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Art

Neon pop, watercolor superstars: Kelly Inouye’s ‘MTV Generation’ paints a cultural moment

Emily Wilson - May 27, 2022

Gender fluidity, sexual politics, racial struggle, media power are encapsulated in the artist's gorgeous works. Plus, Boy George!

Music

Soprano Julia Bullock finds ‘History’s Persistent Voice’ in records of formerly enslaved

Emily Wilson - May 16, 2022

At SF Symphony, the singer performs a collection of historical words set to new music by Black women composers

Movies

Shhh… the Silent Film Fest is back (and full of great music)

Dennis Harvey - May 3, 2022

Oscar Wilde, 'Foolish Wives,' a trip to Mars, DJ Spooky, Club Foot Hindustani, more in 25th installment at Castro Theatre.

Art

‘Oh, I love that place!’: SCRAP brings sustainable marvels to Randall Museum

Emily Wilson - March 31, 2022

Fundraiser and gallery show 'ReImagine' features an 'Aladdin's Cave' of recycled wonders from 29 artists.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Immersed in the works of an African great

Dennis Harvey - March 29, 2022

Plus: A Georgian wrestler in New York, and miserables Irish spin on 'Hereditary,' Zero F*cks Given, more new movies

Movies

Greta Snider’s experimental films pack a punk punch at the Roxie

tamara suarez porras - March 18, 2022

16mm autoethnographies, found footage essays, materialist inventions, and recent projects focusing on human rights hit the screen

Music

Under the Stars: Sounds from the Black history of now, Big Joanie to Pursuit Grooves

John-Paul Shiver - February 27, 2022

5 Black artists to support this and every month, including Oakland's beatmaker-rapper quiet storm Stanley Ipkuss.

Music

Beast Nest’s ‘Sicko’ is a jubilant freak celebration—Bollywood, Kardashians, and all

Daniel Bromfield - February 22, 2022

East Bay artist Sharmi Basu calls their new electronic album a 'crazy wet blankie' of comfort and community.

Onstage

Bringing back the va-va-voom with four nights of Burlesque Extravaganza

Joshua Rotter - February 20, 2022

Expect titillation, empowerment, creativity—and possibly even Cthulhu and corgis, says organizer Red Velvet.

Environment

‘We feel abandoned’: Bayview protest highlights ongoing toxic waste scandal

Tom Molanphy - February 14, 2022

Community demands excavation and removal of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard radioactive residue, with local oversight.

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Neon pop, watercolor superstars: Kelly Inouye’s ‘MTV Generation’ paints a cultural moment

Soprano Julia Bullock finds ‘History’s Persistent Voice’ in records of formerly enslaved

Shhh… the Silent Film Fest is back (and full of great music)

‘Oh, I love that place!’: SCRAP brings sustainable marvels to Randall Museum

Screen Grabs: Immersed in the works of an African great

Greta Snider’s experimental films pack a punk punch at the Roxie

Under the Stars: Sounds from the Black history of now, Big Joanie to Pursuit Grooves

Beast Nest’s ‘Sicko’ is a jubilant freak celebration—Bollywood, Kardashians, and all

Bringing back the va-va-voom with four nights of Burlesque Extravaganza

‘We feel abandoned’: Bayview protest highlights ongoing toxic waste scandal

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