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The ugly truth about eating animals

"Eating Animals” is Jonathan Safran Foer’s exploration of what people are eating in regards to meat. Soon to be a new father, the author’s curiosity about omnivore versus vegetarian lifestyles became an urgent need for understanding.

From paper glasses to home entertainment, 3-D evolves

Left starry-eyed by the success of James Cameron’s “Avatar,” a nearly $300 million foray into the third dimension, television manufacturers and techies alike have one concept on their mind for 2010: 3-D TV.

NightLife returns to the Academy of Sciences

NightLife is to museums what Virgin America is to airlines: A little more lax, a lot more fun, and when you leave you can’t wait to experience it again.

Bay Area Web show coaches bar pranksters

By Jessica LuthiThe Guardsman You can never go wrong with a free drink. A free drink is even sweeter when you pull it off with a touch of charisma, a dash of comedy and a little magic. Brian Brushwood, the host of Scam School, believes you’ll never pay for

Yelp thrives despite rumors of extortion

By Angela PennyThe Guardsman Almost a year ago, the East Bay Express reported that Yelp was extorting local businesses. After dozens of interviews over several months, six people told The Express that Yelp ad sales representatives promised to remove negative reviews if their business agreed to advertise. In another six

El Zocalo dishes up late night treat

By Nick PalmThe Guardsman In the heart of the lively Bernal Heights corridor of Mission Street lies an easy-to-miss gastronomic treasure. El Zocalo, located at 3230 Mission Street between 29th and Valencia streets, serves traditional Mexican and Salvadorian food and is known for their pupusas — corn flatbread filled with customizable

Bold and Chic: Decoding a Decade

By Cailie Skelton Arts & Entertainment Editor Imagine models working a runway in modern fashions with a vintage twist and music from the era throbbing through speakers as students and faculty watch on, many spectators still eating their lunch. That was the scene in the City College student cafeteria on