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Subversive spirit matches Victorian romantic intrigue in Ayelet Waldman’s latest

Berkeley author knocked off from award-winning TV work to finish 'a failed novel I tried to write a decade ago.'
Lit Lou Fancher -
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Under the Stars: Midsummer music notables, from gallant rock to Jilly from Philly

Plus: Black Marble plucks college radio strings, Twin Bloom bronzes out, The Koreatown Oddity raps it all up, more great listens
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Cannabis cafes are coming to SF—and it’s about damn time

A bill finally passed by the city last month allows cannabis retailers to serve food and beverages. Will SF become a new Amsterdam?
Puff Dan Karkoska -
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Live Shots: Valkyries flew high in return to Ballhalla

WNBA home team filled Chase Center with wild community spirit and plenty of winning shots.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘The Piano’ plays again

Dennis Harvey -
Sam Neill (RIP) in major key. Plus: Futile love in 'White Nights,' Hector Babenco tribute, whimsical 'Drunken Noodles,' sour "Ice Cream Man'
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Labor

As wider layoffs hit, videogame workers’ union launches hardship fund

Leah Isobel -
UVW-CWA aid initiative and innovative Necrosoft bundle aim to support affected workers from indie orgs and big corps.
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Music

Charli XCX is the future of rock, in fact

Daniel Bromfield -
The genre will be saved by outsiders—even highbrow-nodding hyperpop ones who know how to slay big festivals like Outside Lands.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Forget AI, you’re in ‘Urinetown’ now

Charles Lewis III -
Ray of Light's latest triumph is awash with talent. Plus: 'In a Memory Palace' at Z Space used Noh to haunting effect.
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Wiener’s racist, sexist Anthropic AI chatbot attacks Chan–and it’s weird and stupid and gross

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
Why is nobody in the Democratic Party establishment or the news media calling out Wiener on this?
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Experimental sounds ring out from Adobe Books, for an eager community in the know

Music Jess Oledan -
Promoter Tonko's unassuming series platforms local musicians with a genre-blurring bent.
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Best of the Bay 52 voting starts in September!

Best of the Bay Marke B. -
Vote for what you love and celebrate the Bay Area! We're going back to our roots for the 52nd edition.
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Aerial Arts Fest flies high on a shoestring and a dream

Dance Aimée Ts'ao -
Losing NEA funding and artists' reluctance to visit the US can't keep Zaccho's vertical dance celebration down.
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‘The Last Human Bear’ came to Jack Kerouac Alley

Lit Tom Molanphy -
Author and Native American tribal chairman Greg Sarris discussed his first novel in 30 years, immersed in 1930s Pomo history.
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How the fall election is shaping up

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Chan and Wiener are essentially tied; how will the Marina Safeway project impact that race? That's The Agenda for Aug. 2-9
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Fighting back against the growing surveillance state

News + Politics Ian Firstenberg -
Protests large and small are disabling Flock cameras and resisting repeated violations of privacy by police and corporations.
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An uncommon Warrior: Yaxel Lendeborg comes to the Bay

Sports Alan Chazaro -
An ode to the Puerto Rico-born Dominican American player who bounced up from community college.
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Enjoy your trip inside M. Mark Bauer’s labyrinthine paintings

Art Mary Corbin -
His works are eye-popping, but contain deep 'flow of consciousness' messages about the environment and society.
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Under the Stars: SF supergroup The Odyssey Cult lets it rip

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Hardly Strictly lineup, Womack Sisters and Dark Star Orchestra at the Greek, summer stoner flick 'The Wrong Girls,' more.
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Good Taste: Pouring out love for Hojicha

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Move over, matcha. Can it, coffee. We’re all-in on roasted green tea drinks and treats this summer.
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Screen Grabs: From farmworker to ‘the Shakespeare of Chicano theater’

Movie Reviews Dennis Harvey -
Luis Valdez gets his due. Plus: Robert Townsend tribute, 'Glitter' revival, 'Sheep in a Box,' and Fantasy Studios fest.
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