Alexandra Sarimaskci

In The AI Age, Scumdance Film Festival Champions DIY Cinema

Oct 1, 2026

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5 min read

In The AI Age, Scumdance Film Festival Champions DIY Cinema

Scumdance films are, as the name might suggest, by and large pretty damn scummy. You might also call them sleazy, gory, goofy, punk, and underground; darkly comedic, socially conscious, and unabashedly goofy.

Alexandra Sarimaskci

Be Kind, Rewind, & Connect at One of SF's Last Video Stores

Aug 20, 2026

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5 min read

Be Kind, Rewind, & Connect at One of SF's Last Video Stores

Be kind, rewind, and connect with Colin Hutton: The City's living, breathing film encyclopedia.

Alexandra Sarimaskci

5 Spots to Fight Your Brain Rot in San Francisco

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

5 Spots to Fight Your Brain Rot in San Francisco

A list of SF spots that encourage some intellectual reps, light social lifting, and interesting activities your mind will thank you for.

Alexandra Sarimaskci

Can Techies Create Art from Code? It’s a Gray Area

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

Can Techies Create Art from Code? It’s a Gray Area

"We see ourselves as a release valve for Silicon Valley, most of the artists here work tech jobs by day and then come here as a place where they can release their creativity."

Alexandra Sarimaskci

Revitalizing the Lost Art of Repair at the Haight NOPA Repair Cafe

Mar 12, 2026

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7 min read

Revitalizing the Lost Art of Repair at the Haight NOPA Repair Cafe

For those who simply enjoy fixing things, to those who love a free, third place full of neighbors, this volunteer-fueled cafe gives San Franciscans an opportunity to revitalize items, instead of adding to a landfill.

Alexandra Sarimaskci

Sing, Dance, Laugh, and Play with the SF Neofuturists

Feb 26, 2026

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8 min read

Sing, Dance, Laugh, and Play with the SF Neofuturists

Most theater plays out pretty much the same way: a dimming of lights, a rustling of programs, red velvet curtains drawing back, and, perhaps, a shameful mid-show crawl over a fellow theatergoer for a bathroom break. Not so a Neofuturist performance, where convention is crumpled into a ball and then (probably) thrown at the audience...

Alexandra Sarimaskci

The Artist Forging 'Future Artifacts' in San Francisco

Jan 29, 2026

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6 min read

The Artist Forging 'Future Artifacts' in San Francisco

Hand-forged in the fires of San Francisco's SOMA, NYXA infuses myth, chaos, and self-discovery into silver.

Alexandra Sarimaskci

Where Art & Technology Meet to Create, in San Francisco

Dec 11, 2025

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8 min read

Where Art & Technology Meet to Create, in San Francisco

At The Intersection of Art and Technology (tiat), a new gallery and workshop space near Union Square, featured artists ask visitors to reimagine how we view and relate to technology.

Alexandra Sarimaskci