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Harmon Leon's "A. I. vs Human Roast Battle' asks "Are you funnier than a computer?'
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (331+ words) The event consisted of the two going head-to-head in three rounds, a winner to be determined by a panel of three judges sitting at the head of the stage, regally bearing witness to the dystopic Kurt Vonnegut satire in all…...
San Francisco Playhouse's "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really' is a bloody mess
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (452+ words) The biggest issues with "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really" are obvious from the title alone: It forgoes any form of subtlety, instead opting to beat audiences over the head with trite dialogue and simplistic plotlines....
Roxie Theater lights up for "Dykes, Camera, Action!
3+ week, 4+ day ago (291+ words) Caroline Berler's 2018 documentary "Dykes, Camera, Action!" remains timeless while covering more than 50 years of history, both in cinema and in American politics. San Francisco celebrated Lesbian Visibility Week with a screening of Caroline Berler's 2018 documentary "Dykes, Camera, Action!" at the…...
Playing around with words that are awesome
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (458+ words) Sometimes, I look at a word and think to myself, "That's a good word." Sometimes, I look at a word and will go so far to think, "Wow, that's an awesome word, even." I can think of a few right…...
Broadway SF's "Shucked' has a corn chip on its shoulder
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (382+ words) In her essay "Notes On "Camp," Susan Sontag points out how certain forms of art, like kitschy decor and cult films, are so bad theyre good; camp "converts the serious into the frivolous." Now, what if you take the next…...
The Church of Clown preaches an escapist gospel to millennial American woes
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) It must be noted that the strongest part of the show was its audience participation, where performers took advantage of the small space and proximity between the stage and seating area. The interior walls are a charming pinkish-purple, covered in…...
Lena Dunham's "Too Much' is witty, wonderful
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (214+ words) 13 years after her revolutionary television debut, "Girls," Lena Dunham's romantic comedy series, "Too Much," graced Netflix on June 10. Building on her masterful depiction of millennial cringe culture in "Girls," "Too Much" delves into love in the era of influencers and…...