Ten movies that mattered in 2023

Like the winds of winter and solstice celebrations, an annual best-of-the-year list from movie critics is inevitable as the calendar flips to January. So here’s a survey of my T... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Hypocrite Hill is more like Mount Everest for this year’s oxygen-deprived nominees

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

It may not come as a surprise, but several of the 2023 nominees for my second annual Hypocrite Hill Awards made the list in 2022. This year’s runner-up, however, isn’t an indi... Read More

Politics as Usual

It’s the Jews

What gets extremists angry

By John Zipperer

“Google, Google you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.” —Pro-Palestinian Google employees protesting their own company “Goldie, Goldie you can’t hide... Read More

Art World

Eco-artist Bonnie Ora Sherk’s groundbreaking work

By Sharon Anderson

“Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970” is the first posthumous solo exhibition and first major survey in the Bay Area of the late artist’s work as an environmental educ... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here is a list of the most popular books sold last month and last year at Books Inc. in the Marina: HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Iron Flame, by Rebecca Yarros 2. Fourth Wing,... Read More

MomSense

Connecting with your teen

By Liz Farrell

Have you heard the saying, “The days are long, but the years are short?” I remember when my kids were younger, and someone would stop me and say this as I looked harried at th... Read More

Real Estate

The new year may bring new life

By Garey De Martini

In mid-December the real estate market received an early Christmas gift. The Fed held interest rates steady at its Dec. 13 meeting. What’s more, the Fed also forecast that it’... Read More

Best Premium Cam Site: Flirt4Free

By Brand Partner Content

Boasting nearly 3 decades of sex cam savvy, Flirt4Free has really carved a niche for itself as the camsite for gentlemen of discriminating tastes. While the meat markets on fr... Read More

Coastal Commuter

Give ’til it hurts

By Michael Snyder

O.K., who’s the one who gets the Star Wars-themed bear mugs? Photo: Jill Wellington/Pixabay... Read More

California Proposes New Regulations for E-Bikes

By Brand Partner Content

A new California bill aims to better protect children by keeping them off of electric bicycles. The proposed legislation is also intended to make sure bicyclists know about the da... Read More

Calendar

Celebrate the holidays with the S.F. Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

By Lynette Majer

Nothing says the holidays quite like the San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker. Although the company has a long history with Tchaikovsky’s ballet, staging the first American full-... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Follow the money

Shamann Walton’s YCD subsidiary got a no-bid contract on shipyard homes — but where’s the money?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

On Dec. 17, 2014, the late Mayor Ed Lee and Lennar Urban broke ground on Pacific Pointe at the Shipyard, 60 permanently affordable family homes in Bayview-Hunters Point shipyard. ... Read More

Politics as Usual

2023: A remarkable year

A review of highlights and lowerlights

By John Zipperer

As we race toward the open maw that is 2024, let’s take a moment to remember what was a truly remarkable year. I am talking about 2023, of course; and I also acknowledge that �... Read More

Art World

‘Glow: Discover the art of light’ at the Exploratorium

By Sharon Anderson

The Exploratorium is bringing back luminous art in “Glow: Discover the Art of Light.” The show has returned to Pier 15 through Jan. 28, 2024, bringing with it a range of inter... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here is a list of the most popular books sold last month at Books Inc. in the Marina: HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Iron Flame, by Rebecca Yarros 2. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Ya... Read More

2023 December