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Playwright Ana Bayat lets us peek inside her ‘Mimi’s Suitcase’
Iranian revolution, Spanish flamenco, and US '80s pop collide in acclaimed solo show about her family history.
New Music: Werkha strikes dance floor gold with ‘The Rigour’
UK artist's five-track EP breaks into singular territory, with spaceship synths and a jazz-inflected approach.
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.
The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin
A former POA consultant is the only source for a ridiculous headline and a story that makes an ordinary political transition look like a scandal. Why?
Why so little state money for housing?
Plus: The next move to take over PG&E, saving City College classes -- and another big payout for police misconduct. That's The Agenda for January 12-19.
The unflagging, cinematic visions of James Tissot
At Legion of Honor, a dazzling show of the overlooked 19th-century French painter bristles with influence.
Review: ‘Cats’ is very much like you
A year—scratch that, a decade—in fervent feline obsession culminates in a cinematic cataclysm, giving us pause.
Bingeing on dystopia: The politico-cultural decade in review
Foresight is 2020. So what do we make of the fraught and contradictory 2010s, our last chance?
Our top stories of 2019
Protests, blackouts, shady developments, a close election, tenant victories, and a ton of arts and culture—we couldn't cover it without your support
Chatting by cell: ‘Uncuffed’ is a prison podcast for our time
As America deliberates new approaches to criminal justice, inmates at San Quentin and Solano State get their stories out.