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Two rugged white men in 1940s-era clothing stand close together. The younger of the two is holding a large gun.
A New Outdoor Movie Series Comes to Treasure Island This Summer
Gold Bar Whiskey will be screening local movies at sunset starting with ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ on June 3.
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Chrissy: 'Things Can't Go On Like This Forever'
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‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Is a Tender Love Story and a Subversive Western
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Moms 4 Housing and UC Berkeley Researchers Create An Archive For Activism
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This 24-Hour Burger Chain Is a Late-Night Landmark in the Bay
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‘The Lehman Trilogy’ at ACT: Phenomenal Acting, But Too Kind to Finance
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Miguel ‘Bounce’ Perez’s Culture Flows Through His Ink
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When the Youth Speak, Mush Lee Listens
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‘Ear Hustle’ Introduces Us to Seniors in the California Institution for Women
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Michael Jang, 'Self-Portrait,' San Francisco Financial District, 1973.
‘Who is Michael Jang?’ Is a View of the Artist as Performer in SF DocFest Debut
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How Swagger Like Us Pushed Queer Hip-Hop Forward in SF
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10 Collections that Stunned at Bay Area Student Fashion Shows
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A New Outdoor Movie Series Comes to Treasure Island This Summer
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A woman stands in front of old west style wooden buildings. She is wearing a broad rimmed hat and a belted blanket over her clothes.
‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Is a Tender Love Story and a Subversive Western
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Chicken and Waffles: from Amish Country to Harlem
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Taquerias Come and Go, but La Vic’s Orange Sauce Is Forever
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The San Francisco Couple Whose Lifelong Love Changed America
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Two rugged white men in 1940s-era clothing stand close together. The younger of the two is holding a large gun.

A New Outdoor Movie Series Comes to Treasure Island This Summer

Gold Bar Whiskey will be screening local movies at sunset starting with ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ on June 3.
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A woman stands in front of old west style wooden buildings. She is wearing a broad rimmed hat and a belted blanket over her clothes.

‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Is a Tender Love Story and a Subversive Western

Vicky Krieps stars alongside Viggo Mortensen — who also wrote and directed — in this unusual Western.
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Nine people embrace each other and smile as they pose for a photo on the front porch of a house.

Moms 4 Housing and UC Berkeley Researchers Create An Archive For Activism

Mapping gentrification, redlining and predatory loans, the Archive of Urban Futures also imagines a new future for Oakland.
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Illustration: The exterior of a Nation's fast food burger restaurant, lit up in neon at night.

This 24-Hour Burger Chain Is a Late-Night Landmark in the Bay

Nation’s Giant Hamburgers has been a classic after-hours hangout spot for more than 70 years.
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three men in antiquated suits look surprised, in front of a backdrop of stock tickers

‘The Lehman Trilogy’ at ACT: Phenomenal Acting, But Too Kind to Finance

With top-notch acting, this glowing history of the global finance firm overlooks many of its abuses.
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A man with a beard and man-bun stands in front of a record player, operating it.

Oakland’s 'couchdate' Makes Room for Creatives to Hang and Play

The cozy space is building community through jam sessions, game nights and listening parties.
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A smiling bearded man wearing a tie and a cardigan sits smiling surrounded by colorful puppets on a soundstage.

Muppets Creator Jim Henson Gets a Documentary as Exciting as He Was

Ron Howard’s movie is a kinetic mix of show clips, interviews, bloopers, behind-the-scenes videos and artist sketches.
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