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What we saw at Sundance, Part 1

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 12, 2019

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019 With more than 14,000 submissions from more than 150 countries, the Sundance Film Festival (which celebrated its 35th Anniversary) narrowed down...

Onstage

Detailing the splashy brilliance of Berkeley Rep’s ‘Metamorphoses’

Emily Wilson - February 12, 2019

ONSTAGE When actor Benjamin Ismail was in high school, he loved Edith Hamilton’s Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. "They're so primal and ancient...

Foreign Correspondent

Venezuela: Democratic uprising or US coup?

Reese Erlich - February 8, 2019

Tens of thousands of angry people march in the streets to protest lack of democracy. Women bang on pots to raise alarm over the...

Arts + Culture

‘Take back our lives:’ The words of poverty scholars

Tony Robles - February 6, 2019

May 2 marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of poet Al Robles. Al Robles was conferred much respect as a poverty scholar of...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Son Jarocho Festival, J Dilla shots, and queer gamers unite!

Caitlin Donohue - February 6, 2019

ARTS FORECAST In the years that have passed since the 2006 death of Detroit producer, J. Dilla’s import has only come into sharper focus....

Onstage

Review: A marvelous Chinatown ride in ‘King of the Yees’

Elaine Elinson - February 3, 2019

ONSTAGE In one intriguing scene in King of the Yees (at SF Playhouse through March 2), the Sichuan Face Changer (Jomar Tagatac) poses a...

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: IndieFest, Godard’s latest, and a Jeff Goldblum smorgasbord

Dennis Harvey - January 30, 2019

Last week we mentioned the beginning of SF Indiefest, whose 21st edition starts Wed/30 with the new indie comedy The Unicorn and a “live re-score” of Disney...

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: Two-spirits celebrate 20 years of Bay community

Caitlin Donohue - January 30, 2019

The annual Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits powwow marks a key gathering for the region's Native American community. From the gourd dance to the...

Arts + Culture

Center of Sex and Culture closes — but Dr. Carol Queen looks to the future

Caitlin Donohue - January 29, 2019

A blow has been dealt to San Francisco, and we are positive that we did not give our consent. SoMa’s very special corner for...

News + Politics

50 years later, the lessons of the Santa Barbara oil spill

Tim Redmond - January 26, 2019

Fifty years ago this weekend, there wasn’t anything you could call an environmental movement in the United States. There were a few signs, in January...

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