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Art Review

How Irving Penn brought the world to his studio—and vice versa

DeWitt Chen - May 2, 2024

de Young retrospective teases out sheer range of the photographer's lens.

Music

Under the Stars: Bubbling up with foamboy, night-dubbing with Monty Luke…

John-Paul Shiver - May 2, 2024

BALTHVS rocks global vibes, Eris Drew runs the rave tape, Neutrals wish you were here, more music to support!

News + Politics

The alarming agenda of the big-money folks trying to take over SF

Tim Redmond - May 3, 2024

New report tracks the anti-union, anti-tax, pro-police program that a small number of very rich people want to impose on SF in the name of "moderate" politics.

Art

Striking probe of colorism leads to artist’s first show—at MoAD, no less

Emily Wilson - May 1, 2024

CCA student Mary Graham's 'Value Test: Brown Paper' locates universal story through Black past.

Hot topics

Housing

Everyone loves Vienna’s housing policy; there’s a reason that it works so well

Tim Redmond - May 1, 2024

It's not 'rocket science.' It's high taxes on the rich and money for social housing. The tech barons want people who support those policies in SF voted out.

Opinion

Restoring the ecosystem of City College

Leslie Simon - May 1, 2024

The next chancellor needs to prioritize all types of classes for all types of students.

Movies

Ivan Sen’s ‘Limbo’ confronts crimes against Australia’s Aboriginal women

Pam Grady - May 1, 2024

In a town so hot its buildings are underground, the noir's detective seeks justice.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Pho truffles and lobster white? The Craft Chocolate Experience stunned

Tamara Palmer - May 1, 2024

Candymakers brought adventurous flavors to international show at the Palace of Fine Arts.

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Police violence on campuses must end

Editorial 48 Hills - May 1, 2024

Calling in over-militarized state forces to repress non-violent student protests against the war on Gaza is not a solution.

Live Shots: Detroit rapper Danny Brown got Regency Ballroom to ‘Dip’

Music D.A. Mission - May 1, 2024

Magnetic performer pulled out classics as well as collabs (and an anti-gentrification screed) from two recent albums.

UK R&B superstar Craig David: ‘San Francisco is always full of love and energy’

Music Joshua Rotter - April 30, 2024

Kicking off his '7 Days Commitment Tour' here, the heartthrob hitmaker has a different eye on romance.

Breed hedges on supporting legal protections, rent relief for tenants

Housing Tim Redmond - April 30, 2024

Weirdly, she suggests that her own office can't stop 'abuse' in program that helped 20,000 renters keep a roof over their heads.

Screen Grabs: Chasing one of the Swinging Sixties’ most infamous ‘It Girls’

Movies Dennis Harvey - April 30, 2024

Plus: Doclands 2024, Johnny Depp's French, Japanese reality, worthwhile 'Nowhere Special,' Free Palestine, more movies

That’s a ‘Bitch Slap!’ D’Arcy Drollinger’s top 5 over-the-top TV moments

Onstage Marke B. - April 30, 2024

Her Oasis drag show lampoons the catfights and hysterics of nighttime soaps—and it's rooted in deep genre love.

‘A Strange Loop’ takes too much glee in the trauma of its Black queer lead

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - April 30, 2024

Despite talented cast, catchy tunes, and a show-stopping number, Broadway sensation comes off as torture porn.

‘Fairy godmother of trans country artists’ Shawna Virago rounds up vivid new tales

Music Joshua Rotter - April 30, 2024

On 'Blood in her Dreams,' the local punky-tonk legend tells the stories of outsiders in today's beige-tinted SF.

A peaceful protest at Berkeley; what will the administration do?

Protest Joel Schechter - April 29, 2024

Imagine if they just accepted the student demands.

The Hyatt Regency restaurant is spinning again. Where are the workers?

Opinion Bradley Hasty - April 29, 2024

There is nobody to take over when this generation retires. Maybe Hyatt wants it that way.

Unmasking a modern predator through dance in ‘The Soul Catcher’

Onstage Joshua Rotter - April 29, 2024

Annika B. Lewis and Kassandra Production dissect a violent relationship at SF International Arts Fest

Live Shots: Jigs galore, maypole madness at Céilí on the Lake’s Beltane celebration

Music Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - April 29, 2024

Waterside Gaelic fête declares spring has sprung—and now it's time to shear the sheep.

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Movies

Ivan Sen’s ‘Limbo’ confronts crimes against Australia’s Aboriginal women

In a town so hot its buildings are underground, the noir's detective seeks justice.

Movies Pam Grady - May 1, 2024

Screen Grabs: Stylish but deadly classic ‘Le Samouraï’ swings into the Roxie

Screen Grabs: SFFILM Fest unleashes Dizzy Gillespie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, June Squibb

Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan opens up about candid new biopic ‘Girl You Know it’s True’

Music

Under the Stars: Bubbling up with foamboy, night-dubbing with Monty Luke…

BALTHVS rocks global vibes, Eris Drew runs the rave tape, Neutrals wish you were here, more music to support!

Music John-Paul Shiver - May 2, 2024

UK R&B superstar Craig David: ‘San Francisco is always full of love and energy’

‘Fairy godmother of trans country artists’ Shawna Virago rounds up vivid new tales

Live Shots: Jigs galore, maypole madness at Céilí on the Lake’s Beltane celebration

Art

How Irving Penn brought the world to his studio—and vice versa

de Young retrospective teases out sheer range of the photographer's lens.

Art Review DeWitt Chen - May 2, 2024

Tehran-born artist Sameh Khalatbari strings resistance into every work

The Great Migration travels beyond South to North in ‘Movement in Every Direction’

A profound web of hybrid histories in MoAD’s ‘Unruly Navigations’

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Housing

Everyone loves Vienna’s housing policy; there’s a reason that it works so well

It's not 'rocket science.' It's high taxes on the rich and money for social housing. The tech barons want people who support those policies in SF voted out.

Housing Tim Redmond - May 1, 2024