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SF Opera Postpones Its Run at Fort Mason “Drive In”

December 5, 2020November 30, 2020
Photo: Kristen Loken/SF Opera

It had all looked like such fun, but due to the City of San Francisco’s stay-at-home order, which goes into effect tomorrow night, San Francisco … Read more

Categories Books & Film Tags Fort Mason

Mourning a Pet With No Apologies: Author Interview with Ms. Pasternak

November 13, 2020

As promised, here is an exclusive interview with film and television actress Reagan J. Pasternak (HBO’s “Sharp Objects,” “Being Erica”) who believes that she may … Read more

Categories Book Review, Books & Film, Chance of Alcatraz, Interviews, Monty and the Monuments of Golden Gate Park

2020 Oscar Lewis Awards From Book Club of California

October 30, 2020October 27, 2020

The Book Club of California wishes to congratulate the recipients of  its 2020 Oscar Lewis Awards: John Briscoe for his contributions to Western History, and … Read more

Categories Book Club of California, Books & Film

Book Review: Getting Ruins Right

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

The Ruins Lesson: Meaning and Material in Western Culture By Susan Stewart San Franciscans have long had a fascination with ruins, given our history of … Read more

Categories Alcatraz, Berkeley, Book Review, Books & Film, Chance of Alcatraz

Have a Cigar While Waiting for the Ferry: Consider an Elegant Lancero

October 1, 2020

Behold hand-painted metal soldiers from the 17th Lancers in the Boer War. We use this image to illustrate the timeless elegance of Lanceros. Lancero means … Read more

Categories Books & Film, Cigars

Folio Society is a Rich Domain for Ferry Riders

September 4, 2020

While we advise ferry riders to frequent book sellers in the great Bay Area, on occasion we also seek fine limited editions produced by London-based … Read more

Categories Books & Film, The Folio Society

From the Tower: Transmission

August 19, 2020August 18, 2020
"Tunnels of the Mind"

The San Francisco Art Institute will soon present From the Tower: Transmission. This is a series of video screenings curated by SFAI’s MFA Director, alumni, and … Read more

Categories Books & Film, Galleries, Visual Arts

No Ferry on the Tiber….

August 6, 2020

The Tiber’s water level in the winter may be so high as to overflow its embankment. In the summer, it’s so dry hardly any boats … Read more

Categories Books & Film, The Dead Don't Remember You

UC Press Produces Another Mythic Masterpiece: The Decisive Network

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020

Bay Crossings readers realize that much of our content is reliant on photojournalism and seizing the “decisive moment.” Thanks to UC Press we have a superb … Read more

Categories Book Review, Books & Film, UC Press

Ferry Riders Take Note: Dante’s Inferno is Good Reading During Our Plague

May 12, 2020May 11, 2020

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

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