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    Filthy Lucre

    Filthy Lucre

    I’m often surprised at how many people have a deeply ambivalent relationship to money. On the one hand, we spend most of our waking hours trying to earn it. We…

    The Duke of Burgandy Drips with Dreamy, Kinky Romanticism

    The Duke of Burgandy Drips with Dreamy, Kinky Romanticism

    The Venn diagrams of lesbians, S&M practitioners, and lepidopterists overlap in The Duke of Burgandy, writer/director Peter Strickland’s distinctive, ecstatic, and arch romantic drama. The film takes its visual cues…

    To Outline or Not to Outline

    To Outline or Not to Outline

    Michele Karlsberg: Do you work to an outline or plot, or do you prefer just to see where an idea takes you? Lucy Jane Bledsoe: I wish I could work…

    Each of Us Is Born with a Seeded Soul

    Each of Us Is Born with a Seeded Soul

    Renowned author and mythologist Michael Meade has made it his life’s mission to elicit the inner genius in others. He believes that provoking people’s unique potential is critical to combatting…

    Sister Dana Sez: Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun

    Sister Dana Sez:  Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun

    Sister Dana sez, “After the horrible Charlie Hebdo massacre, I need to quote from Salman Rushdie, who wrote “Satanic Verses:” “Religion, a medieval form of unreason, when combined with modern…

    Jim and Fred: A Love Story, Part 2

    Jim and Fred: A Love Story, Part 2

    Jim and Fred’s story in the previous “Aging in Community” column poignantly revealed some of the unique challenges faced by LGBT caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia. Like…

    Photo©Gareth Gooch 2015 ( Garaje Gooch ) Celebrating the Imperial Council of San Francisco on Its 50th Anniversary At an event a few years ago, a member of our San…

    Irene Young Retrospective Highlights Her Photos of Women’s Music Artists This weekend, acclaimed music photographer Irene Young will present an exhibit of rare Women’s Music photographs, spanning the 40 years…

    Ann Rostow: Let the Sun Shine

    By Ann Rostow Let the Sun Shine We can now welcome Florida to the Promised Land, bringing the number of marriage equality states to 36 as 2015 begins. The Sunshine…

    Birthday Wishes for Michael Tilson Thomas

    Birthday Wishes for Michael Tilson Thomas

    Calif. State Senator Mark Leno: 1994 was an important year for our beloved city, as it was then that the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas made it official.…