This week we've got alien costumes, several forms of magic, bratwurst throwing, Yiddish puppetry, and something described as âintelligent, leaky, erotic, and alive.â
Trumpâs war on âgender ideologyâ and diversity is hurting San Francisco Asian Womenâs Shelterâs ability to help victims â many of whom canât get help anywhere else. Itâs already cost them nearly $500,000.
Emma Silvers is a San Francisco journalist with 15+ years of experience covering the people and policies shaping arts and culture in the Bay. She grew up in Albany and lives in the Mission.
One of the cityâs last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say itâs last call â on their own terms.
Emma and Nuala try to figure out if theyâre perimenopausal, wonder if itâs anxiety or the end of the American empire, and designate Tori Amos as their menopause cult leader.
Known for decades of shows at Madrone and the Boom Boom Room, the musician and mentor suffered a stroke last week, just before his 81st birthday. A fundraiser aims to get him back on his feet.
