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Literature | May 22, 2013
Forget Bay to Breakers, this Sunday the annual NCBA handed out its prizes to worthy authors, poets, and translators in a celebration of the past year's best books. By Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Event | May 22, 2013
Pop-Up Magazine's "The Song Reader Issue" Celebrates Music Written, Remembered, and Reinvented
Pop-Up Magazine devoted their tenth issue to Beck's sheet music album, Song Reader filling Davies Symphony Hall with musical guests, tonal experiments, and theme-appropriate stories. By Erika Milvy
Art Review | May 21, 2013
Mills College MFA Exhibition, a 'Compound Vision'
Highlights from this year's Mills College MFA Exhibition include towers of speakers, ambiguous objects, impressive ceramics, and immersive installations. By Kristin Farr
Theater Review | May 21, 2013
Choose Your Own Playlist at Impact's 'Jukebox Stories'
Playwright Prince Gomolvilas and singer-songwriter Brandon Patton dish up a hilarious evening of Jukebox Stories with a new playlist every night. By Sam Hurwitt
Event | May 20, 2013
Björk Brings 'Biophilia' to Richmond
Björk performs Biophilia and pieces from other albums at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, a former Ford assembly plant and a fitting otherworldly setting for the artist's expansive stage productions. By Ben Marks
Book Review | May 20, 2013
Eve Ensler: 'In the Body of the World'
The activist and playwright takes readers on a journey to near-death and back, following her work in the Congo and her own battle with cancer in her poetic memoir In the Body of the World. By Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Art Review | May 19, 2013
SFAI MFA Students Overtake the Old Mint in 'Currency'
Don't miss the SFAI class of 2013 and their year-end MFA exhibition at the strange and wonderful Old Mint building. By Sarah Hotchkiss
Theater Review | May 18, 2013
Everybody's Helen of Troy at EXIT Theatre's DIVAfest
One Helen of Troy was enough trouble for the ancient world. What happens when you get five of them in the same room? By Sam Hurwitt
NPR Film | May 17, 2013
'Into Darkness,' Boldly And With A Few Twists
The 12th film based on Gene Roddenberry's '60s sci-fi TV show is the second to star a new group of actors as Kirk, Spock and their crew. J.J. Abrams returns as director, and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch plays the memorable villain. By David Edelstein
NPR Film | May 17, 2013
Polley's 'Stories': A Family Saga Strikingly Spun
A director's film memoir of her theatrical family is transformed by surprising discoveries about her parents' past -- and her own heritage. Sarah Polley's film becomes a superb meditation on how we dramatize memory. (Recommended) By Bob Mondello
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China's Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium: Heavy Metal
In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he's released a song that's turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.
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Cannes Diary: Delusions Of 'Gatsby' (And Dreams Of Notoriety)
All is Gatsbyish excess on the Croisette, where the Cannes Film Festival's early tone might well have been set by Baz Luhrmann's lavish film — and by Sofia Coppola's accomplished The Bling Ring.
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Styling The NBA
Basketball star Carmelo Anthony is known off the court for his signature fashion flare. Host Michel Martin speaks with his stylist, Khalilah Williams-Webb, about what goes into dressing Anthony and other high-profile clients.
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Tattoos Still Taboo?
America has a love/hate relationship with tattoos, but body ink is becoming more and more mainstream. Host Michel Martin speaks with Fatty, the owner of Fatty's Custom Tattooz in Washington, D.C, about America's fascination with tattoos, and the fading cultural taboos.
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KQED Art Event Picks
- Wed, May 22, 2013 - China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy
- Wed, May 22, 2013 - Reverse Rehearsals at Southern Exposure
- Wed, May 22, 2013 - San Jose Repertory Theatre presents The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
- Thu, May 23, 2013 - Auerbach World Premiere
- Thu, May 23, 2013 - The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Marin Theatre Company
- Thu, May 30, 2013 - Countdown Celebration at SFMOMA
- Thu, May 30, 2013 - Behind-the-Scenes of Joe Goode Performance Group's Hush
- Sat, June 1, 2013 - CityCamp Palo Alto: National Day of Civic Hacking
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