dangentile007.bsky.social
@dangentile007.bsky.social
Senior culture editor at @sfgate. DJ, music producer, video artist, coffee nerd, BBQ snob. Dan.Gentile@sfgate.com
Highly recommend a visit to this very sweet-smelling little museum sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The hidden Berkeley museum that brings visitors to tears
The museum is open only one day a week.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Highly recommend a visit to this very sweet-smelling little museum sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Hung out with my friend Dave again this weekend, he hasn't changed! www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Dave Chappelle can't shy away from controversy at SF Super Bowl bash
“I lost everything, and I found myself in the bay.”
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February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Hung out with my friend Dave again this weekend, he hasn't changed! www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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Here’s my review of Melania. It is bad. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
'Melania' is so, so, so bad
"It has no journalistic value and even less entertainment value."
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February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Here’s my review of Melania. It is bad. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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i can’t believe i get to edit something like this for work
An unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials during a joint meeting of the City Council, city authorities, and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority on Monday, using his public comment to condemn the city’s stance on cooperation with ICE.
January 29, 2026 at 5:38 AM
i can’t believe i get to edit something like this for work
Lots of folks saying Josephine is the big film to break out of Sundance this year, and I’m with them www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Heartbreaking SF film premieres at Sundance to multiple standing ovations
The film is sure to be one of the standouts from Sundance.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Lots of folks saying Josephine is the big film to break out of Sundance this year, and I’m with them www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
One of the best movies I’ve seen at Sundance so far www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Oscar-winning director delivers a thrilling Sundance standout
"I can tell you all that I was scared s—tless about the actors."
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January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
One of the best movies I’ve seen at Sundance so far www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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Charli XCX appeared at Sundance to promote her new mockumentary "The Moment."
Charli XCX wants 'brat to stop,' takes over Sundance with roles in 3 films
Charli XCX appeared at Sundance to promote her new mockumentary "The Moment."
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January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Charli XCX appeared at Sundance to promote her new mockumentary "The Moment."
One of the all-time most shameful headlines I’ve ever seen @nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
One of the all-time most shameful headlines I’ve ever seen @nytimes.com
I went deep on Rumors, a song that I've played at DJ sets roughly 100 times that was recorded in the Bay and spawned contract disputes, an imposter group, and both parodies and diss tracks. @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
This Bay Area 1-hit wonder sold a million copies. Then everything unraveled.
It was one of the biggest hits of 1986.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I went deep on Rumors, a song that I've played at DJ sets roughly 100 times that was recorded in the Bay and spawned contract disputes, an imposter group, and both parodies and diss tracks. @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Incredible reporting from @stephco.bsky.social and @leddder.bsky.social on an AI tragedy for @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
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January 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Incredible reporting from @stephco.bsky.social and @leddder.bsky.social on an AI tragedy for @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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Sad for New Year's! A vibe report from "Re-Animation" in Fruitvale www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sad-for-new-...
Sad for New Year's
"Re-Animation," New Year’s Eve, Fruitvale warehouse
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January 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Sad for New Year's! A vibe report from "Re-Animation" in Fruitvale www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sad-for-new-...
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has hailed the troops fighting his war in Ukraine as sacred heroes. But confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal a pattern of brutality and coercion in the ranks that is hidden from the Russian public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has hailed the troops fighting his war in Ukraine as sacred heroes. But confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal a pattern of brutality and coercion in the ranks that is hidden from the Russian public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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It took a disaster to open the bridge to pedestrians.
The last time a Bay Area crowd (legally) walked on the Bay Bridge
It took a disaster to open the bridge to pedestrians.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It took a disaster to open the bridge to pedestrians.
For the first time ever, I’ve seen enough movies to make a proper top 10 list, and I’m happy to shoutout a few films that got downright ignored by most critics. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
I saw 70 films in theaters this year. Here are my best movies of 2025.
Including favorites from Sundance, Cannes and TIFF.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For the first time ever, I’ve seen enough movies to make a proper top 10 list, and I’m happy to shoutout a few films that got downright ignored by most critics. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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you can’t be in exile if you have a pool house
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
you can’t be in exile if you have a pool house
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My father, Nick Infante, adored the American beer business. A week ago, he passed away. My column today at @vinepair.com is a tribute to his lifelong passion for the trade, and a challenge to its leaders to hold close all that makes it unique.
The Beer Industry Is Special. My Dad Taught Me That
I love beer, and I love covering the beer industry, and those are two different things. I am constantly explaining to people — angry readers, new sources, confused strangers — that while I personally ...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My father, Nick Infante, adored the American beer business. A week ago, he passed away. My column today at @vinepair.com is a tribute to his lifelong passion for the trade, and a challenge to its leaders to hold close all that makes it unique.
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This is probably one of the topics I hope to tackle in the local paper, ie how LLM evangelism is more about marketing and selling the promise of labor discipline than it is a utopian technology
When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is probably one of the topics I hope to tackle in the local paper, ie how LLM evangelism is more about marketing and selling the promise of labor discipline than it is a utopian technology
I went deep on the history of everyone’s least favorite holiday: SantaCon www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The San Francisco tradition that snowballed into 'bro-mageddon'
"This is probably the worst day of the year."
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December 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I went deep on the history of everyone’s least favorite holiday: SantaCon www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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If you ask AI to describe its own writing style, it’ll say it’s too smooth, too neutral.
“In fact, this is not even remotely true. A.I. writing is marked by a whole complex of frankly bizarre rhetorical features that make it immediately distinctive… It’s not smooth or neutral at all—it’s weird.”
“In fact, this is not even remotely true. A.I. writing is marked by a whole complex of frankly bizarre rhetorical features that make it immediately distinctive… It’s not smooth or neutral at all—it’s weird.”
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you ask AI to describe its own writing style, it’ll say it’s too smooth, too neutral.
“In fact, this is not even remotely true. A.I. writing is marked by a whole complex of frankly bizarre rhetorical features that make it immediately distinctive… It’s not smooth or neutral at all—it’s weird.”
“In fact, this is not even remotely true. A.I. writing is marked by a whole complex of frankly bizarre rhetorical features that make it immediately distinctive… It’s not smooth or neutral at all—it’s weird.”
And here’s my Khruangbin review www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The ultimate millennial 'vibes' band sells out 2 intimate SF concerts
There's no way to talk about the band without using the V-word.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
And here’s my Khruangbin review www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Big vibes at the Khruangbin on Saturday night
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Big vibes at the Khruangbin on Saturday night
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After writing two surprise hits, the band left the city.
After decamping for New York, San Francisco band makes triumphant return
After writing two surprise hits, the band left the city.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
After writing two surprise hits, the band left the city.
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Anyone posted this one yet?
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Anyone posted this one yet?
If you missed all three (!) of David Byrne's SF shows, here's a little FOMO inducing review for ya www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Rock legend hits Golden Gate Park before sold-out San Francisco show
The eccentric frontman was joined by a dozen bandmates.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If you missed all three (!) of David Byrne's SF shows, here's a little FOMO inducing review for ya www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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