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With 70 Puppets, Turntablist Kid Koala Brings a Live Graphic Novel to SFJAZZ
The legendary DJ collaborates with cinematographers, string musicians and puppeteers at his new residency.
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Oakland’s First Garba Dance Festival Arrives in Chinatown
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21st Century Dictators Are Different — ‘Autocracy, Inc.’ Explains How
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is a Self-Cannibalizing Slog
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Two male superheroes stand side by side. One dressed in red and black, the other in yellow and blue.
Zareen’s Is a Late-Night Pakistani Food Gem in Palo Alto
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Illustration: Two men sweating while they eat Indian/Pakistani food.
Third-Act Friendship Comedy ‘The Fabulous Four’ Is a Refreshing Summer Treat
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Four middle-aged women, one of them wearing a bridal gown and veil, sit in a white carriage cheering.

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Rightnowish’s Grand Finale: Words of Wisdom from Timothy B.
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Ras K'dee smiles and looks at the camera, while wearing a yellow knitted cap and sitting in his music studio.
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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The Migratory Melancholia of the ‘Dependent Spouse’
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Remembering the Port Chicago Explosion, 80 Years Later
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Summertime Baseball, Oakland Style
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Oakland’s First Garba Dance Festival Arrives in Chinatown
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Oakland’s First Garba Dance Festival Arrives in Chinatown

The Aug. 3 festival dedicated to the group folk dance welcomes all ages, genders and skill levels.
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With 70 Puppets, Turntablist Kid Koala Brings a Live Graphic Novel to SFJAZZ

The legendary DJ collaborates with cinematographers, string musicians and puppeteers at his new residency.
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21st Century Dictators Are Different — ‘Autocracy, Inc.’ Explains How

Anne Applebaum’s book explains how they operate like companies, preserve their wealth and repress their people.
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Two male superheroes stand side by side. One dressed in red and black, the other in yellow and blue.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is a Self-Cannibalizing Slog

At least Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have good, thorny chemistry in this odd-couple action hero flick.
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Illustration: Two men sweating while they eat Indian/Pakistani food.

Zareen’s Is a Late-Night Pakistani Food Gem in Palo Alto

The beloved restaurant serves delicious, homestyle Indian and Pakistani dishes until midnight.
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Four middle-aged women, one of them wearing a bridal gown and veil, sit in a white carriage cheering.

Third-Act Friendship Comedy ‘The Fabulous Four’ Is a Refreshing Summer Treat

Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally star in this perfectly timed buddy flick.
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