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Tony Review: A Young Anthony Bourdain Finds His Way
Tony, Matt Johnson’s biopic about the late Anthony Bourdain, is a ghost story. Moviegoers watch the movie armed with the knowledge that the hero...
Miljohn Ruperto’s Haunting Visions Blur Reality at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center
As Dante tells it, an inscription on the Gates of Hell reads: “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” A similar trigger warning is...
Strāta Opens in Downtown San Jose After Rollati’s Closure
In 2023, the MIRO building replaced the parking lot across the street from city hall. Rollati Ristorante moved into the ground floor. The interior...
B’anne Bakery: Artisan Sourdough and European Pastries in San Jose
Edith Pietkiewicz knew she was on to something when she developed a killer starter for her sourdough bread. She’s been feeding the one she...
Digital Art and Unease: Exploring Decay, Nature and Extraction in Contemporary Installations
Before autonomous vehicles were carrying passengers, they whirred around town mapping our cities. Along with fleets of sleek EVs, the street sounds outside subtly...
Peninsula Pie
When Pasta Pomodoro was a household name, a friend of mine insisted on eating there every time the stars lined up. A routine meal...
In 2025, Menlo Park Put Its Name on the Culinary Map
The story doesn’t belong to one restaurant. It belongs to a city. By the end of 2025 the nickname “Menlo Dark” felt like ancient history.
‘The Secret Agent’: Life Under Dictatorship
In Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent,” corruption in 1970s Brazil saturates the bodies and souls of politicians, police and media.
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