Why are we at war?
Plus: Noise Pop Diaries with SML and Shannon and the Clams, L. Song Wu and the Faustian art of mukbang.
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This original, non-musical stage play explores the questions on everyone's mind: Did he do it? Was he acting alone? Was Mario involved? Join a grand conspiracy to activate the masses by committing murder and getting away with it! Can we #freeluigi? Or will they throw the book at him?
Today's headlines:
Why is Trump going to war with Iran?
By Tim Redmond
Plus: Finally, a supervisor calls out City Planning for ignoring affordable housing, and the next move toward a public bank. That's The Agenda for March 1-8.
Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss
By John-Paul Shiver
One key player was missing, but the LA-based future jazz outfit heated up Joe Henderson Lab just fine.
Inspired by Youtube thumbnails, L. Song Wu captures the internet’s insatiability
By Mary Corbin
Her anime girls were being fetishized—so the painter turned to depicting mukbangs.
Noise Pop Diary: Shannon Shaw came sans Clams; SpongeBob’s Tom Kenny rode Hi-Seas
By Daniel Bromfield
KQED Live set brought out a local garage rock legend's country side, while a beloved voice actor dove into classic soul.
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YBCA's 'Conjuring Power’ grounds hope for LGBTQ+ power in our shared history
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