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What we saw at Sundance, part 2: Documentaries
A Macedonian beekeeper, a Taliban refugee, feisty Satanists, the life of N. Scott Momaday, a 1969 Memphis bluesfest...
How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election
It's hard to campaign to be a neighborhood supervisor when you attack neighborhoods.
In ‘Pike St.,’ embodying a caring community in crisis mode
Playwright and solo performer Nilaja Sun showcases her Lower East Side neighborhood's resilience after Hurricane Sandy.
Old school Chinatown funk? 50 years of Jest Jammin’ with Rev. Norman Fong
From the turbulent, racist '60s to next week's Chinatown CDC fundraiser, the band keeps the Motown hits coming.
Who supports real rent control — and environmental justice in Bayview?
Plus: Do we need Whole Foods or housing on Jackson and Van Ness? That's The Agenda for Oct. 1 to Oct. 7
Ficks Pick at TIFF: Experimental cinema is where it’s at!
This year's Toronto International Film Festival showcased stunning sociological portraits, avant-garde thrills, and metaphysical chills.
Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: Gorgeous Chinese films + early Oscar buzz
35 features, 35 shorts in 11 days of the Toronto International Film Festival: Here's part one of Jesse Hawthorne Ficks' reports.
The wolves of Wall Street, here in San Francisco
Why consumer financial protection is a civil rights issue -- and the city needs to take it seriously
Arthur, Arthur!
Reflections on a punch bowl, my Washington High School reunion -- and what it means to be an "Arthur"
Why can’t we fix the DMV?
Assemblymember Phil Ting is taking on a problem that affects almost everyone in the state -- and that plays right into the Republicans' hands.