Arts and Culture

Worst Song of All Time?: “We Didn’t Start the Fire” Turns 30
Nighttime radio host and soother of broken hearts Delilah once remarked that the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 requests she got were, “ ‘Wind Beneath My Wings,’ ‘Wind Beneath My Wings,’ and ‘Wind Beneath My Wings.’ ” Ubiquitous though it is, Bette Midler’s pop anthem from Beaches spent

Stop Giving Me S*** for Loving Shia LaBeouf
by Jonas Barnes If you had told me a handful of years ago that I’d be sitting in my childhood home during the early morning hours of my 37th birthday writing an article about how Shia LaBeouf has affected my life and continued sobriety, I’d have told you that you

We wanna send you and a friend to see Amaluna by Cirque du Soleil!
Cirque du Soleil returns to San Francisco with its production of “Amaluna,” under the Big Top at Oracle Park’s Lot A. “Amaluna” offers another installment of Cirque’s famous and beloved “nouveau cirque” style, with a strong central storyline told by amazing live acrobatic performers, set to continuous live music. “Amaluna”

Drawn From the City: Donna Persona Celebrated Queen of San Francisco
Gustavo started performing drag at age 60. Now their alter ego Donna Persona is a celebrated queen in San Francisco.

Is L.A. Now Cooler Than San Francisco?
Los Angeles is the world’s biggest high school. Celebrities function as the “popular kids” and like high school, much of the social life is designed around being in the same place as them with the hope of being noticed.

SF’s Queen of Stained Glass: Kerbi Urbanowski
When I first heard her name I naturally assumed she was some kind of Polish crime fighter, after all, ‘Kerbi Urbanowski’ is the perfect cover name for the Polish Batwoman

We Are Enjoying a Golden Age for Magicians in San Francisco
San Francisco is enjoying a Golden Age of magic – there are more live magic shows playing in town than there have been in over 100 years, when Vaudeville brought professional entertainers to town, before the talkies really caught on. In the old days, San Francisco had dozens and dozens

We wanna send you to see With Confidence at Bottom of the Hill!
With Confidence formed in Australia in 2012 and consists of high school mates Jayden Seeley (vocalist/bassist), JoshuaBrozzesi(Drums), and Inigo Del Carmen (Guitar). After signing to Hopeless Records in 2015, the band released their debut album Better Weather in June of 2016. The album, acclaimed by both fans and critics, drew comparisons