Arts and Culture

Customs Officials Confiscating All Trump Piñatas So Trump Can Keep Them For Himself
If you’ve noticed a lack of Donald Trump piñatas on Mission Street lately, there’s a reason for it: the Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has directed all his agents to confiscate them at the border. In an interview with BAS, Acting Commissioner Mark A. Morgan said, “The order

Have Yourself A “Black Christmas” (Or Other Weird December Films)
Want to minimize treacly films from your cinematic December? Cinemagoers in the S.F. Bay Area craving more offbeat fare are in luck. This month offers both the new edition of a genre film festival from the S.F. Independent Film Festival folks as well as a twisted Christmas slasher tale from

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Hosting Benefit for Victims of Casto Fires
Join the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Grand Duchess Migitte Nielsen, and Oasis on Thanksgiving Eve to help provide assistance to all friends & families who got affected by the recent fires in the Castro. A large fire broke out across from the historic Castro Theatre early Saturday morning, injuring two people

Ghostbusters & More at the San Francisco Symphony!
Boasting an unforgettable theme song, proton packs, and one of the best comedy trio of the 1980s, Bill Murray, Dan Akroid & Harold Ramis ,this hilarious and fun comedy classic follows an eccentric band of paranormal investigators as they wage a spectacular battle with the supernatural in New York City.

Are New Smart Devices Really Better Than Old Dumb Ones?
Our Tech Column was made possible by the fine folks at Mozilla Firefox. The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation believes the Internet must always remain a global public resource that is open and accessible to all. And that’s why we love Firefox as our browser, and you should too. GUEST POST BY DAVID

How to Crash All the Best Dreamforce 2019 Parties For Free
Open bar and appetizers paid for by Corporate America await you as Dreamforce 2019 swallows up SoMa and downtown all this week (Nov. 19 – Nov. 22). The world’s largest software conference is also the world’s largest party-crashing opportunity, with oodles of cash-negative startups throwing insanely opulent parties all over

How the Spotify Algorithm is Ruining My Work Life
Our Tech Column was made possible by the fine folks at Mozilla Firefox. The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation believes the Internet must always remain a global public resource that is open and accessible to all. And that’s why we love Firefox as our browser, and you should too. GUEST POST BY KATHARINE