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Win a free ticket to a Frameline Film Fest movie

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From piercing icon to flaming ecosexuals, Frameline’s tales of rupture and survival

Interviews with the fest's compelling protagonists of 'WICKET,' 'A Body To Live In,' and 'Playing with Fire.'
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Under the Stars: gyrofield’s drill-adjacent punch is legit

Ali Shaheed Muhammad gets in his bag, musical folklorist Ben Lamar Gay connects to ancestors—and Dead and Co. line up three nights in GGP.
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News + Politics

Amid ICE threats, city decimates Mission District housing and food programs

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Since late 1990s, HOMEY has worked to keep neighbors safe and healthy. After budget cuts, it's fighting for survival.
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News + Politics

Watch: 2 Palestinian activists detained at SFO after Trump signs travel ban

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A humanitarian mission to speak at local synagogues and churches is derailed by "Muslim ban 2.0"
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Movies

Reel love: 3 LGBTQ icons profiled on Frameline’s silver screen

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They brought trans innovation to 'Drag Race,' created 'Rocky Horror,' delivered legendary reads—and now they're getting their flowers.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Sex-positive seniors provide welcome relief in ‘Happy Pleasant Valley’

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Plus: Sasha Velour's homophobe-enraging spectacular and Neil Diamond's Broadway homage.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Halal Indo-Tex BBQ grand-opens in Thrive City

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Fikscue’s menu has no wrong answers—and makes an excellent case for strength in diversity.
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BIG WEEK: Drag stage and film, queer elder art, SFJAZZ Fest, and the Peacemaker Awards

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Plus! A Juneteenth musical spectacular, new neighborhood market in the Sunset, Queer Women of Color Film Fest, and W. Kamau Bell saves the arts.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Tribute to 100 years of Robert Altman, a cynic’s New Hollywood takeover

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Plus: The antic and sexy sides of SF's Bruce Conner, Amerinide firestarter 'Northern Lights,' and Pride month flicks galore.
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Music

Review: Laraaji and Prekop emerged from phaser clouds at Grace Cathedral

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Two new age greats lock in—could a collab be upcoming?
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Art Review

Black quilters of ‘Routed West’ stitched proof of what lasts

Charles Lewis III -
Created for warmth during the Second Great Migration or art for art's sake, BAMPFA exhibition's pieces stun.
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Music

Live Shots: Over 60 open-air SF Porchfest acts dispelled the June gloom

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Personable flute, Jolie Holland-reminiscent vocals, and tight-knit punkabilly made for quite the Mission District afternoon.
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Movies

A real San Franciscan shows the city like it is in ‘What’chu Mixed With?’

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Debut director Maya Cameron-Gordon's short film delivers Bay Area bildungsroman.
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Contest

Win a pair of tickets to see Grace Jones this Friday

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See the legend in all her fierce glory, this Fri/13 at Blue Note Napa!
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Culture

Puff: Stern Grove Festival’s cannabis connection

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Beloved fest welcomes a weed sponsor, while SF Hash Week revs its engine.
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Art

African American Californian history awaits under the Golden Gate Bridge

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'Black Gold: Stories Untold' tells of those who built our communities, via contemporary tintype and custom table settings.
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