Punk Cops, French Film Noir, and DIY Jasons in SF
Even if you’re too late to get a ticket to the Alamo Drafthouse (or even the Roxie) screenings of “Greener Grass,” there are still worthy film options available this month. Straight off the Mill Valley Film Festival, Bay Area viewers can soon see “Frankie,” “The Irishman,” and “Knives Out.” Or
How Booze Helped Britain Conquer a Quarter of the World
by Xan Holbrook As a people, we Britons are stereotyped according to our drinking habits. This usually falls into the twee joshing about tea, as Americans love to remind us with teeth-grinding regularity. However, it is no exaggeration to say that the British love of alcohol is fabric-of-the-nation stuff. But,
An Ode to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco
Ah yes, that time of the year again, that time in the Fall musical season when the hordes from the outer lands of the Bay Area pour into the already bursting at the seams streets of San Francisco to enjoy some free music, shake their fragile hips to, fro, do-si-do,
The Original Fleabag & 3 Film Festivals in SF!
This October might best be dubbed Embarrassment of Riches Month for lovers of non-Hollywood films. To list all of what this month has to offer requires chopping this preview up into several pieces. This segment features three different film festivals (including one which gives you an excuse to visit a
To Understand the East Bay, You Must First Understand San Pablo Avenue
The East Bay is nearly impossible to define as a whole. It’s a sprawling, urban area that includes two counties, two area codes and a population of over 2.7 million people. There is no one neighborhood or city that truly can encompass everything that the East Bay is. But there
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SF Neighborhoods & Their Zodiac Signs
San Francisco is 49 square miles of unique neighborhoods and beautiful natural environments, each with their own histories, personalities and characteristics.
Europe Has Glow-in-the-Dark Bike Paths, Why Don’t We?
Parts of Europe have glowy bike paths. In a town in Poland they glow because they have a material in them called ‘phosphor’ that absorbs sunlight during the day and emits that stored light at night. According to the engineers who installed the lanes in Lidzbark Warmiński Poland, “The material
Arty Horror Films, Spiders From Mars, & Other Offbeat Movies Coming to the Bay
August may be the month of summer’s dog days. Lazing in the sun may seem preferable to being in a darkened theater. But some of the offbeat films coming in the next few weeks might very well inspire re-thinking of that position. The coming weeks sees a drag queen pageant