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Screen Grabs: Silent Film Fest returns to its ancestral home

Back to the Castro with plenty of rarities and gems. Plus: Tap into Ovid for a wacky 1974 Lithuanian rock opera and more.

Movies Dennis Harvey - May 3, 2026

The Pope of San Francisco has died

RIP to striking Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence icon Pope Dementia the Last, who has passed away at 91 but partied til the end.

Remembrance Marke B. - May 3, 2026

Celebrating May Day, with all sorts of politics

Plus: term limits for commission members? Where did that come from, and why can't we vote on it? That's The Agenda for May 3-10

The Agenda Tim Redmond - May 3, 2026

Blending archeology and translation, Paola de la Calle’s art digs deep

An encounter with Mission political art inspired the Colombian American to examine how history is told and preserved.

Art Mary Corbin - May 2, 2026

Homelessness

Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success

Tim Redmond - April 30, 2026

But why is the city still not expanding proven programs to end homelessness?

Promotion

50% off tickets to the Stardella party! Join us Saturday on the dance floor

Marke B. - April 30, 2026

Come together at the Great Northern club for a great night of smiles and grooves.

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Selena de Mayo, Phenomenal Ball, Stardella, Gilman Jazz Fest, Bliss Abyss…

Marke B. - April 30, 2026

Coco & Breezy, Catchlight Live, 20 years of 'Donuts,' Chotto Matte x Festus Feasts, 'Bloodline,' more to do!

Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: Everyone is lying to you for money and no one cares about crazy people

Dennis Harvey - April 29, 2026

Searing docs by the truckload, from DocLands fest to two Barbara Kopple classics. Plus: Charlie XCX goes Polish, more movies

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Our state and local efforts to tax the rich are getting national attention

Business + Tech Tim Redmond - April 29, 2026

New study by DC think tank looks at the money pouring into the campaign against Prop. D. It's stunning.

See a show for free at Lost Church in North Beach in May

Promotion Marke B. - April 29, 2026

Flamenco, comedy, folk-punk, Latin jazz, Americana—score a pair of tickets, but act fast!

Win tickets to Snail Mail, Chet Faker, Enno Cheng

Contest Marke B. - April 29, 2026

See a killer show at a great local venue on us.

Under the Stars: Juju Rogers drops some psych-funk ‘Voodoo’

Music John-Paul Shiver - April 29, 2026

Plus: Very catchy Otoliths, Bel Cobain's Brownswood reign, Georgie Sweet swears again. And what's up with the Hall of Fame?

Drama Masks: ‘Hamnet’ is gorgeous, but how was Shakespeare’s sausage made?

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - April 28, 2026

Plus: 'Bloodlines' promises resistance, and SF Ballet's techno AI blockbuster 'Mere Mortals' returns, trailing cultural import.

Save 20% on SF International Arts Festival tickets!

Promotion Marke B. - April 28, 2026

Here's the code to get you into the boundary-crossing blast, Wed/29-May 10, at a discount.

Michael Jackson and Prince deserve better

Movies John-Paul Shiver - April 28, 2026

Sanitized blockbuster 'Michael' and estate-quashed Prince doc rob us of nuanced, imaginative, and true portraits of the pop giants.

Beyond Butoh: inkBoat’s ‘Clouds from a Crumbling Giant’ reaches past genres

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - April 28, 2026

At SF International Arts Fest, storied local dance company takes collaborative approach to crossing borders of life.

The world is large! 8 must-sees at SF International Arts Fest

Onstage Lou Fancher - April 27, 2026

Korean tango, Canadian food prep cirque, improv hip-hop, deconstructed drag, a 'Lesbitarian Church,' more from border-erasing event.

Jury acquits man who spent 18 months in jail while DA delayed giving evidence to his lawyer

Crime JJ Lansing and Tim Redmond - April 27, 2026

In yet another case, DA Jenkins loses after questions arise about evidence and ethics

RIP, MTT: Read our 2012 review of the Maestro making a fruit smoothie onstage

Music Marke B. - April 26, 2026

SF Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas passed last week, but left a legacy of avant-garde 'American Maverick' treasures.

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

The Agenda Tim Redmond - April 26, 2026

Chen calls budget hearing to address the importance of 'housing first.' That's The Agenda for April 26-May 3

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Movies

Screen Grabs: Silent Film Fest returns to its ancestral home

Back to the Castro with plenty of rarities and gems. Plus: Tap into Ovid for a wacky 1974 Lithuanian rock opera and more.

Movies Dennis Harvey - May 3, 2026

Michael Jackson and Prince deserve better

Screen Grabs: SFFILM Fest hits 69. Nice.

Screen Grabs: In the trenches of democracy with Amy Goodman

Music

50% off tickets to the Stardella party! Join us Saturday on the dance floor

Come together at the Great Northern club for a great night of smiles and grooves.

Promotion Marke B. - April 30, 2026

Win tickets to Snail Mail, Chet Faker, Enno Cheng

Under the Stars: Juju Rogers drops some psych-funk ‘Voodoo’

Michael Jackson and Prince deserve better

Art

Blending archeology and translation, Paola de la Calle’s art digs deep

An encounter with Mission political art inspired the Colombian American to examine how history is told and preserved.

Art Mary Corbin - May 2, 2026

Brian McDonald’s waggish works key into an overstimulated world

Rachel Simon Marino’s off-kilter Day-Glo world aims to overwhelm

Four decades later, seminal queer punk zine ‘Homocore’ blasts back into view

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Housing

Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success

But why is the city still not expanding proven programs to end homelessness?

Homelessness Tim Redmond - April 30, 2026

Supes reject illegal conversion that turned four rental units into one mansion

In Oakland, a tiny-home community is forced back onto the streets

Is the tide finally turning on the ‘abundance agenda?’

Politics

Celebrating May Day, with all sorts of politics

Plus: term limits for commission members? Where did that come from, and why can't we vote on it? That's The Agenda for May 3-10

The Agenda Tim Redmond - May 3, 2026

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

Opinion

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

If he gave away most of his fortune to good causes in the next few weeks, he could say he's not just a rich guy running for governor.

Humor Joel Schechter - April 23, 2026

‘Sex trafficking’ stings—or ICE deportation at the Super Bowl?

United Nations, won’t you come on home?

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

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Performance

Drama Masks: ‘Hamnet’ is gorgeous, but how was Shakespeare’s sausage made?

Plus: 'Bloodlines' promises resistance, and SF Ballet's techno AI blockbuster 'Mere Mortals' returns, trailing cultural import.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - April 28, 2026

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