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The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. Call Us What We Carry: Poems, by Amanda Gorman 2. The Lincoln Highway: A Novel, by Amor Towles 3. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir Hard... Read More
Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza. Photo: Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.
Films

Corralling the best movies of 2021

By Michael Snyder

If action-heavy blockbusters are all that’s keeping theaters on life support, it’s a good thing to also have art houses, video-on-demand, and streaming services providing acce... Read More
Lawrence Weiner's ground-based murals encourage play, interaction, and learning. Photo: Charles Villyard, Courtesy Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Art World

Remembering Lawrence Weiner via ‘Out of Sight’ outdoor art space

By Sharon Anderson

Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, in the fall of 2021, set a goal to position art outside, creating a publicly shared art space. As an accessible resource to the community... Read More
There's no such thing as too many Spideys in No Way Home. Photo: Sony pictures
Films

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is where the heroic heart is

By Erin Maxwell

Warning: This review contains lots of Spidey spoilers. Spider-Man: No Way Home is the third installment for the Tom Holland-led webslinger saga, but it’s more than just the l... Read More
Films

Six films worth watching right now

Uplifting documentaries to get you through the winter
By Joe Castrovinci

Covid got you down? Not looking forward to winter and — if we’re lucky — lots of rain? Or maybe you’re back in the office and miss the good old days of working from home? ... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich 2. Oh William!: A Novel, by Elizabeth Strout 3. Our Country Friends: A Novel, by Gary Shteyngart Hardco... Read More
Film still from dawn_chorusiii: the fruit they don’t have here by Sofía Córdova. Animation in collaboration with artist Kate Rhoades. Image: courtesy Sofía Córdova
Art World

Sofia Córdova shines a light on women refugees at the Chinese Cultural Center

By Sharon Anderson

Sofia Córdova’s video installation dawn_chorusiii: the fruit they don’t have here depicts the stories of six Bay Area women who journeyed to the United States as refugees, fl... Read More
Adam Driver and Lady Gaga star in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci. photo: Fabio Lovino © 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Films

Stellar star turns bring real to reel

Recent docudramas and biopics offer impressive performances
By Michael Snyder

It may seem like every other movie released lately is based on a true story, and that perception is not too far off. Even if the industry has become over reliant on such adaptatio... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Lincoln Highway: A Novel, by Amor Towles 2. Crossroads: A Novel, by Jonathan Franzen   3. Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr Hard... Read More
Detail of Wayne Thiebaud's Two and One-Half Cakes, 1972. IMage: courtesy of the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation
Art World

‘Color into Line: Pastels from the Renaissance to the Present’ at the Legion of Honor

By Sharon Anderson

Currently on display at the Legion of Honor is a historical presentation representing five centuries of pastels from 16th-century Europe to the present day. Through rarely seen ho... Read More
Brian Cox and Sarah Snook in Succession. Photo: Hunter Graeme/HBO; courtesy Warner media
Television

Brawl in the family

Family sitcoms have come a long way since Ozzie and Harriet
By Michael Snyder

There’s a certain synchronicity to having the third season of Succession, the scathing satire of an obscenely wealthy clan headed by a domineering media mogul, roll out on HBO a... Read More
From left: Podcast (Logan Kim) and Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) fire a proton pack for the first time in Columbia Pictures' Ghostbusters: Afterlife. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sony Pictures
Films

To scream, perchance to laugh

By Michael Snyder

If you happen to be a journalist or critic on the entertainment beat, the imminent arrival of All Hallows’ Eve encourages coverage of scary movies — the classic and the newly ... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. Beautiful World Where Are You?: A Novel, by Sally Rooney 2. The Magician: A Novel, by Colm Tóibín 3. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, by V... Read More
Eric A. Lewis and the company of the North American Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar open Oct. 13 at the Golden Gate Theatre.Photo: Matthew Murphy
Art World

Fall Arts season slowly returns

By Lynette Majer

Finally, the San Francisco arts world we once knew seems to be coming back to life.  This month the city welcomes the return of October favorites Fleet Week, Outside Lands, Li... Read More
Bepar (Hop), 2019, by Gazelle Samizay and Labkhand Olfatmanesh, from "After Hope: Videos of Resistance." Courtesy: Asian Art Museum
Art World

‘After Hope: Videos of Resistance’ and ‘TeamLab: Continuity’ at the Asian Art Museum

By Sharon Anderson

Through the end of the year, the Asian Art Museum will present video and interactive exhibits designed to drive us to imagine and create different worlds. A CONTINUOUS EXPERIEN... Read More


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