In Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech at the Democratic convention this past summer in Chicago, she sought to cast herself in thoroughly relatable terms. “The middle class is where I come from,” she said, using “middle class” eight more times, as if trying to weave herself into the center of an …
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This article is part of the Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on the art world stretching boundaries with new artists, new audiences and new technology. “Guernica” hangs prominently on the seventh floor of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, its haphazard forms, oversized limbs and frenetic energy urging …
Read More »Water Dispute Before Supreme Court Gives Rise to Unusual Alliances
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to side with the City of San Francisco in its unusual challenge of federal water regulations that it said were too vague and could be interpreted too strictly. The outcome could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution offshore and would deal another blow …
Read More »Isaac Hernández Brings Leading-Man Vibes to Ballet Theater
It was Isaac Hernández’s second week at American Ballet Theater, and he was feeling achy from rehearsals. But as soon as the pianist began to play, his body and eyes snapped to attention. It was his big entrance. He rushed across the studio in series of jumps, legs thwacking together …
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