“Anora” is an exceptional movie, but it’s not even close to perfect. It’s a product of director Sean Baker’s amazing control and also of his lack of control. Yet the film overall is extraordinary and ...

In the wistful and vivid “Roman Year: A Memoir,” writer André Aciman relives the isolation that honed his gifts of observation. “Roman Year: A Memoir” by André Aciman. Photo: Farrar Straus & Giroux ...

Opening a restaurant is notoriously hard. There are staff to train, vendors to secure, inspections to pass and countless other variables — like a ghost witch who puts live insects in the gourmet foams ...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s latest program beautifully bridges the old and new with Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s emotional and dynamic “I Remember Now.” The Smuin company surges in synchronized ...

Private investigator Charlie Rapp (Adam KuveNiemann) samples some cake offered by Truly (Rachel Clausen) in “Yaga” at Marin Theatre. Photo: David Allen/Marin Theatre “Do you have a rash?,” people keep ...

Brittany Newell, the San Francisco author and professional dominatrix whose new book, “Soft Core,” came out Feb. 4, poses for a portrait in the upstairs office at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge in the ...

Last week, the Colombian singer canceled her entire North American arena tour. Now, she has announced new dates, larger venues and additional cities. Shakira announced she has scrapped her arena tour ...

A conductor helps turn a cable car next to people waiting in line to board at Powell and Market streets. Photo: Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle San Franciscans have a toxic relationship with the city’s ...

The In-N-Out hamburger chain is sizzling mad after San Francisco shut down its indoor dining for refusing to check customers’ vaccination status. Photo: Adam Lau / Associated Press When San ...

“Fever House” by Keith Rosson is his fourth novel but not his first foray into the horror genre. Photo: Random House After Tim Reed cuts the engine of his rusty Datsun hatchback, his business compadre ...

Slim’s nightclub in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood is closing after 30 years, a decision made before the coronavirus pandemic forced its immediate shutdown. Photo: Liz Hafalia / The ...

Benjamin Bossi’s sax solos for San Francisco new wave band Romeo Void were influenced by jazz and funk. Photo: Frank Zincavage Benjamin Bossi, the dynamic saxophonist for San Francisco new wave icons ...