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Lit

Booked and busy! Our seismic guide to Litquake 2024 (with a discount code inside)

Marke B. - October 8, 2024

Paola Ramos, Michelle Tea, Poetry World Series, Del Seymour, Out Loud, Litcrawl... Join 48hills at 21 of the huge fest's most exciting events.

Movies

Screen Grabs: A ‘Prodigal Daughter’ returns from Merced Heights to Peru

Dennis Harvey - October 7, 2024

Plus: More Latino movies at Cine+Mas, Albany Film Festival's wide gamut run, and Fist Up Fest's overtly activist bent.

Stage Review

Latine update of Coward’s ‘Private Lives’ added layers to 100-year-old toxic tale

Charles Lewis III - October 6, 2024

At ACT, director K.J. Sanchez's race-bent casting discovered new depths in the marriage-is-hell comedy.

Music

Under the Stars: Nubya Garcia’s ornate visions send us on jazz ‘Odyssey’

John-Paul Shiver - October 2, 2024

Plus: Questlove honors 1970s Stevie Wonder, Ghost Funk Orchestra horns up Kilowatt, Bandcamp Friday picks, more

Lit

Oakland streets to Rwandan hills, Ian Brennan’s musical storytelling spans globe

Joshua Rotter - September 26, 2024

Powerhouse producer-writer's ninth book, 'Missing Music' tells far-flung tales of preserving essential voices.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Scumdance is back, still full of underground delights

Dennis Harvey - September 26, 2024

Plus: Gregg Araki and 'Basquiat' return, Little Haiti gentrification, Hong Kong lesbian drama, Kate Winslet's 'Lee,' more

News + Politics

Why corruption matters

Tim Redmond - September 26, 2024

This attitude in Breed's administration of accepting low-level sleaze is undermining faith in government and nonprofits, and that's a serious threat to all of us.

Music

Tenderpunk polymath Illuminati Hotties: ‘My program keeps me from freaking out’

Zack Ruskin - September 25, 2024

Prominent SoCal musician-engineer-producer Sarah Tudzin unplugged in Joshua Tree to polish latest album 'Power.'

Onstage

When it comes to telling Black womens’ stories, Lisa B. Thompson goes big

Lou Fancher - September 23, 2024

Latest play 'The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body' at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre embraces the universal.

Nightlife

Dabke by the T-Rex: Palestinian culture event at Cal Academy draws large, excited crowd

Griffin Jones - September 21, 2024

'NightLife: Falastin' edition of the museum's weekly party featured dancing, poetry, and celebration of a marginalized community.

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