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Demon Huntermania

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ has taken over streaming, theaters, the pop charts, and kids’ imaginations. These Bay Area parents are along for the ride

August 26, 2025

How many people walk the Golden Gate Bridge every day?

Thanks to newly installed counters, we’ll soon know how many pedestrians and cyclists use the bridge

August 26, 2025

Under the influencers

Taylor Lorenz explains how content creators killed traditional media and why that might not be a bad thing

August 25, 2025

TikTok is being overrun by Sean Parker’s royal hamsters

An AI-generated hamster isn’t cool. You know what is? A billion AI-generated hamsters, all speaking in a vaguely Irish accent

August 20, 2025

At Chase Center with young Asian America’s favorite crooner

Keshi had what felt like every college-aged Asian person from the Bay Area singing and crying last night

August 13, 2025

The Outside Lands cheat sheet

Did you miss the action at this year’s three-day festival? Fear not, here are some things you can talk about to sound like you were totally there

August 11, 2025

Gimme K-pop!

An easy solution to boost Outside Lands’ sales? Bet on the K-pop obsessives

August 8, 2025

Face Time: Ben Fong-Torres

The ‘Rolling Stone’ editor and author is more than almost famous — he’s a legend

August 8, 2025

An Outside Lands primer from a rising star

British singer Hope Tala performs at Outside Lands and The Independent this weekend

August 7, 2025

Boiling over

Tensions between restaurants and influencers reach a fever pitch

August 7, 2025