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Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in Spirited, now streaming on Apple TV+. Photo: Courtesy of Apple TV Plus
Films

Happily ever after for the holidays 

By Michael Snyder

According to the perennial tune, it’s the most wonderful time of the year — and we’re in the middle of it, complete with family gatherings that can be nourishing or trying. ... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel, by Bonnie Garmus 2. Desert Star: A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel, by Michael Connelly 3. Small Things Li... Read More
Bull.Miletic’s Zoom Blue Dot (1990–20). Photo courtesy of the artist
Art World

Upcoming exhibition explores power of aerial imaging technologies

By Sharon Anderson

The Museum of Craft and Design presents “Bull.Miletic: Proxistant Vision.”Bull.Miletic is an artist duo currently based in Oslo, but who made their home in San Francisco for o... Read More
Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in Tár. Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features
Films

The women in film who rise and roar

By Michael Snyder

Since its inception, the movie industry has had a recurring problem with the marginalization of women. Actors never wanted for strong lead roles, while actresses struggled to find... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Carrie Soto is Back: A Novel, by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2. The Marriage Portrait: A Novel, by Maggie O’Farrell 3. Our Missing Heart... Read More
The Quest by Roger Dean. PHOTO: Courtesy Roger Dean; Haight Street Art
Art World

‘The Secret Path: The Art of Roger and Freyja Dean’

Nature and imagination merge in dreamlike landscapes
By Sharon Anderson

The Haight Street Art Center presents an exhibition by famed U.K. artists Roger Dean and his daughter, Freyja Dean. Roger Dean’s career spans more than 60 years and his dazzling... Read More
Left to right: Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus 2. Photo: Courtesy Walt Disney Studios
Films

Screen scares in the air

By Michael Snyder

When autumn starts to creep in and a certain haunt-ridden end-of-October holiday approaches, the movie and television industries invariably roll out the horror. The powers that be... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. Carrie Soto is Back: A Novel, by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2. The Marriage Portrait: A Novel, by Maggie O’Farrell 3. All Good People H... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin 2. Horse: A Novel, by Geraldine Brooks 3. How to Fall Out of Love ... Read More
Meghann Riepenhoff’s Littoral Drift Nearshore #209. Photo: Katherine DU Tiel; courtesy SFMOMA
Art World

SFMOMA exhibitions this fall feature culture, nature, and history

By Sharon Anderson

The SFMOMA’s fall exhibitions are noteworthy in their diversity. In addition to the ongoing major Diego Rivera’s America exhibition, the offerings include a selection from the... Read More
A scene from Moonage Daydream. Photo: COURTESY OF NEON
Films

Bowie’s stellar trek from Stardust to ‘Blackstar’

By Michael Snyder

David Bowie, the sleek British musician and actor whose prodigious, multifaceted career achieved liftoff with his mid-1970s glam-rock incarnation Ziggy Stardust, left this plane o... Read More
Installation view of “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs.” Photo: World Heritage Exhibitions
Art World

‘Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs’ comes to the de Young

By Sharon Anderson

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is hosting an exclusive West Coast presentation of the international touring exhibition “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs.”... Read More
Alan Cumming provides the visuals to the off-camera Brian/Brandon in My Old School. Photo: courtesy Magnolia Pictures
Films

Back to school days

By Michael Snyder

Now that some fall school semesters start in August rather than the traditional post-Labor Day window, it’s fitting that filmmaker Jono McLeod’s clever, creative documentary M... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Candy House, by Jennifer Egan 2. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin 3. Horse: A Novel, by Geraldine Brooks Hardcov... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. One Italian Summer: A Novel, by Rebecca Serle 2. Magpie: A Novel, by Elizabeth Day 3. Sparring Partners, by John Grisham Hardcover Nonfict... Read More


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