SF's 'Godfather of Comedy' Tony Sparks reclaims his throne "Comics came from all around to be there."

The Brainwash is back! (Kinda) www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Fans pilgrimaged to SF for 73-year-old YouTube sensation Masayoshi Takanaka It was SFGATE senior culture editor Dan Gentile's favorite show of the year.

Best show I've seen this year www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Incredible story here from @mcleantessa.bsky.social

Masayoshi Takanaka, maybe the best show I’ve seen this year

I profiled Aella, one of the internet's most interesting and polarizing figures www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Kanye West Banned From Entering UK The rapper’s “presence would not be conducive to the public good,” the Home Office told the BBC, amid furor over his Wireless Festival booking

who killin'em in the uk, nobody's gonna say you, k pitchfork.com/news/kanye-w...

An A24 movie is filming at San Francisco's Amoeba Music Signs on the store's door announced its closure for the day.

Signs on the store's door announced its closure for the day.

The Coverups, aka Green Day's side project, do Bowie

Four Bay Area tweens made an album in 2000. 25 years later, it became a hit. They recorded an album while they were just preteens.

Wrote about one of the weirdest albums you'll ever hear www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

SFGATE Tech Reporter Under the direction of SFGATE’s news editor, the tech reporter will be a versatile journalist who can deftly navigate the vast, complex world that is the tech industry. You will report on the biggest ...

We're hiring a new tech reporter! eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

National parks employees say SFGATE has been blacklisted National Park Service communicators no longer respond to SFGATE media requests.

Big news on the SFGATE front, @ashleyharrell.bsky.social 's leadership of the national parks team has led to literally unprecedented government reaction www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Overlooked Calif. university is the background for Steve Carell's new HBO show The crew spent two weeks at University of the Pacific.

As you might expect, Steve Carell's new HBO show is hilarious, here's some background on the filming www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

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@sfgate.com is hiring TWO summer interns from @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social. Requirements: You have to be a student in Cal's J-School, and you have to want to do a lot of journalism for California's most-read news site. Deadline is 3/2: eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

A triumphant encore from Christopher Owens

Major film starring Jason Segel and John C. Reilly shoots around a Bay Area town The last major film to shoot in the town was "Chasing Mavericks."

Big scoop from @bimonthly.bsky.social on a major Bay Area film shoot www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Hunting for the world's most mythical cannabis: Big Sur Holy Weed Big Sur could become the cannabis world's Champagne.

An incredible deep dive into a mythic cannabis strain, that also sums up almost every complicated aspect of the cannabis industry, via @leddder.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art...

The hidden Berkeley museum that brings visitors to tears The museum is open only one day a week.

Highly recommend a visit to this very sweet-smelling little museum sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Dave Chappelle can't shy away from controversy at SF Super Bowl bash “I lost everything, and I found myself in the bay.”

Hung out with my friend Dave again this weekend, he hasn't changed! www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

'Melania' is so, so, so bad "It has no journalistic value and even less entertainment value."

Here’s my review of Melania. It is bad. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

i can’t believe i get to edit something like this for work

Heartbreaking SF film premieres at Sundance to multiple standing ovations The film is sure to be one of the standouts from Sundance.

Lots of folks saying Josephine is the big film to break out of Sundance this year, and I’m with them www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Oscar-winning director delivers a thrilling Sundance standout "I can tell you all that I was scared s—tless about the actors."

One of the best movies I’ve seen at Sundance so far www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Charli XCX wants 'brat to stop,' takes over Sundance with roles in 3 films Charli XCX appeared at Sundance to promote her new mockumentary "The Moment."

Charli XCX appeared at Sundance to promote her new mockumentary "The Moment."

One of the all-time most shameful headlines I’ve ever seen @nytimes.com

This Bay Area 1-hit wonder sold a million copies. Then everything unraveled. It was one of the biggest hits of 1986.

I went deep on Rumors, a song that I've played at DJ sets roughly 100 times that was recorded in the Bay and spawned contract disputes, an imposter group, and both parodies and diss tracks. @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose. "Who on earth gives that advice?"

Incredible reporting from @stephco.bsky.social and @leddder.bsky.social on an AI tragedy for @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

Sad for New Year's "Re-Animation," New Year’s Eve, Fruitvale warehouse

Sad for New Year's! A vibe report from "Re-Animation" in Fruitvale www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sad-for-new-...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has hailed the troops fighting his war in Ukraine as sacred heroes. But confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal a pattern of brutality and coercion in the ranks that is hidden from the Russian public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I didn’t, I’ll keep an eye out!