If music be the food of love, play on.” Thus wrote good Will Shakespeare in his fanciful comedy Twelfth Night. If it’s clever and pithy and insightful about the human experienc... Read More
The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins (paperback) City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff (paperback) The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, by Amy Schumer (hardcover) Designin... Read More
Although new television programming comes our way all year long in the modern, multiplatform digital world, there’s still something comforting and even a little exciting about th... Read More
We believe in the power of constant reminders of peace. — 27 Steps design team Artists, architects, designers, and technologists have created an installation to deliver a message... Read More
BEST SELLER LIST Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two, by J.K. Rowling (hardcover) The Narrow Corner, by Somerset Maugham (paperback) City of Thieves: A Novel, by ... Read More
Two movies with major Bay Area connections are being released this month, and despite their differences, the gritty narrative Kicks and the provocative documentary Author: The JT L... Read More
I feel safe in the midst of my enemies, for the truth is all powerful and will prevail. — Sojourner Truth Through oct. 23, the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive pre... Read More
Smuin Ballet presents Stabat Mater, Michael Smuin’s powerful response to 9/11, and which evokes the timeless message of love, loss, and eternal hope in the face of challenges... Read More
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents an exhibition through Oct. 9 exploring the art of Ed Ruscha and the American West. The museum acquired the artist’s complete ... Read More
BEST SELLER LIST: City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff (paperback) The Girls, by Emma Cline (hardcover) Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan (paperback) The T... Read More
Imagine my delight at learning of a new animated movie based on French author and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beloved 1943 novella, The Little Prince, a book I’v... Read More
BEST SELLER LIST: City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff (paperback) 111 Places in San Francisco That You Must Not Miss, by Floriana Peterson (paperback) Barbarian Days: A Sur... Read More
The summer barrage of action-driven, special-effects-laden epics and other buckets of box office bait is as inevitable as a chilly San Francisco night in July. Meanwhile, what of t... Read More
All you have to do is hear the name, or read it on a page, and a whole world opens up before your eyes. A vast, mysterious world, unlike any other in the history of cinema. — Mar... Read More
MAGGIE’S PLAN With her frequent presence in savvy, hip, low-budget features, Greta Gerwig is the current Queen of the Indies, starring in a run of independent movies spotligh... Read More