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Food & Drink

Good Taste: 42 dishes in one meal? Merchant Roots did that

...and we ate it. SoMa restaurant offers 'Around the Summer in 42 Plates'—and a 'pay what you can' night.
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Music

Under the Stars: Spacemoth alights again with ‘Inward Eye’

Plus: Nate Mercereau strums up 'Fantastic Thoughts,' Issa Rae and Kool Keith come to SF, Eric André gets his bag, more music
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Honk, honk, here comes ‘The Odyssey’

Plus: Evil Dead Burn's witless gore, two queer classics return, three cheers for Jacques Tati and Robin Williams, more movies.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Who ya gonna call? ‘Scabmuggers’

As job-stealing AI creeps onto the local theater scene, Yvonne Martinez's new play dives into labor politics.
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Art

After his passing, a daughter collects and catalogues her father’s generous art

Jonathan T. Raup’s Zen-influenced work was gifted to friends and relatives—now it comes together in new project and show.
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Movies

Jewish Film Fest takes on AIDS, abortion, experimental music

As 46th installment launches, speaking to the folks behind 'Tell Me Everything,' 'Hollywood Does Abortion,' 'mdbr mdbr.'
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Music

He can Handel it! Philharmonia Baroque’s new director Peter Whelan mounts ‘Tolomeo’

Irish conductor, harpsichordist, and bassoonist leads spirited period orchestra, starting with daring 1728 opera.
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Music

The Femcels: Barred from the US because their boobs got too big?

'Rubbish and annoying' yet incredibly fun UK duo face the truth of album title 'I Have To Get Hotter.'
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Dance

Nodding to tech conformity, ‘Escapement’ charted how relationships transform us

Tether Dance Project's time-bending, high-energy, first full-length work showed promise of what's to come.
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Lit

Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024

Booms, busts, tech, evictions, Burning Man... We talk to 'City on the Edge' author Jonathan Weber about our contentious moment.
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Music

No bumps on a log allowed at 50th Free Folk Fest

Sea shanty workshops, Celtic flair, jangling morris dancers, zydeco rhythms, more global styles brought everyone in.
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Contest

Win a pair of tickets to see King Woman at GAMH

A chance to see the cathartically spiritual and doom-laden act on Wed/15—on us.
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Music

Cuban jazz legend Omar Sosa: ‘Everything started in San Francisco’

New Quarteto Americanos album 'We Are Not the Headliner' celebrates 'art as the reality of the community.'
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Movies

Jewish lullaby echoes from tragically relevant past in ‘The Lonely Child’

At Jewish Film Fest, 80-year-old tune from Vilna Ghetto preserves harrowing history—and gains new life—in documentary.
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Movies

46th Jewish Film Fest embraces universal experience (sea monkeys included)

Rideshare drivers, Hollywood abortion, Gen Z hedonists, Woody Guthrie, 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' in expansive program.
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Dance

Dance feeds the soul—and body—in Julia Adam’s gourmet ‘Lunae’

For two weekends in Petaluma, dance mavens can taste an al fresco connection between farmed land and celestial bodies.
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Music

Indian indie act Peter Cat Recording Co.’s psychedelic trip to Stern Grove

How a trippy revelation led one-time SF animation student Suryakant Sawhney to dive into playfully introspective music.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: It’s brunch, bitch!

Ohlone-forward snacks, immigrant-ABC collabs, Thai tastings — ‘tis the season for Bay brunches with attitude.
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Big Week

Big Week: Tamale Lady Day, Shakespeare in the Trash, Ferry Fest, Boots Riley, Red Flags…

Graciela Iturbide, Pete Escovedo, Lil Louie Vega, World Cup dollar oysters, Mary Oliver, Fraenkel Film Fest, Discotech, more to do!
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Art

‘Slice of the Pie’ serves up bounty of SF’s gallery scene in time of crisis

At Fraenkel, 14 galleries come together to highlight the power of collaboration in a precarious local art moment.
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Music

Under the Stars: Sweeping Promises deliver more art-punk brilliance

Plus: Thee Oh Sees veer fabulously 'Off Course,' DUM1 spawns a diamond under drastic circumstances, more music
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Promotion

Special 48 Hills discounts on SF Jewish Film Fest tickets and packages

Save 10% on most tickets and events, and 20% on select packages using code 48HILLSSFJFF46 at checkout.
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Art

Harry Nordlinger’s comics channel chilling dead malls, creepy Chuck E. Cheese

'Spite House' show artist declares, 'The peak empire is behind us, and we're now living in the waste.'
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: SF Mime Troupe marches forth through country’s ‘Wreckage’

Religious prurience meets the surveillance state in company's latest free show. Happy Birthday, America!
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Art

Sculptor Stephanie Robison’s tactile wonders call out ‘squeeze me’

Provocatively melding stone and soft materials into playful polymorphs, the Oakland artist hopes to spark 'the ability to think differently'
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Culture

48 Hills wins 9 California Journalism Awards

Continuing our Division 7 streak with first place nods in Fine Arts Writing and Video Journalism, plus Health Reporting, Music Writing wins, more
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Music

Live Shots: Metric rode the indie sleaze revival to a triumphant return

Old World underground, here we are now: nostalgic anthems, smudged mascara, black tights from Canadian synth stalwarts.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Famous artists choose their favorite flick (and you can watch)

Fraenkel Film Fest links visual arts. Plus: sexy-synthy 'Onda Nova,' poet Mary Oliver doc, Turkish mystery 'Burning Days,' more movies
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Music

Under the Stars: Oakland’s Satya hits hard and deep with Kodachrome debut ‘Yellow House’

Plus: Jared Mattson and Ruban Nielson bring liminal sounds to Cafe du Nord, Wewantsounds heralds Hadley Caliman, RIP James Blood Ulmer, more.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: SF Mime Troupe, Fillmore Jazz Fest, Future of Us, Destiny Muhammad…

UGHmerica the Beautiful, World Cup at the Chapel, Sweater Funk, Limitless Film Series, Ralph's Coffee, Todd Terje, more to do!
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Movies

Screen Grabs: On America’s birthday, a scathing oligarch slapdown returns

'Citizen Kane' rides again. Plus: Julie Carmen's colorful career, hilarious 'She's the He,' a Studio Ghibli legend, more movies
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Send in the clowns, they’re already here

Circus Bella sticks to thrilling formula while adding new tricks, making a statement without flipping into politics.
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Transportation

All aboard the ‘Goal Rush’: SFMTA hops on World Cup fever with local watch parties

Catch soccer with the sea lions or grab a brew at a local pub—for prizes—as public transport whisks you from game to game.
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Music

Percussion wizard Carlos Niño feels a sparkling transition

Improvisational player-composer has been everywhere lately, holding 'space' as a visionary jazz wave pushes through.
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Good Taste

Good Taste: Summer’s delicious coming attractions

Turkish delights, fresh food halls, exciting expansions—and some old favorites return to the scene.
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Opinion

Politicians know they’ll get booed at Trans March; harassment from cops is real issue

Officials like Wiener are always confronted at radical event. But why did SFPD show overwhelming force at march and party?
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Music

High Sierra Music Fest still grooves, now moves within easier reach of the Bay

Now in Grass Valley, the 34-year-old family-friendly blast boasts a stellar lineup for full immersion or just a daytime dip.
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Music

Under the Stars: Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye grip with ‘Forever’

Plus: TEED's clever pre-game, Panic Shack go tits out, Karen Nyame KG's UK Funky swing, Facta's no flimflam, more music
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Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: Need a bracing dose of gumption? ‘Ask E. Jean’

The 'eccentric personality' who sued Trump and won. Plus: vivid 'Maddie's Secret,' poppy 'Peter Asher,' retro 'Rose of Nevada'
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A Golden Thread wending from war to Bard

Very queer 'As You Like It,' taut and intimate 'Arab Spring,' and protest-minded 'I C U (I See You)' all had one thing in common.
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