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Today's headlines:
BIG WEEK: The Grateful Drag, Great Dickens, Anti-Fascist Zine Fair, West Coast Craft…
By 48 Hills Arts Writers
Buzzed Lightbeer, Glow at Exploratorium, DNA Lounge 40th, 'The Woman in Black,' Oceanator, more to do
It’s official: Connie Chan is running for Congress
By Tim Redmond
Supervisor takes on Wiener—and has a path to victory.
Screen Grabs: A soft spot for ‘Sentimental Value’
By Dennis Harvey
Plus: Edgar Wright and Noah Baumbach's latest, fine 'Rebuilding,' urgent 'Anniversary,' barbed 'Disinvited,' more new movies
In ‘Demonschool,’ ’70s Italian horror films meet university life. Plus demons.
By Leah Isobel
Necrosoft's Brandon Sheffield on his rad new Giallo-influenced game, his journalism background—and why rents must come down.
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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S 'ECHO' FLIES HIGH UNDER THE BIG TOP AT ORACLE PARK
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