June 24, 2009

Bollywood Goes Hollywood
Culture Spy
A recent strike in Mumbai forced Fremont's Naz 8 Cinema to reinvent itself.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Nollywood Film Industry: Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control
Events
Jamie Meltzer's Welcome to Nollywood comes to Temescal Street Cinema this week.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Visual Arts
Sebastião Salgado's photos inaugurate the David Brower Center gallery.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Jack Afloat
Theater
An adorable slacker brings his romantic ideals to Berkeley's Aurora Theatre.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Paul C. Miller
Land of Dreams
Books
Mexico changed Pamela Alma Bass' life.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Healing the Cracks
Body & Soul
Pit Firing offers lessons in Buddhism and Kabbalism for ceramicist Susan Duhan Felix.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Aquarium Age
For the week of June 24-30, 2009.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Savage Love
Plus, if you want your girlfriend to keep escorting, perhaps you should try it, too.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

June 17, 2009

Always Running
Culture Spy
East Bay Triple Crown frontrunner Ivan Medina makes pizzas at Domino's and runs 115 miles a week.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
In Your Face
Visual Arts
Two Sonoma County painters manifest rational exuberance.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Home at Last
Body & Soul
"Wandering and wondering" Jews and non-Jews make connections at Jewish Gateways.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
From Motown to Oaktown
Theater
Dream Girls descends on Black Repertory Theatre, while Jericho Road tackles Oakland and its discontents.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Down on the Farm
Books
Novella Carpenter raises goats, pigs, and produce in Oakland.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Savage Love
And how to rekindle passion in a patched-up marriage.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Uptown Is the New Downtown
Events
The district culminates its redevelopment with a huge street party.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Aquarium Age
For the week of June 17-23, 2009.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

June 10, 2009

Audacity and Hope
Culture Spy
Despite last year's cancellation, Berkeley's long-running Juneteenth Festival soldiers on.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Homage to La Peña
Events
Wayne Wallace pays tribute to the cultural center with a new suite-in-progress.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Fandango
Visual Arts
The Oakland Museum of California examines Mexico's African heritage.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The Southside Sleuth
Books
Berkeley eccentrics animate Owen Hill's mysteries.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Jessica Palopoli
The Devil Made Me Do It
Theater
Shotgun Players' Faust is a Gothic bromance with a beguiling devil.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Brush and Push
Body & Soul
Paint Dancing brings together two seemingly disparate passions.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Aquarium Age
For the week of June 10-16, 2009.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Savage Love
Sofa blowjobs require brown towels, but avoid cattle prods.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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Kate Christensen assesses BFFs.
Fruitvale artist uses printmaking to advance social causes.
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