A &amp; E

When autumn starts to creep in and a certain haunt-ridden end-of-October holiday approaches, the movie and television industries invariably roll out the horror. The powers that be... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Hardcover Fiction 1. Carrie Soto is Back: A Novel, by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2. The Marriage Portrait: A Novel, by Maggie O’Farrell 3. All Good People H... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Hardcover Fiction 1. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin 2. Horse: A Novel, by Geraldine Brooks 3. How to Fall Out of Love ... Read More

Meghann Riepenhoff’s Littoral Drift Nearshore #209. Photo: Katherine DU Tiel; courtesy SFMOMA

SFMOMA exhibitions this fall feature culture, nature, and history

By Sharon Anderson

The SFMOMA’s fall exhibitions are noteworthy in their diversity. In addition to the ongoing major Diego Rivera’s America exhibition, the offerings include a selection from the... Read More

A scene from Moonage Daydream. Photo: COURTESY OF NEON

Films

Bowie’s stellar trek from Stardust to ‘Blackstar’

David Bowie, the sleek British musician and actor whose prodigious, multifaceted career achieved liftoff with his mid-1970s glam-rock incarnation Ziggy Stardust, left this plane o... Read More

Installation view of “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs.” Photo: World Heritage Exhibitions

‘Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs’ comes to the de Young

By Sharon Anderson

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is hosting an exclusive West Coast presentation of the international touring exhibition “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs.”... Read More

Alan Cumming provides the visuals to the off-camera Brian/Brandon in My Old School. Photo: courtesy Magnolia Pictures

Films

Back to school days

Now that some fall school semesters start in August rather than the traditional post-Labor Day window, it’s fitting that filmmaker Jono McLeod’s clever, creative documentary M... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Candy House, by Jennifer Egan 2. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin 3. Horse: A Novel, by Geraldine Brooks Hardcov... Read More

Left to right: Diego Rivera’s Tehuanas in the Market, 1935. Photo: McNay Art Museum; Diego Rivera’s Retrato de Lupe Marín (Portrait of Lupe Marín), 1938. Photo: NPL - DeA Picture Library / Bridgeman Images; images courtesy SFMOMA

‘Diego Rivera’s America’ comes to SFOMA

By Lynette Majer

Diego Rivera is well represented in San Francisco. His short stint here (1930–31) left the city with three massive murals, including those painted by his proteges inside Coit To... Read More

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

Hardcover Fiction 1. One Italian Summer: A Novel, by Rebecca Serle 2. Magpie: A Novel, by Elizabeth Day 3. Sparring Partners, by John Grisham Hardcover Nonfict... Read More

Theo James in Mr. Malcolm’s List. Photo: Ross Ferguson / Bleecker Street

Pop Culture

Of lists, marvels, and representation

Diversity and inclusion have become hallmarks of the entertainment industry. Contrary to what some reactionary factions might say, it’s overdue in some cases, and simply refresh... Read More

Installation view of Ai Weiwei: Everyday Monuments at the Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo: Robert Divers Herrick

AI Weiwei returns to San Francisco with ‘Everyday Monuments’ at the Haines Gallery

By Sharon Anderson

Ai Weiwei’s sociopolitical inspired art is on view at the Haines Fort Mason Gallery through Aug. 27. “Everyday Monuments” is Ai’s first exhibition in San Francisco since 2... Read More