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Arts Forecast: Apocalypse… but make it fashion!
The arts community is putting on a damn good face in this catastrophe, from floral masks to streaming Shakespeare and more.
Review: ‘Toni Stone’ hits a home run (and you can watch it on your couch)
ACT play tells the story of the first woman to play professional baseball. Here's how to stream it, along with other plays.
Screen Grabs: Cinemas go dark, but here’s what to watch
As even the Silent Film Fest falls silent, there are local resources and online releases to keep you occupied.
Castro march a ‘funeral’ for vacant storefronts
Landlord greed is devastating the community, activists say. A colorful event drew awareness to the problem.
Springsteen meets surveillance state in ‘Born in East Berlin’
At SF Playhouse, playwright Rogelio Martinez explores the time the Boss played behind the Iron Curtain.
Never mind the Brexit, here’s Mostly British film fest
A gig-economy takedown, inappropriate romance, off-kilter comedy, wild flights of greed—there's plenty of tea in this year's cuppa.
Arts Forecast: A whole weekend with Laurie Anderson and more
Edwardian Ball, Movement Arts Festival, Lyrics Born, Mercury Soul, Pink Mammoth, and so much to do this weekend
All Ears: 17 music releases to look forward to in 2020
Future funk, post-grunge, global Creole, surf rock, avant pop, and more on the musical menu for the new year.
Screen Grabs: A very contemporary Les Misérables
Plus: an incredible tale of 70,000 VHS tapes, the Village People's disco disaster, and more in cinemas this week.
Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing
European cities show how more than half the housing stock can be taken out of the private market -- and it works.