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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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Immersive art…?
Why or why not? I know I sound like a broken record on immersive art sometimes, questioning what the term means when it’s been stretched so thin as to become meaningless. So imagine my surprise when I came across the above. What started as a Mission Street ad has succumbed to a type of (accidental?)…
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Castro Trinket Trade
On a quiet residential street not far from the center of the historic Castro District is a decorated box attached to a post. At first glance it appears to be one of those familiar Little Free Library boxes or the similar Little Free Pantry boxes — but this is something different. This is a trinket…
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Flower Bathroom
For all the uniquely decorated bathrooms in San Francisco, this mural of oversized flowers is in an unexpected place: Roxie Theater’s small-screen “Little Roxie” theater. This mural has a way of jumping out at you as you use the restroom on your way out of the theater; not only have you gone from a dark…
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Carnaval San Francisco 2026 parade
This year’s theme for San Francisco Carnaval was “La Copa del Pueblo,” celebrating soccer, as a sort of prelude to the upcoming World Cup. Needless to say, soccer is a big deal in the Latin American communities that throw the annual Carnaval events and grand parade. After a week of chilly temperatures it was…
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Empire Park
Just off to the side of the 600 block of Commercial Street, a small alley in the Financial District near Jackson Square, is a plaza with seating, gardens, and a water feature. This privately-owned, public open space (or POPOS) is named Empire Park and features a stone plaque dedicated to Emperor Norton. Muddying the waters…
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Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries at the Asian Art Museum
My most recent museum visit was to see “Two Home Countries” from Japanese/German artist Chiharu Shiota at the Asian Art Museum. This large scale multimedia installation takes up the back half of the museum’s lower floor. The first piece in her exhibit, Diary, is a passageway through a hall of an intricate mesh of red…
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Exploratorium After Dark, 2026 edition
Returning to the Exploratorium for the first time in several years (before the pandemic!) was like coming home to a familiar place. It was long overdue. One of my favorite aspects of the Exploratorium is the series of exhibits on perception: persistence of vision, optical illusions, differences between sight and motion, etc. To that end,…
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