The Source Archives

Campaign Trail

Fact Check: The attacks on Jackie Fielder in D9

Tim Redmond - October 24, 2024

We try to put the the mailers and ads in some actual political context.

Music

Sholeh Asgary’s metamorphic ‘آبـان (Aban)’ slips from the haze of dreams

Daniel Bromfield - October 21, 2024

The Oakland installation artist's engrossing first album is full of insects, sirens, santur, and ghostly flickers of her voice.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Surf’s up at Ocean Beach, dude

Dennis Harvey - September 12, 2024

Surf Film Fest gets gnarly. Plus: New York mediums, heroic director returns, and the best Gothic movie in a long while.

Stage Review

In peppy ‘Legally Blonde,’ institutional sexism in pink and white

Charles Lewis III - September 10, 2024

Ray of Light Theatre casting a Black lead in beloved story adds much-needed diversity, but also some confusion.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2024 Editor’s Pick: Sean Dorsey Dance Company

Marke B. - September 9, 2024

Led by Dorsey's ever-expansive vision for trans-queer liberation, the 20-year-old company invites everyone to see themselves on stage.

Healthcare

UCSF moves to fire staffer who challenged school’s stance on Palestine

Griffin Jones - September 2, 2024

Therapist defended renowned doctor who questioned the health impacts of Zionism; now she's facing dismissal.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Fern Alley Music Series

Dorothy Odonnell - August 27, 2024

Live performances, art, and local vendors at the series from the new Music City complex aim to revitalize Lower Polk.

The Agenda

Supreme Court hears critical case on homeless policy (SF wants to legalize sweeps) …

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2024

... Plus: Is the SF Zoo really capable of hosting pandas, and is the city ready to start letting developers off the hook for the impacts their projects create? That's The Agenda for April 24-31

Movies

Screen Grabs: A half-century hullabaloo for ‘The Great Gatsby’

Dennis Harvey - March 26, 2024

Plus: Unnamed Film Fest, 15 French features, Kubrick's DIY debut, and a Swiss exploration of the 'Golden Years'

Music

Flute in hand, André 3000 returns after a decade to conquer the Bay

Tamara Palmer - February 17, 2024

Did he ever really leave, though? An appreciation of the rap legend-turned-ambient musician's local history

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