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Movies

Jewish Film Festival sparks with romance, tragedy, fiddler on roof

Dennis Harvey - July 17, 2019

Though it has programmed its share of controversial fare over the years, the 39th edition of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will open...

News + Politics

In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison

James Tracy - July 15, 2019

On Friday, July 12, about 400 protesters gathered on the steps of the Yuba County Jail in Marysville to protest what is believed to...

Foreign Correspondent

What’s really going on in Hong Kong

Reese Erlich - July 12, 2019

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT For more than three months, people in Hong Kong massed in the streets to protest a proposed extradition law. Critics say it would...

Campaign Trail

Deputy Sheriffs Association resorts to bizarre Red Scare tactics in DA race

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2019

The role of law enforcement in the district attorney’s race has become a political issue as the SF Police Officers Association endorsed, then unendorsed,...

Lit

Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Johnny Ray Huston - July 10, 2019

Spanning the month of July, this year’s incarnation of LaborFest, the 26th annual, includes history talks and walks, union gatherings, films (including Sorry to...

Arts + Culture

A ‘Witch Hunt’ that reverberates today

Emily Wilson - July 10, 2019

ONSTAGE In 2014, playwright Carol Lashof and director Elizabeth Vega wanted to put on a play, Just Deserts, that Lashof had written. “We connected because...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A wave of women behind the camera

Dennis Harvey - July 10, 2019

SCREEN GRABS Though some aspects of filmmaking have been edging slowly towards gender equity for a while, there’s no question that the #MeToo movement...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The perils of ‘Midsommar’

Dennis Harvey - July 1, 2019

SCREEN GRABS The big noise commercially this week is Spider-Man: Far From Home, yet another entry in the most confusingly overpopulated movie franchise of...

Onstage

Avast ye, developers! SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Treasure Island’ opens 60th season

Joshua Rotter - June 29, 2019

Art mirrors Bay Area life in San Francisco Mime Troupe (SFMT)’s 60th-anniversary show, Treasure Island. Opening in Dolores Park on July 4, the play about...

News + Politics

UC’s deal with Big Pharma should raise red flags

Tina Stevens - June 27, 2019

Last week, the drug company GlaxoSmithKline announced a five-year, $67 million partnership with UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Their stated goal is to establish a...

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