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Lit

10 cult classics: Books on charismatic leaders to nourish your squint-eyed cynicism

Zack Ruskin - November 30, 2023

Popularity of follower docs aside, unraveling sects might be best as a book-length pursuit. Here are titles that take on the task.

Sports

Track by track, the Bay runs the court on ‘NBA2K’ series

Danny Acosta - November 16, 2023

E-40, Too $hort, Zion I, Snow Tha Product... The 2K franchise has fused hip-hop and gaming for decades. Here's the playlist

Music

Big suit antics aside, it’s Talking Heads that shine in ‘Stop Making Sense’

John-Paul Shiver - November 3, 2023

40th anniversary re-release of Jonathan Demme's concert film reminds that the band never got a proper farewell.

Music

Under the Stars: Catch cool-cat flutist Elena Pinderhughes at her Alameda alma mater

John-Paul Shiver - September 19, 2023

Plus: Dave Aju collabs with his speakeasy-owning dad, and Tunnel records moves in with Four Star Cinema. Music time!

Movies

Screen Grabs: Bodies on the line, from ‘Give Me an A’ to ‘A Woman Kills’

Dennis Harvey - June 26, 2023

Abortion shorts, drag liberation, intersex community, a woman-directed Spaghetti Western, The Boz, and Rock Hudson on screens.

Movies

Screen Grabs: The government is no one’s friend in ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’

Dennis Harvey - August 31, 2022

Plus: Heavyweight revival action this weekend, from Poland's The Three Colors Trilogy to—yes—Flash Gordon.

City Hall

OK Culture and corruption at City Hall

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2021

Lindsay Crouse, a columnist for The New York Times, had a wonderful piece last week talking about Jon Gruden and systemic racism and sexism...

Education

It takes a city to open the schools

Calvin Welch - February 9, 2021

Testing, tracking, vaccines -- and Muni! -- have to be part of the plan, and neoliberal leadership isn't going to help.

Music

Love in a to-go cup: An off-beat quar-times Valentine’s playlist

John-Paul Shiver - February 9, 2021

Full-tilt covers, bizarre takes, choice oddities—what to listen to when you can't really date.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Al Pastortas, all purple everything—plus Lunar New Year, V-Day tips

Tamara Palmer - February 2, 2021

Super Bowl snacks, ube mania, a mango-themed restaurant, loaded love latkes, and more local treats

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10 cult classics: Books on charismatic leaders to nourish your squint-eyed cynicism

Track by track, the Bay runs the court on ‘NBA2K’ series

Big suit antics aside, it’s Talking Heads that shine in ‘Stop Making Sense’

Under the Stars: Catch cool-cat flutist Elena Pinderhughes at her Alameda alma mater

Screen Grabs: Bodies on the line, from ‘Give Me an A’ to ‘A Woman Kills’

Screen Grabs: The government is no one’s friend in ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’

OK Culture and corruption at City Hall

It takes a city to open the schools

Love in a to-go cup: An off-beat quar-times Valentine’s playlist

Good Taste: Al Pastortas, all purple everything—plus Lunar New Year, V-Day tips

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