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Arts + Culture

‘Take back our lives:’ The words of poverty scholars

Tony Robles - February 6, 2019

May 2 marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of poet Al Robles. Al Robles was conferred much respect as a poverty scholar of...

Puff

Puff: The best weed to help you sleep

Dan Karkoska - February 5, 2019

I stayed up late last night watching movies and woke up, well, my cat jumped on my head for giggles and scared me awake,...

Onstage

Review: A marvelous Chinatown ride in ‘King of the Yees’

Elaine Elinson - February 3, 2019

ONSTAGE In one intriguing scene in King of the Yees (at SF Playhouse through March 2), the Sichuan Face Changer (Jomar Tagatac) poses a...

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: IndieFest, Godard’s latest, and a Jeff Goldblum smorgasbord

Dennis Harvey - January 30, 2019

Last week we mentioned the beginning of SF Indiefest, whose 21st edition starts Wed/30 with the new indie comedy The Unicorn and a “live re-score” of Disney...

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Dig deeper into ‘made in China’ at SFMoMA film series

Dennis Harvey - January 16, 2019

One of the world’s largest movie markets, China nonetheless has an odd relationship towards the international film market. Stringently limited number of foreign films...

Campaign Trail

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2019

Since the day George Gascon announced he’s not running for re-election as district attorney, progressives involved in the criminal justice system have been wondering...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The world’s most popular comedy duo shows its seams in ‘Stan & Ollie’

Dennis Harvey - January 10, 2019

Laurel & Hardy may be the most popular comedy duo ever — their fame was international, easily surviving the transition from silents to talkies...

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: How Rickshaw Stop made it to 15 years young

Caitlin Donohue - January 8, 2019

ARTS FORECAST This week, Rickshaw Stop takes a moment to celebrate its longevity as a center of San Francisco music culture. Fans of the...

News + Politics

Regional planners mount a quiet coup to promote developers and attack vulnerable communities

Zelda Bronstein - January 3, 2019

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has been planning a coup. Not the putsch kind of coup, where armed insurgents overthrow a duly constituted government, but an...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Xmas Weekend flicks galore

Dennis Harvey - December 18, 2018

SCEEN GRABS This week brings two major new films about “divisive” American political figures—not exactly what the general public usually wants for Xmas, but...

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