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The Alexander String Quartet says that the challenges of sustaining a career in the Bay Area led to the decision to part ways ...
The fundraiser will feature comedians Sheng Wang, Bassem Youssef, Mohanad Elshieky, Jenny Yang and Sabrina Jalees.
Fans dressed as their favorite characters from Chris Columbus’ films as they competed for memorabilia signed by the director.
With plant chemistry and a passion for the environment, photographer Beatrice Thornton is creating sustainable images ...
“The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might have stumbled on and loved as a kid. Something ...
Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into ...
It’s one thing to be a little bit nuts, but to be a little bit nuts in the exact same way for 50 years — that’s worthy of respect. At this point, it’s clear that David Cronenberg has not been trying ...
In a solo recital for the San Francisco Symphony’s Great Performers Series, Kissin shows his deep affinity for two radically different composers. Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin, seen here at Italy’s ...
Dear Juzo: It’s an awful trend, because there’s no built-in story to a video game, so the movie is at a deficit from its inception. But I don’t think you’d have to pay me much to see “The Minecraft ...
Bonnie Tsui’s latest book is mosaiclike in its exploration of muscles and how they shape ideas on beauty and power. Berkeley author Bonnie Tsui’s latest book “On Muscle” is mosaiclike in its ...