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Art Review

‘Dismantling Monoliths’ poetically highlights the right to turn yourself away

Genevieve Quick - February 27, 2023

Curator Jamil Hellu and artists' show at SF Camerawork balances intimacy, consent, and restraint.

Movies

Screen Grabs: WinterFest brings Ukrainian kids, artificial shtetls, orthodox drama

Dennis Harvey - February 23, 2023

Plus: 8mm video diaries by late, great local resident George Kuchar and a history of the Laemmle theatre chain

Art

Weaving fabric, film, and light, Holly Wong celebrates womens’ energy

Mary Corbin - February 20, 2023

The SF artist manipulates materials like cellophane and silk to tell personal stories on a universal level

Onstage

Shifting gender: Kitka gives voice to a Balkan ‘sworn virgin’

Lou Fancher - February 19, 2023

The womens' vocal ensemble uses innovative techniques to tell a unique tale of ancient Eastern European social codes.

Movies

Ficks’ Picks Epic List: Part two of the best 2022 films

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 14, 2023

From Isabella Rossellini's heartfelt performance as a grandmother shell to 'Avatar: Way of the Water,' movie moments that made magic.

News + Politics

A public bank is feasible—and wouldn’t take that much money to start, report shows

Tim Redmond - February 13, 2023

With just $20 million in capitalization, the city could get into the business of funding affordable housing, a green transition, and small-business development.

Music

Hie thee to the woods for The Ever Afters, a brilliant new queer techno campout

Marke B. - February 13, 2023

A 'constellation of dreams' kicks off festival season, with tons of local talent, a trippy yurt, and a 6am talent show.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Slip into something more—or less—comfortable

Dennis Harvey - February 8, 2023

HUMP! Fest, more Magic Mike, Pratibha Parmar, Parisian economic anxiety, Palestinian border trouble, more movies

City Hall

Supes delay ban on remote comments, but the issue is getting even bigger

Tim Redmond - February 6, 2023

Rules Committee wants to coordinate with other boards and commissions as a wide range of activists denounce Mandelman plan.

Housing

Planning Department has ambitious housing goals; Mayor’s Office stands in the way

Tim Redmond - January 23, 2023

Hearing shows huge disconnect between lofty goals and the ability of the city to implement them.

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‘Dismantling Monoliths’ poetically highlights the right to turn yourself away

Screen Grabs: WinterFest brings Ukrainian kids, artificial shtetls, orthodox drama

Weaving fabric, film, and light, Holly Wong celebrates womens’ energy

Shifting gender: Kitka gives voice to a Balkan ‘sworn virgin’

Ficks’ Picks Epic List: Part two of the best 2022 films

A public bank is feasible—and wouldn’t take that much money to start, report shows

Hie thee to the woods for The Ever Afters, a brilliant new queer techno campout

Screen Grabs: Slip into something more—or less—comfortable

Supes delay ban on remote comments, but the issue is getting even bigger

Planning Department has ambitious housing goals; Mayor’s Office stands in the way

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