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T.C. BOYLE @ STANFORD: the power of spoken words

T.C. BOYLE @ STANFORD: the power of spoken words

May 9, 2013
Evan Karp
Event Review, REVIEWS

“Stories need to be performed out loud” spoke T.C Boyle as he stood at the podium looking majestic in a yellow blazer that glowed in…

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LEMONY SNICKET: master of trickery

LEMONY SNICKET: master of trickery

May 8, 2013
Erica Arvanitis
Event Review, REVIEWS

As I sat on the floor of the Burlingame Public Library surrounded by children and their parents anxiously awaiting to hear from the illusive Lemony…

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INSENSIBILITY TO PAIN: a review of joe clifford's junkie love

INSENSIBILITY TO PAIN: a review of joe clifford’s junkie love

May 7, 2013
Steven Gray
Book Review, I WOULD SAY, REVIEWS, Reviews by Steven Gray

The wife was out of town and I was all set to watch “Reservoir Dogs”, which I have never seen and which she won’t go…

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LET'S GET PHYSICAL: the mary roach approach

LET’S GET PHYSICAL: the mary roach approach

April 29, 2013
Steven Gray
Event Review, I WOULD SAY, REVIEWS, Reviews by Steven Gray

Bonk. Stiff. Gulp. These are titles of books by Mary Roach, having to do with sex and death and digestion. You might say she is…

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THE VENT: new storytelling series @ stage werx

THE VENT: new storytelling series @ stage werx

April 28, 2013
Michelle Greenberg
Event Review, REVIEWS

After spending a lovely day panting from the heat in Dolores Park, I walked over to Stage Werx Theatre to see the newest installment of The Vent…

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MATTHEW SPECKTOR + GLEN DAVID GOLD: litquake at the lone palm

MATTHEW SPECKTOR + GLEN DAVID GOLD: litquake at the lone palm

April 23, 2013
Michelle Greenberg
Event Review, REVIEWS

I sat at the candlelit bar of Lone Palm on Tuesday evening (Litquake has a knack for choosing the sexiest venues), where a small gathering…

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THE WIFE OF BRAIN IN THE COLLOQUIUM ROOM: anne carson @ the holloway series

THE WIFE OF BRAIN IN THE COLLOQUIUM ROOM: anne carson @ the holloway series

April 22, 2013
Steven Gray
Event Review, I WOULD SAY, REVIEWS, Reviews by Steven Gray

There was no sign outside of Wheeler Hall, but the Colloquium Room was packed, with standing room only (it seats 150). People had turned out…

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A RUSSIAN WRITER IS THE ANTI-PUTIN: mikhail shishkin

A RUSSIAN WRITER IS THE ANTI-PUTIN: mikhail shishkin

April 16, 2013
Steven Gray
Columns, Event Review, REVIEWS, Reviews by Steven Gray

There was a crowd of lushes at the bar of the Hotel Rex, so I was a few minutes late to the reading in the…

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CLATTERING LOOM: nunchi, or emotional intelligence

CLATTERING LOOM: nunchi, or emotional intelligence

April 16, 2013
Michelle Greenberg
Event Review, REVIEWS

Lighted looms hung on the walls in dimly lit Viracocha, and the large crowd chatted while settling themselves into the wooden chairs scattered about the…

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Companion Grasses by Brian Teare: debunking the otherness of nature

Companion Grasses by Brian Teare: debunking the otherness of nature

April 7, 2013
l.j. moore
Book Review, Poetry, REVIEWS, WORK, NEW

“We live and love and die accompanied by grasses.” The above is a quote by Brian Teare from an interview with Rusty Morrison, on the…

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