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Arts + Culture

Drama Masks: Does ‘The Book of Mormon’ hold up in darker times?

'South Park' creators' Broadway smash returns at 15. Plus: Killing My Lobster popped back in with a sexy mime competition.
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BIG WEEK: Arooj Aftab, Atrium Art Fair, Found Footage Fest, Mark Morris on the moon…

Endzeit takes Pier 29, Tiny Criossanterie pops up, Fuzz leaves the garage, Josh Kornbluth returns, more to do!
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Good Taste: Super Bowl scores with local food fests

Family Style Food Fest, Taste of the NFL, Super Bowl Crab Feed—the big game week is packing snacks.
Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
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With SF Art Week, a great Bay Area painter comes home

'Elmer Bischoff' at new Nelson Duni Gallery is the largest showing of the Figurative Movement legend's work in 20 years.
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Contest

Sketchfest giveaways! Win tickets to see Jodie Sweetin and Thomas Lennon (sings the Smiths)

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The comedy takeover continues this weekend: Subscribe to our Daily newsletter to enter to win.
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Culture

It wasn’t all bad! Our 15 favorite local cultural moments of 2025

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Dead & Co, Mychal Threets, Coyote Media, Golden State Valkyries, Art Book Fair, rap royalty... moments that shone last year
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Onstage

Drama Masks: Stage predictions for 2026

Charles Lewis III -
Will AI take over companies? Would a recession be good for artists? And which three companies give us hope for local theatre's future?
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Comedy

Sketchfest stars reflect on wild comedy journeys: ‘I worked at two Starbucks’

Joshua Rotter -
Randall Park's odd jobs, Thomas Lennon's Smiths obsessions, Jodie Sweetin's 'Full House' roots teased out at fest.
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Music

Mosswood Meltdown’s full lineup drops: Dead Milkmen, Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill aboard

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Otoboke Beaver, Frightwig, Scowl, The Dirtbombs, many others kick July Oakland punk fest into the stratosphere
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: A new Girl Scout cookie—and some classic hacks

Tamara Palmer -
Northern California’s 2026 SZN is here, and we’ve got the flavor intel. (Hint: Add a Medjool date to your Tagalongs.)
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Honoring MLK, SF Sketchfest, SF Art Week, Bob Weir and Claude tributes…

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Lunar New Year lion dancing at SF libraries, Felix Da Housecat, Analog Dog, Noir City, Tacos Oscar pop-up, more
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Healthcare

The US fails again to fix the real causes underlying poor health

Bruce Mirken -
Flipping the food pyramid and banning SNAP for 'junk food' don't address class, race, and other social determinants of health.
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Contest

Sketchfest giveaway! Win a pair of tickets to Mark Mothersbaugh + Red Room Orchestra

Marke B. -
Hear the Devo founder's beloved scores for 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' 'Rugrats,' and 'Thor Ragnarok' performed live.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Noir City sings the blues

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Swedish silent cinema classics, Jennifer Reeves' therapeutic deconstruction, beautiful 'Magellan,' and a hurrah for Truffaut.
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Music

Under the Stars: Rickshaw Stop staff takeover, a Mosswood Meltdown surprise…

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Plus: Rhymies' tangible pastel emotions, Tony Molina's very brief heartbreakers, more new music news
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Art

Alejandro Cartagena’s viral ‘Carpool’ photos strike deep community chords

Emma Garcia -
At SFMOMA show, the Mexico-based artist taps into 'the representation of everyday life, of workers surviving.'
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Comedy

Devo-meister Mark Mothersbaugh’s quirky screen scores come to Sketchfest

Joshua Rotter -
Red Room Orchestra pays tribute to the composer, who's tuned up 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' 'Rushmore,' 'Rugrats,' even 'Thor.'
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Onstage

Drama Masks: Does City Hall even care about the arts anymore?

Charles Lewis III -
Mayor Lurie's city charter reform group contains no one with local arts experience, sidelining a huge part of SF.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Upside-down pizza meets the moment

Tamara Palmer -
Tony Gemignani’s new wood-fired menu takes bold and worthwhile risks—just watch that Stinger!
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