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Television

From best to worst on fall TV

By Michael Snyder

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
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‘27 Steps’ peace pavilion at the Market Street Prototyping Festival

By Sharon Anderson

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
A & E, The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Brian Pettus

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
A & E, Movie Reviews

Local kicks and twists

By Michael Snyder

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
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Sojourner Truth, photography, and the fight against slavery at the Berkeley Art Museum

By Sharon Anderson

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
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Fall arts preview

By Lynette Majer

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
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Ed Ruscha and the Great American West

By Sharon Anderson

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
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. bestseller list

By Brian Pettus

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
A & E, Movie Reviews

Accomplishing a princely feat

By Michael Snyder

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
The Best of Books

Best sellers: Marina Books Inc.

By Brian Pettus

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
Movie Reviews

Fording the midsummer mainstream

By Michael Snyder

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
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Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition at the Contemporary Jewish Museum

By Sharon Anderson

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
Movie Reviews

New Yorkers in transit

By Michael Snyder

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
The Best of Books

Best sellers: Marina Books Inc.

By Brian Pettis

compiled by brian pettus Books Inc. best-seller list 111 Places in San Francisco That You Must Not Miss, by Floriana Peterson (paperback) The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes ... Read More
Television

As the seasons change, so does television (for the better)

By Michael Snyder

When I was a kid, there were only two TV seasons: one in the fall and one in the summer. After our favorite shows ran for 20-plus new episodes from September to May, we had nothing... Read More


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