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A & E

Marina author pens ‘Pam Am’

By M. D. Caprario

Part-time San Francisco resident Barnaby Conrad III, author of 11 books, debuts his newest title with neighborhood publisher Council Oaks Books this month, Pan Am: An Aviation Lege... Read More
Movie Reviews

‘We Are the Best!’ and ‘Cold in July’

By Michael Snyder

There are so many different genres in the world of cinema and such a wide range of quality (with mediocrity being the rule) that it’s downright gratifying when a filmmaker ta... Read More
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Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records

By Sharon Anderson

What’s that?” The question came from my nephew as he stood gazing at my turntable, the centerpiece of my life while I was growing up. “It’s a record player,... Read More
The Best of Books

What you’re reading: Best sellers and recommendations

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, by Michael Lewis Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics... Read More
Movie Reviews

‘Belle’: Breakout role for Mbatha-Raw as Dido

By Michael Snyder

Even if you’re suffering from docudrama fatigue or are skeptical of the assertion (or disclaimer) “inspired by a true story” that precedes so many films these day... Read More
Book Notes

Sigmar Polke, founder of Capital Realism art movement

By Sharon Anderson

"You can't exist in a vacuum, you are rooted in time."... Read More
Humor

It’s just like riding a bike

By Sandy Fertman Ryan

It seems that bicyclists have overtaken the streets of San Francisco. Though I hadn’t ridden in years, I decided it was time to hop on the bike wagon. Being a native San Fran... Read More
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THE PASSOVER BUNNY

(Explains it all to you)
By Evalyn Baron

’Twas the night before Easter, And as was his habit, In the deep hours of morning There sat an Old Rabbit On the floor by the firelight, Cloaked in old myst’ry. Again he had co... Read More
The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list 1. Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel Brown 2. Frozen (a Little Golden Bo... Read More
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Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition at de Young extended until May 11

By Sharon Anderson

The de Young museum has extended its  exhibition of  Georgia O’Keeffe’s landscapes and botanical studies, created at Lake George in upstate New York between 1918 and the ear... Read More
Movie Reviews

Oscar aftermath and ‘Finding Vivian Maier’

By Michael Snyder

I’m on the record as detesting award competitions in the arts, though I do like the idea of merit rewarded. It’s just the concept of narrowing down a field to a handful of ost... Read More
The Best of Books

What You’re Reading

By Compiled by Sandy Mullin

Books Inc. best-seller list 1.  City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff 2.  Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters 3.  The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt 4.  This is San Francisco, by Mi... Read More
Humor

The art of freecycling in the city

By Sandy Fertman Ryan

San Francisco is full of treasures.  There is the ever-majestic Golden Gate Bridge, the perfectly crooked Lombard Street (a.k.a. Not the Best Street for Playing Kick Ball), and th... Read More
Movie Reviews

‘One Chance’

By Michael Snyder

Get ready for a shock. A jaded reviewer prone to cynicism is about to recommend an earnest dock-drama about a sad sack who enters a reality-TV talent competition. To be fair, I did... Read More
A & E

Looking inside: Artist Mike Kelley at L.A.’s MOCA

By Sharon Anderson

The largest exhibition of Mike Kelley’s work will take up the entire space that is the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, from March 31 to July... Read More


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