Culture Archives - 48 hills

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Paris on the Embarcadero

Tamara Palmer - October 29, 2024

New Parisian bistro and bar Bon Délire offers bubbly escapism—and some filling steak frites.

Movies

Screen Grabs: ‘La Cocina’ serves up an intense kitchen confidential

Dennis Harvey - October 28, 2024

Alonso Ruizpalacios' tour de force of delectable cinematic technique. Plus: 'Black Box Diaries' traces harrowing Japanese sexual abuse case.

Campaign Trail

The politics of no future

Ian Firstenberg - October 28, 2024

The country's youngest voters are demanding real change to the corporate culture of our political system.

Nightlife

SF rave doc ‘Between the Beats’ finally hits the streets

Tamara Palmer - October 24, 2024

Martin O’Brien’s long-awaited treasury of early '90s memories is a Venn diagram of Bay Area party culture.

Stage Review

Fabulous alien scares aplenty in ‘Fatal Abduction’—just watch that anal probe

Charles Lewis III - October 22, 2024

The latest Terror Vault installation has an elaborate backstory, lots of green goo, and, of course, a wormhole.

Art

Stunning 1970s SF Halloween photos rise from the dead

Marke B. - October 22, 2024

Ken Werner shot Castro and Polk Street celebrations from 1976-1980; now his rare cult book has been republished.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Gaza, Sudan, LGBTQs find focus at Arab Film Fest

Dennis Harvey - October 21, 2024

After its cancellation last year, the 28th annual cinematic dive into the Arab world and diaspora features 40+ films from 26 countries.

Music

Brat, but Charli XCX wouldn’t let us cover it, so here’s our thoughts anyway

Tamara Palmer - October 21, 2024

Her Sweat tour stop at Chase Center looked like a lot of fun—too bad the local queer press was stuck in the cold.

Art

Fan Warren’s weighty works evoke the Black Madonna in all her glory

Mary Corbin - October 17, 2024

Oakland artist pulls from folk art, her ancestors' journey, and our need for maternal love in times of strife.

Art

At this year’s SOMArts Día de Los Muertos show, ofrendas for Palestine

Marke B. - October 16, 2024

Curators Rio Yañez and Bridgètt Rex on 2024's 'Bearing Witness' theme, and holding space for solidarity and mourning.

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