Because of a Song: Holly Near Celebrates Oakland's Women's Music Scene with New Online Archive

Women's music legend Holly Near called the music made by women musicians in the 1970s a lifeline. A new website documents the contributions of hundreds of women artists.

by Heather Cassell | Jan 3, 2023

Going Out, Dec. 29, 2022–Jan. 6, 2023

Whether you're looking for the wildest New Year's Eve party in town, or a fun flick to stream as you cozy up under a Slanket, we've got you covered in our weekly online arts and nightlife event listings.

by Jim Provenzano | Dec 29, 2022

FDA Approves Twice-yearly HIV Treatment

There is a new long-acting drug for people with highly resistant HIV who have, until now, had limited medication options.

Dec 28, 2022

Presents and Presence: The Lavender Tube on Holiday Treats and 2022's Best in Shows

We love the holidays, so in addition to eight days of Chanukah, we have 12 days of Christmas, which means there's plenty of time left to watch some queer Christmas movies and make the Yuletide gay, right?

by Victoria A. Brownworth | Dec 27, 2022

Michael J. Lato's 'Refugee Handbook' - a Real-life International Love Story

Michael J. Lato's first book shares the remarkable love story of a male couple and offers us a window into a world few of us will ever get to see for ourselves.

by Laura Moreno | Dec 27, 2022

Best LGBTQ+ Films of 2022

2022 will be remembered as the year LGBTQ films went mainstream, meaning Hollywood studios were willing to make and market them at cineplexes. Unfortunately they were box office failures, especially "Bros," despite massive publicity and good press.

by Brian Bromberger | Dec 27, 2022

Going Out, Dec. 22-31, 2022

While theaters, museums and most concert halls will take a few days off over the holiday weekend, for those staying in town, most bars and nightclubs will offer some friendly entertainments, hopefully with a sprig of mistletoe hanging over your cocktails.

by Jim Provenzano | Dec 22, 2022

Ty Hunter: Fashion Guru Pens Autobiography

The fashion and lifestyle book of the season has emerged. Mr. Ty Hunter has decided to grace the planet with "The Makeover From Within: Lessons in Hardship, Acceptance, and Self-Discovery," an autobiography that's also about style and aesthetics.

by Cornelius Washington | Dec 20, 2022

'Beetlejuice the Musical' – National Tour's a Pulpy, Goofy, Juicy Good Time

As played with ghoulish gusto by Justin Collette in the musical's first-ever national tour, which launched at the Golden Gate Theatre last week, this 'Beetlejuice' is a comparable Mama Rose from the Dead.

by Jim Gladstone | Dec 20, 2022

'As You Like It' - SF Playhouse's Gender-fluid Frolic

Shaina Taub, whose similarly contemporized '12th Night' delighted on this same stage last year, exhibits a topiarist's care in trimming and reshaping Shakespeare's original script.

by Jim Gladstone | Dec 20, 2022


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