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Art

Greg Rick engages with global power dynamics to rectify myths of the past

Mary Corbin - May 22, 2024

The Oakland painter emphasizes 'moments of corrective alteration towards a more just and honest story.'

Movies

Screen Grabs: Faster, faster, ‘Furiosa’!

Dennis Harvey - May 21, 2024

Dazzling action sequences in latest 'Mad Max'—but to what end? Plus: William Lustig's subterranean budgetary gems.

Lit

As ‘Tales of the City’ winds down (maybe), a hymn to the quintessential SF saga

Tamara Palmer - May 13, 2024

The author and his heroine have alighted in England, but the heart of the series remains in Baghdad by the Bay.

Stage Review

Mythic TikTok: Ancient heartbreak gets a Gen Z update in ‘Red Red Red’

Charles Lewis III - May 13, 2024

OTP's staging of poet Anne Carsons retelling of the Greek tale of Geryon nails eternal youthful crushes.

Art Review

How Irving Penn brought the world to his studio—and vice versa

DeWitt Cheng - May 2, 2024

de Young retrospective teases out sheer range of the photographer's lens.

Art

Tehran-born artist Sameh Khalatbari strings resistance into every work

Mary Corbin - April 23, 2024

Deeply felt homages to Iran's Women, Life, Freedom protest movement emanate from her San Ramon studio.

Lit

‘Portrait of a Woman’ tells of unlikely champ for 18th century art equality

Lou Fancher - April 23, 2024

Bay Area-based author Bridget Quinn explains why she visited one of her subject's paintings 'every day for years.'

Lit

A love of baseball doesn’t quite come ‘Out of Left Field’ for this queer youth

Daniel Bromfield - April 10, 2024

Local author Jonah Newman's semi-autobiographical graphic novel tells a tale of self-discovery on the diamond.

Music

Watch: Scott Woods breaks down ‘Prince and Little Weird Black Boy Gods’ on Music Book Club

Tamara Palmer - April 9, 2024

The critic and poet's latest book takes a unique look at the Purple One's career and the meaning of his music.

Media

The New York Times lauds Garry Tan—and it’s really pathetic

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2024

A front-page profile turns San Francisco into a parody and so badly misses the point that it's an embarrassment.

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