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Art

The shapeshifters of Masako Miki

Mary Corbin - November 21, 2022

The artist expresses complex bicultural identity through works both miniature and monumental.

Art

At Shipyard Studios, a vanished past reflected in art of the present

Tom Molanphy - October 28, 2022

A childhood in Soviet Ukraine, a toxic military site, the former Mount Avisadero— multitude of histories in work of 300 artists

Nightlife

The radical drag queen at the heart of nightlife harm reduction

Marke B. - September 22, 2022

Punk rock party princess Kochina Rude on her mission to educate about safer drug use—and why it's deeply personal

Arts + Culture

Author Kate Bowler’s cancer memoir “No Cure” is—terrifically witty?

Lou Fancher - August 14, 2022

Humor and honesty abound as the book's heroine documents her health battle.

Lit

Join 48 Hills publisher Marke B. for free ‘Youth Gone Wild’ talk online, Tue/26!

48 Hills - July 25, 2022

Samantha Durbin of 'Raver Girl,' José Vadi of 'Inter State,' and East Bay Yesterday's Liam O'Donoghue talk local youth culture and rebellion

Movies

Film is a battleground: Sam Fuller’s hot-button noirs and war tales still sting

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - July 24, 2022

BAMPFA's 'From the Front Page to the Front Lines' packs a wallop with 10 essential films from the under-sung director

Lit

It’s a rough time to be proud of the US. In ‘Fight Like Hell,’ Kim Kelly finds a way

Caitlin Donohue - June 28, 2022

The labor reporter's first book is a historical journey showing workers that they've always forged their own path forward

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.

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