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Drama Masks

Drama Masks: In no mood for theatrics

When self-professed "villain" Scott Wiener is centerstage at the No Kings rally, maybe it's time to question the whole production.
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Lit

Join us for Litcrawl’s ‘The Waymo That Ate San Francisco’

Indie media journalists take on the AI Bubble and Big Tech with hilarious, thought-provoking, and award-winning pieces.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Emma Stone is an alien—or not?—in ‘Bugonia’

Plus: Jafar Panahi's latest Iranian moral thriller, Yoav Potash documents Jewish erasure in Poland, more movies
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Dance

Paris Opera Ballet’s ‘Red Carpet’ reveled in the garishness of glamour

Chanel costumes and undeniable pedigree made for exuberant, if uneven, spectacular.
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Movies

Rose Byrne on the Lynchian winks of ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

Conan O'Brien, A$AP Rocky, and Christian Slater co-star in Mary Bronstein's ominous tale of motherly burnout.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Lila Downs, 33 years of MORE!, Sandcastle Classic, Green Film Festival, tons of other plans

Check out David Arman, SOMA Pilipinas Tasty Trails, 'Rocky Horror', Latino Film Fest, Sunset Halloween, more.
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Food & Drink

The Warriors score six new season eateries

Bulgogi cheesesteaks, candied bacon ice cream, ube mozzarella sticks—see what Chase Center is serving fans, starting this week.
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Featured

There will be tickets at the door for Wednesday’s Community Gala!

Join us 6pm-9pm at El Rio and celebrate 12 years of indie media. Feel free to buy a ticket beforehand for a free drink, though!
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Music

Under the Stars: Ring up the Telephone Numbers for chiller times

Plus: Korean sludge metal from Gawthrop, Brian Auger's '60s cool, miido's UKG ripper, Stylolive goes Santana, more music
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Movies

Screen Grabs: East LA guerrilla artists fire up SF Latino Film Fest

Plus: Green Film Fest dives into rainforest resistance, melting memories, brown bear kerfuffles, train dreams, more
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Onstage

A ‘Tempest’ toss’d on Point Montara, in sandy Shakespeare show

Berkeley Shakespeare Company production offers sleepaway 'theater camp' experience—cliffs, waves, island spirits, and all.
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Art

Root Division digs up deep community connections for massive annual auction

Going once, going twice... don't let federal cuts fell another institution, and snatch up works by more than 200 local artists.
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Music

Panic! at the Autechre disco: Why I couldn’t review popular electronic act

Experimental UK duo's show takes place in total darkness, which proved to be a lesson in abject terror.
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Music

What D’Angelo left us

The singer revolutionized R&B in a time of shiny suits and MTV cribs, then blazed his own trail of musical innovation, in his own time.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Shipyard Open Studios, Rock Poster Fest, Other Minds, Bearrison Street Fair…

Diwali Brunch, Potrero Hill R&B Fest, 'HEXED,' SF Photobook Fair, Christina Chatfield, Drag Me 2 the Beach, more to do
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Movies

Screen Grabs: UN Film Fest brings human rights ‘Messages for the Future’

Plus: 'Urchin' and 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' take on prickly personalities in surprisingly engaging ways.
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Promotion

Score a pass to see Yorgos Lánthimos’ latest, ‘Bugonia’

Act fast to see the Greek director's latest surreal provocation on Oct. 21, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A gloriously naughty ‘Rocky Horror,’ just when we need it

D'Arcy Drollinger and cast go over the top—yes, it's possible—with the beloved 50-year-old musical at Oasis.
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Music

Under the Stars: Feel the sweet lo-fi buzz of Late Aster

Plus: Stereolab blows into Fog City, Dave Aju's still dancin', Orchestra Gold goes for it, OSEES let it rip, more music
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Movies

Starry ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ sinks fangs into deep subjects

Director Bill Condon and star Toniatiuh on the movie musical's entanglement with gender and incarceration.
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Music

Rachmaninoff rocks… pop? You bet your sweet ‘A’ Train

Firebrand pianist Conrad Tao traces the Russian composer's influence on classics from Strayhorn and Sinatra to Dylan and Celine Dion.
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Featured

Dean Preston and Cat Brooks to speak at 48 Hills Community Gala, Oct. 22!

Join us for community spirit, live music, drinks, bites, and the Best of the Bay—and support independent media
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LGBTQ

Trans trailblazer Miss Major has passed: Read our 2023 interview with the Stonewall veteran

'The best trait an organizer can have is to listen, and to listen closely to what the people want,' she told us.
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Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Enterprise Brewery

Local beer vets Jesse Hayter and Cameron MacDonald's SoMa taproom is a welcome neighborhood watering hole.
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Music

Scottish songbird Sheena Easton: ‘I always like to make every performance feel intimate.’

Revered for '80s hits which took her from Bond to Prince, she brings her inimitable strut to Yoshi's and Symphony Hall.
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Contest

Win tickets to Buckethead, Beta Band, Erika De Casier

Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us.
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Art

At the de Young, a vibrant refresher of Indigenous art

New four-gallery "Rooted in Place" displays gorgeous diversity of Native California peoples.
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Art

Blues musician Mike Henderson enjoys the ride, right on through to solo art show

At Haines Gallery, Cabin Fever bandmember's multimedia expressions of Black life crackle with humor and insight.
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Lit

First-ever Robert Crumb biography zaps with iconoclast’s free speech and wild pen

Author Dan Nadel gained intimate access to living legend and comic book peers for 'A Cartoonist's Life.'
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Best of the Bay

Welcome to Best of the Bay 2025!

Our 51st annual Readers' Poll celebrates everything that's Best about the Bay Area—chosen by the people who live here.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2025: 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 2025: Food & Drink Winners

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

Best of the Bay 2025: 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 2025: Shopping Winners

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

Under the Stars: For Cahl Sel, electronic experimentation is a family affair

Plus: Akiko Yano's 1970s live love, Harvey Sutherland's top five house records, a new Ghostly Crushed, more music.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Techno-cyborgian Blackness, Rocky Horror, Litquake, BART Jazz Fest…

Party at Golden Gate Park Bandshell, Yvonne's Southern Sweets, Chinatown Night Market, Decembrists, John C. Reilly, more to do!
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Hot Wing King’ pours on subversive tang

Plus: At Terror Vault's 'Hexed,' search for the magic crystal to fight the Coven of Three in the Himalayas!
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Movies

Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest reaches ‘Beyond Bollywood’ for thrills

Plus: Mexican terror in 'Noche Oscura,' bittersweet SF nostalgia in 'Fairyland,' dark fantasy 'Ice Tower,' Orwell on the line, more movies
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Art

Julio César Morales’ tender work renders the pain of migration

The artist's latest show 'My America' utilizes painting, sculpture, immersive sound installation, and neon to tell 'the story.'
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Homelessness

Catch a new film about the brutality of sweeps and attacks on the unhoused

With no love from Hollywood, 'Crushing Wheelchairs' gets two Bay Area screenings
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