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Art Review

In ‘Character Development,’ personae made of monsters, makeup, and dark magic

Kadist and Minnesota Street Projects team up for an exhilarating video show that examines layers of self.
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Music

Imperial Teen: ‘We refuse not to be hot’

With 'All Over You,' the indie pop heroes show they're still playful, restless, and frequently horny, three decades in.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Psyched! Fest, Other Minds, Sex Pistols, High on Fire, Electric Fields…

Final Girl, Unseen Visions, Oklava Cafe, Derya Yildirim, Assimilation, Never After Dark, more to do!
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Firenectar is a chef’s secret weapon

A flavor-bombed pie with Tony’s Pizza highlights Emari Stevens’ new hot honey.
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Best of the Bay

Welcome to Best of the Bay 2026!

Thousands of you voted in dozens of categories, now it's time to see who won our 52nd annual Readers' Poll
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026: City Living Winners

Best Street Fair, Best Night Market, Best Tattoo Parlor, Best Yoga Studio, Best Gym, Best Hotel, more
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026: Food & Drink Winners

Best Burrito, Best Dive Bar, Best Best Pizza, Best Brunch, Best Date Restaurant, Best Sports Bar, more
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026: Arts & Nightlife Winners

Best Cinema, Best Live Music Venue, Best Drag Show, Best Strip Club, Best Karaoke, Best Comedy Club, more
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026: Shopping Winners

Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Flea Market, Best Thrift Store, Best Shoe Store, more
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Lit

Michael Pollan would prefer we don’t offload our human mess onto AI

Berkeley's famed consciousness hunter patrols the edges in 'A World Appears'—and finds things are more complex than we think.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Horrified by election season? Have we got a slasher for you

Terror Vault's latest will make you wish you could hide in the booth. Plus, Shotgun's 'Fall Show' is a senior meet-cute treat
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Music

Under the Stars: Fall at the Fillmore heats up with stellar sonic residencies

Plus: Mr. Leroy Burgess goes live on 'Big Time,' Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power fire up a Human League classic, more music
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Movies

Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest blows in with wild weddings, sand thieves, ghost schools

Plus: 'NAZA' and 'The Social Reckoning' hit local screens, Mahershala Ali goes gonzo, 'Never After Dark' chills, more
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Movies

Bea Arthur really did do everything except porn

Intimate new doc reviews lauded comedic actor's long career with a spicy, never-seen-before interview.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Kukje Bakery

Standalone bakery from a family-owned Daly City supermarket beats big Korean shopping marts with sweet and savory treats.
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Movies

In Sean Ono Lennon’s new doc, high fashion clashes with business lows

At Mill Valley Film Fest, 'threeASFOUR: Full Circle' asks how artists' visions can stay commercially viable.
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Art

John Yoyogi Fortes’ eccentric narratives pop with Filipino heritage nods

Artist's culturally inquisitive, subversive work draws on underground comics humor to tell deeper stories
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay voting EXTENDED to Mon/5!

Get on it: Just a few more days left to tell us what you love!
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Music

Under the Stars: Dive into the wiggy world of Australian post-punk

Plus: Octo Octa + Eris Drew = alchemical rave, gyrofield has 'Great Jobs,' Slug Beat gets modal... new releases for you
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Steph Curry’s new menu has game

The Eighth Rule’s new à la carte food options start at $15 per person, and open up the swanky Union Square bourbon bar's palate.
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Big Week

Big Week: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Black Art Week, Mahmoud Kahlil…

Stardella, Octo Octa, Plock Swedish Candy, Yasmin Levy, Marika Christine, 'The Crypt-O-Keepers'—what to do!
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Lit

Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Dozens of local publishers, poets, writers, and thinkers come together to uplift LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Bay Area writers in the sunshine.
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Music Review

Portola 2026 review: The pops, the flops, the drops

Texts crapped out and the chicken was hidden, but massive dance music fest delivered with Despacio, Four Tet, Robyn, more.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.
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Food & Drink

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tacos El Patrón

The popular Mission taqueria just expanded to the Fillmore, spreading its quesabirria delights (and hearty plates) across SF.
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Music

One more in the can: Hot Tuna returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen shares 60 years of Bay Area musical memories, including 24 at the free fest.
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Dance

Flyaway’s latest asks, ‘What if incarcerated voices could animate a library?’

Choreographer Jo Kreiter & co. collab with women in prison and SFPL to create a provocative aerial spectacle.
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Music

Rico Nasty has lost none of her edge

Rocking full speed into town with Hayley Williams, the genre-bender brings volatility, freedom, and bold new album 'RX.'
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Festus Ezeli

The former Warrior now leans into his food-loving side, highlighting local mom-and-pop restaurants that could use some spotlight.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Starry floodgates open at Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Oscar bait, celeb sightings, and some real gems. Plus: Tsui Hark flabbers gasts, Joan Crawford's Hag-stravaganza, more movies
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Six Feet Apart Productions

Vibrant storytelling organization launched online during the pandemic and has since spread its tales into live spaces and new frontiers.
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Live Shots

Live Shots: Pervy and proud at Folsom Street Fair

People (and pup) watching at the massive—and inspiring—annual leather and fetish fair
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Summer’s gone—but it left us great cafes

A quartet of exceptional new spots where you can linger over coffee, pastries, and perhaps some great art in the making.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: There’s a flesh-eating alien plant inside the queer theater!

'Little Shop of Horrors' comes to NCTC. Plus: Long live the DNA Lounge parklet, a true and trusty survivor.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tablehopper

20 years in, still white-hot local food & drink newsletter gives you all the scoop—two scoops, even—on culinary dish.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Dolly Day, Folsom Parties, 924 Gilman Benefit, Kevin Powell, Laurie Anderson…

'King Lear,' Boof x Squish, Buzzed Lightbeer, Sake Day, 'The History of Concrete,' SFEMF, more great things to do!
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Arts + Culture

With new incarnation, stoner doom metal legends Sleep sail on

Tipping its hat to Rush on 'Hempispheres' LP, the San Jose-rooted outfit now boasts Melvins and Void members.
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Art

Inspired by Maren Hassinger’s work, BAMPFA community bonds on paper

Knotting and twisting, Julia Goodman leads workshops that celebrate a luminous living artist.
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Onstage

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Qu’in de la Noche

The Dark Siren of San Francisco stuns with burlesque production chops—and ability to render calls for justice undeniably hot.
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Music

Under the Stars: We almost lost Eli’s Mile High Club

East Bay players weigh in on the jeopardized venue's importance. Plus, BALTHVS psychs out and Perennial sveltes up.
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