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Should SF offer sanctuary for the Statue of Liberty?

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

Venues turn to big-name touring acts and social media metrics to fill rooms, rather than risk success on up-and-comers.
Nightlife Jess Oledan -
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Screen Grabs: Audre Lorde rises again at Queer Women of Color Film Fest

Plus: Summer with Monica Vitti, Nicholas Meyer's SF sci-fi, a daring 'Devil Queen,' A Complete Stanley Kubrick, more movies on tap
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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Screen Grabs: Things are looking grim. Time for a trip to Bleak Week

Plus: 'Trainspotting' slams back into cinemas, 'Carolina Caroline' rides the grift, a straightforward (ahem) 'Rocky Horror' doc, more movies
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Festa Italiana, Juneteenth on the Waterfront, Rocky Horror, The Klezmatics…

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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Elections

Tech plutocrats won a lot in the SF election ….

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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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Diving deep into Crustacean’s ‘secret’ kitchen for a family treasure

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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Music

Under the Stars: Wealthy Women are here to lay down heavy truths

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Plus: AMC launches in-theater concert shows, Trinity Ace gives Richmond realness, Brooklyn Funk Essentials take us back, more music
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Iceland’s glaciers melt away like memory in ‘Time and Water’

Movies Pam Grady -
Sara Dosa's adventurous doc weaves climate change alarm, family history, and love story into an elegy for our disappearing world.
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Chan and Wiener will face off in November

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
For the most part, Big Tech money got its way—but a strong progressive has a shot at Congress
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Drama Masks: Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Lunchbox’ is a delicious charmer

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Plus: 'Phantom of the Opera' descends on a new haunt, and 'Becoming a Man' faces transition head on.
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San Francisco does, indeed, want The Human League

Music Joshua Rotter -
Monster '80s hitmakers return to city where they feel at home, this time with Soft Cell and Alison Moyet in tow.
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Live Shots: Poison the Well slayed Regency with three-decade metalcore onslaught

Music D.A. Mission -
With first album in 17 years 'Peace in Place' under their belts, Florida legends shook Ballroom.
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Memories of us: Puerto Rican diasporic photography inspires Norma I. Quintana

Art Mary Corbin -
At Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, silver gelatin prints conjure the sanctuary of connection—and a sociology of shared imagery.
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‘Memento Forest’ trembles with communal healing after deep loss

Dance Aimée Ts'ao -
Choreographer Marina Fukushima brings ritual, talismans that bore her up after father's death to Theatre of Yugen.
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Supporters of Chakrabarti are helping elect Wiener

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
False allegations about Connie Chan and AIPAC are creating a rift that will be hard to repair in the general election.
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De Young celebrates lowrider culture—right on its front lawn

Culture Emily Wilson -
Community pulls up Saturday for Rose B. Simpson's 'LEXICON' exhibit, which features classic rides with indigenous motifs.
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Sign up for our newsletter to win FREE Frameline Fest movie tickets

Movies Marke B. -
Subscribe by Wednesday to find out how to enter to win a ticket to the world's first LGBTQ film fest.
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The very weird stories about Chan and AIPAC just don’t add up

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Looks to me like a dirty trick. Plus: Something voters should know about Becerra. That's The Agenda for May 31-June 7
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1015 owner, SF nightlife pioneer Ira Sandler has passed away

Nightlife Marke B. -
At the helm of one of our biggest clubs for more than four decades, he helped make the city into a dance party Mecca.
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