34 years after ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ Margaret Atwood compels action in ‘The Testaments’
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Atwood’s fast-paced writing in “The Testaments” reminds us that people do have the agency to enact change.
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From fiction to nonfiction: Margaret Atwood’s portrayal of a dystopia
What’s so spectacular about Atwood’s work is her ability to access the emotions within the nuanced loss of rights, scapegoating and desperation in disaster situations.
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Study abroad nightlife: Dancing in Dakar
It’s 9 p.m. in Dakar, Senegal, and the night hasn’t even begun.
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Reflections on the death of America’s storyteller: An ode to Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison exposed, often violently and unabashedly, the invisible stories inked into the fabric of America when such an act was unheard of and unwelcomed — especially when a Black woman was behind it.
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Colson Whitehead holds an unforgiving mirror to the American experiment in ‘The Nickel Boys’
Though difficult to read at times, the physical brutality of Elwood’s beating underscore Whitehead’s task of complete disclosure.
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The Earth is dying — ‘Sea of Shadows’ is a thrilling film about doing something about it
As Sea Shepherd first mate Jack Hutton explains, “To anyone who says one person cannot make a difference, 30 people here have saved thousands of lives.”
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise awes at The Fillmore, bares soul onstage
It has been a slow rise to fame since Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s inception in 2013, but this year has been transformative for each member.
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Literature as travel, travel as transformation: An interview with Pico Iyer
“I try to walk, walk, walk as much as possible…letting the place introduce itself to me,” Pico Iyer said in a phone interview with The Daily Californian.
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Alvin Ailey and Cal Performances celebrate 50 years of inclusion, dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater began a influential relationship with Cal Performances — this year marks their partnership’s 50th anniversary.
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Bay Area Book Festival’s Women Lit hosts author Leïla Slimani at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
In a preview event for the Bay Area Book Festival, the new literary program Women Lit hosted Leïla Slimani for a discussion on Sunday.
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