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San Francisco has always been known as a place for the odd, the abnormal, and the innovative. A city truly reborn through the arts of the World's Fair after the 1906 Earthquake, S.F. is a city where counter-culture arts bleed into business events, and where new entertainers are born.

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Local Crypto Mogul Buys That Banana Taped to a Wall for $6.2 Million

If you need more evidence that the billionaires are not being taxed enough, SF cryptocurrency mogul Justin Sun just paid $6.2 million for an art piece that is merely a banana duct taped to a wall, and says he is going to eat the banana live on the internet.

Famed Leather Bar SF Eagle Robbed of $30,000 In an Alleged Inside Job

Someone connected to the cleaning crew at the legacy queer bar SF Eagle allegedly broke in and stole $30,000 in cash and checks early Monday morning, and one arrest has been made while another suspect is still at large.

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Fur Real: Puppies and Kittens Return to Macy’s Windows in Union Square on Friday

Santa’s little yelpers will be back in the windows for the SF SPCA Holiday Windows at Macy's promotion starting this Friday at noon, and the impending closure of Macy’s means this may be the last year for what is purr-haps SF’s favorite holiday tradition.

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Mosswood Meltdown 2025 Announces Headliners Devo and Kreayshawn, But It Won't Be On July 4th Weekend

John Waters’s trashy annual punk rock music festival Mosswood Meltdown won’t be on July 4 weekend in 2025, but it’s still at Mosswood Park on July 19 and 20, and will feature Devo, Oakland native Kreayshawn, and LA garage rockers Osees.

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'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' at Berkeley Rep Is a Timely, Poignant Comedy About the Immigrant Experience

'Steel Magnolias' first showed the theatrical and storytelling potential of the hair salon. And Jocelyn Bioh's 2023 play 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' adapts the concept to a modern-day hair-braiding shop in Harlem, where most of the characters are African immigrants.

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Watch: Joan Baez Makes Surprise, Unscheduled Appearance at Glide Holiday Jam, Belts Out John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’

Wednesday night’s Glide Annual Holiday Jam featured a surprise appearance by folk legend Joan Baez at the fundraiser for Glide’s holiday meals and service programs, and she stunned with a three-song set that featured John Lennon’s “Imagine.”

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How Weird Street Faire Is Calling It Quits and Shutting Down After 25 Years

The beat will not go on for San Francisco’s raviest street fair of them all, as the How Weird Street Faire has announced it will not put on the event in 2025, nor any years in the future.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Story Getting Turned Into a Movie, Adapted By Lena Dunham

We learn this week that Apple and A24 are moving forward with a film adaptation of writer Michael Lewis's book about Sam Bankman-Fried, and Lena Dunham has been tapped to write the script.

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Contemporary Jewish Museum In Downtown SF to Lay Off Much of Its Staff, Close for One Year or More

San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum announced Wednesday that it is shutting down next month for "at least one year," saying that it is facing a severe budget shortfall and declining revenue.

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Muni Launches Online Store Full of Muni-Branded T-Shirts, Hats, Hoodies, Mugs, and More

Well, that’s one way to address a $214 million deficit. Muni just launched an online store, in time for the holidays, where you can buy Muni swag like t-shirts, hoodies, hats, socks, and even baby onesies.

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AI Flub May Be Behind Mattel’s ‘Wicked’ Dolls Promoting Porn Website on Packaging

Something bad happened that made Mattel’s new line of dolls for the upcoming film “Wicked” accidentally promote a link to a porn website. Funny, this happened just months after Mattel started designing its packaging with an AI tool from San Jose-based Adobe.

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The First Tahoe Ski Resort Is Open, and the Rest Have Announced Their (Approximate) Opening Dates

Pow! The powder of Mount Rose ski resort officially opened to skiers for the season Friday, and a flurry of other ski resorts have announced their prospective opening dates for the weeks to come.

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Broadway Vet Carolee Carmello Makes a Phenomenal 'Kimberly Akimbo' at the Curran Theater

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2023, Kimberly Akimbo, is already on tour. And in an opening night performance at San Francisco's Curran Theater on Thursday, star Carolee Carmello brought down the house in the hard-to-pull-off lead role.

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That ‘Let’s Glow’ Holiday Projection Mapping Display Is Indeed Coming Back Downtown for 2024

“The largest holiday projection mapping festival in the country" is returning to downtown San Francisco for the fourth consecutive year, and this year will have a boozy open-container party for one night of its ten-night run.

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Green Day’s Billie Joe Shares Trump-Bashing Casino Anecdote in Election Eve Instagram Videos

The East Bay’s own Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day endorsed Kamala Harris in Instagram videos posted the night before the election, but also shared a tale that makes it clear why he probably won’t be asked back to perform at Trump hotels or casinos.

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ICYMI: Salesforce Tower Had 'Vote For Tomorrow' Message Monday Night

The crown of Salesforce Tower had a special message for everyone on Election Eve — what will it say tonight?

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Mary Zimmerman's Miniaturized 'Matchbox Magic Flute' Is Full of Fresh Delights at Berkeley Rep

More of an artful condensation than an adaptation, Mary Zimmerman's slimmed-down version of Mozart's famous opera 'The Magic Flute' becomes a music-hall comedy that's accessible for all.

Día De Los Muertos Parade Brings Life to Mission District

The Mission District was fully decorated and lively on Saturday evening, as hundreds gathered for a parade to celebrate Día De Los Muertos for the 43rd time. The procession, led by traditional Aztec dancers, also included many attendees adorned in attire with a skeletal theme.

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Temple of Wings, the Getty Estate In the Berkeley Hills, Sells for $5.85 Million

The grand Berkeley Hills estate owned by Ann and Gordon Getty since 1994, dubbed the Temple of Wings, was listed for $5 million in August and just sold for $5.85 million.

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New Contemporary Art Museum Now Open In Downtown SF, and It's Free

The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) opened as planned over the weekend in its new digs in The Cube building at 345 Montgomery Street.

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Longtime Grateful Dead Bass Player Phil Lesh Has Died at 84

Grief will ripple through the Bay Area music community today, as the family of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh announced that he passed away peacefully early Friday morning.

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Japanese Arcade With Bowling Opening Next Month at Stonestown

An arcade complex that's kind of like a Japanese version of Dave & Busters, with a lot of claw machines, is getting set to open in November at Stonestown Galleria.

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New 2,000-Pound Star Sculpture From Occasional Burning Man Artists Arrives In Mint Plaza

A new star-shaped, gold-painted sculpture, which will cast entrancing shadows from a light within it at night, has just been installed at Mint Plaza.

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SF Getting Another Mosaic Tiled Stairway, This One In Anza Vista, as a Tribute to ‘Grandpa Vicha’ Ratanapakdee

SF’s next tiled mosaic stairway was just approved to be installed without fees, and it’s a powerful homage to late 84-year-old “Grandpa Vicha” Ratanapakdee, who was killed nearby in a brazen morning attack in 2021.

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SF’s Newest Park Just Opened Right Next to Chase Center, Featuring Steel Beams From the Old Bay Bridge

SF’s newest park has some retro charm in the form of benches and beams from the disassembled old eastern span of the Bay Bridge, as the $32 million Bayfront Park just opened Tuesday right next to the Chase Center.