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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Author Archives: Rebecca Gerny
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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Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s ‘How to: Friend, Love, Freefall’ offers musical examination of hybrid identity
With their newest album ‘How to: Friend, Love, Freefall,’ the up-and-coming Rainbow Kitten Surprise somehow both sticks to the recipe and stands out.
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The autobiography that never happened — an interview with ‘Sadness is a White Bird’ author Moriel Rothman-Zecher
Whether because of their emotional significance or their relevance to an author’s life, certain stories refuse to remain a mere sticky-note idea.
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‘Sadness is a White Bird’ offers poetic, heartbreaking reflection on modern-day Israel and Palestine
In a conflict that continues to defy treaties and agreements, love might seem difficult to come by. Yet “Sadness is a White Bird” is brimming with it.
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The importance of Black dialogues in the European academic sphere: An interview with UC Berkeley professor Stephen Small
In the case of his new novel, he aims to “bring Black people to the center of academic and political attention and public discussion.”
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‘Call Me By Your Name’ dominates Oscar nominations — with most snubs
While the stunning LGBTQ+ love story “Call Me By Your Name” garnered four nominations, it was snubbed for nearly just as many.
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Leni Zumas’ ‘Red Clocks’ is more than just the next ‘Handmaid’s Tale’
Publishing Jan. 16, Leni Zumas’ novel “Red Clocks” tells the stories of several women and the terrifying laws meant to diminish their womanhood.
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