Visual Art

‘Six Lines of Flight’ overwhelms senses at SFMOMA

6. Carlos Mayolo and Luis Ospina, Agarrando pueblo (aka The Vampires of Poverty) (production photo), 1978; 16 mm film transferred to video, black and white and color, sound, 28 min.; Courtesy Luis Ospina
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6. Carlos Mayolo and Luis Ospina, Agarrando pueblo (aka The Vampires of Poverty) (production photo), 1978; 16 mm film transferred to video, black and white and color, sound, 28 min.; Courtesy Luis Ospina

The best way to enter the exhibit “Six Lines of Flight” is to walk up the SFMOMA’s four flights of stairs, through an arch and onto an indoor bridge where the walls are bathed with light and you are in a sort of whitewashed paradise.  Before you is a giant Read More…

Film & Television

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‘End of Watch’ proves more than cop flick

From surveillance footage to dashboard camera close-ups, writer and director David Ayer gives audiences a 360-degree view of two young Los Angeles Police officers in his cop drama “End of Watch.” Starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Brian Taylor and Michael Pena as his partner Mike Zavala “End of Watch” is an Read More…

Album Reviews

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Green Day: ¡Uno!

Eight years ago, Green Day exploded from near-obscurity after their post-Dookie decline to rockstar superstardom following the release of the now Broadway-approved political epic American Idiot. Since then, and for most of their career, the East Bay natives have faced criticism for selling out their punk appeal to major-label record Read More…

Album Reviews

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Pink: The Truth About Love

Pop’s self-proclaimed punk princess/perpetual party-girl has released her latest album, The Truth About Love, at a point in her life when she should be best qualified to remark on the subject with the eyes of a seasoned veteran. Whereas her previous album, Funhouse, was a post breakup, revenge-fueled swing at Read More…

Literature

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Michael Chabon’s ‘Telegraph Avenue’ oversaturated, dull

It’s clear in the beginning of Michael Chabon’s newest novel, “Telegraph Avenue,” that Nat Jaffe and Archy Stallings are fucked. In fact, it is the second sentence emitted from Nat’s mouth to his co-owner of Brokeland Records, a fictional, yet realistic, jazz music store in the fold of Berkeley and Read More…

Volleyball

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Bears end funk with five-set win against Colorado

For the Cal volleyball team, there has been one constant theme throughout the year: inconsistency. This weekend was a perfect example of this, as the Bears pulled out a close victory against Colorado on Saturday at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. The five set victory (23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-11, Read More…

Campus

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Campus dean outlines plans to develop Gill Tract

UC Berkeley leadership has transferred administrative authority to develop UC-owned research land in Albany to the campus College of Natural Resources, the college’s dean announced at an Albany City Council meeting Sept. 18. By gaining the authority to oversee the agricultural support services and growing grounds on the Gill Tract Read More…