Zack Ruskin

Fall Music Preview: Upcoming Shows and New Tracks from P-Lo, Dead Kennedys and More

You Can Buy Magic Mushroom Candy Bars Over the Counter in Oakland

Beyoncé Takes Center Stage at This All-Black Drag Show Commemorating New Album

New Music: 5 Fresh SF Releases to Enjoy in August, Including Osees and Mickey Hart’s Drum Supergroup

Liner Notes: Neil Young Shares ‘Toast’—His Decades-Old, SF-Tracked Breakup Album 

Rage For Pride: Queer Supergroup Commando Turn Nü Metal On Its Ear

Where To Enjoy 420 in SF: A Guide to Cannabis Celebrations in the City and Beyond

Rooftop cocktails and music by DJ Miles Medina

Rooftop cocktails and music by DJ Miles Medina at the Line Hotel in San Francisco

The Standard at Sunset

The Standard and the LINE San Francisco invite you to admire the views at Rise Over Run, the hotel’s rooftop bar. Join us for cocktails, music by DJ Miles Medina, and a chance to win free tickets to the Portola Music Festival.

A live chocolate tasting event at the Dandelion Chocolate factory in San Francisco

Sip and Savor: Chocolate and Whiskey Tasting with The Standard

A conversation about AI and creative work

A conversation about A.I. and creative work featuring Kevin Truong, Michael Nuñez, Laird Harrison, and Halim Modi

Learning to Love the Robots

How is AI changing life and work for poets, journalists and other writers? Will this new technology make scribes and wordsmiths irrelevant, or more important than ever? How are professionals embracing—or resisting—tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Bard? Join us for a conversation about the future of the “written” word.