Opinion
The Literal Floating World of Video Games in Ukiyo-E Art
OAKLAND, California — Ukiyo-e Heroes, a new series by American artists Jed Henry and Dave Bull, continues the ukiyo-e form with video game characters.
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Interview
Toward a New Queer Theology
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — With his wild-man beard, piratical silver earrings, heavy-rimmed specs and abiding interest in the occult, it wasn’t clear just how an unscheduled interview with sexagenarian AA Bronson would unfold.
News
LA's Murals to Return with New Ordinance
OAKLAND, Calif. — For the past ten years, LA's murals have been an endangered species.
Comics
Context Is Everything
It looks so much better here …
Art
The Cacophony Society and Adventures in Urban Voids
It's an exciting moment for a certain type of person when you find you are not a solitary traveler into the voids of the city.
News
After Nearly a Century, Wax Cylinder Music Gets a New Release
Good news obsolete technology fans, the first cylinder music release in nearly a century is out today.
Art
Deep Blue vs. Kasparov: Machine's Triumph Over Man
The 1997 six-game match between Garry Kasparov — arguably the top chess player of all time — and IBM's Deep Blue computer was an epochal moment, our blockbuster modernization of John Henry against the train. But it's not obvious fodder for theater.
Opinion
No Comment: Claes Oldenburg or Real Life?
According to Gothamist, a New Jersey man "recently decided to take his creativity to a whole new caliber … "
Books
Some Fall Literary Releases You Should Know About
With turning leaves come turning pages, and so here we have assembled ten literary highlights forthcoming this fall —ranging from nonfiction to fiction, from the extensively researched to the intensely personal.
Opinion
The Ongoing Importance of Libraries
OAKLAND, Calif. — Take a stroll downtown or to your nearest shopping center, and you'll see firsthand that big bookstores are on the decline. But that doesn't mean books — and the spaces in which we consume them — have less importance.
Art
Art Rx
This week, the openings continue, plus a discussion of the experimental black aesthetic and a chance to commission a personalized PowerSuit.
Opinion
Can You Trust Your Eyes?
The laws of optics may be well known, but this video does a really concise job of clarifying the complexity of what we see and why we can't always trust our eyes.