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It’s a wonderful life

In ‘The Game,’ David Fincher turned San Francisco into a trap for a man who thinks he owns the place

December 18, 2025

Hand in hand

In the Panhandle, an 18-year-old is building muscles and community through arm wrestling

December 18, 2025

Todd Haynes on ‘Carol,’ a decade later

On Saturday, the indie director comes to the Toni Rembe Theatre to honor his sweetest film (and the sweetest celebration of the film)

December 17, 2025

Tech holiday parties are getting smaller

Holiday parties used to feature Greek gods and Gatsby themes. Now they’re lucky to have a magician or inflatable shark

December 16, 2025

Louis C.K. comes to SF

The uncancelable comedian has pulled a new one off: publishing his first novel

December 15, 2025

All the edgelords pray at Star of the Sea

Among the tech bros who funded a shrine to the first millennial saint at a church on Geary Boulevard

December 12, 2025

A very Gazetteer gift guide

For all you last minute shoppers, here’s a list of the best gifts to give the people you love. And Elon Musk

December 11, 2025

One event after another

What can a mellow movie star like Benicio del Toro teach a highly-scheduled mayor like Daniel Lurie?

December 9, 2025

The California Poach

The West Coast expansion of New York’s tabloid mainstay has scooped up three of the SF Standard’s top staffers

December 8, 2025

Katseye brought the beauty and the chaos to Bill Graham

The Netflix-hatched K-pop girl group’s sold-out San Francisco debut went a bit haywire. It was fantastic

December 6, 2025