Book Review: Getting Ruins Right
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
Books & Film
Have a Cigar While Waiting for the Ferry: Consider an Elegant Lancero
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
Folio Society is a Rich Domain for Ferry Riders
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
From the Tower: Transmission
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
No Ferry on the Tiber….
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
UC Press Produces Another Mythic Masterpiece: The Decisive Network
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
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
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