The Urban Legend

Beach Blanket Babylon continues to thrive after 39 years

Marney Kline, Staff Writer • March 27, 2013

“Beach Blanket Babylon” is a theatrical tribute to what makes our city beautiful: the absurdity, the freedom, and the flamboyance. As New York Times reporter Michael Janofsky proclaimed in 1998, "Beach...

Legend staff battles over gun control

Jacob Winick and Alex Johnson, Staff writers • February 26, 2013

PRO-Restraints on gun ownership by Jacob Winick It was the kind of Christmas story nobody wanted to read. On Friday, Dec. 14, Adam Lanza, armed with his mother’s assault rifle, killed 26 people at...

Beyond epic: ‘Simple but profound’ movies contend for 85th annual Oscars

Louise Newlin, Staff writer • February 21, 2013

Most years, post-nomination Oscar buzz is all about "snubs," or the deserving movies and moviemakers not honored for their work with an Oscar nomination. But while the list of nominees for the 85th...

Urban’s Lautze on Month of Understanding: Make it a permanent state of being

February 8, 2012

After math teacher Richard Lautze burst into the spotlight during Urban’s Jan. 3 all-school meeting with an impassioned speech about the Month of Understanding, The Urban Legend sought an even deeper...

History unfolding: Are Occupy protests the new civil rights movement?

Jonathan Baer, Staff Writer • December 14, 2011

Call it a flashback: When the Occupy movement hit San Francisco, it brought back memories of Vietnam, sit-ins, the sexual revolution, the rise of feminism – the glory times that self-proclaimed “old...

Opinion: Golden Gate Park’s AIDS Memorial Grove a permanent reminder of world AIDS day

Emily Wen, Staff Writer • December 14, 2011

When I was 10 years old, a high school friend took me to the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. We didn’t go because we knew someone who was infected with AIDS or because we wanted to...