Arts and Culture

23 Oct 2017

We wanna send you and a friend to Cats Video Live! Where you’ll see cat videos live.

Cat Videos Live! is a feline film, cat comedy event and social gathering for all ages. Cat Videos Live! provides a genuine atmosphere for animal lovers to experience the cat video phenomenon – together. Cat Videos Live! and CatVideos.com have partnered to bring exclusive content to the big screen. In

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20 Oct 2017

20 Year Old Valencia Vintage Shop Retro Fit is Closing

The funky, artsy, weirdo Mission died a little bit more today. I received confirmation that Retro Fit, the vintage store/drag queen depot that’s been on Valencia near 20th St. for 20 years, officially got a 30 day notice. Back in February Pete Kane did a big feature on the possible

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19 Oct 2017

We Wanna Send You to See Fatboy Slim at Loveboat Halloween

Set sail for the high seas on October 27 and 28 at Pier 70 and embark on the 10-Year Anniversary celebration of America’s most epic Halloween event, San Francisco’s Legendary Ghost Ship Halloween. For 2017, LoveBoat Halloween will boast the same grand-scale production you have come to expect year after

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19 Oct 2017

Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire Comes to San Francisco

By Emily Wilson The Consul General of Mexico in San Francisco, Dr. Gemi Jose Gonzalez Lopez, said San Francisco has a lot in common with Teotihuacan, the ancient site 30 miles from present day Mexico City, which UNESCO calls a holy city. “It was full of culture and art, and

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18 Oct 2017

Join the Democratic Socialists for the Red Ball in San Francisco

From our friends at the Democratic Socialists of America: This weekend skip the venture-backed LED-glowy burner parties and throw down with would-be revolutionaries instead. San Francisco’s several socialist groups have come together to throw a celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the Russian Revolution at the Mission’s Verdi Club. These

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18 Oct 2017

The Salesforce Tower Looks Like a Giant Butt Plug

This piece is featured in my new limited edition zine Slouching Towards Neverland: 20 Years of Writing About San Francisco. Find out how to get a hand signed copy right here. This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column for the SF Examiner. As I look out my window, I

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16 Oct 2017

SF Public Library Now Lets You Stream 30,000 Free Movies at Home

This is incredibly cool. Effective today, the San Francisco Public Library has launched Kanopy, an on-demand video platform that allows users to experience a curated collection of more than 30,000 of the world’s best films. All you need is a library card! This comes on the heels of LA and NYC

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16 Oct 2017

8 Very Haunted Spots in the East Bay

Halloween is almost here. Dead leaves and cold gray days seem apropos at this time of year – but the blue skies and acrylic flowers here in California belie the true, sinister nature of this land — a place secret, sacred, and steeped in blood. Paranormal is the norm in

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