COVID Archives - Page 28 of 59

Nightlife

Live Shots: 21st Edwardian Ball brought grand whimsy back to SF

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - April 3, 2022

Feathers, wigs, codpieces, corsets, and plague masks filled the Regency Ballroom for steampunk-Victoriana fun.

Onstage

Review: ‘Water by the Spoonful’ weaves a web of addiction and Internet

Charles Lewis III - March 30, 2022

Quiara Alegría Hudes' 2011 Pulitzer winner at SF Playhouse feels technologically dated—yet alarmingly still relevant

Onstage

Review: Vivid ‘Passing Strange’ gets a timely revival from Shotgun Players

Charles Lewis III - March 23, 2022

Stew's 2007 musical is an essential expansion of Black representation—stretched out, however, it loses some power

COVID

Yes, trust science. It’s real. But it’s sometimes more complicated than that

Bruce Mirken - March 21, 2022

The history of the scientific establishment in the US is full of great advances and abject horror stories.

Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘Noir City’ tackles still-relevant issues in black and white

Dennis Harvey - March 21, 2022

Racial strife to potential pandemic, the fest's 19th edition resonates. Plus: Seven Samurai, The Batwoman, Stunt Rock, more

Dance

Review: Two fairytales—one Scottish, one seasonal—fill SF Ballet with magic

Charles Lewis III - March 17, 2022

Program Four fills sprightly forests with Bournonville’s 1836 'La Sylphide' and the West Coast Premiere of Glazunov's 'Seasons'

Lit

‘Wit had social currency’: Nate Lippens ghosts through the AIDS generation in ‘My Dead Book’

Johnny Ray Huston - March 15, 2022

Serial killers, homophobia, poverty, drugs—and also love, art, connection, and humor in author's debut novel.

Party Radar

Party Radar: DJ La Frida calls scattered queer revelers back to Home Base

Marke B. - March 14, 2022

The Best of the Bay DJ rebuilds community at El Rio. Plus: Mike Servito, Dancing Ghosts, Cygnet, more

Opinion

London Breed’s big COVID failure

Charles Lewis III - March 10, 2022

She had a chance to show great leadership. Then she lifted the mandates—and increased the risk of more infections.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: New films provide visions of the end

Dennis Harvey - February 28, 2022

Plus: Slovakian 'Servants' is stunning—our critic's favorite movie of the year so far.

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