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Free Will Astrology: Week of June 17
Nomadic mathematicians, monarch butterflies, earthquakes, zebra finches, concert hall architects and more in this week's horoscopes!
On her terms
The Oakland-raised singer and songwriter isn’t in a rush to explain herself, either. Her debut album, Yellow House, released June 5, feels less like a grand introduction and more like someone letting one read pages from a...
Long live Lady Day
When Stella Heath walks on stage to tell the story of Billie Holiday, she wears a gardenia in her hair, an homage to Holiday’s familiar appearance. Backed by her 10-piece band, she presents an evening of songs...
The Old Furiosity Shop: ‘The Furious,’ reviewed
In the first five minutes of the new Hong Kong/China action pic The Furious, we’re reminded of one of the time-tested truths of the exploitation subgenre: In real life, a character cannot get repeatedly slammed in the...
Social Eyes: Week of June 11-17
This week's calendar picks feature James Blake, Third World, Summer Fest, Orchestra Noir, The Gold Souls, Grupo Falso Baiano, Alameda Yoga & Wellness Festival, Patti Austin, J Boog, and Problems.
Who wore it better?
In the late 1990s, the films The Truman Show (1998) and EDtv (1999) were noted for their uncannily similar premises, in which reality TV shows go to increasingly invasive and unethical extremes in the pursuit of higher...
