Culture
Calls to boycott SF Pride pop up from drag performers and activists in protest of police presence and Israel ties
SF Pride puts out statement denying rumors of an Israeli float and that it called for heightened police presence
Sound bathing at SFMOMA with Mark Ronson
The celebrated producer’s low-key set Saturday — about a mile away from the big Skrillex-Fred Again affair — was a celebration of deep listening
Repping the Tenderloin, one hoodie at a time
Tilted Brim opened up shop on the Larkin retail corridor in 2016. It’s now one of the coolest streetwear stores in the City and subverting dominant narratives with its gear
A 19-year-old SF State dropout is leading a global shoegaze revival
SF native Natalie Lu went big on TikTok with a song she recorded on her phone. Her first homecoming show ever was a family affair that proves her rock star bona fides
San Francisco should brace itself for swagged-out Zuck copycats
Starting with his tasteful $250 Swedish sneakers
The true story behind the kid who went 1940s viral for his week at the cinemas in San Francisco
With $20 in his pocket, Richard Allen had a wild week of movies, comic books, and hot dogs. But the tale belies a harsher home life that he wanted to escape, his daughter says
The Bay’s best K-pop shop is reviving City’s beleaguered Parkside neighborhood
Stans travel from far and wide to SarangHello, a bright spot in a residential neighborhood hit hard by the one-two punch of construction and COVID
San Francisco spiritualists are feeling the TikTok effect
Local psychics, tarot card readers, and other sages are seeing more demand for their services from young people looking for solace IRL
What a fake tech company’s ‘AI’ laser says about San Francisco culture
A subversive crew of artists dubbed New Nostalgia just threw a dance party in the Mission with a radical new light installation … but how it works is a winking commentary on the future of tech.
SFMOMA the latest City museum to face turmoil over Gaza
Workers allege climate of ‘isolation and fear,’ chilling effect on speaking in support of Gaza