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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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Dance

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

At the meeting of two performance traditions, 'I came here to make bodies move in space'.
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Music

Under the Stars: Goldie’s ‘Timeless’—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass

Plus: The time has come for local vibe merchants 37 Houses, Lolo Zouaï's Sunset sensibilities, more.
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Music

The Audium thrums with Pamela Z’s factory-sampling ‘Arbeitsklang’

Composer weaves sounds from German worksites—Bayer plant, futon stitchery, Gutenberg press—for latest piece.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Plus: 'All My Sons' proves Arthur Miller's anti-establishment cred and 'Looking For Justice' finds a broken system.
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Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Wrapping up a stellar fest, with Sun Ra Arkestra magic

By celebrating local talent and venues (with a sprinkling of cosmic legends), Noise Pop grew exponentially this year.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Women’s Day, Barbara Ramos street photography, Lunar New Year parade, John Malkovich

Plus: African Film Festival, BFF.FM Super Schmackdown, Indian Restaurant Week, 'Paranormal Activity'.
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Music

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Jeff Mills performs his new, third score for Fritz Lang's dystopian 'Metropolis': 'I wish it weren't so relevant now'
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Plus: New German cinema, African Film Festival, and Satyajit Ray’s 'Days and Nights in the Forest'.
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Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcutt Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

Free show from tenderpunk faves erased the condos closing in; avant-rock trio took the beards on wild rides at GAMH.
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Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

30-year-old 'August 10' soundtracks today's teen Reels, but the Canadian stalwart transcends viral splash with guitar chops.
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Music

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

One key player was missing, but the LA-based future jazz outfit heated up Joe Henderson Lab just fine.
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Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Shannon Shaw came sans Clams; SpongeBob’s Tom Kenny rode Hi-Seas

KQED Live set brought out a local garage rock legend's country side, while a beloved voice actor dove into classic soul.
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Art

Inspired by Youtube thumbnails, L. Song Wu captures the internet’s insatiability

Her anime girls were being fetishized—so the painter turned to depicting mukbangs.
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