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Drama Masks: A play every Silicon Valley acolyte should be forced to watch

La Lengua's shockingly current latest. Plus: Tennessee Williams' 'Orpheus Descending' gets a curious switch-up.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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‘Independent’ super PAC paying Wiener campaign staffers, records show

It's illegal for IEs to coordinate with candidates; this is at the very least close to the line, experts say
Campaign Trail Ian Firstenberg -
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BIG WEEK: Cat Video Fest, Deaf Dance Fest, DJ Dan Tribute, Oakland Pride…

Matmos, masc heroes, 'Otra Onda/Otra Vez,' Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Fest, 'Little Shop of Horrors,' more to do!
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What we saw at Outside Lands: Live shots of wild times, sunshine excluded

Who needs light when you've got the heat of Baby Keem, The Strokes, Boys Noize, Silvana Estrada, and bazillions of cute fans.
Music Andrew Brobst -
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Food & Drink

What we ate at Outside Lands: Hot takes on Bay Area tastes

Tamara Palmer -
Crab pastries, jollof plates, caviar corndogs, and super sundaes—the fest’s sexiest food hit all the high notes.
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Music

What we heard at Outside Lands: Automatic for the people

John-Paul Shiver -
Acts on the come-up, faves on the curve, bison in the weeds, and a festival porta potty epiphany. Listen in.
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Nightlife

12 years of SF Cocteaufest—now with a real Cocteau Twin in it

Marke B. -
Classic ethereal outfit receives two-day tribute with dancing, live bands, and a DJ set and meet-up with bassist Simon Raymonde.
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Movies

Director Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I’m trying to queer the rules of horror’

Pam Grady -
'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' puts Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder through a bloody libidinal portal.
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Wiener’s attacks on Chan backfire, badly

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: What are the candidates going to do to make Larry Ellison pay for Social Security? And what's up with Matt Dorsey's $25K slush find? That's The Agenda for Aug 9-16
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Cannabis cafes are coming to SF—and it’s about damn time

Puff Dan Karkoska -
A bill finally passed by the city last month allows cannabis retailers to serve food and beverages. Will SF become a new Amsterdam?
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Subversive spirit matches Victorian romantic intrigue in Ayelet Waldman’s latest

Lit Lou Fancher -
Berkeley author knocked off from award-winning TV work to finish 'a failed novel I tried to write a decade ago.'
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Under the Stars: Midsummer music notables, from gallant rock to Jilly from Philly

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Black Marble plucks college radio strings, Twin Bloom bronzes out, The Koreatown Oddity raps it all up, more great listens
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Live Shots: Valkyries flew high in return to Ballhalla

Sports D.A. Mission -
WNBA home team filled Chase Center with wild community spirit and plenty of winning shots.
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Screen Grabs: ‘The Piano’ plays again

Movies Dennis Harvey -
Sam Neill (RIP) in major key. Plus: Futile love in 'White Nights,' Hector Babenco tribute, whimsical 'Drunken Noodles,' sour "Ice Cream Man'
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As wider layoffs hit, videogame workers’ union launches hardship fund

Labor Leah Isobel -
UVW-CWA aid initiative and innovative Necrosoft bundle aim to support affected workers from indie orgs and big corps.
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Charli XCX is the future of rock, in fact

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

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Ray of Light's latest triumph is awash with talent. Plus: 'In a Memory Palace' at Z Space used Noh to haunting effect.
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Wiener’s racist, sexist Anthropic AI chatbot attacks Chan–and it’s weird and stupid and gross

Campaign Trail Tim Redmond -
Why is nobody in the Democratic Party establishment or the news media calling out Wiener on this?
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Experimental sounds ring out from Adobe Books, for an eager community in the know

Music Jess Oledan -
Promoter Tonko's unassuming series platforms local musicians with a genre-blurring bent.
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Best of the Bay 52 voting starts in September!

Best of the Bay 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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