” Leanna Yip for the Appeal At the end of the street is a quiet, litter-strewn corner. On that corner is a series of rusty…

The “Nerdy Bliss” Of The Friends Of The SF Public Library Big Book Sale

Photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal I have a friend in New York who swears one day there’ll be headlines saying he was found buried…

Appealing Events: APAture 2009

Appealing Events: APAture 2009

Calling zinesters, comic book fans, plushies and art prints: the closing day of Kearny Street Workshop‘s APAture 2009 is this Saturday. If you’ve never been…

Don’t Play With The Cars At The Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival

All photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal An experiment to see just how much chocolate can brighten one’s day got an early start, while riding…

First Take: Hi-Tea

All photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal. I’ve been keeping an eye on Hi-Tea ever since the Quizno’s on 110 Bush Street was suddenly replaced…

Photo Gallery: Final Sunday Streets Of 2009 Still Draws Crowd Despite Fog

All photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal The final, festive, foggy Sunday Streets of 2009 was good news for anyone who remembered their bike, helmet…

Photo Gallery: Eat Real, Saturday (it was hot and tasty)

All photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal Day 1’s feeling of pleasant chumminess had made way for pure joy, alternating with scrambling for shade. Considering…

Photo Gallery: Eat Real, Friday (“size does matter”)

All photos: Leanna Yip for the Appeal “Add whatever spices tickle your pickle.” You know you’re in good company when even the pros can’t stay…