Literature Archives

Campaign Trail

SF Democratic Party calls for more queer women in office—then votes for D9 guys

Tim Redmond - July 25, 2024

Billionaire slate rejects its own resolution and votes against Jackie Fielder in D9. Are we surprised? It's all about the money.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Magical realism rains down from Argentina, Senegal, North Carolina

Dennis Harvey - July 18, 2024

Three new films transcend storytelling's usual limits. Plus: Macabre 'Oddity' impresses, 'July Rhapsody' delights.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: 10 terrific things to do this weekend

Marke B. - July 11, 2024

Foodwise Summer Bash, Central American Pie, Dark Entries 15th, Bardot A Go Go, Tenderloin Pride, Hard Reset, more.

Onstage

Rumi’s favorite 12th century epic comes to musical life in ‘The Language of the Birds’

Lou Fancher - May 20, 2024

Composer Sahba Aminikia blends Farsi vocals blend with AI animation for Persian mystic Farid ud-din Attar's storied tale.

Art

Tehran-born artist Sameh Khalatbari strings resistance into every work

Mary Corbin - April 23, 2024

Deeply felt homages to Iran's Women, Life, Freedom protest movement emanate from her San Ramon studio.

Lit

A love of baseball doesn’t quite come ‘Out of Left Field’ for this queer youth

Daniel Bromfield - April 10, 2024

Local author Jonah Newman's semi-autobiographical graphic novel tells a tale of self-discovery on the diamond.

Housing

The Yimbys think they rule—but there are some serious signs to the contrary

Zelda Bronstein - April 1, 2024

The case against the case against "The Case Against Yimbyism."

Lit

Indie booksellers in trouble? BincTank to the rescue

Lou Fancher - March 11, 2024

A program that grew out of Borders now helps BIPOC-owned bookstores stay open and thrive through its grants.

Movies

Screen Grabs: War is Hell—and then, onscreen

Dennis Harvey - March 4, 2024

'The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film' comes to BAMPFA. Plus: 'The Troubles' puts Irish resistance in personal light

Dance

Desperate times call for ‘Anna Karenina’

Lou Fancher - February 26, 2024

Joffrey Ballet's triumphant return to Cal Performances revives a literary tale that centers love after loss.

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