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Ki Longfellow on writing ‘The Illustrated Vivian Stanshall’

By Sharon Anderson

Musician, singer, writer, and artist Vivian Stanshall is perhaps best known as the charismatic front man of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, whose albums and stage antics brought them... Read More
The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff (paperback) All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel, by Anthony Doerr (hardcover) The Life-Changing Magic of Ti... Read More
Television

Corporations, cable, consumers, and the broadband conundrum

By Michael Snyder

In the craven new world of entertainment on demand, a strange landscape stretches before us. And it isn’t just the idea that in the not-too-distant future we’ll be acce... Read More
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Miles, Mingus, Mozart and murder: A conversation with Howie Becker

By Ernest Beyl

When I read the lengthy profile on Dr. Howard Becker in a recent issue of The New Yorker, a few things stopped me cold. Writer Adam Gopnik said Becker played jazz piano (boogie woo... Read More
The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson French Coast: A Novel, Anita Hughes The Girl on the Train: A Novel, by Paula Hawkins The Tender Bar: A Memoir, ... Read More
Movie Reviews

Close to the madding crowd

By Michael Snyder

There’s something extremely attractive about the tried and true when contemporary movie companies are deciding to green-light projects. As far as the suits are concerned, the... Read More
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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

By Lynette Majer

The outdoor Yerba Buena Gardens Festival kicks off its 15th anniversary season on Sunday, May 3. Dedicated to enhancing the vitality and quality of life in the parks and open space... Read More
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58th S.F. International Film Festival

By Michael Snyder

These days, it seems like there’s an annual film festival in every town, village, and glen. Some of the fests are designed to have a major impact on the movie business, with ... Read More
The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (hardcover), by Marie Kondo City of Thieves: A Novel (paperback)... Read More
Television

Serials make a killing

By Michael Snyder

After a marathon viewing of all eight episodes of the charming and clever comedy series Mozart in the Jungle, I have one more reason to acknowledge the astonishing rise in quality ... Read More
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‘Rendezvous with Art’ by Philippe de Montebello and Martin Gayford

By Sharon Anderson

I’ll never forget my visit to the Huntington Museum and Library to view their collection of William Blake watercolors. Rarely displayed, the exhibition was packed with museum... Read More
The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list The Girl on the Train: A Novel, by Paula Hawkins City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff Cool Gray City of Love, by Gary Kamiya Boys in the Boat: Ni... Read More
Movie Reviews

These films are made for viewin’

Care to enjoy a revelatory and tuneful visit with a collection of enormously skilled but largely unheralded musicians who played on many of the most memorable pop records ever; or ... Read More
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Contestants put fundraising first for fourth annual Mr. Marina

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

As part of her fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) “Man and Woman of the Year” contest, Brianna Haag and some friends put together a ̶... Read More
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Marin MOCA presents Legends of the Bay Area – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

By Sharon Anderson

“The paintings may communicate even better because people are lazy and they can look at a painting with less effort than they can read a poem.” — Lawrence Ferlinghett... Read More


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