Leather Archives - 48 hills

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

Opinion

Pride isn’t a safe space with London Breed and the SFPD

Charles Lewis III - June 13, 2022

My hometown celebration now feels dangerous to me, with a cop-loving mayor who disregards her own COVID protocols

Music

20 best albums of 2021: ‘A weirdly liminal year for music’

Daniel Bromfield - December 27, 2021

Floating mountains, urgent Urdu, quotidian ambient, fakeout psychobilly, and a synth-drone take on Sun Ra top our charts—Lana Del Rey, too.

Music

Under the Stars: St. Vincent, Thao, Eris Drew, more musical highlights

John-Paul Shiver - September 15, 2021

A funky new release from KAAM and Andy Schauf's live show are among this week's releases and appearances.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Open Studios 2021, Colson Whitehead, The Residents return…

Marke B. - September 14, 2021

Plus: Cocteaufest, Leather Walk, Judy Collins, Tea Lautrec opening, and more choice events

Art

Natani Notah limns the push-pull of Native existence in ‘Normal Force’

tamara suarez porras - August 25, 2021

At Rebecca Camacho Presents, the artist explores identity through the lens of Diné womanhood

Art

Review: Joyous ‘Next to You’ at McEvoy Foundation welcomes viewers back

Genevieve Quick - July 21, 2021

Fun photographs from the collection, juxtaposed with colorful abstract works that play like musical phrases.

Art

This Bay sculptor is grateful for lessons that clay has taught her

Mary Corbin - July 14, 2021

Symbolist artist Sara Lisch has stories to tell. In this interview, she spins a few.

COVID

The COVID pandemic is far from over in California workplaces

Marc Norton - May 31, 2021

Foster Farms case is just one example of how workers are still getting sick -- and in some cases, dying.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: No big parade, but Pride season’s already busting out the wigs and rainbows

Marke B. - May 27, 2021

Giant pink triangle, Oaklash, gay ballet, drag dance, Queer Women of Color Film Fest, more add abundant sparkle

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