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Art is dead, long live art - 48 hills
WEBSep 1, 2024 · David Horvitz, “The Distance of a Day” (2013). Digital video, 12 min. Courtesy the artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin. That piece seems almost a direct ancestor to David Horovitz’s The Distance of a Day (2012). The 12-minute video uses two now-outdated iPhones side-by-side (which, mercifully, recorded in “landscape” mode.)
Ann Patchett on new ‘Tom Lake’: ‘We experience love in ... - 48 hills
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Even if a person has never traveled to Traverse City in northern Michigan, attended summer theater, farmed cherries, fell in love with embroidered napkins, or harbored secret memories of hot sex with a budding film star when you both drank too much and slept too little: Read Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake (HarperCollins/Harper Books). It’s likely you will find yourself somewhere within Patchett ...
Still obsessed with '80s sensation Animotion - 48 hills
WEBAug 27, 2019 · Singer Astrid Plane—she of the famous side-ponytail—talks the ups and downs of synthpop success, before the big Lost '80s Live show. The enduring obsession with ‘80s music isn’t difficult to explain, according to Astrid Plane. Animotion ’s founding frontwoman, who, along with her band, racked up three hit singles — “Obsession ...
Westside RV residents take over Zoo parking lot - 48 hills
WEBJul 31, 2024 · In hopes of forcibly securing a new place to park, the RV community parked along Winston Drive near Lake Merced took over an empty lot at the San Francisco Zoo Monday night. Around 2am, police moved the RV residents to another temporary site near Skyline Boulevard. Stressed and anxious about the city’s deadline to clear the street, RV ...
Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco - 48 hills
WEBSep 9, 2021 · During the COVID-19 pandemic, District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar pushed in April 2020 to shut down the Great Highway and other streets to create a place for people to recreate. That policy had widespread support from Districts 1, 4 and 7, the neighborhoods most affected, since many people suddenly were working from …
Call the ‘Please Force’: Wavy Gravy revisits Woodstock in new doc
WEBMay 28, 2019 · Wavy Gravy reminisces about the three historic days of peace and music at Max Yasgur’s Farm in award-winning director Barak Goodman’s new documentary “ Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation,” which features never-before-seen footage and interviews with organizers, performers, and attendees. I …
Get on board the Philly Soul train: Box set celebrates 50 years of …
WEBJul 26, 2021 · A new box set, celebrating the 50-year Anniversary of Philadelphia International Records, contains the first eight studio albums released by the label from 1971-1973 on remastered CDs, plus a bonus 12-inch single. It comes housed in a sheeny 48-page slip-cased hardcover book, with photographs, liner notes by Tony Cummings (Author of The Sound ...
Mary Corbin, Author at 48 hills
WEBMary Corbin is an artist and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She can’t get enough vivid colors, walks in the woods and well-told tales. She recently published her first nonfiction book. Visit her website at marycorbin.com. Art. A mysterious illness led Mona Chiang to the easel. Now, she paints her own way.
Best of the Bay - 48 hills
WEBSep 19, 2024 · WHO WON BEST OF THE BAY 2024? Best Burrito, Best Bike Shop, Best Drag Queen, Best Street Fair, Best DJ, Best Grocery Store… Click here to see who thousands of our readers crowned the best!