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Art

Young Joon Kwak’s BAMPFA show is a rebellious, sparkling tease

Charles Lewis III - August 19, 2024

Multi-faceted artist works queer South Korean love into resin and rhinestones for MATRIX program.

Crime

California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports

Tim Redmond - August 18, 2024

Moves to reduce incarceration were not associated with higher rates of violent crime—or property crime—a new report shows

Housing

Why the critical housing bond died

Tim Redmond - August 15, 2024

No statewide leadership, no strategy, foolish errors—the 'moderates' bungled one of the most important housing proposals in decades.

Media

Media Week: Should Kamala Harris do more press interviews?

Tim Redmond - August 14, 2024

Plus: the Chron's Peskin problem, and what is a 'moderate' anyway?

Onstage

Star Finch’s ‘Shipping & Handling’ urges consideration of what we’re being delivered

Emily Wilson - August 14, 2024

We spoke with the playwright about her most ambitious production to date.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Family time’s not great in ‘Good Half’ and ‘Good One’

Dennis Harvey - August 14, 2024

Plus: 'Sugarcane' doc platforms Indigenous survivors, Japan's Shinji Somai takes over the Roxie.

Art

Fueled by anger at injustice, an artist forged a new path through ‘Beauty and Terror’

Mary Corbin - August 9, 2024

Using colored string and wax, Robin L. Bernstein connects generations of Jewish heritage—and antisemitism.

Stage Review

‘Collective Rage’: 5 Betties, a puppet, a vaginal hand mirror, and some yummy ice cream

Charles Lewis III - August 8, 2024

Laughing to keep from crying at Shotgun Players' production of Jen Silverman’s play.

Music Review

Pulsing with percussive grooves, Brijean swayed the Independent

John-Paul Shiver - August 6, 2024

The vibes undulated hypnotically when the once-Oakland duo took the stage, in the wake of new LP 'Macro.'

Stage Review

Mumblin’ in Minnesota: ‘Girl from the North Country’ tangles with Bob Dylan

Charles Lewis III - August 6, 2024

Broadway musical mixes Dust Bowl-era drama with classic Zimmy tracks, but the purpose is obscure.

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