The kilduff File

The kilduff File

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The Anti-Dr. Laura |  Nurse Rona Renner offers sane and sage advice for parents.

Hamboning It Up |  Berkeley’s Unique Derique clowns with high-tech hambone.

Relishing the Competition |  Ryan Nerz defends America’s tradition of professional gorging.

Pump Pundit |  U.C. energy expert Severin Borenstein says bring on the gas tax.

A Kung Pao Kosher Christmas |  Lisa Geduldig hosts the 15th annual comedy fest in S.F.

East Bay Eccentrics |   Richard Schwartz unearths Berkeley’s colorful characters.

Gyrate This |   Paul “Dizzy Hips” Blair spins life as a hula hoop stuntman.

Not Whistling Dixie | Pro whistler Jason Victor Serinus says it’s all about the breath.

One Big Vinny, with Everything |   Rich “Big Vinny” Lieberman talks pizza, profits and politics.

Wendy Full Circle |   Wendy Tokuda talks about life on and off the small screen.

Global Simmering |  Why Steven Hayward isn’t worried about the polar bears.

Asshole Expert |  How Stanford’s Bob Sutton is deconstructing office politics.

Smackdown with the Doc |  Dr. Mike tells the truth behind the fakery that is pro-wrestling.

Led Balloon |  Little Roger talks about the ’70s joke that ate the band.

Valentine’s Bitch |  Feminist critic Andi Zeisler ain’t feeling the love.

Ms. Unspeakable |  Mary Roach sees dead people.  And much more.

Blind-Sided | Michael Lewis tackles football, race and Berkeley’s facial hair.

King Dork | “Dr.” Frank Portman: From ’80s punk rock to young adult lit.

Local boy makes it big with Rat and Pig | Stephan Pastis’ Pearls of Wisdom.

Mass for the Masses | Matthew Fox raves about modern spirituality.

A Not So Quirky Theory | Joe Quirk’s evolutionary biology leads to sex and a soul mate.

Belly Up to the Bar | John Caine brought the cosmo to Frisco.

How Not to Die in Oakland | Newspaperman Al Martinez takes Oakland sensibilities to L.A.

All in the Family | Second-generation kid’s author and illustrator Thacher Hurd

A Woman on Top | The peak experiences of mountaineer Arlene Blum

Straight From the Hipp | Travus T. Hipp: The Poor Man’s Paul Harvey

TV Gets Dirty | Mike Rowe’s cable hit highlights the reality of grunge work

Boredom Pays | Spokesgirl for the “whatever” generation hits the big screen

How PC Can You Be? | Camille Paglia takes a jab at the birthplace of free speech

Mix Master | Fu-Tung Cheng sets his ideas in concrete

Ohmega Man | Steve Drobinsky wants your trash

Paper or Plastic? | You’ve Got Eco-Questions, Mr. Green’s Got Answers

Son of Brown | Berkeley author Ethan Rarick dished the dirt on California’s Brown family political dynasty

Super Fan | Stacey Samuels is propelled by his love of the sport

The Internal Dialogue | Kilduff gets up close and personal with himself

The Ultra Marathon Man | Dean Karnazes takes his pizza to go

Faces of the East Bay

In the Philanthropic Swim

In the Philanthropic Swim

Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.