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Screen Grabs: Everyone is lying to you for money and no one cares about crazy people

Searing docs by the truckload, from DocLands fest to two Barbara Kopple classics. Plus: Charlie XCX goes Polish, more movies

Movie Reviews Dennis Harvey - April 29, 2026

Our state and local efforts to tax the rich are getting national attention

New study by DC think tank looks at the money pouring into the campaign against Prop. D. It's stunning.

Business + Tech Tim Redmond - April 29, 2026

See a show for free at Lost Church in North Beach in May

Flamenco, comedy, folk-punk, Latin jazz, Americana—score a pair of tickets, but act fast!

Promotion Marke B. - April 29, 2026

Win tickets to Snail Mail, Chet Faker, Enno Cheng

See a killer show at a great local venue on us.

Contest Marke B. - April 29, 2026

Music

Under the Stars: Juju Rogers drops some psyche-funk ‘Voodoo’

John-Paul Shiver - April 29, 2026

Plus: Very catchy Otoliths, Bel Cobain's Brownswood reign, Georgie Sweet swears again. And what's up with the Hall of Fame?

Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Hamnet’ is gorgeous, but how was Shakespeare’s sausage made?

Charles Lewis III - April 28, 2026

Plus: 'Bloodlines' promises resistance, and SF Ballet's techno AI blockbuster 'Mere Mortals' returns, trailing cultural import.

Promotion

Save 20% on SF International Arts Festival tickets!

Marke B. - April 28, 2026

Here's the code to get you into the boundary-crossing blast, Wed/29-May 10, at a discount.

Movies

Michael Jackson and Prince deserve better

John-Paul Shiver - April 28, 2026

Sanitized blockbuster 'Michael' and estate-quashed Prince doc rob us of nuanced, imaginative, and true portraits of the pop giants.

Dance

Beyond Butoh: inkBoat’s ‘Clouds from a Crumbling Giant’ reaches past genres

Aimée Ts'ao - April 28, 2026

At SF International Arts Fest, storied local dance company takes collaborative approach to crossing borders of life.

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Onstage

The world is large! 8 must-sees at SF International Arts Fest

Lou Fancher - April 27, 2026

Korean tango, Canadian food prep cirque, improv hip-hop, deconstructed drag, a 'Lesbitarian Church,' more from border-erasing event.

Crime

Jury acquits man who spent 18 months in jail while DA delayed giving evidence to his lawyer

JJ Lansing and Tim Redmond - April 27, 2026

In yet another case, DA Jenkins loses after questions arise about evidence and ethics

Music

RIP, MTT: Read our 2012 review of the Maestro making a fruit smoothie onstage

Marke B. - April 26, 2026

SF Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas passed last week, but left a legacy of avant-garde 'American Maverick' treasures.

The Agenda

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

Tim Redmond - April 26, 2026

Chen calls budget hearing to address the importance of 'housing first.' That's The Agenda for April 26-May 3

Stage Review

Joffrey Ballet plunged into bizarre and wondrous ‘Midsummer’s Night Dream’

Lou Fancher - April 25, 2026

Gags, puns, allusions, and bodies flew as storied company literally made hay with beloved fantasia.

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Music Review

At ‘Passing the Torch,’ KCSM literally schooled the crowd in jazz

Tom Molanphy - April 24, 2026

Storied station's Jazz Appreciation Month tribute showcased refreshingly human high school, college, and pro talent.

Music

Under the Stars: OM Records announces 30-year Embarcadero blast

John-Paul Shiver - April 24, 2026

Plus: Shabazz Palaces hit the parsecs, Hollie Cook wows in dub, Jeff Parker bounces back, Altın Gün pays tribute, more music

City Hall

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

Tim Redmond - April 23, 2026

Mayor's Office admits that its budget will harm vulnerable communities while pouring vast sums of money into law enforcement

Humor

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

Joel Schechter - April 23, 2026

If he gave away most of his fortune to good causes in the next few weeks, he could say he's not just a rich guy running for governor.

Movies

Screen Grabs: SFFILM Fest hits 69. Nice.

Dennis Harvey - April 23, 2026

11 days of global visions, including Boots Riley's latest, a Kid Koala cartoon, and 'The Empire Strikes Back.' Plus: 'I Swear,' 'The Blue Trail,' more

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Featured

Screen Grabs: Everyone is lying to you for money and no one cares about crazy people

Our state and local efforts to tax the rich are getting national attention

See a show for free at Lost Church in North Beach in May

Win tickets to Snail Mail, Chet Faker, Enno Cheng

Under the Stars: Juju Rogers drops some psyche-funk ‘Voodoo’

Drama Masks: ‘Hamnet’ is gorgeous, but how was Shakespeare’s sausage made?

Save 20% on SF International Arts Festival tickets!

Michael Jackson and Prince deserve better

Beyond Butoh: inkBoat’s ‘Clouds from a Crumbling Giant’ reaches past genres

The world is large! 8 must-sees at SF International Arts Fest

Jury acquits man who spent 18 months in jail while DA delayed giving evidence to his lawyer

RIP, MTT: Read our 2012 review of the Maestro making a fruit smoothie onstage

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

Joffrey Ballet plunged into bizarre and wondrous ‘Midsummer’s Night Dream’

At ‘Passing the Torch,’ KCSM literally schooled the crowd in jazz

Under the Stars: OM Records announces 30-year Embarcadero blast

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

Screen Grabs: SFFILM Fest hits 69. Nice.

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