Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Ghazi’s gamble: The record executive making a bold bet on SF’s downtown

Culture

In a rare interview, Empire founder Ghazi Shami explains why he bought a bank building downtown and what he plans to do with it. 

The Standard Staff

This weekend: Black history, Imagine Picasso, SF Beer Week, ‘Sexploration’ and more

February is Black History Month and there are numerous ways to celebrate the occasion in San Francisco.

Nick Veronin

Bill Kopp

Metallica fell in love with San Francisco. Then they made thrash metal a new kind of art

In 1982, Metallica moved their fledgling band from L.A. to the Bay Area. They would go on to change the face of popular music.

Richard von Busack

Critic’s picks: A guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival’s in-person return

After spending two years online, the 65th installment of SFFilm-organized international film festival returns with a slate of movies and documentaries—many by women, non-binary and BIPOC directors.

Sports Columnist

Tim Kawakami

Jimmy Butler is giving the Warriors ‘the power of free throws’ — and a whole lot more

Sports

Gone is the end-of-game tightness. Gone is the over-reliance on Steph Curry's offense. Butler has made the Warriors more assured and more balanced overall.

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Ghazi’s gamble: The record executive making a bold bet on SF’s downtown

This weekend: Black history, Imagine Picasso, SF Beer Week, ‘Sexploration’ and more

Metallica fell in love with San Francisco. Then they made thrash metal a new kind of art

Critic’s picks: A guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival’s in-person return

Jimmy Butler is giving the Warriors ‘the power of free throws’ — and a whole lot more