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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Remembering Lawrence Ferlinghetti

48 Hills - March 14, 2021

Remembrances of the late literary lion from writers David Talbot, Tony Robles, and Eric Sneathen

Art Review

Review: With collaged screams and comic silences, Christian Marclay channels the inexpressible now

Genevieve Quick - March 10, 2021

The artist, known for his montages and experimental scores, unsettles with timely new work at Fraenkel Gallery.

Lit

Books: ‘Drug Use for Grown-Ups’— everything we think about illegal drugs is wrong

Bruce Mirken - March 10, 2021

Carl L. Hart's book dismantles anti-drug propaganda, prodding an honest dialogue about prohibition and addiction.

Lit

Books: Free City and the fight for community college education

Bill Shields - March 8, 2021

A comprehensive history tells the story of the struggle to preserve SF's City College -- and block the neo-liberal approach to education.

Culture

El Tecolote’s Radio Teco brings legendary neighborhood paper to podcast life

Caitlin Donohue - March 8, 2021

Legacy of community service continues with episodes on what it's like to get COVID, Central American art, more

The Agenda

A varsity letter at 79, a rally to free Malik ….

Tim Redmond - February 28, 2021

... plus saving homeless hotel rooms -- and should people who bought a building cleared by eviction get a financial bonus? That's The Agenda for March 1-8

Food & Drink

Help save Chinatown with our delicious guide: Wuhan breakfast noodles, duck roti, more

Tamara Palmer - February 25, 2021

Neighborhood restaurants need citywide support for long-term survival—here's what and where to eat

The Agenda

Denmark, taxes, happiness, racism …

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2021

... plus saving the SIP hotels, cracking down on serial permit scofflaws, and more problems with private prisons. That's The Agenda for Feb. 22-28

Art

Muralist Nigel Sussman delights East Bay pedestrians with Escher-like worlds

Mary Corbin - February 18, 2021

Citing influences like R. Crumb and 'Where's Waldo,' the Berkeley artist draws walkers' eyes into colorful mazes.

Movies

Debut filmmaker Gina Rose explores sci-fi of the mundane in ‘I Can’t Sleep’

Caitlin Donohue - February 9, 2021

What if the aliens came and no one could cover your shift?

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