The Writers' Block  |  Aug 27, 2008

What Rhymes with Bastard?

Linda Robertson reads an excerpt from Chapter 3 of her memoir, What Rhymes With Bastard?, and performs an accordion ditty called "All Made Up." Please Note: This episode contains adult language and situations. By Linda Robertson

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Theater Review  |  Aug 26, 2008

Altar Boyz is Flashy Fun and Not Much More

Everything in Altar Boyz, the hit off-Broadway musical now running at the San Jose Stage, is shiny. By Jeffrey Gilliland

Art Review  |  Aug 25, 2008

Eureka!

When I was a just a wee seventh-grader, I moved to California from a flatter, less-exciting part of the country. By Kristin Farr

Previously in KQED Arts

Multimedia | Aug 24, 2008

Jim Campbell: Home Movies

After a dinner party in Noe Valley, I was struck by something alive on the living room wall. It was a black and white image of the steps of the New York Public Library, superimposed with the moving shadows of pedestrians. By Melanie Reynard

Art Review | Aug 23, 2008

888 Pieces of We

Artist Keba Konte, whose exhibit 888 Pieces of We is currently up at the Oakland Art Gallery, describes the work on display as an expression of his journey, a reflection of his life. By Victoria Gannon

Film Review | Aug 22, 2008

Hats Off

Quite reasonably identified as one of "the 50 most beautiful people in New York" three years ago, when she was 90, Mimi Weddell has enjoyed a distinguished (if not famous) career as an actor, a character and a muse. By Jonathan Kiefer

Theater Review | Aug 21, 2008

The Listener

Last weekend I watched a futuristic story in which the junk-scavenging relics of humanity -- left behind when humans abandoned trash-heaped Earth centuries before -- encountered the slick, advanced scout sent to see what had become of their homeworld. By Claire Light

The Writers' Block | Aug 20, 2008

Man in the Dark

Acclaimed novelist Paul Auster reads the first chapter of his latest novel, Man in the Dark. By Paul Auster

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