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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Arts + Culture

Drag queen snatched by ICE released with asylum: ‘It was terrible’

Detained during Pride week at a routine immigration court date, Hilary Rivers is now home recovering from her traumatic ordeal.
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‘Hills of California’ aims to sing with real-life family harmony—and discord

Director Loretta Greco brings decades-hopping story of four sisters and their ambitious mother to Berkeley Rep.
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What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of feature films

Big director names filled up screens, from Richard Linklater and Noah Baumbach to Kathryn Bigelow and Luca Guadagnino.
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Win tickets to see The Faint, Earl Sweatshirt, G Flip, Eden

Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us.
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Movies

What we saw at the NY Film Fest: Ficks’ Picks of experimental gems

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
A very meta Romanian 'Dracula', Sharon Lockhart's breathtaking grace, melancholic Georgian questing, more.
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Featured

The Gala was terrific—and you can still support us!

Marke B. -
Photos: Lovers of independent media and Best of the Bay winners flooded El Rio on Wednesday—help us reach our goal.
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Drama Masks

Drama Masks: In no mood for theatrics

Charles Lewis III -
When self-professed "villain" Scott Wiener is centerstage at the No Kings rally, maybe it's time to question the whole production.
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Lit

Join us for Litcrawl’s ‘The Waymo That Ate San Francisco’

Marke B. -
Indie media journalists take on the AI Bubble and Big Tech with hilarious, thought-provoking, and award-winning pieces.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Emma Stone is an alien—or not?—in ‘Bugonia’

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Jafar Panahi's latest Iranian moral thriller, Yoav Potash documents Jewish erasure in Poland, more movies
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Dance

Paris Opera Ballet’s ‘Red Carpet’ reveled in the garishness of glamour

Lou Fancher -
Chanel costumes and undeniable pedigree made for exuberant, if uneven, spectacular.
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Movies

Rose Byrne on the Lynchian winks of ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

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Conan O'Brien, A$AP Rocky, and Christian Slater co-star in Mary Bronstein's ominous tale of motherly burnout.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Lila Downs, 33 years of MORE!, Sandcastle Classic, Green Film Festival, tons of other plans

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Check out David Arman, SOMA Pilipinas Tasty Trails, 'Rocky Horror', Latino Film Fest, Sunset Halloween, more.
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Food & Drink

The Warriors score six new season eateries

Tamara Palmer -
Bulgogi cheesesteaks, candied bacon ice cream, ube mozzarella sticks—see what Chase Center is serving fans, starting this week.
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Featured

There will be tickets at the door for Wednesday’s Community Gala!

Marke B. -
Join us 6pm-9pm at El Rio and celebrate 12 years of indie media. Feel free to buy a ticket beforehand for a free drink, though!
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Music

Under the Stars: Ring up the Telephone Numbers for chiller times

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Plus: Korean sludge metal from Gawthrop, Brian Auger's '60s cool, miido's UKG ripper, Stylolive goes Santana, more music
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Movies

Screen Grabs: East LA guerrilla artists fire up SF Latino Film Fest

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Green Film Fest dives into rainforest resistance, melting memories, brown bear kerfuffles, train dreams, more
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Onstage

A ‘Tempest’ toss’d on Point Montara, in sandy Shakespeare show

Nicole Gluckstern -
Berkeley Shakespeare Company production offers sleepaway 'theater camp' experience—cliffs, waves, island spirits, and all.
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Art

Root Division digs up deep community connections for massive annual auction

Emily Wilson -
Going once, going twice... don't let federal cuts fell another institution, and snatch up works by more than 200 local artists.
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Music

Panic! at the Autechre disco: Why I couldn’t review popular electronic act

Tamara Palmer -
Experimental UK duo's show takes place in total darkness, which proved to be a lesson in abject terror.
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