Just Released: Chance of Alcatraz Podcast
The much-anticipated Chance of Alcatraz podcast is now ready for Cultural Currents readers. James McKee of Earwax Productions made the compelling mix working with the … Read more
Book Review: The Holy Sinner Worth Revisiting
We are reading The Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann, and observe that its narrative and plot is similar to Chance of Alcatraz. It is set … Read more
For the Ferry Commute: SF Ballet’s Streaming
Helgi Tomasson’s full-length ballet Romeo & Julietis available worldwide and streaming this week. In this performance, Mathilde Froustey and Carlo Di Lanno take on the title … Read more
Bravo! San Francisco Opera Performances Can Be Viewed While Riding the Ferry
Opera is ON to Feature Archival San Francisco Opera Performances for ferry riders while “Lock Down” is still in place. In a bold imaginative move, … Read more
Ferry Riders Take Note: Dante’s Inferno is Good Reading During Our Plague
While Bay Area ferry riders wait for scheduled service to finally return, we suggest that you take a look at Dante’s Inferno for some perspective … Read more
The BookSellers Documentary is Compelling Plague Distraction
“The Booksellers” is a documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device, an object that … Read more
Leland Stanford Bio a Study in Disruption
“Disruption” goes back further than Steve Jobs in Silicon Valley. To hear author Roland de Wolk tell it, staid Stanford University has a dark and … Read more
Magic Theatre Produces “Far Apart Art” Podcasts
Magic Theatre (Artistic Director Loretta Greco and Interim Managing Director Kevin Nelson) is now producing a new Monday-through-Friday daily podcast series, “Far Apart,” in response … Read more
Ferry Riders in Luck: SF Symphony Teams With KDFC on Classic Broadcasts
COVID-19 circumstances need not interfere with your musical experience on operating ferries. While the music is on pause at Davies Symphony Hall, KDFC and the … Read more
Seductive Read for COVID-19: Journey Round My Room
Journey Round My Room, published by San Francisco’s Arion Press, is a travelogue by Xavier de Maistre. This edition, with photographs by Ross Anderson, is … Read more
California Mille Brakes For COVID-19
Auto racing enthusiasts and classic car lovers were saddened to learn that the 2020 California Mille has been cancelled due to COVID-19, and is postponed … Read more