Travel Archives - Page 18 of 27

The complex politics of Myanmar …

Reese Erlich - September 7, 2018

I sneaked into Myanmar on a tourist visa because the military junta running the country made it almost impossible to travel as a journalist....

News + Politics

Rust Belt SF? Are we doomed by progressive politics?

Tim Redmond - September 6, 2018

CNBC calls it a picture of a “dystopian future.” The Chron calls it a vision for “a better San Francisco.” That’s what we get with...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Soundwave’s diverse, reverberating visions

Marke B. - September 5, 2018

ARTS FORECAST The biennial Soundwave festival (Sat/8-October 26) is one of those incredible Bay Area experiences that really connects music and performance with the feeling...

Puff

Puff: Ode to a bong

Dan Karkoska - August 28, 2018

PUFF Recently a dear friend gifted me his glass bong. It is a beautiful green piece, heavy and sturdy. My first reaction was, “Don’t give...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Support the Girls, Madeline’s Madeline, The Wife

Dennis Harvey - August 21, 2018

SCREEN GRABS The MeToo movement has heightened what was already an increasingly loud conversation about women’s representation in the film industry, particularly in the...

Puff

Happy trails! Checking out portable cannabis dab kits

Dan Karkoska - July 22, 2018

PUFF My good friend Philippe found a portable mini dab kit for $40 on, of all places, Walmart.com. That is right, you read it...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Jewish Film Fest, Eighth Grade, Blindspotting …

Dennis Harvey - July 16, 2018

SCREEN GRABS The big noise at multiplexes this weekend will be Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again—a title that could serve just as well...

Fake news and viral lies: de Young show and panel examine propaganda

Emily Wilson - July 11, 2018

“Propaganda can be as important as petroleum. The heart, too, must have its combustibles; the engine that is man must be stocked with hatreds.” ...

Onstage

The sheer audacity of ‘Angels in America’

Marke B. - June 30, 2018

ONSTAGE "Why is Angels in America still the most prominent story being told about AIDS?" asked a wonderfully provocative essay about the epic early '90s...

Onstage

Seeing Red: SF Mime Troupe is making it a socialist summer

Caitlin Donohue - June 27, 2018

ONSTAGE As someone who grew up watching San Francisco Mime Troupe productions, I can tell you that there is a right and true way...

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