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‘Sirât’ director Oliver Laxe: ‘Cinema can penetrate the human metabolism’

Desert raves lead to a shocking journey from the esoteric filmmaker, who reflects on ego, AI, and escapism.
Movies Claire Wu -
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Drama Masks: The audience is listening—but who is ‘The Notebook’ romancing?

Plus: Anti-fascist sentiment spills onto stage—putting an actor at risk.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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BIG WEEK: Lunar New Year, Emory Douglas, Catherine O’Hara drag, and Bernie vs AI

Plus: Circlesongs, Joe Claussell, SF Beer Week, Hwa Mi Won, Japanese American WWII film fest, more.
Arts + Culture Caitlin Donohue -
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A visit with Alice the Anarchist to ‘Manet & Morisot’

What does the de Young have against the Paris Commune of 1871?
Art Joel Schechter -
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Manet, Morisot, and the language of the eyes

Lou Fancher -
Two French masters living gender-differentiated realities are hung side-by-side at the Legion of Honor.
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News + Politics

For Trump and his toadies, the reckoning will come

Tim Redmond -
Some day, maybe fairly soon, the majority of this country will realize how horrible this time has been—and Bezos. Zuckerberg, Musk and the rest will be held accountable
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Music

Phil Manzanera shares his life’s sounds, from a Cuban Revolution childhood to Roxy Music

Joshua Rotter -
Guitarist sits down for night of reflection, archival imagery, and live performance at Great American Music Hall.
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Environment

Trump maxes human endangerment with greenhouse gas ruling rollback

Bruce Mirken -
Climate change has already killed people. And death is generally agreed to be bad for one’s health.
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Happy hours, hometown heroes: Our essential guide to the 33rd annual Noise Pop

Music John-Paul Shiver -
An especially tender year, with adieus to iconic venues, avant-rock supergroups, and after-hours local legends.
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Love, luck, ink: Friday the 13th met Valentine’s Day in SF tattoo parlors

Art Emma Garcia -
Lovers and seekers rushed to 'flip the script' on bad luck—and get discount rates—on the rare confluence of holidays.
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How Lurie bungled the teachers strike

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Why is an administration obsessed with public safety cutting crime-prevention programs that are way cheaper than cops? That's The Agenda for Feb. 15-22
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‘Pillion’ director Harry Lighton on kinky dom-com’s delicious chemistry

Movies Pam Grady -
Interplay of stars Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård lend BDSM discovery tale emotional authenticity.
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Grab a free pass to see new movie ‘Midwinter Break’

Promotion Marke B. -
Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds take a trip to Amsterdam and discover a hidden truth.
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Win tickets to Sudan Archives, Hanumankind, and a Heated Rivalry party

Contest Marke B. -
Go see a sweet show on us. Here's how to enter.
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PG&E CEO grilled at supes hearing—and says Lurie wanted Opera House opened in blackout

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
We also got a preview of the lies the company will tell to oppose public power
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Is the tide finally turning on the ‘abundance agenda?’

Housing Tim Redmond -
Two new studies show that the free market won't solve the housing crisis—and that Newsom, Lurie, and Wiener are wrong
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Drama Masks: Why is SF Ballet still performing at the Kennedy Center?

Performance Charles Lewis III -
Some of the country's most prominent artists have dropped out after Trump's takeover. Why not our Ballet?
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Pavas, sapos, and perreo at Mission Lotería’s Bad Bunny look-alike contest

Culture Elina Graham -
Joyous attendees didn't need to be told to tirar más fotos at pre-Súper Tazón event.
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Good Taste: Summoning abundance at Lawrence Hall of Science’s new Ohlone eatery

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino’s ‘ammatka cafe brings smoked duck, gorgeous salads—and educational tater tots?
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‘Pride in Panels’ fest inks in queer cartoon brilliance

Art Marke B. -
Biennial showcase highlights fierce DIY spirit in time of attacks—but may be unofficial requiem for CCA's pioneering Comics program.
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