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Music

Oakland’s As You Like It label rises from promise to musician Johnny Igaz

Marke B. - December 18, 2020

10 years in, the party crew launches platform to support Bay Area artists—inspired by member gone too soon

Foreign Correspondent: Are Cuban protesters freedom fighters or US pawns?

Reese Erlich - December 18, 2020

Painters, musicians, and other artists are responding to what they call the ‘lack of freedom of speech.’ The government calls them agents of the US.

Movies

In ‘New Labor Movements,’ curator Leila Weefur traces legacy of Frederick Douglass

Emily Wilson - December 17, 2020

Film series is 'doing emotional and physiological labor, defining the Black body across all parallels of time and history'

Music

Bay Area braces for clash of rap titans, with E-40 vs Too $hort (plus an exclusive mix!)

Tamara Palmer - December 17, 2020

The legends are battle-ready for Saturday's Verzuz face-off—but they're also old friends with overlapping histories

Art

Iconic Bayview sign comes down for vital community center: Here’s its surprising history

Sean Karlin - December 16, 2020

India Basin Industrial Park's Manwaring Letters have deep artistic roots. Now stored, their future remains uncertain.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Warm season, very hot topics

Dennis Harvey - December 14, 2020

Political violence, ethnic strife, and marital doubts south of the equator. Plus: Lost Landscapes of SF, more

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: ’76 Days’ traces Wuhan’s locktight fight against COVID

Dennis Harvey - December 11, 2020

These new releases are far from your typical, escapist holiday fare. A documentary on US childcare workers, 'Farewell Amor' targets the emotions of immigrations, and more.

Movies

Son’s dedication fuels doc on Black liberation group MOVE

Pam Grady - December 9, 2020

'40 Years a Prisoner' examines police stand-off that left nine activists facing life—and the decades in prison that followed.

News + Politics

El Tecolote turns 50 — as strong and relevant as ever

Sadie Peckens - December 8, 2020

Longest running bilingual paper in California grew out of the activism of SF in the early 1970s.

Culture

Ho ho ho, don’t miss these fabulous holiday shows

Joshua Rotter - December 8, 2020

Golden Girls, Nutcrackers, an anti-inequity 'Red Carol,' Peaches Christ, and Kung Pao galore for your seasonal delectation.

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