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Día de los Muertos in the Mission
Music from a live band echoed over the hill to the park entrance, incense wafting in every direction, the crowds of attendees illuminated by the warm glow of candles and string lights. Revelers — many clad in elaborate costumes, faces painted in detailed calavera makeup — strolled through the winding paths lined with altars honoring…
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Bay Curious, AroMa, and Frightwig at The Chapel
As guitars wailed and the band belted out vocals in the dimly lit venue, I wondered if I might see a ghost. Would the spirits from the great beyond be disrupted by the earsplitting noise? Spoiler alert: I did not see a ghost. The “Haunted Riot” show at The Chapel last night was a quirky…
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Small Change Arcade: New arcade in the Excelsior District
Working my way through the crowds of kids, dancers, and street food vendors at Sunday Streets, I looked up and there it was, like a giant shiny coin floating in the sky: Small Change Arcade. This small shop on Mission St. near Persia Ave. in the Excelsior District contains twenty or so classic video and…
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The Civic Joy Fucks live punk show
Mayor Daniel Lurie, crypto investor Chris Larsen, and disgraced former district 8 supervisor candidate/cafe owner Manny Yekutiel took to a small Tenderloin stage to perform a boisterous punk set about how much they love the police and the surveillance state. They are known as The Civic Joy Fucks. In reality, this group of pseudonymous punk…
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Brick Exhibition: LEGO Fan Experience
At a storefront in the Stonestown Galleria mall, a small toy store selling LEGO sets hides a mysterious space behind a black curtain. With the $22 ticket I’d bought from Fever, I was ushered past the curtain as though I were entering an exclusive secret venue — but it was really just the back room…
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Humanoid robot deathmatch at Rek Arena
“California was worried that our robots were too dangerous — so we decided to PUT FUCKING SWORDS ON ‘EM!” the announcer screamed from the cage as a stagehand removed the sheaths from the blades on the pair of 6-foot tall humanoid robots. As the fight started and the robots exchanged quick jabs, Terminator-style robot T-REK…
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The Metreon: Upper floors
As the elevator doors slid open, I came to a place I’d never explored: the semi-secret upper floor of The Metreon — the floor above the movie theaters, a private event space known as The Aviary (formerly City View). Last month I wrote about the “backrooms” of the Metreon’s movie theater on the third floor.…
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Full Queer Wrestling at Folsom Street Fair
Aye lads and lassies, let me tell ye a tale o’ the wild land of leather, rope, and displays of depravity I encountered while sailing… oh, sorry. I went to the 2026 Folsom Street Fair dressed as a pirate this year. As one does. It’s been years since I’d been to Folsom, and the tone…
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Backrooms at the AMC Metreon
The original version of the Metreon in San Francisco — before the second floor was renovated into a Target store — was a quirky place. Stores on the first two floors tended to focus on food and entertainment, and were often unusually shaped due to the aggressively ’90s architecture of the place. Years after…
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Treasures of the Pharaohs at the de Young Museum
Over Labor Day weekend I went to the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park to check out their current special exhibit, Treasures of the Pharaohs. This small but focused selection features burial artifacts of the royals along with small but well-crafted pieces used in daily life such as tools and utensils. Two big…
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