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When a replica of the Maltese Falcon was stolen from John’s Grill in San Francisco, owner John Konstin turned to Academy of Art University’s School of Fine Art Sculpture to create a new one. Instructor Peter Schiffrin and students Zach Roberts and Ah Young Jeon have spent the past month developing a replica of the famous movie icon. "One of the hardest things was making this like the original Maltese Falcon, but not too much like the falcon," Schifrin said. "I wanted to make this more falcony, because the original was more parroty or even pigeony."
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From arty lounges to swank nightclubs, San Francisco has a bar, lounge and club for every taste. Hip wine bars are de rigueur all over San Francisco, while North Beach is a staple of neon strip bars and the Mission District a hideaway for hipsters. Explore this neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to San Francisco's pulsing nightlife scene, including current nightlife listings from SF Station, a smart beginning to an adventurous evening.
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When a replica of the Maltese Falcon was stolen from John’s Grill in San Francisco, owner John Konstin turned to Academy of Art University’s School of Fine Art Sculpture to create a new one. Instructor Peter Schiffrin and students Zach Roberts and Ah Young Jeon have spent the past month developing the bird, which will eventually be cast in bronze.
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Physicians at the San Francisco and San Diego campuses of the University of California announced on 29 August that they will set up a scientific research centre to study the medical uses and effects of marijuana. The new Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, which is to be established in San Diego, will start off with $3 million in state money for its first year, the doctors said.
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San Francisco has both urban culture and natural beauty. The brand new DeYoung Museum rises out of Golden Gate Park, the Legion of Honor reigns over the Presidio and the Pacific Ocean and the Museum of Modern Art stands across from the downtown Yerba Buena Garden oasis.
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This is an interview with San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle and his wife, the playwright Amy Freed. She has written six plays that have been produced, which in itself is astounding, but one of them has ... been a Pulitzer finalist. She also teaches at Stanford University.
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