Marke B.

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Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

News + Politics

Phyllis Lyon, lesbian rights icon, passes at 95

April 9, 2020

It's impossible to imagine the queer rights movement without Phyllis Lyon, who passed away today at the age of 95 of natural causes. Along...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Help save bookstores, drag queens, Frameline, more

April 3, 2020

Let's start with something positive! And then some more things positive! We deserve it. Except those of you joggers still cutting me off on...

Culture

With Black community hard-hit by COVID, Bayview groups demand aid

April 2, 2020

As tragic stories about COVID cluster deaths in Black communities begin to emerge from New York and Detroit to Georgia and beyond, many are...

Party Radar

Party Radar: Fault Radio helps DJs stream through quarantine

March 27, 2020

If, like me, you're "into" nightlife and music, your social media feed has flipped almost instantaneously into a multi-roomed nightclub, with DJs and musicians...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Apocalypse… but make it fashion!

March 25, 2020

The name of this column, "Arts Forecast," has suddenly taken on an ominous tone in this moment of cancellations and uncertainty. While we are...

Culture

Howdy, neighbor! Storied: San Francisco podcast bridges divide

March 24, 2020

"How can you get to know your neighbor, when you can't even shake their hand right now?" Podcaster Jeff Hunt posed the question to...

Let’s help local artists, workers, and small businesses. Join in!

March 15, 2020

Note: Scroll down all the way to the to the comments section at the bottom of this article to help support specific local artists,...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Should you even go out?

March 11, 2020

UPDATE: Right after we published this, the governor advised against small gatherings until the end of March—and requesting that events including people at high-risk...

Lit

SF’s Juli Delgado Lopera on language, matriarchy, and ‘Fiebre Tropical’

March 11, 2020

UPDATE: The book release party has been postponed, but you can still buy Fiebre Tropical at Booksmith. When I met San Francisco author, artist, and...

Onstage

Review: Sketch comedy legends Culture Clash return—with big tío energy

March 8, 2020

In these incendiary political times, watching the three master sketch comedians of pioneering Latino troupe Culture Clash is like dipping your spoon into a...