The Standard Staff

This weekend: ‘Star Trek IV’ in Union Square, a hashish dream, paper creations and Planet Booty

Culture

Ron Funches knows there’s something wrong with America. His proof? English reality television. “If a competitor on The Great British Baking Show finishes early, do you know what they do?” he asks the crowd during his 2019 Comedy Centra Stand-Up special. “They go and help… the other competitors.” The comedian—who performs at Cobb’s this Sunday—notes…

This weekend: A ‘Couture Fantasy,’ reinterpreted ‘Richard II’ and more

Plus, historic photographs of The Bayview, a ‘Hunky Jesus’ contest and a mini bluegrass festival.

Editor-at-Large

Erin Feher

Oakland’s cool kids bring some East Bay swagger to an SF restaurant

A designer and "plant whisperer" supercharged the interiors at the Ethiopian-Dominican hot spot Meski. It’s the jolt of style the city needs now.

Business Editor

Kevin Truong

46% of BART riders say they witnessed crime in the system, poll shows

News

Boosting ridership is key as the system rushes headlong into a fiscal cliff as federal relief funds expire.

Julie Zigoris

On view for first—and perhaps only—time, ‘Zen Mona Lisa’ hangs in San Francisco

The famed brush painting is on loan from its Kyoto temple in an attempt to soothe the city’s suffering. 


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This weekend: ‘Star Trek IV’ in Union Square, a hashish dream, paper creations and Planet Booty

This weekend: A ‘Couture Fantasy,’ reinterpreted ‘Richard II’ and more

Oakland’s cool kids bring some East Bay swagger to an SF restaurant

46% of BART riders say they witnessed crime in the system, poll shows

On view for first—and perhaps only—time, ‘Zen Mona Lisa’ hangs in San Francisco