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
Books & Film
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
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
Cocktails with a Twist May Bring Some Relief for Shelter-in-Place
COVID-19 episode making you nervous, tense, and out of sorts? The pandemic shutdown of all our bars and nightclubs has motivated many of us to … Read more
Advice for Ferry Riders: “Tiny Beautiful Things” is a Destination
As noted in an earlier post, this play promised to rock the house…the San Francisco Playhouse, that is. Having finally seen the work, we can … Read more
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
Night Boat to Tangier is the Perfect Advent Read
Advent is the season for reflection and redemption, so what better time of year to read about two deeply disturbed Irish misanthropes who have muddled … Read more
Varda Screens In Berkeley
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will co-present a major retrospective of films … Read more
Holiday Suggestion: UC Press Produces Great Book on Italian Wine
With so many invitation to Holiday parties this month, we were at a loss to think of the appropriate elixir to bring along with us. … Read more
Destination LA: A Visit to the Jonathan Club & Huntington
On a recent “Destination LA” visit we were impressed by a lecture staged at the venerable Jonathan Club featuring the authors of Nineteen Nineteen. To … Read more