“Anora” is an exceptional movie, but it’s not even close to perfect. It’s a product of director Sean Baker’s amazing control and also of his lack of control. Yet the film overall is extraordinary and ...

In the wistful and vivid “Roman Year: A Memoir,” writer André Aciman relives the isolation that honed his gifts of observation. “Roman Year: A Memoir” by André Aciman. Photo: Farrar Straus & Giroux ...

The famed Italian tenor and his wife plan to host a weekend of music and hospitality in the Bay Area next June. Andrea Bocelli is hosting “A Weekend in Napa Valley” in June with Veronica Berti. Photo: ...

Rainer Eudeikis, left, plays cello with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen in the orchestra’s first performance of Salonen’s Cello Concerto on Friday, Oct. 18.

TheatreWorks’ production of Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s “Pride and Prejudice” sequel combines holiday confection, spicy debate and sumptuous visuals. The surprise arrival of Anne (Maggie ...

Last week, the Colombian singer canceled her entire North American arena tour. Now, she has announced new dates, larger venues and additional cities. Shakira announced she has scrapped her arena tour ...

For years, you’ve seen them featured in murals, pasted on boarded storefronts, and in the windows of homes and businesses: images of bear-shaped bottles of honey in an array of guises like ballerina ...

Slim’s nightclub in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood is closing after 30 years, a decision made before the coronavirus pandemic forced its immediate shutdown. Photo: Liz Hafalia / The ...

The beautiful art in the Sistine Chapel includes anti-Semitic imagery. Photo: Jean-Luc Petit / Gamma-Rapho / Getty Images / Jean-Luc Petit / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images I love old dead white guy art ...

The San Francisco scale model finished in 1940 has been mostly hidden away ever since — until now. The model is finally set to get the display it deserves on Jan. 25, when the wooden relief map will ...

A view from the windows of Galería de la Raza, which will be leaving its home of nearly 50 years. Photo: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle Word of a growing Chicano art movement had spread to Europe by the ...

Muriel Leung, author of the apocalyptic but hopeful novel, “How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster.” Photo: Muriel Leung In the early days of the COVID pandemic, author Muriel Leung ...