Top Stories

SFPD Shoots, Kills Domestic Violence Suspect

The hostage situation ended Sunday morning.

 

VIDEO: A Battle of Giant Inflatable Penises Set to David Bowie’s “Heroes”

NSFW: On the same day as the Folsom Street Fair, Chapter Four of Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music included a re-enactment of the Cold War with big huge balloon dicks.

 

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Slideshows

Psychic TV and Moira Scar at the Independent, September 21st, 2017

 

Goldfrapp and Morgan Saint at The Warfield, San Francisco, Sept. 16, 2017

 

Epica & Lacuna Coil at UC Theater Berkeley Sept.14th, 2017

 

The Do Over at The Great Northern Sept. 17, 2017

 


News

Dispatches from CDMX: The Work for Life Must Continue

A San Franciscan reports how last week's 7.1 earthquake caused widespread structural collapses throughout the Mexican capital.

 

Which S.F. Doctors Are Secretly on Probation?

California legislature releases a long list of physicians convicted of sex crimes, drug offenses, and more. Here are the S.F. doctors on that list.

 

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Music

L7 Doesn’t Use a Riot Grrrl Hashtag

If she could do it all over again, Donita Sparks might not fly a banner over Lilith Fair that reads "Bored? Tired? Try L7." But mostly, she has few regrets.

 

Even Bad Pizza Can Be Good: Andrew W.K. on Working Hard to Party Hard

The party-obsessed rocker says he’s the most negative person he knows, but that might be hard to glean at his two shows at The Independent this week.

 

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Culture

24-Hour Fitness: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Ch. 2-3

Chapter Three was the most energetic segment thus far, definitively proving that Taylor Mac's sweeping drag-splosion is destined to become canonical.

 

As a Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor, Jake Gyllenhaal Gets Stronger

A film about a man's struggle to regain control of his body parallels the Stephen Hawking biopic, "The Theory of Everything."

 

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Dining

Celebrate a Year of Voodoo Charm at Bernal’s Old Devil Moon

The art-directed restroom, Tarot reading resident psychic, and voodoo-driven decor commemorate a trip around the sun with secret kegs!

 

Belden Alley Welcomes the Open-Til-4 a.m. Toy Soldier

The proposal to let bars serve alcohol until 4 a.m. appears to have died in the State Senate, but in the meantime, here's a fun new spot that stays open past two.

 

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Film

Zoology

We all wish we had a tail, of course, but would it be worth it?

 

The Tiger Hunter

A shiny tale of immigration woes in 1979 Chicago.

 

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