San Francisco

Scene Report: Vallejo Hype, Castro Heart

The first time JP Breganza hit my feed, I thought I was watching a floor-shaking…

San Francisco Is Not Dead. Fashion Is Back, and It Happened at the W.

San Francisco has a favorite pastime: declaring itself over. Depending on who you ask, the…

motion blue of the crowd walking past the toy machines

The Lines That Shape Us: Inside the de Young Museum’s New Manga Exhibition

When you enter the de Young Museum for Art of Manga, you step into a…

sugar plum fairy mid flight

‘The Nutcracker’ Puts the SF Ballet’s Future on Center Stage

The first time I ever saw a drag queen, it was at a performance of…

Drag Queen Hilary Rivers

Drag Queen Hilary Rivers Released from ICE Custody

San Francisco drag queen Hilary Rivers was released from ICE custody on September 20.  After…

Portola Festival 2025 Day 2 Review: Dom Dolla, Rico Nasty, and The Prodigy Close San Francisco’s Biggest EDM Weekend

On day two of Portola Festival, I decided to take full advantage of the city’s…

Portola Festival 2025 Day 1 Recap: Christina Aguilera, LCD Soundsystem, and the Chemical Brothers Light Up the Bay

Day one of Portola Festival 2025 opened like a love letter to San Francisco in…

close up of Juja Wang with her hand over her heart

The 2025 SF Symphony Gala Proved That Restraint Can Still Be Radiant

Returning to the opening night of the San Francisco Symphony Gala this year felt like…

profile shot of big freedia singing with fog/smoke behind her

Big Freedia, Bleachers, and Rebecca Black Own the Final Day of Outside Lands 2025

By Sunday morning, the festival haze had fully set in. Three days in Golden Gate…

Outside Lands

Outside Lands 2025 Day 2: Tyler the Creator Closes a Day Owned by LaRussell and Ludacris

If Day 1 of Outside Lands felt historic, Day 2 proved the festival still had…