John Waters’ favorite artist is Cy Twombly, known for his loops and scribbles as well as the influence he had on artists like ...

In first major US retrospective, de Young's 'Tamara de Lempicka' reveals stunning portraits of Russian aristocrats and ...

The essence of the 27th San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) is simple, according to artistic director Shawna ...

Jones unloads his back pocket of phone numbers of LA’s and probably the world’s most talented musicians. Songwriters included ...

Leonardo da Vinci vs. Michelangelo (with assists from Machiavelli) in Gary Graves' compelling drama at Berkeley City Club.

Filling the Swedish American Hall for all three nights November 8-10, the fifth San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival honored ...

She dismissed and abandoned the entire progressive movement and tried to run to the right—where there was no room for her.

Illusions of My Childhood' series reflects both the painter's youth during 1960s racial oppression and continuing injustice ...

Venice, or Outer Space, or even highly fictionalized Long Island and Oklahoma. Fly with us through this week's new movies.

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But on the local level, the billionaire takeover of San Francisco politics has not been entirely successful; in fact, ...

Channeling William Blake in dystopian times, recovering his voice after risky surgery—plus a very tender SF piercing tale.