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Books

Lonesome tonight? ‘Belonging’ offers isolation’s history and its practical fixes

Lou Fancher - July 25, 2023

Professor Geoffrey L. Cohen's deeply researched book is perfect for when your stage is bare

Art

Leigh Wells transcends collage to diagram emotional states

Mary Corbin - June 30, 2023

The Sausalito artist and commercial illustrator turned to abstract art for its evocations of life's interior regions

Stage Review

Captivating ‘Yerma’ lends a spiritual dimension to a misogynistic world

Charles Lewis III - June 13, 2023

In Shotgun Players' production of Federal Garcia Lorca's 1934 play, a woman becomes obsessed with having a child

Lit

Civil Rights leader Ben Jealous on new book: ‘The insanity of racism diminishes all’

Lou Fancher - February 27, 2023

In 'Never Forget Our People Were Always Free: A Parable of American Healing,' the former NAACP head gets personal

Movies

IndieFest’s 25th anniversary roars in with local lore, fabulous freaks, and high school hijinks

Dennis Harvey - January 29, 2023

Here's the standouts, from Jim Rose's 'Circus of the Stars' to Bay BDSM drama 'Rough Edges,' and so many more.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Remarkable Arab voices—queer, refugee, Lebanese, Palestinian—fill local screens

Dennis Harvey - November 10, 2022

This week: Arab Film Fest, New Lebanese Cinema of the '70s and '80s, 'Holy Spider.' Plus, a lost 1974 Oakland Blaxploitation delight.

Movies

Screen Grabs: The tragically camp exotica of Maria Montez

Dennis Harvey - July 14, 2022

Plus: Life and love in volcanoes, organic wine's moment, a very French romantic triangle, and delightful Cambodian sci-fi

Onstage

Review: ‘Swept Away’—bluegrass shanties on high seas, until a shocking twist

Charles Lewis III - January 31, 2022

John Logan and the Avett Brothers' new musical at Berkeley Rep is near-perfection—but maybe should come with a warning.

City Hall

OK Culture and corruption at City Hall

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2021

Lindsay Crouse, a columnist for The New York Times, had a wonderful piece last week talking about Jon Gruden and systemic racism and sexism...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Decibels fest screens musical visions, from punk to Kenny G

Dennis Harvey - October 25, 2021

Plus: Other musical films at United Nations Association Film Fest and BAMPFA's 'The Black Film Ambassador,' more

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Lonesome tonight? ‘Belonging’ offers isolation’s history and its practical fixes

Leigh Wells transcends collage to diagram emotional states

Captivating ‘Yerma’ lends a spiritual dimension to a misogynistic world

Civil Rights leader Ben Jealous on new book: ‘The insanity of racism diminishes all’

IndieFest’s 25th anniversary roars in with local lore, fabulous freaks, and high school hijinks

Screen Grabs: Remarkable Arab voices—queer, refugee, Lebanese, Palestinian—fill local screens

Screen Grabs: The tragically camp exotica of Maria Montez

Review: ‘Swept Away’—bluegrass shanties on high seas, until a shocking twist

OK Culture and corruption at City Hall

Screen Grabs: Decibels fest screens musical visions, from punk to Kenny G

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