Arts & Culture columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle, farmer’s market patron, small dog person.https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3mc3k44xi2k2j‘Orwellian’ is the only word for Trump’s reaction to the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/books/article/orwellian-ice-shooting-trump-21284680.php10 Jan 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3k44xi2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3mbcigzs5xk2kFrom tears to triumph: A timeline of S.F. drag club Oasis https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/timeline-oasis/31 Dec 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbcigzs5xk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3mb3x23n5ik2w2026 Culture Forecast: Bold colors, more naps and civil disobedience https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/2026-trends-in-out-21252523.php29 Dec 2025 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb3x23n5ik2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3mawg2azxmk2zDays before it was slated to close, Oasis gets a Christmas gift that will allow them to reopen in 2026. D'Arcy Drollinger gave me the exclusive! https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-oasis-saved-donation-21257869.php26 Dec 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawg2azxmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m7uubpktkc2yShe was the ‘mad genius’ behind a S.F. restaurant empire — then it fell apart. Can she make a comeback? https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/tosca-leos-oyster-bar-weinberg-20823197.php13 Dec 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7uubpktkc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m5ttubia5k25Have you seen the massive inflatable on top of SFMOMA? Artist KAWS shares the story behind it. https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sfmoma-kaws-family-exhibit-21169707.php17 Nov 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ttubia5k25https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m5m5y77qs225Most experts recommend couples give themselves at least one year to plan their wedding. But David Saxe and Melissa Blaustein used half that time to stage a four-day arts festival that culminated in their “I do” at one of Napa’s signature museums. https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/david-saxe-melissa-blaustein-21139318.php14 Nov 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m5y77qs225https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m4ehgvpcgk2nDrag Queen Story Hour originator appointed as San Francisco’s next Drag Laureate https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-drag-laureate-transgender-21114098.php29 Oct 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ehgvpcgk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m4bhzbfp7s2dThis S.F. museum will forgo permanent home for new nomadic model https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/ica-sf-nomadic-exhibitions-21114100.php28 Oct 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bhzbfp7s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m4a3grwz6c2eReminder- I did a Comme des Garcons David Sedaris story before W. https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/david-sedaris-napa-20225812.php28 Oct 2025 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4a3grwz6c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m3g725v6kk2uHow revisiting ‘Rocky Horror’ at S.F.’s Oasis reminded me what it means to belong https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-oasis-rocky-horror-farewell-21097180.php17 Oct 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3g725v6kk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3m2asrqrxi22fHow Bette Midler inspired this ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner’s latest S.F. show https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/ginger-minj-hocus-pocus-sf-21073866.php03 Oct 2025 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2asrqrxi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lzzesujlc22mIs Sam Smith the first act at the newly renovated Castro Theatre in February 2026? https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sam-smith-castro-theatre-sf-21074294.php30 Sep 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzesujlc22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lzqq2kjmsk2lHeklina shaped drag culture. After her death, her community is making sure it lasts. https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/heklina-drag-closet/26 Sep 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqq2kjmsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lyymctfu6s26‘See you, Hubbell’: Reflecting on Robert Redford and the unattainable man https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/robert-redford-way-we-were-21051246.php17 Sep 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyymctfu6s26https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lyr3yabnh22d‘Back to the music’: S.F. Symphony opens new season with optimism https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-symphony-gala-celebration-21045216.php14 Sep 2025 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyr3yabnh22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lym4fjvr2223If we gloat in Charlie Kirk’s death, we become what we loathe https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/charlie-kirk-killing-reaction-21041845.php12 Sep 2025 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lym4fjvr2223https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lygayq7jrs2oLynn Hershman Leeson explores aging, science in ‘About Time’ https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/lynn-hershman-leeson-about-time-21037057.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral via @sfchronicle09 Sep 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygayq7jrs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3ly7oae4qas2jS.F. Opera Ball highlights urgent need for support: ‘No civilization has ever survived without culture’ https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-opera-arts-funding-21033150.php07 Sep 2025 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly7oae4qas2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lxztyknatc2dThis ‘Clueless’ star and S.F. resident is making a movie about the worst year of her life https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/clueless-elisa-donovan-sf-20807126.php04 Sep 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxztyknatc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lwkgo53o5k2pDean Cain’a latest role as an ICE recruit shows he’a no Superman. https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/dean-cain-ice-superman-20809312.php16 Aug 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwkgo53o5k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lwfazzecgc26I couldn’t help but wonder, is this really the end of “Sex?” https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/just-like-that-finale-20814218.php14 Aug 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwfazzecgc26https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lw322c42z226Exclusive: How Doja Cat’s surprise show at Oasis came together during Outside Lands https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/doja-cat-surprise-sf-oasis-show-20811034.php10 Aug 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw322c42z226https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lvyzh55mnc27I feel like if you’re in the “thump zone” of Outside Lands where all you hear is the pounding bass you should be entitled to some kind of inconvenience fee.10 Aug 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvyzh55mnc27https://bsky.app/profile/tonybravosf.bsky.social/post/3lvnzm3adls2zBrixton and Linda have been beloved members of the community now for years- Jess Lander has a full report at @sfchronicle.com https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/brixton-therapy-dog-cancer-20799985.php05 Aug 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:g4f5l2jyj3hlshitpq5czhgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnzm3adls2z