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Contest

Win a pair of tickets to Berner’s Cookies Christmas and FISHER

Go see a banging show on us. Here's how to enter.
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Onstage

Hop in the ‘Holiday Gaiety’ slay with Adore Delano and Sasha Allen

Adorable 'Drag Race' and 'The Voice' couple joins SF Symphony for annual musical treat—and radiates deep tenderness.
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Art

‘Look, Mommy—blue people!’ Catherine Wagner sapphirizes 500 Capp

She fills fellow artist David Ireland's house with cerulean hues, drawing out a long-held, colorful conversation.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Black Holiday Market, Drag Story Hour, Psychedelic Puppets, Tiny Chef…

Spanish Harlem Orchestra, G|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S, Bored Lord, 'My Undesirable Friends,' more to do
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Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: On the lam with excellent ‘The Secret Agent’

Plus: Harrowing account of Russian press crackdown in 'My Undesirable Friends' and gay rural Indian romance in 'Cactus Pears'
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Joy to ‘The Golden Girls,’ the ladies reign

They're back and full of cheer. Plus: 'Amalia y la vida de las cosas' weaves a Wonderland from humble materials.
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Culture

Our hyperlocal, last-minute, super-cute gift guide has you covered

Who needs the Internet when you've got these awesome local gifts at hand, perfect for parties or presents.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Michael Mina can keep a secret

New PABU-Chan sake tasting room is lowkey, with undisclosed bento boxes from heaven.
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Food & Drink

Michael Mina’s grand and savory return to Union Square

The classic SF chef's Bourbon Steak comes with plenty of meaty buzz—but don't skip the pasta.
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Music

Under the Stars: Band of the moment chokecherry gets a glow up

Plus: RIP Jimmy Cliff, Momoko Gill's massive debut, K-Lone's radiant house, La Luz gets 'Extra,' Davia Schendel crashes, more
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Music

‘Mood Swings’ crooner Mario: ‘San Francisco has always been supportive of R&B’

The singer talks to us about his new release, whose title pays homage to a time 'when R&B was in your favorite movies.'
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A visceral crawl through our wild moment in ‘weird inkling’

With poignant hullaballoo, Keith Hennessy and Circo Zero literally tore it up at the figure it out dance festival.
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Music

Fred Again surprised SF with ecstatic ‘USB002’ set—yes, in this economy

Cameras down, hands up, bangers on deck at the UK favorite's Cow Palace reveal. It may have been worth selling that kidney
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Music

Win tickets to Dillinger Escape Plan, Tape B, Ranger Trucco, MYD

Go see a banging show on us. Here's how to enter.
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Lit

At Zinn Fair, Steve Martinot connects police brutality to US fascism’s rise

SFSU Instructor Emeritus has written several books on racism and police; he'll speak at social justice gathering.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Emory Douglas, Miss Major, Golden Girls, Glitterbox, Gumby’s Junk…

Recombinant Fest, Peter Pan, '1000 Whispers from Our Future,' 'Kill Bill,' Mariah Carey Drag Brunch, 'Cabaret,' more to do!
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Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ rolls onto big screens

Plus: Librarians, feminists, prophets, poets, Plastic Man, Kurosawa, an uncut 'Kill Bill,' and 300-minute 'Castration Movie.'
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Music

Under the Stars: Fresh new music nods to wrap up your year

Bandcamp Friday picks, Tortoise returns, the Beatles' latest, '80s Japanese swagger, SFJAZZ and Castro 2026 lineups.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: A wily peek at new Japanese cafe Wild Fox

Vacant to Vibrant spot from SPRO Coffee Lab owners stars marvelous vegan takikomi onigiri and Matcha Mango Shizuku.
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Promotion

Score a free pass to new movie ‘Song Sung Blue’

We've got 20 passes to give away to a preview screening of Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson's new movie—but act fast
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Festival

Live Shots: Dickens Fair 2025 takes the plum cake—just watch for the squirrel

Vast annual Christmas extravaganza at Cow Palace recreates Victorian London, and comes with a furry friend.
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Food & Drink

Warming winter’s chill at Merkado, with bright Mexican twists

Technicolor ensalada, smoking Do Epic $h!t cocktails, and a pozole to die for at the inviting South Beach spot.
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Movies

Bravery among the books: ‘The Librarians’ fight censorship

Documentary follows those battling the frenzy to erase LGBTQ-related stories from schools.
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Featured

From Tim: Folks, we need you

Local journalism is essential to save democracy—with your support, we are standing up to billionaires and corporate media chains.
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Lit

Turn that anger into action at this year’s Howard Zinn Book Fair

The annual social justice bonanza celebrates the history and possibilities of engagement in an era of despair.
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Art

Old Masters meet old laptop in John Tarahteeff’s evocative canvases

East Sacramento artist utilizes digital tools and love for classical painting in process he calls 'chasing surprise.'
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Let’s get weird for the holidays at Another Hole in the Head

Blood-sucking landlords, hilarious hoagies, deadly influencers, bad haircuts: 'Tis the season for the 22nd freak film fest
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Contest

See a show for free at Lost Church this December

Magic, music, laughs: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Perfect gifts for the food-obsessed

Cookbooks, classes, fruit delivery, more tasty—and tasteful—presents for locals and out-of-towners.
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Movies

Cult actor Patrick Warburton horses around in ‘Zootopia 2’

The deep-voiced favorite goes from 'Seinfeld' and 'The Tick' to a Fabio-maned mayor in animated sequel.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A ‘Monkey King’ whose lessons match its lavishness

Plus: 'Mother of Exiles' at Berkeley Rep, Shotgun's 'Sunday in the Park with George'—and can 'Cabaret' get too punk?
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Music

Under the Stars: Spiritual Cramp gives a sloppy punk kiss to SF with ‘Rude’

Plus: KeiyaA's atmospheric heft—and 'tis the season for new releases from immortal crews like De La Soul, The Pharcyde, and Lush.
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Dance

MOMIX dives down the rabbit hole in fantastical ‘Alice’

'Lewis Carroll's nonsense made perfect sense to me,' says legendary dance company's choreographer Moses Pendleton.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Delightful ‘Left-Handed Girl’ steals big movie week thunder

Plus: Weepy 'Hamnet,' convoluted 'Wake Up Dead Man,' a 1969 Ken Jacobs treasure, and more great Lost Landscapes of SF.
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Arts + Culture

Take me to tinsel town: a music lover’s holiday gift guide

Fillmore merch, kaleidoscopic Peanuts Xmas vinyl, books to cheer any genre buff, donations to the arts, much more
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Featured

Danny Brown enters his sober era, with wild ‘Stardust’ still intact

Rehab stint led Detroit rapper to hyperpop and 'The Artist's Way'; new LP highlights one of the genre's true originals.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: A soft spot for ‘Sentimental Value’

Plus: Edgar Wright and Noah Baumbach's latest, fine 'Rebuilding,' urgent 'Anniversary,' barbed 'Disinvited,' more new movies
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Grateful Drag, Great Dickens, Anti-Fascist Zine Fair, West Coast Craft…

Buzzed Lightbeer, Glow at Exploratorium, DNA Lounge 40th, 'The Woman in Black,' Oceanator, more to do
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Facing—and acing—a Herculean task

A great warrior for COVID safety left us, and a Greek warrior-god graced the stage after 300 years.
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News + Politics

5 quick ways to save 48 Hills

Donate, sustain, upgrade, advertise, share: Here's how to ensure your favorite local indie outlet survives into 2026.
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