NPR Film | May 17, 2013
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
The Do List | May 16, 2013
The One About Orange Peels And Music On A Mountain
Cy Musiker and David Wiegand scout the Bay Area for things to do this coming weekend and turn up orange peels, music on a mountain, and much more!
The Bay Bridged | May 16, 2013
Mixtape: San Francisco's Newest Psychedelic Sounds
Listen to the new Bay Bridged mix of Bay Area psych-rock, featuring Lumerians, Disappearing People, Golden Void, Coo Coo Birds, Barn Owl, and more.
Theater Review | May 15, 2013
'Black Watch' Reveals War is Hellish, and Aesthetically Dynamic
The striking National Theatre of Scotland production comes to San Francisco's old Armory in a spectacular and visually stunning dramatization of past and present wars. By Erika Milvy
Music Review | May 15, 2013
Jay Nash 'Letters from the Lost'
For his tenth record, Americana artist Jay Nash creates a contemplative and uplifting set of new songs. By Amanda Roscoe Mayo
Festival Report | May 14, 2013
BottleRock Napa: A Music Festival in Wine Country
A recap of last weekend's rollicking wine-country music festival, from the overheated trenches. By Amanda Roscoe Mayo
Help Desk | May 13, 2013
Ideal Representation
In which our eminent advisor seeks out artists' opinions on finding a gallery that's the right fit for you. By Bean Gilsdorf
Visual Arts | May 12, 2013
Yo Mama: On Art and Working Motherhood
A recent performance of Mierle Laderman Ukeles "Manifesto for Maintenance Art" 1969 provides an artist's counterpoint to the current considerations of working motherhood. By Christian L. Frock
Pop Culture | May 11, 2013
'My Drunk Kitchen' and YouTube's Self-Deprecating Goddess
Hannah Hart brings brings messy reality back into the kitchen in her online series My Drunk Kitchen. By Emily Eifler
Arts & Life
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Not My Job: Three Headless Chicken Questions For Alice Cooper
We've invited the heavy metal rocker to answer three questions about Mike, a chicken in the 1940s who lost his head and still went on to achieve fame and fortune.
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'That's That': A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland
Colin Broderick's new memoir, That's That, chronicles his childhood in Northern Ireland during the modern-day "Troubles." Broderick says growing up in what was essentially a war zone seemed normal to him at the time.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read'
Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.









