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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
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!
Pop Culture
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'Scandal': Preposterous, Unmissable, Important
The show has become a social event for a large and varied crowd of African-Americans and others on Twitter, for reasons mysterious, complex and worth exploring.
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure
Hadfield just spent 146 days up at the International Space Station, during which time he performed rock concerts and shared his dazzling photographs with nearly a million Twitter followers.
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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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Previously, On Arrested Development
NPR's guide to the running gags from the show.
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KQED Art Event Picks
- Sun, May 19, 2013 - 2013 Berkeley Himalayan Fair
- Sun, May 19, 2013 - China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy
- Sun, May 19, 2013 - Smuin Ballet Spring Program
- Sun, May 19, 2013 - San Jose Repertory Theatre presents The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
- Sun, May 19, 2013 - 2013 Maker Faire
- Sun, May 19, 2013 - artMRKT San Francisco at Fort Mason Center
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - Reverse Rehearsals at Southern Exposure
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - Film Screening: Community Cinema Presents the Revolutionary Optimists
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