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San Francisco Weekend: Wrong’s What I Do Best, The Suit, Du Barry Was a Lady, SFIFF, Off the Grid

BY MONICA TURNER — 05.02.2014

Some of our favorite things to do in San Francisco this weekend including SFIFF premiere LAST WEEKEND, Off the Grid food truck nirvana at Fort…

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Wrong’s What I Do Best (Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.30.2014

"These sincerely deluded, tragicomic figures inhabited characters of their own making, to personal peril and kindling for public legend."

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Stark Insider TV: Greg Proops of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ on show business, talk show hosts, losing luggage (Video)

BY LONI STARK — 04.29.2014

Bay Area native Greg Proops weighs in on a far ranging list of topics: late night talk shows, wealth in America and the "Oligarchy", deciding…

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Opera Parallele Revives Dystopian Worlds

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 04.29.2014

If there’s another soprano capable of performing a double mastectomy while singing, please rise.

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The Living Legacy of American Bach Soloists

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 04.28.2014

The American Bach Soloists and Jeffrey Thomas are the bomb. Hosting voices so lithe and spirited, the First Congregational Church in Berkeley could have levitated…

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The Mystery Box and The Heart String – Storytelling Clues

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.28.2014

Filmmakers Andrew Stanton and JJ Abrams make us care and wonder.

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Review: Not a Genuine Black Man at Berkeley Rep

BY CY ASHLEY WEBB — 04.28.2014

Copeland's performance suggests that most of us are more genuinely confused than genuinely racist, and that self-hatred can be insidiously contagious.

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Mountain Winery announces summer concert line-up

BY MONICA TURNER — 04.23.2014

Some of the best known musical acts this year include Jewel, Peter Frampton, Steely Dan, Chris Isaak, Lyle Lovett, Sarah Brightman and Colbie Caillat.

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Interview: Live in the Vineyard with The Brixtons (Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.23.2014

The Live in the Vineyard music festival featured many memorable performances. The Brixtons may well have been the best.

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Google Glass and the Geek Dilemma

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.21.2014

Despite the Geek Dilemna, much like Project Ara, it doesn't matter much if Google Glass as a product thrives or not. Google has already won.…