A & E

A & E

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
A & E

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
Book Notes

Charles Plymell’s early writings revisited in ‘Benzedrine Highway’

By Sharon Anderson

“Plymell has as much to say about death as Hemingway did and a lot more to say about it in terms of the present generation stillborn into a world that can offer nothing.”  —... Read More
The Best of Books

The Best of Books: Flying off the shelves

By Sandy Mullin

Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list: City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt Tender Bar: A Memoir, by J. R. Moehringer Zagat 2014 San Francisco... Read More
Movie Reviews

‘Tim’s Vermeer’

By Michael Snyder

You could call inventor and digital-tech engineer Tim Jenison obsessive. You could call him self-indulgent, too. But his fixation on the beautiful, hyper-realistic paintings of 17t... Read More
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Remembering Oscar-winning filmmaker Saul Zaentz

By Ernest Beyl

The bare bones outline for the life story of Saul Zaentz, who died in January at 92, could be a plot for one of the many movies he made during his lifetime. And therein lies a stor... Read More
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Belly up to the barre in 2014

By Evalyn Baron

The San Francisco Ballet’s 2014 opening season will supply us with all the passionate glory of the dance we could ever wish for: Jan. 25–Feb. 2, Helgi Tomasson’s sump... Read More
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The mystery of stolen art discovered in Munich

By Sharon Anderson

Authorities in Munich in Nov-ember 2013 revealed that they had stumbled upon over 1,500 paintings, drawings, and etchings by artists including Matisse, Picasso, Chagall, and Klee. ... Read More
The Best of Books

What you’re reading: Best sellers and recommendations

By Compiled by Sandy Mullin

Best-Seller list: The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt Dear Life: Stories, by Alice Munro The Art of French Pastry, by Jacquy Pfeiffer and Martha Rose Shulman David and Goliath: Underdog... Read More


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