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Sunday, February 22, 2026

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Noise Pop Diary: Cindy scored the reconnections, New Jazz Underground went for gold

33rd indie music fest kicked off on a Bay Area high note, with friendly vibes and winning sounds.
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Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out

Also: "Films of Remembrance" explores forced WWII Japanese American incarceration, a glockenspiel-equipped tribute to Georges Melies.
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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What we saw at Sundance 2026: 8 documentaries bringing back facts

An ode to Barbara Hammer, a women's chess champ, Marianne Faithfull's reckoning—and polar bears.
Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
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With Gov Gav missing, will Democrats have a strategy to win in November?

The state's weird primary system could put two Republicans in the general election for governor. What is a party with too many weak candidates going to do?
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Nightlife

Party Radar: The Night’s Watch takes on sexual violence in SF nightlife

Marke B. -
New org demonstrates how to open more lines of safe communication and plans of action to face down enduring problem.
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Music

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.
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News + Politics

Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF

Tim Redmond -
No big-name speakers who support the billionaire tax get to take the stage, a sign of who controls the party as we head for the midterms
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Live Shots

Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang

Kevin Kelleher and Emily Trinh -
Unsanctioned Lunar New Year's Eve celebration was lit (and this time no Waymos were harmed).
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City by the pint: Our toast-worthy guide to SF Beer Week

Food & Drink Adrian Spinelli -
Soup dumplings and a hazy IPA, ad hoc taproom disc golf, bus routes to brews—hop lovers, clear your calendars.
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Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Dance Lou Fancher -
Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.
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BIG WEEK: Lunar New Year, Emory Douglas, Catherine O’Hara drag, Bernie vs AI

Big Week Caitlin Donohue -
Plus: Circlesongs, Optimo, Joe Claussell, SF Beer Week, Hwa Mi Won, Japanese American WWII film fest, more.
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‘Sirât’ director Oliver Laxe: ‘Cinema can penetrate the human metabolism’

Movies Claire Wu -
Desert raves lead to a shocking journey from the esoteric filmmaker, who reflects on ego, AI, and escapism.
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Drama Masks: The audience is listening—but who is ‘The Notebook’ romancing?

Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
Plus: Anti-fascist sentiment spills onto stage—putting an actor at risk.
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A visit with Alice the Anarchist to ‘Manet & Morisot’

Art Joel Schechter -
What does the de Young have against the Paris Commune of 1871?
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Manet, Morisot, and the language of the eyes

Art Lou Fancher -
Two French masters living gender-differentiated realities are hung side-by-side at the Legion of Honor.
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For Trump and his toadies, the reckoning will come

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
Some day, maybe fairly soon, the majority of this country will realize how horrible this time has been—and Bezos. Zuckerberg, Musk and the rest will be held accountable
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Phil Manzanera shares his life’s sounds, from a Cuban Revolution childhood to Roxy Music

Music Joshua Rotter -
Guitarist sits down for night of reflection, archival imagery, and live performance at Great American Music Hall.
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Trump maxes human endangerment with greenhouse gas ruling rollback

Environment Bruce Mirken -
Climate change has already killed people. And death is generally agreed to be bad for one’s health.
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Happy hours, hometown heroes: Our essential guide to the 33rd annual Noise Pop

Music John-Paul Shiver -
An especially tender year, with adieus to iconic venues, avant-rock supergroups, and after-hours local legends.
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Love, luck, ink: Friday the 13th met Valentine’s Day in SF tattoo parlors

Art Emma Garcia -
Lovers and seekers rushed to 'flip the script' on bad luck—and get discount rates—on the rare confluence of holidays.
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