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Morgan Hill’s BookSmart opens satellite location at Eastridge mall
At Eastridge, books are back in the mall and soon authors will be too.
Not since Barnes & Noble abandoned its Eastridge location has another bookstore appeared in the immediate vicinity. Now everything has changed. Brad Jones and...
Sarper Güven Comes to Sunnyvale
Sarper Güven’s life comes straight out of a television show. Reality TV, to be exact.
Known as one of the “bad boys” on the hit TLC show, 90 Day Fiance–where foreigners come to America on a K-1 visa...
Kota Ezawa Screens “National Anthem” at de Saisset Museum
The day before the Super Bowl, the German-Japanese artist Kota Ezawa will screen a two-minute video animation of NFL players taking a knee, all afternoon at the de Saisset Museum in Santa Clara.
The animation, aptly titled National...
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for February 5–11, 2026
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
I’m thrilled by your genius for initiating what others only dream about. I celebrate your holy impatience with fakery and your...
How Purple Lotus Keeps It Fresh
Published in cooperation between Purple Lotus and Metro Silicon Valley
For many cannabis consumers, there’s one unmistakable sign that they’ve found the right dispensary: the flower smells...
Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount: What’s the Deal
This article originally appeared in the American Prospect.
In progressive circles, there is a great fear about the consolidation of Hollywood and the broader media into the...
Alison van Diggelen in Menlo Park
Author Alison van Diggelen’s newest work, The Love Project, is a deep dive into love and humans’ capacity for growth and healing.
Coroner in San Jose
METAL! Swiss thrash veterans Coroner built early respect in the heavy music world by combining aggression and technical precision in a way few peers matched. Formed...
New Band New Year in San Jose
A lineup of only brand-new bands, all playing their first show ever. Every band gets 15 minutes; all genres of music welcome.
Ying Yang Twins in San Jose
Atlanta’s Ying Yang Twins helped define the crunk era by turning late-night club energy into a national language all its own.
Sheila E. in Menlo Park
Daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, the Oakland Native got her first big break as percussionist for George Duke, and later with Prince.
Julie Fowlis in Saratoga
Raised in Scotland's sparsely populated Outer Hebrides, folk singer Jule Fowlis was immersed in Scottish Gaelic language and traditions.