Theatre Bay Area Celebrates 50 Years of Arts Excellence
One of the largest regional performing arts service organizations in North America marks a golden milestone with Spring Soirée, Bay Area Theatre Week, and a…
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Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
The Wire Remembers
Ruth Asawa and the Will to Become
Trifole: A Lyrical Journey into Italy’s Ancient Truffle Tradition
Umberto Orsini and Ydalie Turk shine in this gently paced Italian film about bridging generations through the ancient art of truffle foraging in Piedmont.
When Agents Answer Back: Documenting Divergence in Human-AI Collaboration
Pre-summit field notes on agent identity, collaboration, and unexpected responses
The Third Mind Summit: Pre-Event Field Notes on Human-AI Symbiosis
I’m publishing these notes before the summit so I can’t revise my expectations after the fact. What follows is unpolished: observations, questions, doubts, and hypotheses…
Why Brian De Palma’s ‘Body Double’ Deserves a Second Look
Voyeurism, LA architecture, and meta moviemaking in Brian De Palma’s most misunderstood thriller
‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’: Documenting Life in Gaza
Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona forge an extraordinary bond through video calls, documenting life under siege in Gaz
‘MELT: The Memory of Ice’: A Haunting Arctic Elegy
Betsey Biggs' Documentary Captures the Greenland Ice Sheet's Fragile Beauty
The President’s Cake — a haunting portrait of Iraq’s marshlands
Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut captures a lost world through the eyes of a young girl and her grandmother.
Drawing Dialogues: Jony Ive, Charlie Mackesy and Tim Marlow on the Art of Seeing
Royal Drawing School marks 25 years with a conversation on why drawing remains a vital act of seeing and being.