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A & E

SFMOMA reopens in expanded space

By Sharon Anderson

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will open its doors to the public on May 14 after a massive seven-year expansion project. The acclaimed Norwegian architectural firm Snøhett... Read More
The Best of Books

Best-selling at Books Inc.

By Brian Pettis

Books Inc. best-seller list Mile 46: Face to Face in Maasailand, by Joni Binder (hardcover) Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion, by Elle Luna (hardcover) C... Read More
A & E, Movie Reviews

Envisioning music-makers

By Michael Snyder

If the current schedule of releases is any indication, the movie industry can’t get enough of on-screen biographies about notable musicians — especially ones with checkered... Read More
A & E, Arts & Culture

The Wattis Institute presents Void California: 1975–1989

By Sharon Anderson

A survey of punk-inflected media is on display through April 9 at The Wattis Institute. Void California takes a look at a parody of culture that created an alternative history of... Read More
Movie Reviews

Movies for grownups

By Michael Snyder

Now that the Oscars have come and gone, entertainment awards hysteria is on hold until the Emmys in early fall. That generally means more adult fare at the cinema until the movie i... Read More
A & E

Pierre Bonnard: Painting Arcadia at the Legion of Honor

By Sharon Anderson

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture. — Pierre Bonnard The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents the first ... Read More
The Best of Books

Best-selling at Books Inc.

Flying off the shelves
By Brian Pettis

Books Inc. best-seller list City of Thieves, by David Benioff (paperback) 111 Places in San Francisco That You Must Not Miss, by Floriana Peterson (paperback) The Tender Bar: A Me... Read More
A & E, Movie Reviews

Finding romance on screen

By Michael Snyder

Valentine’s Day is upon us, and that means romance is in the air. Romance means trysts, assignations, and dates — especially on the foremost holiday for lovers. And dates o... Read More
The Best of Books

Best-selling at Books Inc.

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list 111 Places in San Francisco That You Must Not Miss, by Floriana Peterson (paperback) City of Thieves, by David Benioff (paperback) The Sense of an Endi... Read More
A & E, Movie Reviews

Revisiting the best movies of 2015

By Michael Snyder

A new year dawns, and for me that brings the requisite reflection on the events of the previous year. In the case of this column, that would mean the highs and lows in cinema durin... Read More
A & E

Tony Serra: A lawyer greedy for life

By Ernest Beyl

For the past several months, our attention has been riveted on the sensational drama of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, whose attorney, Tony Serra, has been displaying a cou... Read More
A & E

Janet Cardiff’s ‘The Forty Part Motet’ to close this month

By Sharon Anderson

The Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) have presented the sound installation, The Forty Part Motet by sound artist Janet C... Read More
A & E, Enter Stage Left

Sugar cookies, icing, and ultimate loss: The full catastrophe

By Evalyn Baron

I’ve lost about 30 pounds in the past months by stopping my intake of refined sugar. Truthfully, I did it because I was frightened of what the doctor told me at one of my las... Read More
The Best of Books

Best sellers: Marina Books Inc.

By Brian Pettus

Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd Winick (hardcover) 111 Places in San Francisco that You Must not Miss, by Floriana Peterson (paperback) Season of the Witch, by ... Read More
Book Notes

San Francisco is ready for its close-up

A new look at the city’s personalities is a biography of the ever-changing city by the bay
By John Zipperer

San Francisco is having an identity crisis. People are arguing and legislating and propositioning about what the city is and what it is becoming. Who are these new people filling u... Read More


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