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Movies

Screen Grabs: Hey SF, let’s get weird (the good kind)

Dennis Harvey - August 21, 2024

Alamo Drafthouse dives in. Plus: Lynne Ramsay retrospective, 'Strange Darling,' 'Secret Art of Human Flight,' much more

Lit

‘Too Much Too Young’: When British youth fought racism with ska

James Tracy - August 20, 2024

Daniel Rachel's brilliant new history of the iconic 2 Tone record label finds contemporary relevance in riot-roiled UK.

Protest

Chicago protests, day 1: ‘A big collective effort’

Caitlin Donohue, JJ Lansing and Trista Ngo - August 20, 2024

Large, diverse group holds (mostly) peaceful march as Dems open national convention.

Protest

2024 DNC protests may have little in common with 1968—let’s hope

Caitlin Donohue - August 18, 2024

Similar political contexts, sure, but progressive Chicago leadership, protestors’ focus on de-escalation, and the evolution movement itself predict change

Art

Fueled by anger at injustice, an artist forged a new path through ‘Beauty and Terror’

Mary Corbin - August 9, 2024

Using colored string and wax, Robin L. Bernstein connects generations of Jewish heritage—and antisemitism.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Did somebody say ‘childless cat ladies’?

Dennis Harvey - August 1, 2024

CatVideoFest claws on cue. Plus: Taliban's rich victory in 'Hollywoodgate,' wartime 'GI Joe' classic, more movies

Campaign Trail

Letter from Milwaukee: Reflections on the RNC—and the protests

JJ Lansing and Trista Ngo - July 24, 2024

Peaceful activists challenged racist and sometimes violent MAGAs during the Trump coronation.

Opinion

Kamala Harris and America’s incapability to grapple with the ‘root cause’ of immigration

Ian Firstenberg - July 24, 2024

The US approach to immigration—regardless of party perspective—reveals a fundamental failure of national politics.

Art

Larry Li remixes Tiananmen Square, firstborn son into painted collage

Mary Corbin - July 18, 2024

'Historical sampling' helps Bay-raised artist understand his Chinese immigrant family's place in the greater world.

Media

Media Week: Joe Biden, the party ‘elite,’ and the reality of big political money

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2024

Working-class voters seem less and less interested in a Democratic candidate who won't challenge the basic assumptions of neoliberalism.

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