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.

Arts + Culture

Even more Ficks’ Picks from the Toronto International Film Festival

September 25, 2015

Bucolic witches, splendid cemeteries, awkward Chinese futures, little sisters, swell lobsters, and more from TIFF 40. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. By...

Music

Quick ‘n dirty guide to this year’s Folsom parties

September 24, 2015

Here piggy, piggies: The trough overfloweth with art openings, film screenings, late-night dancing, and daylight naughtiness. Plus: Some other parties! By Marke B. PARTY RADAR OK,...

Music

The 2000s are back! (And that’s OK)

September 24, 2015

The great Last Nite party celebrates two glorious years of resurrecting a decade some people would rather forget. By Marke B. PARTY RADAR Pop music...

Arts + Culture

BIG WEEK: What to do Sept 23-29, 2015

September 23, 2015

Folsom Street Fair, Oktoberfest, Superhero Street Fair, OMF, West Wave, Vibez Fest, Blues Fest, Royal Road, Tiara Sensation Pageant, more essential events this week. By...

News + Politics

The “Old Boys Club” is alive and well in SF

September 22, 2015

Annual Boys Night Out event gathers power players and media elite -- no girls allowed. By Marke B. The optics are disastrous. In the picture taken...

Arts + Culture

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September 22, 2015

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Arts + Culture

More Ficks’ Picks from the Toronto International Film Festival

September 22, 2015

Tamil rebels, explicit 'Love,' 3D horrors from the past, a Moroccan masterpiece, and gobbledygook skin flicks in part 2 of our coverage. Read part one...

Arts + Culture

Ficks’ Picks from the Toronto International Film Festival, part 1

September 21, 2015

Hitchcock revisited, Laurie Anderson's dog, Neo-Nazi horror, Charlie Kaufman's stop-motion animation... and a nightmarish new E.T.? (Read part 2 here.) By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks SCREEN GRABS...

Music

PARTY RADAR: As You Like It, Lindstrøm + Optimo, Spen + Karizma, Tigerstyle, more

September 17, 2015

Choice nightlife and dance floor affairs, Fri/18-Sun/20. By Marke B. PARTY RADAR There's such an astonishing windfall of good parties this weekend, I don't think many of...

Art

Four decades of SF radical sex on display

September 14, 2015

New book, gallery show, and talk look back at photographer Mark I. Chester's vital, historic work in the leather-BDSM community. By Marke B. ART LOOKS He's been called...