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Thursday, December 4, 2025

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Culture

BIG WEEK: Emory Douglas, Miss Major, Golden Girls, Glitterbox, Gumby’s Junk…

Recombinant Fest, Peter Pan, '1000 Whispers from Our Future,' 'Kill Bill,' Mariah Carey Drag Brunch, 'Cabaret,' more to do!
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Screen Grabs: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ rolls onto big screens

Plus: Librarians, feminists, prophets, poets, Plastic Man, Kurosawa, an uncut 'Kill Bill,' and 300-minute 'Castration Movie.'
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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Under the Stars: Fresh new music nods to wrap up your year

Bandcamp Friday picks, Tortoise returns, the Beatles' latest, '80s Japanese swagger, SFJAZZ and Castro 2026 lineups.
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Good Taste: A wily peek at new Japanese cafe Wild Fox

Vacant to Vibrant spot from SPRO Coffee Lab owners stars marvelous vegan takikomi onigiri and Matcha Mango Shizuku.
Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
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Promotion

Score a free pass to new movie ‘Song Sung Blue’

Marke B. -
We've got 20 passes to give away to a preview screening of Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson's new movie—but act fast
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Festival

Live Shots: Dickens Fair 2025 takes the plum cake—just watch for the squirrel

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
Vast annual Christmas extravaganza at Cow Palace recreates Victorian London, and comes with a furry friend.
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Food & Drink

Warming winter’s chill at Merkado, with bright Mexican twists

Marke B. -
Technicolor ensalada, smoking Do Epic $h!t cocktails, and a pozole to die for at the inviting South Beach spot.
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Movies

Bravery among the books: ‘The Librarians’ fight censorship

Pam Grady -
Documentary follows those battling the frenzy to erase LGBTQ-related stories from schools.
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Featured

From Tim: Folks, we need you

Tim Redmond -
Local journalism is essential to save democracy—with your support, we are standing up to billionaires and corporate media chains.
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Lit

Turn that anger into action at this year’s Howard Zinn Book Fair

Marke B. -
The annual social justice bonanza celebrates the history and possibilities of engagement in an era of despair.
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Art

Old Masters meet old laptop in John Tarahteeff’s evocative canvases

Mary Corbin -
East Sacramento artist utilizes digital tools and love for classical painting in process he calls 'chasing surprise.'
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Let’s get weird for the holidays at Another Hole in the Head

Dennis Harvey -
Blood-sucking landlords, hilarious hoagies, deadly influencers, bad haircuts: 'Tis the season for the 22nd freak film fest
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Contest

See a show for free at Lost Church this December

Marke B. -
Magic, music, laughs: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Perfect gifts for the food-obsessed

Tamara Palmer -
Cookbooks, classes, fruit delivery, more tasty—and tasteful—presents for locals and out-of-towners.
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Movies

Cult actor Patrick Warburton horses around in ‘Zootopia 2’

Pam Grady -
The deep-voiced favorite goes from 'Seinfeld' and 'The Tick' to a Fabio-maned mayor in animated sequel.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A ‘Monkey King’ whose lessons match its lavishness

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Plus: 'Mother of Exiles' at Berkeley Rep, Shotgun's 'Sunday in the Park with George'—and can 'Cabaret' get too punk?
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Music

Under the Stars: Spiritual Cramp gives a sloppy punk kiss to SF with ‘Rude’

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: KeiyaA's atmospheric heft—and 'tis the season for new releases from immortal crews like De La Soul, The Pharcyde, and Lush.
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Dance

MOMIX dives down the rabbit hole in fantastical ‘Alice’

Aimée Ts'ao -
'Lewis Carroll's nonsense made perfect sense to me,' says legendary dance company's choreographer Moses Pendleton.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Delightful ‘Left-Handed Girl’ steals big movie week thunder

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Weepy 'Hamnet,' convoluted 'Wake Up Dead Man,' a 1969 Ken Jacobs treasure, and more great Lost Landscapes of SF.
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