Free Gainel Hamilton
Nov 22, 2023

Free Gainel Hamilton: Locked Down by State Conservatorship

Eighty-five-year-old Gainel Hamilton smiles ear-to-ear as her family files into her room in the locked section of San Miguel Villa, in Concord. When Hamilton’s son, Robin Andre Flippin, walks in with a bouquet of flowers and approaches...
Free Gainel Hamilton
Nov 22, 2023

Free Gainel Hamilton: Locked Down by State Conservatorship

Eighty-five-year-old Gainel Hamilton smiles ear-to-ear as her family files into her room in the locked section of San Miguel Villa, in Concord. When Hamilton’s son, Robin Andre Flippin, walks in with a bouquet of flowers and approaches...
Music and Trees
Nov 22, 2023

Laurie Lewis Loves Trees

Laurie Lewis has played her post-Thanksgiving shows at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage for the past 20 years. “I call them my concerts of gratitude,” she said, speaking from her Berkeley home. “I use the evening to explore...
Nov 14, 2023

Free Will Astrology: Week of November 15

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In accordance with astrological omens, I would love you to experiment with blending the sacred and mundane. Bring your deep...
The humanistic magic of Ozu Yasujirô
Why is the late Ozu Yasujirô idolized by moviemakers and adoring audiences, both in his native Japan and wherever in the world his films are shown? A...
'Napoleon'
Ridley Scott, the filmmaker behind Napoleon, is a European. Of course, the veteran producer-director, a native of South Shields, in the Tyne and Wear district of...
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