Tom told a story of a theater overlooking the Berkeley Hills where he watched his dancer friends perform. I found this place, which meets the description pretty well. You can see why he remembered it. Photo by Daniella Thompson : the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association The Temple of Wings, 2800 Buena Vista Way, Berkeley, CA Dance theories … Continue reading “Temple of Wings in Berkeley”
By Julie Zigoris : sfstandard – excerpt A martyred Russian artist had been dead for 81 years. Then his life’s work turned up one morning in a bayside park. Who was he? And who abandoned his long-missing art? Jermaine Joseph, a city employee for the Port of San Francisco, was doing his maintenance rounds at … Continue reading “He died in a Jewish ghetto. How did his long-lost art end up on a bench in San Francisco?”
By Timothy Karloff : sfgate – excerpt (includes video) Chokecherry scored millions of Spotify streams. They’re still playing in garages. In less than a year, San Francisco band Chokecherry has racked up twice as many Spotify streams as their city’s population. They’ve played a show in Mexico City, toured with Death Valley Girls and produced a music video polished enough to embarrass some … Continue reading “San Francisco’s buzziest band met on a dating app”
http://www.beauxartsbook.com/Writers/ Colleen Smith Colleen started reading poetry at Beaux Arts around 1970. She was a contestant in several of Tom’s Arts contests, in photography, drawings, and poetry. Her attendance was on and off for a number of years. Colleen’s collection Her friend, Ron Tarentino, performed a new song weekly in the late 90s, and won … Continue reading “Colleen Smith”
by Becky Ferreira : vice (includes some impressive images) With its massive head crest and eight-foot wingspan, the pterosaur is one of the most “impressive” species in its family. Some 113 million years ago, a pterosaur with an eight-foot wingspan and an incredible decorative head crest roamed across a lush landscape, before it died and … Continue reading “A Police Raid Uncovered an ‘Unprecedented’ Pterosaur Fossil”
pymnts – excerpt Walmart unveiled the details for its Walmart Drive-in today (Aug. 5), an outdoor movie theater experience that will entertain Walmart customers with a wide variety of films, from nostalgic favorites like “The Goonies” and “Back to the Future” to recent hits like “Black Panther.” Not that anyone really needs an excuse to … Continue reading “Retail Walmart Parking Lots Become Free Drive-In Movie Theaters”
By Azeen Ghorayshi : buzzfeed – excerpt (includes graphics) Taking no side in this argument, but, these drawings look pretty real, are hard to ignore. Rudy Giuliani claims the Moscow tower was barely more than a notion. “There were no drafts. Nothing in the file.” Documents obtained by BuzzFeed News tell a different story… The … Continue reading “Trump’s Lawyer Said There Were “No Plans” For Trump Tower Moscow. Here They Are.”
RIP Eric Beckus
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