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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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Charli XCX is the future of rock, in fact

The genre will be saved by outsiders—even highbrow-nodding hyperpop ones who know how to slay big festivals like Outside Lands.
Music Daniel Bromfield -
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Drama Masks: Forget AI, you’re in ‘Urinetown’ now

Ray of Light's latest triumph is awash with talent. Plus: 'In a Memory Palace' at Z Space used Noh to haunting effect.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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As wider layoffs hit, videogame workers union launches hardship fund

UVH-CWA aid initiative and innovative Necrosoft bundle aim to support affected workers from indie orgs and big corps.
Labor Leah Isobel -
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Wiener’s racist, sexist Anthropic AI chatbot attacks Chan–and it’s weird and stupid and gross

Why is nobody in the Democratic Party establishment or the news media calling out Wiener on this?
Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
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Music

Experimental sounds ring out from Adobe Books, for an eager community in the know

Jess Oledan -
Promoter Tonko's unassuming series platforms local musicians with a genre-blurring bent.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 52 voting starts in September!

Marke B. -
Vote for what you love and celebrate the Bay Area! We're going back to our roots for the 52nd edition.
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Dance

Aerial Arts Fest flies high on a shoestring and a dream

Aimée Ts'ao -
Losing NEA funding and artists' reluctance to visit the US can't keep Zaccho's vertical dance celebration down.
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Lit

‘The Last Human Bear’ came to Jack Kerouac Alley

Tom Molanphy -
Author and Native American tribal chairman Greg Sarris discussed his first novel in 30 years, immersed in 1930s Pomo history.
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How the fall election is shaping up

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Chan and Wiener are essentially tied; how will the Marina Safeway project impact that race? That's The Agenda for Aug. 2-9
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Fighting back against the growing surveillance state

News + Politics Ian Firstenberg -
Protests large and small are disabling Flock cameras and resisting repeated violations of privacy by police and corporations.
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An uncommon Warrior: Yaxel Lendeborg comes to the Bay

Sports Alan Chazaro -
An ode to the Puerto Rico-born Dominican American player who bounced up from community college.
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Enjoy your trip inside M. Mark Bauer’s labyrinthine paintings

Art Mary Corbin -
His works are eye-popping, but contain deep 'flow of consciousness' messages about the environment and society.
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Under the Stars: SF supergroup The Odyssey Cult lets it rip

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Hardly Strictly lineup, Womack Sisters and Dark Star Orchestra at the Greek, summer stoner flick 'The Wrong Girls,' more.
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Good Taste: Pouring out love for Hojicha

Food & Drink Tamara Palmer -
Move over, matcha. Can it, coffee. We’re all-in on roasted green tea drinks and treats this summer.
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Screen Grabs: From farmworker to ‘the Shakespeare of Chicano theater’

Movie Reviews Dennis Harvey -
Luis Valdez gets his due. Plus: Robert Townsend tribute, 'Glitter' revival, 'Sheep in a Box,' and Fantasy Studios fest.
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Drama Masks: Olivia Bratko is here to let you know that you’re not crazy

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Performer's latest solo show at the Rhino throws everything you can imagine into a wild and funny hour of catharsis.
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Moving through a nine-year dream in Iris Company’s ‘The Still Point’

Stage Review Skylar Wolff -
Choreographer Sophia Stoller inventively immersed watchers in liminal moods and dramatic gestures at SOMArts.
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See a free show at The Lost Church in August

Contest Marke B. -
Folk, Flamenco, Latin, Balkan, indie and more are going down in North Beach. Act fast to claim a pair of tickets!
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A ‘sensual labyrinth’ blooms at Blush erotic film fest

Movies Marke B. -
Long-running celebration of local adult film has a new name, but all the explicit expression. We talk to two exciting featured directors.
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Devouring the indomitable spirit of Bambi Lake

Lit Brendan McHugh -
Posthumous poetry collection from often abrasive, endlessly creative trans punk icon celebrates a life led 'too soon.'
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