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Amy Sherald Gathers ‘Sublime’ American Portraits at SFMOMA
The artist’s colorful paintings are anything but ordinary, conveying dignity, resilience and vulnerability.
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A New Edward Gorey Book Gloriously Demystifies the Enigmatic Artist
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Watch a Fierce Ballroom Takeover at KQED’s Headquarters
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Why You Should See an Absurd Year-Old Movie Called ‘Hundreds of Beavers’
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People wearing identical beaver costumes sit in two rows behind a large log.
Stumped on a Holiday Gift? Reach for a Coffee Table Book
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Eight colorful book covers laid out in a grid.
‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The Parkway in Oakland
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Rightnowish’s Grand Finale: Words of Wisdom from Timothy B.
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Building a Native Arts and Culture Space From the Ground Up
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Artist and curator Marcel Pardo Ariza poses for a photo at the archives of San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society.
‘All The Nights We Got to Dance’ is a Tribute to Queer Nightlife in SF
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What’s the Use of ‘Political Art’ in 2024?
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Contemporary Jewish Museum to Close for at Least a Year
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painting of Black man in white turtleneck sitting on metal framework against blue sky
Amy Sherald Gathers ‘Sublime’ American Portraits at SFMOMA
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A New Edward Gorey Book Gloriously Demystifies the Enigmatic Artist
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People wearing identical beaver costumes sit in two rows behind a large log.
Why You Should See an Absurd Year-Old Movie Called ‘Hundreds of Beavers’
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This Oakland Restaurant Is Giving Away Free Phở
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painting of Black man in white turtleneck sitting on metal framework against blue sky

Amy Sherald Gathers ‘Sublime’ American Portraits at SFMOMA

The artist’s colorful paintings are anything but ordinary, conveying dignity, resilience and vulnerability.
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A New Edward Gorey Book Gloriously Demystifies the Enigmatic Artist

SF-based author Carol Verburg collaborated with Gorey for years. Her behind-the-scenes stories are enchanting.
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Two people dance in the middle of a crowded auditorium.

Watch a Fierce Ballroom Takeover at KQED’s Headquarters

A ballroom competition and panel discussion led by Oakland To All showed that the scene is stronger than ever in the Bay Area.
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People wearing identical beaver costumes sit in two rows behind a large log.

Why You Should See an Absurd Year-Old Movie Called ‘Hundreds of Beavers’

An applejack salesman goes to war with a bevy of beavers played by humans in mascot costumes. Hilarious slapstick ensues.
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Eight colorful book covers laid out in a grid.

Stumped on a Holiday Gift? Reach for a Coffee Table Book

A selection of 14 big, beautiful books to put under the tree in 2024.
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A baby blue movie theater with gold adornments pictured at night, with a marquee advertising 'kill bill' and 'the great muppet caper'

‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The Parkway in Oakland

Briana Loewinsohn illustrates the Parkway's closure, and the new life that followed — in more ways than one.
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Urban Life is a Beacon of Opportunity in Tender ‘All We Imagine as Light’

Payal Kapadia’s intoxicating Cannes-awarded debut follows three working women in the megacity of Mumbai.
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