Film Review  |  Aug 29, 2008

What We Do Is Secret

It started as a symbol, a bright blue circle on a black background, which showed up on stickers, buttons and on faded black t-shirts. That was how I became aware of The Germs. By Mark Taylor

 

Film Review  |  Aug 29, 2008

9 @ Night

For two decades now, East Bay director Rob Nilsson has been making a particular, and particularly idiosyncratic, type of ghost story. By Michael Fox

Multimedia  |  Aug 28, 2008

Carson Mell: Dispatches from Dimension X

So far, Carson Mell is just that guy whose clever, weird, hilarious, rude, richly literary short animated films have been justification enough for your subscription to Wholphin, the McSweeney's DVD magazine. By Jonathan Kiefer

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The Writers' Block | Aug 27, 2008

What Rhymes with Bastard?

Linda Robertson reads an excerpt from Chapter 3 of her memoir, What Rhymes With Bastard?, and performs an accordion ditty called "All Made Up." Please Note: This episode contains adult language and situations. By Linda Robertson

Theater Review | Aug 26, 2008

Altar Boyz is Flashy Fun and Not Much More

Everything in Altar Boyz, the hit off-Broadway musical now running at the San Jose Stage, is shiny. By Jeffrey Gilliland

Art Review | Aug 25, 2008

Eureka!

When I was a just a wee seventh-grader, I moved to California from a flatter, less-exciting part of the country. By Kristin Farr

Multimedia | Aug 24, 2008

Jim Campbell: Home Movies

After a dinner party in Noe Valley, I was struck by something alive on the living room wall. It was a black and white image of the steps of the New York Public Library, superimposed with the moving shadows of pedestrians. By Melanie Reynard

Art Review | Aug 23, 2008

888 Pieces of We

Artist Keba Konte, whose exhibit 888 Pieces of We is currently up at the Oakland Art Gallery, describes the work on display as an expression of his journey, a reflection of his life. By Victoria Gannon

NPR Topics: Arts & Entertainment
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