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An Oakland union researcher wrote a book. Her characters brought class into it

New novel 'Muñeca' by Cynthia Gómez delivers Gothic fiction suffused with queerness and rebellion.
Lit James Tracy -
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The wild inside story of San Francisco’s first gay film festival

50 years ago, a ragtag bunch of local geniuses got together to show their scrappy Super 8s—and a movement was born.
Movies Marc Huestis -
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Ciao bella! Pasta, puppets, parade drew revelers to Festa Italiana in North Beach

Two days of feasting, dancing, and live music—plus plenty of strong coffee and wine—celebrated Italian culture.
Festival Emma Garcia -
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Aurora Theatre tiptoes back onstage after closure

Charles Lewis III -
... but another East Bay institution bids adieu. Plus: SF Opera's 'The Barber of Seville' lands the slapstick, needs more 'Figaro.'
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Culture

Kitfo to kickflips: How the Bay’s oldest Ethiopian restaurant supports Addis Ababa skaters

Alan Chazaro -
Oakland's Cafe Colucci collabs with Ethiopia Skate to boost burgeoning scene halfway across the world.
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Music

Under the Stars: ‘Happy Today’ brings wizardly space and grace to longform jazz jams

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Digital Underground's 'Sex Packets' at 35, Black Gold Sun's poignant punk, Space Ghost's remixed freedom, more music
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Surely, they must still be joking: ‘Airplane! Live’ lands classic 1980 movie’s gags

Movies Joshua Rotter -
'The more serious we were, the more the comedy worked,' says star Robert Hays, coming to SF with co-star Julie Hagerty.
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Wiener claims right-wing dark money is out to prevent him from winning. Seriously?

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
It's bizarre: He's raising money talking about right-wing donors attacking him, but they aren't supporting his opponent; mostly, they support Wiener. Look at the names.
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Live Shots: Fou Fou Ha!’s erotic clownery reminded us that pleasure is resistance

Onstage Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
With 'The Nectar' at Palace Theater, the longtime sexy burlesque troupe offered a voluptuous answer to oppression.
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A profound new report on climate and economy ignored by most major news media

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Exposing SF's affordable housing failures—and the cops and DA can't get all the money when the rest of the justice system is starved. That's The Agenda for June 8-15
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Screen Grabs: Audre Lorde rises again at Queer Women of Color Film Fest

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Summer with Monica Vitti, Nicholas Meyer's SF sci-fi, a daring 'Devil Queen,' A Complete Stanley Kubrick, more movies on tap
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Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

Humor Joel Schechter -
If Trump wants to bulldoze Lady Liberty, maybe we can make room in the Bay
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As SF nightclubs struggle to hold on, local DJs are being squeezed out

Nightlife Jess Oledan -
Venues turn to big-name touring acts and social media metrics to fill rooms, rather than risk success on up-and-comers.
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Screen Grabs: Things are looking grim. Time for a trip to Bleak Week

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Plus: 'Trainspotting' slams back into cinemas, 'Carolina Caroline' rides the grift, a straightforward (ahem) 'Rocky Horror' doc, more movies
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BIG WEEK: Festa Italiana, Juneteenth on the Waterfront, Rocky Horror, The Klezmatics…

Big Week Marke B. -
Plus: Persia does Pride, Free Techno in Union Square, Union Street Fest, Marbled Eye, Juniper, Satya, more to do!
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Tech plutocrats won a lot in the SF election ….

Elections Tim Redmond -
But I'm not so sure most voters buy into their not-so-hidden agenda. It's possible that Chan will be elected to Congress
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Good Taste: Diving deep into Crustacean’s ‘secret’ kitchen for a family treasure

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Chef Helene An's garlic noodles are an iconic SF dish, now served at her restaurant's new FiDi location (and her granddaughter's school).
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Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: AMC launches in-theater concert shows, Trinity Ace gives Richmond realness, Brooklyn Funk Essentials take us back, more music
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