Top Stories

Are the Republicans Simply Too Incompetent to Be Evil?

Obamacare repeal was supposed to be a snap. But the GOP can't govern.

 

How much more of an “F.U.” can Californians Send the Republican party?

What is to be done in 2018 and beyond, to get the country back on track?

 

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Slideshows

Beth Ditto at The Independent, Wednesday, July 26, 2017

 

Wolf Alice & Slow Bloom at Rickshaw Stop July 24, 2017

 

Third Eye Blind: Summer Gods Tour at The Greek Theater July 23, 2017

 

Princess Nokia and Bebe Huxley at Mezzanine, Fri. July 21, 2017

 


News

Bizarre Crimes of the Week: Wine Thief, Beamer Fire, Shady Robbery

A Friday dose of peculiarity.

 

Chop Shop Debate Continues Amid Community Backlash

Bike theft runs rampant in S.F., but many believe a new legislation won't nip it at its source.

 

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Music

Today’s Future Sound: Beats, Rhymes, and Kids

How one nonprofit teaches lessons in music, academics, and character to Bay Area youth.

 

Hey, DJ: e’Lish

 

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Culture

Know Your Street Art: BiP Opens Up About “Figurine”

The enigmatic street artist Believe in People's brains dominate the Alise Hotel in the Tenderloin

 

The Ringold Alley Art Walk Opens Just in Time for Up Your Alley

San Francisco officially acknowledges the importance of leather culture and BDSM sex to the city's history.

 

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Dining

Tosca Cafe Makes the Most Out of a Vintage Espresso Machine

The 98-year-old North Beach institution has a cocktail list that shouldn't be ignored.

 

Petit Marlowe Is the Best Place in S.F. for a First Date

Simply being in this SoMa wine bar and "oysterette" is a delight

 

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Film

Vida de Familia (Family Life)

A dark comedy about unspeakable acts visited upon an absent family's Nutella supply.

 

Maurice

It might be tired if produced now, but the 1987 Merchant-Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster's gay novel — published posthumously — was way ahead of its time.

 

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