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03 Apr 2018

Meet The Woman They Call ‘San Francisco’s Cruelest Landlord’

We sat down for an interview with Anne Kihagi, who has been dubbed “San Francisco’s Cruelest Landlord” in the local media. Kihagi has been in the headlines for being slapped with a $3.5 million wrongful eviction fine reported as the “largest [ever] in a single-unit landlord-tenant case not involving personal

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30 Mar 2018

Local Film Makers Explore the Perils of the Sharing Economy in Man’s Best Friend

This Tuesday marks the start of the 16th Annual Oakland International Film Festival. Screenings will take place at four different venues throughout the city, including Oakland City Hall and the beautiful Grand Lake Theater. One, of roughly a dozen movies to be featured at Oakland’s crown jewel venue this year,

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30 Mar 2018

This Week in News: Pleasure Spiked with Pain

The past week was highlighted by some local political faux pas, the end of a hookup era and by millions that took to the street to protest gun violence and the killing of another unarmed black man. Let’s unpack a few key stories that impacted the Bay and beyond. Stephon

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29 Mar 2018

Kristin Farr : Artist You Should Know

The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights Bay Area artists before they exhibit their work somewhere awesome, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place.  Meet artist, curator and journalist Kristin Farr, and see her work at First Amendment Gallery on 4/20/18. Free admission

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27 Mar 2018

Broke-Ass Stuarts Weekly NYC Comedy Breakdown!

Your go-to for weekly stand-up comedy listings in the Big Apple

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27 Mar 2018

Why You Haven’t Seen GIFS on Instagram Stories and Snapchat

Instagram Stories and Snapchat posts are entertaining vignettes into the lives of people you think you know and others who live far away. When you click to watch, you’re transported somewhere else and get to share in the moment or a snicker. The fun skyrockets with added stickers and GIFs.

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27 Mar 2018

The Cult of the Machine at the de Young

While many people feared their jobs would be replaced by robots, there was a resounding belief that mechanization would usher in a utopia free from the drudgery of manual labor. Artists enamored by the stark, sterile beauty of machinery, gave rise to a little known but pervasive art movement called Precisionism.

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23 Mar 2018

The SF Gay Men’s Chorus Toured the Deep South. Now They’re Singing About it

On Thursday March 29th, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will present Bridges at Davies Symphony Hall, a performance which the chorus says “features an evening of songs that look at the past, celebrate the present, and builds the bridge for a better future.” Chorus Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig explained how

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