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Music

Listening in 4-D: Ingenious ‘Polytempo Music’ spirals through virtual reality

Marke B. - November 20, 2024

Alameda composer Brian Baumbusch trained himself to code for interactive composition, which immerses listeners in his musical world.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Complex tales of women from around the world

Dennis Harvey - November 20, 2024

Striking films from India, Guatemala, Iran, Argentina, and the UK address the status of women in a time of rising authoritarianism.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor: What to do about the Great Highway park

Tim Redmond - November 20, 2024

Should we just leave it to Mother Nature? Is this all a good start? Readers respond to our recent article.

City Hall

Lurie’s transition team: The TogetherSF Big Tech crowd is not on the list

Tim Redmond - November 19, 2024

Garry Tan, Michael Moritz, Ron Conway, Chris Larson ... so far, they aren't on the inside in this administration. Which can only be a good thing.

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Stage Review

Drama Masks: When the whole world feels ‘Akimbo’

Charles Lewis III - November 19, 2024

Our new theater column: 'Kimberly Akimbo' at the Curran and '180 Days. To Die. To Live' at the Marsh-Berkeley take on death, and life.

LGBTQ

‘Standing united in our humanity’: Transgender Immigrants Day kicks off Trans Awareness Week

Marke B. - November 18, 2024

A community facing attacks on two fronts from Trump resolves to keep SF a sanctuary that 'transcends borders.'

LGBTQ

The far-right agenda seeks to erase trans people from public life

Gabriel Haaland - November 18, 2024

The Trump campaign attacks were the worst in history for trans people. It's crucial that we come together to fight back.

Environment

The beautiful, transit-friendly Great Highway park: I should live so long

Tim Redmond - November 18, 2024

There's no money for improvements or maintenance. What Prop. K got us is a closed road and maybe a few chairs.

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Live Shots: Vince Staples hit the Warfield at a very poignant moment

Music D.A. Mission - November 18, 2024

The Long Beach rapper brought his 'Black in America' tour to SF a couple days after the election.

Under the Stars: Jock Homo Soccer Mommy—Noise Pop, Mosswood Meltdown drop 2025 lineups

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 18, 2024

Phase ones revealed. Plus: Night Tapes' truffle mushroom vibes, Naked Roommate for New Year's Eve Eve, more music news.

A creative new way to save Muni …

The Agenda Tim Redmond - November 17, 2024

... Plus an epidemic of wage theft, cuts in affordable housing fees, and language problems at the SFPD. That's The Agenda for Nov. 17-24

Good Taste: Bay Area holiday cooking advice classics

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer - November 15, 2024

'Just put the f*cking turkey in the oven': time-honored techniques and local tutorials for festive meal planning.

Drama Mask: ‘Matchbox Magic Flute’ is a mini-Mozart marvel

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - November 15, 2024

Our new theatre column reviews Mary Zimmerman's gateway opera, Sara Porkalob's wild 'Dragon Lady,' and a bewildering 'Ghost Quartet.'

Screen Grabs: A small oasis of empathy and compassion

Movies Dennis Harvey - November 15, 2024

Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' shines, Andrea Arnold's 'Bird' takes flight. Plus: dismantling the US press and poisoning Flint's water.

Rally calls on California senators to support Sanders move to block weapons for Israel

Protest Joel Schechter - November 14, 2024

$25 billion worth of weapons would fund a lot of housing, healthcare, and education.

How will Lurie address the crisis of homelessness?

Homelessness TJ Johnston - November 13, 2024

Advocates lay out demands—and have some hope—for the next mayor.

Under the Stars: Mulatu Astatke returns, with ‘Ethio-jazz on turbochargers’

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 13, 2024

The vibraphone legend has Hoodna Orchestra in tow. Plus: Erykah Freaking Badu at Bill Graham, Volunteer Hazing at BOTH.

Sarah Davachi fills the Lab with magisterial drone

Music Daniel Bromfield - November 13, 2024

In 'Music for a Bellowing Room' the Mills College grad teams up with filmmaker Dicky Bahto for three hours of unbroken reverie.

John Waters’ art show? ‘A hit parade of hell’

Art Emily Wilson - November 13, 2024

'As soon as I saw contemporary art and how mad it made people, I was hooked,' says the Pope of Trash, now showing at Rena Bransten Gallery.

The ‘Queen of Art Deco’ finally gets her due

Art Review DeWitt Chen - November 13, 2024

In first major US retrospective, de Young's 'Tamara de Lempicka' reveals stunning portraits of Russian aristocrats and lesbian sex workers.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: Complex tales of women from around the world

Striking films from India, Guatemala, Iran, Argentina, and the UK address the status of women in a time of rising authoritarianism.

Movies Dennis Harvey - November 20, 2024

Gogol Bordello takes a war-torn turn with ‘Scream of My Blood’

Transgender Film Fest offers community in a time of great threat

Screen Grabs: Escaping to the Eastern Himalayas sounds great right now

Music

Listening in 4-D: Ingenious ‘Polytempo Music’ spirals through virtual reality

Alameda composer Brian Baumbusch trained himself to code for interactive composition, which immerses listeners in his musical world.

Music Marke B. - November 20, 2024

Under the Stars: Jock Homo Soccer Mommy—Noise Pop, Mosswood Meltdown drop 2025 lineups

Under the Stars: Mulatu Astatke returns, with ‘Ethio-jazz on turbochargers’

Sarah Davachi fills the Lab with magisterial drone

Art

John Waters’ art show? ‘A hit parade of hell’

'As soon as I saw contemporary art and how mad it made people, I was hooked,' says the Pope of Trash, now showing at Rena Bransten Gallery.

Art Emily Wilson - November 13, 2024

US history of white supremacy peers through the present in Stephen Mangum’s latest work

In ‘Fictions of Presence,’ a View-Master and declassified 9/11 interrogation docs

Turbulence of recent past thrums though ‘Makeshift Memorials, Small Revolutions’

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Housing

How will Lurie address the crisis of homelessness?

Advocates lay out demands—and have some hope—for the next mayor.

Homelessness TJ Johnston - November 13, 2024

Supes approve rent control bill after Safai tries a delay tactic

Huge affordable housing project happened because of Preston and Ting

Rent control bill advances, with Melgar in opposition

Politics

Lurie’s transition team: The TogetherSF Big Tech crowd is not on the list

Garry Tan, Michael Moritz, Ron Conway, Chris Larson ... so far, they aren't on the inside in this administration. Which can only be a good thing.

City Hall Tim Redmond - November 19, 2024

D11 gets closer—but the numbers still favor Chyanne Chen

What SF city government will look like for the next two years—and what it will face

Why London Breed lost

Opinion

Letters to the editor: What to do about the Great Highway park

Should we just leave it to Mother Nature? Is this all a good start? Readers respond to our recent article.

Letters to the Editor Tim Redmond - November 20, 2024

Prison—or programs that actually work?

Billionaires are attacking San Francisco’s system of democracy

Some (perhaps too optimistic) October Surprises

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Performance

Drama Masks: When the whole world feels ‘Akimbo’

Our new theater column: 'Kimberly Akimbo' at the Curran and '180 Days. To Die. To Live' at the Marsh-Berkeley take on death, and life.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - November 19, 2024

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