NPR Film | May 24, 2013
Fast 6 pits Dominic's crew against a wily terrorist in a high-tech battle royale -- but it has a devil of a time explaining why everyone should hop into their cars. By Scott Tobias
The Do List | May 23, 2013
The One About Dear Elizabeth And Radiation City
Suzie Racho and David Wiegand scout the Bay Area for things to do this coming weekend and turn up Puerto Rican flavor, a pair of poets, and much more!
Art Review | May 23, 2013
After the After-Party: California College of the Arts 2013 MFA Show
CCA's 2013 MFA show brings 75 artists together in a massive show of works spanning the range from delicate gestures to post-apocalyptic installations. By Mark Taylor
Literature | May 22, 2013
The 32nd Northern California Book Awards
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
Arts & Life
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Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case
Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy."
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'Fast 6': Silly, Speedy, And Certain To Cash In
Fast 6 pits Dominic's crew against a wily terrorist in a high-tech battle royale — but it has a devil of a time explaining why everyone should hop into their cars.
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'Plimpton!': A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters
An affectionate documentary portrays the Paris Review founder as a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work — both for himself, and for the rest of us.
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More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke return for the third in Richard Linklater's loosely peerless Before series, and they've never been more persuasive — nor has the storytelling. (Recommended)









