FBI Archives - 48 hills

News + Politics

Another ridiculous attack on SF progressives, this time by Nellie Bowles and The Atlantic

Tim Redmond - June 16, 2022

Excuse me, no: The city has not be destroyed by the left. How many times do we have to explain this?

Lit

Passion for degraded materials: a conversational bibliography of Dodie Bellamy

Johnny Ray Huston - May 3, 2022

From 'Feminine Hijinx' to 'Bee Reaved,' the quintessential SF writer talks art, life, 'Frozen,' E.T., and grief through her published works.

Opinion

Money talks and bullshit walks

Calvin Welch - April 24, 2022

The election outcome was first and foremost a victory of massive campaign spending.

Lit

Fighting dystopia with essential voices: ‘Black Literature vs. The Climate Emergency’

Emily Wilson - April 2, 2022

Aya de León brings together writers and activists for a lively online conference that focuses on the possible and combats invisibility

The Agenda

Supes to look at closing the ‘group housing’ developer loophole

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2022

Plus: Does the city need to regulate street vendors—and how should the city regulate Recology? That's The Agenda for Feb. 28-March 6

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Looking back at Chaplin—and ahead to International Oscar noms

Dennis Harvey - December 13, 2021

New biopic digs in. Plus: Slovenia's sweet 'Sanremo,' Chile's chilling 'White on White,' Japan's 'Drive My Car'—and 'Afrofuturistik' hits big screens

Remembrance

When Hunter Thompson worked for his arch-enemy, the Hearst Corporation

Peter Richardson - October 24, 2021

The legendary Gonzo journalist hated the big corporate empire—but spent years working for it. That's a key part of local media history.

The Agenda

Why have DBI, Planning, and the cops gotten away with so much for so long?

Tim Redmond - September 12, 2021

Plus: $70 million for parking meters when the mayor says we can't afford to keep SIP hotels open to save lives. That's The Agenda for Sept. 13-19

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A visit with the early Stones in ‘Charlie Is My Darling’

Dennis Harvey - August 30, 2021

Plus: The Murder of Fred Hampton, They Stole the Bomb, Los Ultimos Frikis, and a slew of new horror flicks.

Lit

In ‘Plexiglass,’ a poet illuminates voices of the incarcerated

Margo Perin - August 27, 2021

A new volume offers a critique of the criminal justice system through the lens of prison writing workshops

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