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Misfit Cabaret’s Cinephilia Delivered a Cult Classic Fever Dream
Misfit Cabaret’s Cinephilia returned to San Francisco last Friday for the first time since its debut eight years ago and I was there for it. It was everything you’d imagine: a madcap homage to cult cinema and its gloriously strange and unhinged characters, including Alex DeLarge and his droogs from

Drag King Icon’s Dramatic Stage Accident Leads to ER Adventure at SF General
Drag King legend Fudgie Frottage was rushed to the ER after he fell off the stage at a show, and was later treated for a fractured wrist and tibia.

Is A.I. Making Us Stupider?
Artificial intelligence has been shown to have a detrimental impact on human creativity and intelligence, as it automates processes and provides insights from data, while also being used to create art and spread false information.

The Time SF Tried to Deny it Had the Bubonic Plague
In 1900, San Francisco was plagued by the Black Death, with Governor Henry Gage attempting to deny the outbreak, but ultimately the city’s residents and health officials took action to contain the disease and protect the public.

Best Bay Area Events 4/22-5/12
Runnin’ Down A Dream by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor This upcoming Sunday will be my late co-worker Mark Pape‘s birthday. In our last text exchange, on his birthday a couple years ago, he told me “…enjoy my birthday!” So, in honor of Pape, I will wear rock the sweatpants,

Dive Bar Art Crawl Returns – 8 Bars, 30+ Artists, 1 Epic Night
The Dive Bar Art Crawl is a grassroots celebration of local art and local watering holes in the heart of the Mission District, featuring over 30 local artists and spanning 8 local bars, with the next event taking place on Friday, April 25th.

We Wanna Send You to see Joan Crawford Superstar at Theater 33!
We Wanna Send You to See Joan Crawford Superstar at Theater 33 Enter to win a pair of tickets to a night of your choice to see Joan Crawford Superstar at Theater 33. “Jam-packed 80 minutes…exciting theater!” – Coast to Coast Reviews A fast-paced new play about the “best flapper”

San Francisco Democrats Want To Push The Party Further Right
Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco is advocating for a new centrist approach to the Democratic Party called “new pragmatism,” which could lead to larger police budgets, the criminalization of homelessness, and the writing of blank checks to developers, potentially shifting the city to the right of some GOP governors and former Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis.