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Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Free Solo, Arab Film Fest, Studio 54…

Dennis Harvey - October 8, 2018

SCREEN GRABS Two of the major releases are major disappointments from hitherto reliable directors. Scenarist Drew Goddard’s first directorial feature since ingenious horror deconstruction...

News + Politics

DeShawn Patton sentenced to state prison

Alex Catsoulis - October 4, 2018

A car break-in case that sparked a city-wide outcry, particularly from a group of White anti-crime crusaders, came to an end yesterday. DeShawn Patton,...

Campaign Trail

Gascon will step down — but who will step up?

Tim Redmond - October 3, 2018

A lot of people in the San Francisco political world were stunned when District Attorney George Gascon announced he would not be running for...

Onstage

25 cheers for the Kinsey Sicks!

Marke B. - October 3, 2018

ONSTAGE Creamy voices, sharp tongues, bright dresses, and a whole lot of hairspray have been the calling cards of "dragapella" performance quartet the Kinsey Sicks...

The Mekons’ Sally Timms twangs in to support Community Land Trust

James Tracy - October 3, 2018

“The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ‘n’ roll.” —Lester Bangs Emerging in Leeds, England, in 1977, the Mekons came...

Culture

‘Uncharted’ fills Berkeley with adventurous voices

Emily Wilson - October 2, 2018

Lance Knobel, co-founder of online news site Berkeleyside, and Helena Brantley, of Red Pencil Publicity and Marketing, sat down together in January to start talking...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Mill Valley, SF Dance, Drunken Film Fests ….

Dennis Harvey - October 1, 2018

SCREEN GRABS It’s a starry as well as busy week in Bay Area filmgoing, with major openings including the new Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga A Star...

Movies

Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: Midnight movie madness

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - September 28, 2018

Our critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks caught this year’s Toronto International Film festival. Read more of his coverage here. TIFF The most difficult ticket to get at...

News + Politics

The utter absurdity of the Central Soma Plan EIR

Tim Redmond - September 26, 2018

The SF Board of Supervisors approved the EIR for the Central Soma Plan Tuesday, despite hours of testimony from Soma residents and activists who...

Party Radar

Party Radar: Quick ‘n dirty guide to Folsom 2018

Marke B. - September 26, 2018

PARTY RADAR It's that time, almost! Time to coordinate your leather-chic looks, eat whole grains, polish up your spurs, and tackle that jumble of raw...

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