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Screen Grabs: Two of SF’s biggest acting exports light up screens again

Dennis Harvey - May 9, 2020

One of the first cultural casualties of the pandemic was, of course, live theater, with many local productions stopped mid-run, others’ openings canceled, and...

Noise Pop to Vinyl Dreams: 6 local can’t-miss music streams

John-Paul Shiver - May 3, 2020

From Kim Gordon viewing Instagram as a performative space and Kenya Barris using Netflix as a platform to distill the messy politics of honestly critiquing Black art, to...

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Screen Grabs: Great new docs, from global inequality to SF thrash metal

Dennis Harvey - April 30, 2020

Though the impulse for many during times of stress is to escape into fictional entertainment—or something “stranger than fiction,” like Tiger King—nonfiction can prove...

New Music: DJ Amir unearths jazz-fusion communiqué ‘The Jupiter Effect’

John-Paul Shiver - April 29, 2020

Long before the Berlin-based DJ and producer Amir Abdullah became an esteemed music archivist, flying around the globe on the lecture circuit, discussing with...

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Screen Grabs: The lyin’ preacher, the witch-tree, and The Whistlers

Dennis Harvey - April 27, 2020

Escapism may be one of the few commodities experiencing a boom during lockdown, but not all escapes are lighthearted—the new releases highlighted below offer...

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Screen Grabs: More marathon movies to help sustain you

Dennis Harvey - April 15, 2020

Part 2 in our survey of really, really long films for your sequestrian pleasure casts its big net over films from around the globe,...

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Screen Grabs: Marathon movies to fill long days

Dennis Harvey - April 14, 2020

“Sheltering in place” during an epidemic has been a rude wake-up call for many in discovering just how they normally spend their non-working time—and...

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Screen Grabs: Horse Feathers!—and even more great comedy streaming

Dennis Harvey - April 10, 2020

Before winding up, for the time being at least, our survey of cinematic comedies that will lighten up your house arrest sojourn (part one...

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Screen Grabs: Buckle up for more cinematic adventure

Dennis Harvey - March 30, 2020

Part Two of our armchair audiovisual world tour offers more scenic and adventuresome distraction from “shelter-at-home” stasis. (Part One is here.) While we’re not heavily...

Culture

Leading drag and performance venue closes indefinitely

Garrett Leahy - March 25, 2020

Since its opening in 2015, the cabaret/theater/nightclub Oasis, on 11thSt. in Soma, has been a “lighthouse” for queer creative culture, in the words of...

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Screen Grabs: Two of SF’s biggest acting exports light up screens again

Noise Pop to Vinyl Dreams: 6 local can’t-miss music streams

Screen Grabs: Great new docs, from global inequality to SF thrash metal

New Music: DJ Amir unearths jazz-fusion communiqué ‘The Jupiter Effect’

Screen Grabs: The lyin’ preacher, the witch-tree, and The Whistlers

Screen Grabs: More marathon movies to help sustain you

Screen Grabs: Marathon movies to fill long days

Screen Grabs: Horse Feathers!—and even more great comedy streaming

Screen Grabs: Buckle up for more cinematic adventure

Leading drag and performance venue closes indefinitely

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