Harlem Archives - 48 hills

Movies

Suck on this: The eviction-fueled, Web 1.0 dykesploitation of ‘Sugar High Glitter City’ returns

Caitlin Donohue - August 8, 2023

Directors of iconic 2001 lesbian ensemble film reflect on the eve of its SF PornFilmFestival screenings.

Music

That big, bold, brassy sound is coming from Melba’s Kitchen

Lou Fancher - June 15, 2023

Appearing at Yoshi's, the 14-piece all-woman jazz ensemble celebrates 20th century Black trailblazer Melba Liston

Music

Rejoice, Bay Area freak legend Sly Stone is putting out a memoir

John-Paul Shiver - March 29, 2023

The rock-funk star never stopped being part of the zeitgeist—just asked Moor Mother.

Environment

This land is whose land?

Tom Molanphy - March 13, 2023

The developer and the city insist the Hunters Point Shipyard is safe for development. There's a lot of data that says otherwise. Part III of a series.

Environment

The Hunters Point Shipyard: Art survives amid toxic waste

Tom Molanphy - March 5, 2023

Part II: As artists move into the former base, the level of contamination reaches the point where 'if it can't be cleaned, stay the hell out.'

News + Politics

Why is Breed resisting a life-saving program that faces no real legal or financial obstacles?

Tim Redmond - January 11, 2023

Safe consumption sites work in New York, stunning testimony at a hearing shows. Yet SF is putting on the brakes.

Art

‘What might the world look like?’: Displaying the breadth of Faith Ringgold’s art and life

Emily Wilson - October 3, 2022

Curator Janna Keegan speaks about the 91-year-old artist-activist's breathtaking retrospective at the de Young.

Arts + Culture

At Cal Shakes, a ‘Lear’ set adrift in Black San Francisco

Charles Lewis III - September 28, 2022

Marcus Gardley's play moves Shakespeare's royal tragedy to the Fillmore in 1969, with much pontificating.

Movies

At CAAMFest, Chinatown justice, rock heroes, turf dance battles, more diverse Asian stories

Dennis Harvey - May 10, 2022

The 40th edition of the Center for Asian American Media fest highlights valuable history as it continues to look forward.

Housing

Supply sophistry: How academics miss the point on the cost of urban housing

Zelda Bronstein - April 27, 2022

There is still no good evidence that upzoning leads to more affordability—in New York or in San Francisco.

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