No phones allowed at this hot supper club
Plus: Lurie's unfair tough-on-crime gambit, AI gaming flops, Shiva Ahmadi's brutal beauty
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Curiosity encouraged. Superfair fills Fort Mason with 180 independent artists, playful installations, and live art all weekend long - inviting visitors to wander, discover something new, and maybe take home a favorite piece. Tickets 30% off w/ code SUPER30.
EXPLORE THE 30TH ANNUAL BERLIN & BEYOND FESTIVAL, MARCH 19-23
America’s premier festival of contemporary German cinema celebrates 30 years at The Castro Theatre, The Vogue, SFMOMA‘s Phyllis Wattis Theater, and Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley. Don't miss Köln 75, No Beast. So Fierce., KREATOR – Hate & Hope, and Fatih Akin's Amrum.
Today's headlines:
Good Taste: Snap no photos, please!
By Tamara Palmer
A supper club highlighting Black and Brown chefs aims to make everyone feel welcome—and living in the moment.
Lurie wants to be tough on crime—but won’t pay for the impacts on defendants
By Tim Redmond
Public Defender's Office is a critical part of the legal system, and if it's underfunded, the mayor's strategy becomes radically unfair and illegal.
For Iranian artist Shiva Ahmadi, ‘ornamentation becomes a form of resistance’
By Mary Corbin
Inspired by Persian miniatures and 'Animal Farm,' she asks viewers to see beyond the beauty to brutal issues.
Is AI gaming ready for primetime?
By Leah Isobel
At 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, one startup bases stories on handwritten plots, while another seems to throw its hands up.
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