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Screen Grabs: Aliens, witches, mermaids, and other swell company

'Touch Me,' 'Dead Lover,' 'The Serpent's Skin,' more offer fun twists on genre thrills. Plus: A spooky Irish tale rises again.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see

'MJ' is no thriller, despite technical expertise; 'Our Class' shows the risks of inaction in highly charged times.
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Music

Under the Stars: Welcome to the Womack Sisters era

A stunning musical legacy comes through. Plus: Rediscovering Rocketship, Jesse Appelman's 'newgrass,' RIP Bob Power, more
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Screen Grabs: Tributes to three trailblazing women filmmakers

Plus: Bright comedy 'Fantasy Life,' Kiyoshi Kurosawa's moody horrors, free-falling in 'Space Cowboy' and Putin's Russia.
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Live Shots

Live Shots: Hoops, wands, fans flew fabulously at ‘The Flow Show’

At Dance Mission Theater, movement acts ranged from dramatic to sexy. Yes, there were rollerskates.
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Art

Rachel Simon Marino’s off-kilter Day-Glo world aims to overwhelm

'Running on Air' at Berggruen Gallery inundates viewers with uneasy cliffhangers and bright 'Trojan Horse' colors.
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Contest

Win a pair of VIP tickets to Opulent Temple’s Sacred Dance ‘White Party’

The annual Burning Man camp tradition—this year on Sat/4 at Regency Ballroom—draws thousands of revelers.
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Contest

Win tickets to Wallice, skaiwater, HEALTH & Carpenter Brut

See a killer show at a great local venue, on us.
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Lit

Four decades later, seminal queer punk zine ‘Homocore’ blasts back into view

New anthology collects the DIY publication's precious few issues, which gave voice to anti-assimilationist sexual outlaws.
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Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: Back to the USSR

'Two Prosecutors' and 'Soviet Silver' take us there. Plus: A Dutch film Nazi, a Palestinian revolt, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' more
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Renegade Craft Fair, Señor Babyhead, SF Chocolate Fest, Radio Sofia…

20 years of Ratskin Records, 'A Body to Live In,' Mild Universe, Algorithmic Art Assembly, Beat Freaks, 'Assassins,' more to do!
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Music

Femmes rock fiercely at Doll Fest

With two dozen bands, Maria Chaos's weekend-long festival bucks men-only lineups and calls all girls to the front.
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Music

Under the Stars: Welcome to the vibe edition

Buckle up for the je ne sais quoi, with GENA, Cuzco, Mild Universe, Octo Octa, Space Ghost, Outside Lands, more.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A dance of secrets—and the music of chance

SF Ballet's beautiful 'Don Quixote' comes with questions, '||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||' sounds great. Plus: A pre-Giuliani 'Macbeth'?
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Movies

‘Palestine 36’ director Annemarie Jacir: ‘Memory is a form of resistance’

Palestinian filmmaker completed acclaimed story of Arab revolts during British colonial rule in the midst of war and genocide.
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Music

On supergroup 1Umbrella’s debut, Bay Area hip-hop reigns

Sonic fingerprints of Visitacion Valley, Oakland, and the Fillmore audible in album's hard trap and smooth R&B.
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Contest

Win tickets to see Monaleo, Aries, The Maine, Carly Cosgrove

See a killer show at a great local venue, on us.
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Music

After brutal tragedy, Lynn Breedlove made a luminous album of memory and men

Punk legend's new band Trust Me's 'Why I Like Dead Guys' came in the aftermath of the murder of his father and stepmother.
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Gaming

Immigration Buddhas and decolonizing play: Game devs still work to diversify industry

At GDC Festival of Gaming, diverse communities and gamers from other countries shared recent challenges.
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Movies

Ficks’ Picks: Here are the real best movies of 2025

Now that the Oscar dust has settled, an underground movie maven dives into a wild year. 'Castration,' anyone?
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Snap no photos, please!

A supper club highlighting Black and Brown chefs aims to make everyone feel welcome—and living in the moment.
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Art

For Iranian artist Shiva Ahmadi, ‘ornamentation becomes a form of resistance’

Inspired by Persian miniatures and 'Animal Farm,' she asks viewers to see beyond the beauty to brutal issues.
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Art

At Superfair, art is more than what’s on the walls

Lead curator Sharone Halevy on art extravaganza's highlights, including 'Disco Mermaid' and Frameline film collab.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Stormy Daniels, Burnal Equinox, Bay Beats Punk, Ikebana Flower Show…

Mr. SF Leather Contest, Clara Bow, Spiritual Cramp, Mark Farina, '1000 Women in Horror,' Polly Ann's ice cream wheel—what to do!
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Music

Under the Stars: We could all use some funky Detroit grooves about now

Plus: New music from Slope114 and The Reds, Pinks, and Purples; classic prog-rock from Brian Auger, Sessa at Rickshaw, more
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Gaming

Is AI gaming ready for primetime?

At 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, one startup bases stories on handwritten plots, while another seems to throw its hands up.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Monsters in our midst, as Black and queer history looms

Two art shows at YBCA exhibit the drama of past and present, while NCTC's 'Gods & Monsters' attempts a fresh take.
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Music

Live Shots: Gogol Bordello showed the Warfield ‘We Mean It, Man!’

Folk-punk legends returned to SF with new album and plenty of their classic frenzied energy.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: At 30, Berlin & Beyond still goes above and beyond

Hot jazz, thrash metal, Udo Kier on tap. Plus: Clara Bow still has 'It,' Rose Byrnes gets a 'Tow,' '1000 Women in Horror,' more
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Music

Lucrecia Dalt: ‘How lucky are we to land at the core of this vibration?’

Colombian sound artist's new 'A Danger to Ourselves' limns the miracle of love, with help from a New Wave legend.
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Gaming

At Game Developers Conference, game-workers keep unionization hopes alive

In an industry buffeted by layoffs, tariffs, and AI, United Videogame Workers organizers keep pushing for labor rights.
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Nightlife

Party Radar: Foghorns, ToonTown, tagging—celebrating SF house wizard DJ Buck

Local legend brought 'The Bells of San Francisco" to global dance floors, and helped introduce the City to rave.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Full Queer Wrestling, Pi Day, Alysa Liu celebration, ‘Women Who Ride’…

Plus: Peaches Christ eats the rich, Duserock, Maria BC, Greek and Irish films, Renegade Orchestra, more to do!
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Kings in their castle—and a queen in her closet

'Spamalot' at Golden Gate Theatre rides on familiar laughs; 'The Ache' at Z Below brings music and drama to heel.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: It’s all Greek (and Irish and French) to us

Euro-fests deliver in SF. Plus: South Bay's Cinequest heats up, 'My Father's Shadow,' Billy Preston biopic, more
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Music

Under the Stars: Thank you and goodbye, Sr. Willie Colón

Plus: March gigs from The Kitchenettes and Maria BC, Satya bids adieu, John Tejada's latest interlocking rhythms.
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Music

Can you keep up with The Living Earth Show?

With Roar Shack venue, multiple bands, new LP, and performances galore, contemporary duo continues to push boundaries.
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Music

A Go-Go’s-eye view of women making killer music, from punk to pop

Drummer Gina Schock's personal archive show at Haight Street Art Center is like stepping into a lived memory of the band.
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Movies

A Holocaust survivor in San Rafael finds his voice in ‘The Optimist’

Herbert Heller couldn't talk about his Auschwitz experience until his 70s; movie shows how he then inspired younger generation.
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Art

The North Beach Carol Doda mural will rise again

After a tribute to the neighborhood's eternal topless queen is unceremoniously pulled off stage, its artist is set on a second act.
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