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Phyllis Lyon, lesbian rights icon, passes at 95

Marke B. - April 9, 2020

It's impossible to imagine the queer rights movement without Phyllis Lyon, who passed away today at the age of 95 of natural causes. Along...

Art

‘Change the dynamics’: Dawoud Bey on photography, place, and history

Emily Wilson - April 7, 2020

On February 15, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened An American Project, a retrospective, of the work of multi-award-winning photographer and teacher...

With Thao’s ‘Phenom’ video, indie enters the Zoom era

John-Paul Shiver - April 7, 2020

There's a 24-hour bodega—remember those—in the video for “Meticulous Bird” from 2017 by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, which would fare better if it kept regular...

Burger Boogaloo, other big fests reschedule in COVID wake

John-Paul Shiver - April 5, 2020

The forthcoming 11th annual Burger Boogaloo festival, held in Oakland’s Mosswood Park and originally planned for July 11 and 12 has been rescheduled for Halloween weekend due to...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Help save bookstores, drag queens, Frameline, more

Marke B. - April 3, 2020

Let's start with something positive! And then some more things positive! We deserve it. Except those of you joggers still cutting me off on...

COVID

First COVID case in homeless shelter; supes demand hotel rooms

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2020

The first resident of a local homeless shelter tested positive for COVID today, and five supervisors upped their demand that the city move immediately...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: How about a little levity?

Dennis Harvey - April 1, 2020

One slender plus in all this corona-crisis-ing has been the extent to which friends and strangers alike have gone to amuse each other long-distance,...

Culture

Howdy, neighbor! Storied: San Francisco podcast bridges divide

Marke B. - March 24, 2020

"How can you get to know your neighbor, when you can't even shake their hand right now?" Podcaster Jeff Hunt posed the question to...

News + Politics

City College board fires chancellor

Tim Redmond - March 23, 2020

The City College Board put Chancellor Mark Rocha on administrative leave today, the first step toward what will almost certainly be a full dismissal...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Leap upon your sofa, intrepid explorers

Dennis Harvey - March 23, 2020

Now that theaters are closed and basically everyone is reduced to home viewing, it’s easier than ever to see what those viewing trends are....

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