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Photographer Tom O’Neal knows what makes a good portrait. He shot the historic Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 at age 23 and has captured images of famous musicians like Joni Mitchell, Jim Croce and Jimi Hendrix, and completed album covers for artists including John Denver, Steppenwolf and Cro…
“Dumpster fire” had an outside chance of becoming Ox…
Jim Marshall captured jazz and culture in photos, and a new book captures his art and perspective.
For the past week, Hidden Valley has been partnered …
The arts story on this page is an example of women photographers like Imogen Cunningham and Jodi Cobb who said, “I’m not having it anymore.” Here is another example. Author Kate Schatz and illustrator Miriam Klein Stahl came to Henry Miller Library last year to share news of Rad American Wom…
On a quiet Wednesday morning, Frank Favaloro sits at…
FREE SPEECHThe nonprofit First Amendment Coalition welcomes a new executive director this week, lawyer and journalist David Snyder, who worked as a freelancer for the New York Times then as a reporter at the Washington Post before becoming an attorney. The First Amendment Coalition maintains…
Follow-up: What animal here do you most connect with…
Take a small-town acoustic singer/songwriter, relocate her to a metropolis, plug in her new electric guitar, then shake and pour over awakened rock ‘n’ roll feminism. Garnish with a loyal badass drummer and you’re ready for a refreshing sip of Bernie and The Wolf.
A few dozen entrepreneurs, and those who aspire to b…
Dave Potter’s political career, like a lot of his life, was unplanned…
Last year, many environmentalists let out a sigh of …
The Cemex sand mine in Marina is nowhere near shutting down. Instead, it appears to be ramping up.
From the Flaming Lips to Bruce Springsteen.
Directed by Theodore Melfi • Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe • Rated PG • 127 min.
Photographer and gallery owner Carol Henry curated the Center for Photographic Art’s upcoming all-women photography show, She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not.
Way back in 2010, long before Barack Obama’s hair tu…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Light, electricity and magnetism are different expressions of a single phenomenon. Scottish scientist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79) was the first to formulate a theory to explain that startling fact. One of the cornerstones of his work was a set o…
