Media Archives - Page 18 of 124

Lit

In ‘Portal,’ John King tells the strange and wondrous saga of the Ferry Building

Marke B. - December 13, 2023

Beloved landmark came with surprising amount of drama and alternate realities, vividly detailed in Chron critic's new book.

Onstage

Trans star Dylan Mulvaney alights on ‘Holiday Gaiety’ with SF Symphony

Joshua Rotter - December 12, 2023

The performer, activist, and prolific TikToker is eager to hit the stage for the annual explosion of LGBTQ festivity.

Crime

Organized retail theft is not driving chain stores out of San Francisco

Tim Redmond - December 11, 2023

Even the retailers admit this. And yet, the media narrative endures.

Labor

Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

Tom Gallagher - December 11, 2023

Turns out it's a rabid anti-labor group that wants to destroy public-sector unions.

Culture

Ride the shroom boom (and expand your mind) at the 51st SF Fungus Fair

Lou Fancher - December 10, 2023

Heads up for hands-on experience and deepening knowledge of all things mycological—plus the latest research.

Movies

Gus Kenworthy, slasher victim? Olympian plays ‘The Sacrifice Game’

Joshua Rotter - December 8, 2023

Queer ski heartthrob rides another challenge—acting—appearing as hapless janitor in new Shudder flick.

Crime

Breed announces budget cuts as Dorsey plays the ‘cops tax’ card in campaign

Tim Redmond - December 4, 2023

The city has a $1 billion budget problem, and only a total tax overhaul will fix it.

The Agenda

The housing crisis Scott Wiener created

Tim Redmond - December 3, 2023

Demolitions. Displacement. And zero new affordable housing. That's the bill the state senator got passed, and the supes have to deal with it this week.

Stage Review

Big Brotherly love? Finally, a Bay Area premiere for Michael Gene Sullivan’s ‘1984’

Charles Lewis III - December 3, 2023

(Un)fortunately, this adaptation of Orville's famed surveillance story is evergreen.

Art

Tintype photographer Jenny Sampson captures women on wheels, roundness of meals

Mary Corbin - December 1, 2023

Collage, her work in professional kitchens, skate culture inspire Sampson's images.

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