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May 14, 2025

ChatGPT Missed Lionel Messi, But Fans Knew He Was Here

When World Cup Champion Lionel Messi arrived in San Jose last Sunday, most people knew where he and his team were staying. Most except for ChatGPT.
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May 14, 2025

Cantor Arts Center Exhibit Documents the Anthropocene

Out of its curated context, Thomas Struth’s photograph Aquarium looks benign. Tired schoolchildren are resting at the foot of a public aquarium’s great wall of glass. Brightly colored fish swim past them in an artificial ocean. They dart...
Son Rompe Pera in San Jose
May 13, 2025

Son Rompe Pera in San Jose

When Son Rompe Pera formed in 2017, they probably never thought their musical journey would take them so far.
May 14, 2025

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for May 15–21, 2025

Author Rob Brezsny offers insights for all signs of the horoscope in his weekly Free Will Astrology column.
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When she started out, Ludlow wasn’t sure if anyone would care. To her surprise, ‘Once Upon a Crime’ brought in 7,500 listeners within weeks.
Zareen Khan in the kitchen
In addition to that splendid but complex biryani recipe, ‘Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen’ includes much easier dishes for the home cook.
Shelby Van Pelt
A newly widowed mother begins working the night shift at the local aquarium
Glen Phillips in Menlo Park
Glen Phillips led Toad the Wet Sprocket, aka the band with the ridiculous name (taken from a Monty Python skit making fun of ridiculous band names), from their indie, college rock origin to major-label stardom with a half dozen or so radio hits and worl
Jonathan Pinson's Boom Clap in San Jose
A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music and UCLA’s Thelonious Monk Institute, drummer Jonathan Pinson has worked with some of the biggest names in jazz
Trisha Paytas
When Paytas first started her YouTube channel in 2007 it started out as a dedication to famed director Quentin Tarantino.
Brigadoon in Saratoga
Before My Fair Lady, Gigi and Camelot, Lerner and Loewe’s first musical success was 1947’s Brigadoon, which was later adapted into a feature film, a TV movie and even inspired 2021’s Apple TV+ parody, Schmigadoon!
James Taylor at Stanford
Singer-songwriter James Taylor rose to fame in the early ’70s with hits like “Fire and Rain” and “You’ve Got a Friend.”
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Enter for a chance to win tickets to the San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival on Saturday, June 14. Drawing May 28, 2025.
Enter for a chance to win tickets to the San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival on Sunday, June 15. Drawing May 28, 2025.
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