By Jan Wahl – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wasn’t always led by a man of no morals doing whatever a tyrant commands. There was a time when the FCC…
By Gary M. Kramer – This year’s Mill Valley Film Festival will open October 2 with director Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet and will close October 12 with a screening of Rental…
In the final days of summer and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Flower Piano will fill San Francisco Botanical Garden with music for everybody, September 12–21, 2025. Participants are invited to…
By Gary M. Kramer – The Compatriots, out September 16 on VOD, is an affable comedy about a serious subject. Closeted high school student Javi (Rafael Silva) is feeling good…
By Jan Wahl – Like my friend and colleague, David Landis, The Gay Gourmet, I just love food. The only thing I like more than eating is talking about it.…
Cal Performances, the world-class performing arts presenter at UC Berkeley, this weekend will launch its ambitious and wide-ranging 2025–26 season. With a lineup of more than 80 performances, the new…
By Gary M. Kramer – In the bold, fabulous, and queer absurdist drama, Kill the Jockey, out September 2 on VOD, Remo (out gay actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), a once-successful…
By Carly Ozard– (Editor’s Note: When the publishers of the San Francisco Bay Times first saw Carly Ozard perform, at Pride Brunches formerly held each year by Gary Virginia and…
By Gary M. Kramer– Out gay filmmaker Jay Arnold went all the way to San Gimignano, Italy, for his tasty new documentary, Sergio Dondoli’s Happy Life, available on demand August…
By Jan Wahl– My mother said brilliant things to me, like, “Always draw outside the lines.” And, “What people think of you is none of your business.” But she also…
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