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Art World

Exclusive U.S. retrospective of Walker Evans at SFMOMA

By Sharon Anderson

Walker Evans is best known as a documentarian of the Great Depression. His photos from this era while working for the Farm Security Administration (which, as part of the New Deal,... Read More
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The Speakeasy: Theater as time machine

By Michael Snyder

It was a temperate evening on the Barbary Coast. The meet-up was on the corner of Grant and Vallejo Streets. He was a little on the flamboyant side in his orange hat and scarf, but... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Brian Pettus

The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life, by Chris Guillebeau (paperback) The Couple Next Door: A Novel, by Shari Lapena (paperback) Crazy ... Read More
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Suzanne Ramsey: Blithe keyboardist, ukulele-player, and singer who performs as Kitten on the Keys is a San Francisco treat

By Michael Snyder

There’s a certain brand of talent laced with eccentricity, humor, and sometimes genuine beauty that seems specific or, better yet, peculiar to the Bay Area — a place where a co... Read More
Book Notes

The life of curator and eccentric raconteur Walter Hopps in ‘The Dream Colony: A Life in Art’

By Sharon Anderson

Many of us can’t remember a world where Andy Warhol’s soup can paintings and Roy Lichtenstein’s ben day dots weren’t a ubiquitous part of modern art’s visual landscape. O... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Compiled by Brian Pettus Man of the Year: A Memoir, by Lou Cove (hardcover) A Really Big Lunch: Meditations on Food and Life from the Roving Gourmand, by Jim Harrison (hardcover) ... Read More
Movie Reviews

Historically cinematic

By Michael Snyder

Some astute fellow from back in the day said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If only I could recall who that was. Just kidding. The quote come... Read More
Television

Tuning in to new tube treats

By Michael Snyder

The now-prevalent year-round barrage of television premieres assures viewers will receive another selection of new and returning programs throughout the summer, whether riches or r... Read More
A & E

Edvard Munch:  Between the Clock and the Bed at SFMOMA

By Sharon Anderson

Self Portrait: Between the Clock and The Bed is a work conceived by Symbolist painter Edvard Munch between 1940 and 1943. A gaunt figure stares ahead absorbed in thought while st... Read More
A & E

Let the summer street festivals begin

By Lynette Majer

The traditional beginning of summer in most parts of the country is Memorial Day, but in San Francisco, it’s also our unique street festivals. We may see many of the same ven... Read More
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Decorator Showcase Celebrates 40th Year

By Lynette Majer

The site of the 40th San Francisco Decorator Showcase, 2698 Pacific Avenue (at Scott), is a 1904 Classical Revival, although Italian Renaissance-inspired, mansion. A colonnaded tem... Read More
Movie Reviews

Busting out the big summer movies

By Michael Snyder

Summer is officially upon us june 20, but the summer movie season starts in early May. It’s a time of big-budget franchise films and family oriented crowd-pleasers, despite t... Read More
A & E

The Art of Eyvind Earle at the Walt Disney Family Museum

By Sharon Anderson

From May 18 through Jan. 8, 2018, the Walt Disney Family Museum presents Awakening Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle. Best known as the lead stylist for Walt Disney’s class... Read More
Movie Reviews

Ticket to ‘Toon Town

‘My Life As a Zucchini’ & ‘Your Name’
By Michael Snyder

I remember when 2D cartoons and various sorts of stop-motion animation were considered niche or kiddie fare. Even the word “cartoon” suggests something frivolous and tr... Read More
A & E, Movie Reviews

Ticket to ’Toon Town

By Michael Snyder

I remember when 2d cartoons and various sorts of stop-motion animation were considered niche or kiddie fare. Even the word cartoon suggests something frivolous and trivial. Not tha... Read More


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