The 19-year-old woman from Nova Scotia had just finished her first year of university. A piano student, she was already sick of sitting in practice rooms for eight hours a day. But after a dishwashing job at a summer camp gave her access to silk screening and photography classes, Lee Armstrong finally had a sense […]
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Dracula, worn as he is, continues to survive the light of day. Controversial director Luc Besson presents a run-of-the-mill take on horror’s most iconic monster — though his is less a horror film and more a fantasy romance, shadowed by predatory violence. In medieval Romania, Prince Vlad II (Caleb Landry Jones) — otherwise known as
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Sarah Hurwitz has become a kind of Rorschach test for the Jewish American community. Since beginning her book tour in early September for As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story From Those Who Try To Blame, Shame, and Erase Us, Hurwitz has found herself the target of accusations from across the ideological spectrum. She has become renowned for saying the quiet
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After ‘Stranger Things’ ended with a finale that disappointed many fans, some are using a new tool to take matters into their own hands: generative AI. With a 53% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Season Five is by far the lowest rated. Fans cite plot holes, failed romances and queerbaiting as the biggest sources of
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Palo Alto will remove a digital art installation featured in the City Hall for a decade due to maintenance issues, the Public Art Program Director announced Jan 15. Digital art pieces are often expensive and face maintenance issues. The Commission was aware of this when they decided in a 2016 contract that digital art piece Conversation by Susan Narduli would
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OAKLAND, Calif. — At ARTogether’s Oakland gallery, the opening of their new exhibit, over/exposed, came amid uncertainty about the nonprofit’s future, as steep federal and city funding cuts slashed its budget in half. “Things are dire,” said Sarah Dawson McClean, ARTogether’s public affairs and communications manager. “We are trying to pivot in how we do
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PALO ALTO, Calif. – With the theme of “Messages for the Future,” the 28th annual United Nations Association Film Festival once again bridged global issues to the local community. The festival, which concluded Oct. 26, featured 60 documentary films from more than 50 countries. Screenings were held primarily at the Mitchell Park Community Center in
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Through striking photographs and interdisciplinary collaboration, a photography exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center asks what it means to live on a planet that humans have fundamentally reshaped.
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The cancellation of the Challenge America program will pose detrimental consequences to smaller arts organizations in minority and underserved communities.
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From Michelangelo to Caravaggio, Italy is perhaps the most famous center of art in the world. But today’s artists, to fulfill their callings and find respect and success, are having to head abroad.
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Known as the place where Bruce Lee spent his childhood, The Great Star Theater in San Francisco’s historical Chinatown district underwent extreme renovations in 2020
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Stanford Junior Vivian Leilani Shay combines her passion for modern dance with her love for learning and sustainability. Vivian started dancing when she was in first grade, and continued to dance competitively as she grew older, traveling with middle and high school dance teams.
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