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Monosodium glutamate is at the center of a new show at the San Francisco Playhouse, “ Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play .” ...

Monosodium glutamate is at the center of a new show at the San Francisco Playhouse, “ Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play .” Written by Keiko Green, and directed by Jesca Prudencio, the plot follows a ...

"Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play" runs through March 8 at San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post St., San Francisco. Tickets are $35-$135 at sfplayhouse.org.

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Steve and Lucas look at pink-haired anime girls (and boys) and its codified character archetypes (cute! spunky! murderer!). Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this ...

From the studio that made Your Name, Dragonite and the Postman is a new anime short that is releasing on Pokémon day late ...

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