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Movies

Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Alex Arabian - August 12, 2021

As Joan Jett Blakk, the performer made two historic runs for president. A new short film asks what could have been.

Music

Bright shows in uncertain times: Live music cautiously returns

John-Paul Shiver - August 11, 2021

The Umbrellas brought '60s spirit to Rickshaw Stop; jazz legend Idris Ackamoor entranced Yerba Buena.

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Folly and excess in ‘Annette’ and ‘Nine Days’

Dennis Harvey - August 5, 2021

But a moving 'Ailey' gripping 'Sabaya,' and poignant 'What We Left Unfinished.' This week's new movies!

Art

Guerilla projections battle Asian hate in ‘Dear America’

Emily Wilson - August 5, 2021

After Atlanta massacre, artist Christy Chan was determined to take up space with urgent messages.

Movies

From ‘Edge of Seventeen’ to ‘Swan Song,’ a queer director salutes Sandusky

Joshua Rotter - August 4, 2021

Rounding out a trilogy of semi-autobiographical Ohio tales, Todd Stephens' latest memorializes a senior drag legend.

Nightlife

As Trip Show, a revered record selector returns with a terrific album

Marke B. - August 2, 2021

Fromer SF DJ-producer John Keaka Friend sends 'The Far East is the Near West and the Wild West is the Near East' from Hawaii

Culture

Vintage to ‘nowstalgia’: Hands up for Community Thrift’s charitable treasures

John-Paul Shiver - July 30, 2021

The Mission store has survived AIDS, gentrification, and COVID to keep giving back, for almost 40 years

Movies

Screen Grabs: Another vital public film program axed—for what?

Dennis Harvey - July 26, 2021

SFMOMA's hatchet job. Plus reviews of Blood Red Sky, Old, Charlatan, Mandibles, more

Party Radar

PSA: COVID cases are rising. It’s totally OK to not go out

Marke B. - July 23, 2021

Many clubs are again requiring vax proof and masks: Chilling at home or outside is definitely an option.

Art

Review: Joyous ‘Next to You’ at McEvoy Foundation welcomes viewers back

Genevieve Quick - July 21, 2021

Fun photographs from the collection, juxtaposed with colorful abstract works that play like musical phrases.

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Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Bright shows in uncertain times: Live music cautiously returns

Screen Grabs: Folly and excess in ‘Annette’ and ‘Nine Days’

Guerilla projections battle Asian hate in ‘Dear America’

From ‘Edge of Seventeen’ to ‘Swan Song,’ a queer director salutes Sandusky

As Trip Show, a revered record selector returns with a terrific album

Vintage to ‘nowstalgia’: Hands up for Community Thrift’s charitable treasures

Screen Grabs: Another vital public film program axed—for what?

PSA: COVID cases are rising. It’s totally OK to not go out

Review: Joyous ‘Next to You’ at McEvoy Foundation welcomes viewers back

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