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Music

Forever Coastin’: Reflecting on the loss of iconic Oakland rapper Zumbi

Alan Chazaro -
We lost a rapper, father, and community pillar. But Zumbi's legacy is rooted in us all.
Music

Under the Stars: Get hype for the return of Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: New sounds from Fake Fruit and Helado Negro—and an intriguing run of NYE Ty Segall shows.
Movies

Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Alex Arabian -
As Joan Jett Blakk, the performer made two historic runs for president. A new short film asks what could have been.
Movies

‘Respect’ director spotlights Aretha Franklin’s mighty activism

Pam Grady -
Former Berkeley Rep director Liesl Tommy grew up under South African apartheid, values music's transformative power
Music

Bright shows in uncertain times: Live music cautiously returns

John-Paul Shiver -
The Umbrellas brought '60s spirit to Rickshaw Stop; jazz legend Idris Ackamoor entranced Yerba Buena.
Movies

Screen Grabs: How ‘The Panic in Needle Park’ changed drug movies

Dennis Harvey -
The 1971 film mixed stark realism with post-hippie disillusionment. Plus: Lorelei, Tailgate, No Ordinary Man, more
Opinion

Dear politicians: Do your homework on climate change—now

Michael Redmond -
The standard against which we are judging our actions will lead to the planet being uninhabitable, possibly for me, and almost certainly for my children.
Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Tracking a social media monster in ‘Sweat’

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A trainwreck Val Kilmer self-documentary that still rivets, a stylish goof in homage to a Dominican legend
Nightlife

Remembering Phatima Rude, fearless legend of SF’s nightlife scene

Don Baird -
Magical, complex, transcendent: Our patron goddess of wild performance has moved on. Here's where to pay respects
Onstage

Reading is fundamental: 44 years of the Bay Area Playwrights Festival

Caitlin Donohue -
At nearly a half-century, this showcase of early-career playwrights must be doing something right. Find out what, starting Fri/16.
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