Hardcover Fiction 1. The Law of Innocence, by Michael Connelly 2. The Moonflower Murders: A Novel, Anthony Horowitz 3. Snow: A Novel, John Banville Hardcover Nonfictio... Read More
An intriguing article in the online edition of the British newspaper The Guardian recently came to my attention, and it was accompanied by a sound file that was both creepy and fu... Read More
Fri.–Mon. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday 1–8 p.m. 200 Larkin St. This exhibition traces the pathways of 12th-century stone reliefs and 15th-century ceramics, from Vietnam to the oc... Read More
In the 1940s, Abstract Expressionism was an American painting movement that grew to have a global influence on the visual arts. During that same period, David Park filled his Ford... Read More
Now more than ever, a little escapism goes a long way to ease the stress that’s become a default setting for many of us. And if you can find a TV series or movie that generates ... Read More
Hard Cover Fiction 1. Time For Mercy, by John Grisham 2. Lying Life of Adults, by Elena Ferrante 3. Vanishing Half: A Novel, by Brit Bennett Hardcover Nonfiction 1.... Read More
Fall gives us many things to look forward to — shorter days, long shadows, falling (brown) leaves, and Thanksgiving, to name a few. Fall is also opera season and opera fans are ... Read More
Bay Area museums and galleries closed their doors to the public in March and have instead offered virtual tours and online education experiences. Starting in late September, sever... Read More
Hard Cover Fiction 1. Lying Life of Adults, by Elena Ferrante 2. Vanishing Half: A Novel, by Brit Bennett 3. Transcendent Kingdom: A Novel, by Yaa Gyasi Hard Cover... Read More
It’s a livestreaming life we’re all living these days as we adapt to what we must, just as museums, theater and dance companies, and other groups have done. While museums have... Read More
In addition to revisiting the hidden perils of small-town America in the 1980s, and introducing viewers to the deadly Demogorgon and the Upside Down dimension, the breakout Ne... Read More
Where can I find out about good new music?” A friend recently asked me that question in conjunction with a complaint about having lost his favorite rock radio station when it ch... Read More
Originally presented in the San Francisco Art Institute’s Walter and McBean Galleries earlier this year, SFAI and Oakland’s Aggregate Space Gallery have created an immersive v... Read More
Regardless of gender, it isn’t easy being a pioneer, and historically, it’s been even tougher for women to blaze new paths in fields long dominated by men. Now, decades after ... Read More
Just west of San Francisco’s City Hall is a neighborhood that has had many names over the years. First, the Western Addition, and then after large Victorian mansions were constr... Read More