Early Rubens Comes to The Legion
Now on exhibit at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor through September 8, 2019 is “Early Rubens.” In 1608, after a period of intense artistic study … Read more
Books & Film
Lindsay McCrum at Modernism: Chicks with Guns
Now running through February 23, 2019, is “Chicks with Guns,” a compelling cultural portrait of women firearm owners in America. In the era of both … Read more
California International Antiquarian Book Fair Returns to Oakland
One of the world’s largest and most prestigious exhibitions of antiquarian books, returns to Northern California, Friday, February 8 through Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Oakland Marriott … Read more
Santa Cruz Noir Captures Creepy Surf Culture
Santa Cruz Noir, published by Brooklyn-based Akashic Books, contains several compelling short stories selected and edited by local celebrity, Susie Bright. Nothing too bright about … Read more
UC Press to Publish “Dreaming with Open Eyes”
Ferry readers should also make note of a forthcoming book coming out of the storied University of California Press next month. Dreaming with Open Eyes examines … Read more
Charmian London Was a “Wild” Thing
As we recently noted in Bay Crossings, most Cultural Currents readers will have at least a passing knowledge of literary legend Jack London, few probably know much … Read more
Tenderloin Museum Gets Neon Right
One of San Francisco’s more intriguing niche museums is staging an exhibition of noir-ish images now through August 19. The Tenderloin Museum’s current group exhibit … Read more
Jack London Would Have Cherished These Books
While most Cultural Currents readers have at least a passing knowledge of literary legend Jack London, few probably know much about his wife and soul mate, … Read more
Lee Bruno Holds Forth on “Misfits, Merchants & Mayhem”
As Bay Crossings’ readers know, a terrific new book was recently published containing “Tales from San Francisco’s Historic Waterfront, 1849–1934.” Since then, Misfits, Merchants & … Read more
De Cult of Machine Comes to De Young Museum
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been intrigued by cults of any and all kinds, so it should come as small surprise that the … Read more