Lou Fancher, Author at 48 hills

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Massive Mamenchisaurus and full-sized friends await at Academy of Sciences

June 1, 2023

Museum director explains why their dino-girth is truly significant sizing.

Lit

Lasting lit: The enduring issues of ZYZZYVA

May 22, 2023

How does a 1985-born lit journal live on? Editors spill its secrets.

Arts + Culture

Throwing out a rope to creatives: Rainin Fellowship announces 2023 grantees

May 17, 2023

"I’ll be able to think about what happens when I’m 85."

Culture

A Mother’s Day lament (and celebration of all who nurture)

May 10, 2023

A reflection on the recent loss of my mother, and the wider circle of those who help us through life

Lit

From ‘Vagina Monologues’ to ‘Reckoning,’ V still fights for women’s voices and dreams

May 3, 2023

'We’re living in the karmic sludge of so much un-apologized-for behavior in the world,' says renowned activist, appearing at Bay Area Book Fest

Lit

Bay Area Book Fest turns the page to a new era—but first, a weekend worth a million words

May 1, 2023

'The festival’s not a flippant, celebrity event. Our authors have something significant to give,' says outgoing director Cherilyn Parsons

Lit

Social psychologist Brian Lowery looks for the true you in ‘Selfless’

April 24, 2023

The Stanford professor's accessible and well-researched book makes a strong case for fluidity.

Culture

34th annual Bioneers conference will tap young and old for big answers

March 26, 2023

Structural "othering" and the intelligence of animals take the fore at Berkeley thinker's ball.

Art Review

William Kentridge examined our elusive yet definite mortality in “SIBYL”

March 25, 2023

Film-opera program's astonishing collage culminated in story of titular, ancient Cumaaean prophetess

Art Review

Legion of Honor showcases the rumble and roar of an unstoppable painter

March 15, 2023

John Singer Sargent's Spanish works may hail from a certain time and place, but his dedication was timeless.

Lou Fancher

Massive Mamenchisaurus and full-sized friends await at Academy of Sciences

Lasting lit: The enduring issues of ZYZZYVA

Throwing out a rope to creatives: Rainin Fellowship announces 2023 grantees

A Mother’s Day lament (and celebration of all who nurture)

From ‘Vagina Monologues’ to ‘Reckoning,’ V still fights for women’s voices and dreams

Bay Area Book Fest turns the page to a new era—but first, a weekend worth a million words

Social psychologist Brian Lowery looks for the true you in ‘Selfless’

34th annual Bioneers conference will tap young and old for big answers

William Kentridge examined our elusive yet definite mortality in “SIBYL”

Legion of Honor showcases the rumble and roar of an unstoppable painter

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