A new biography, “Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?: Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag” by Craig Seligman, chronicles the contribution of drag queen Doris Fish, seen here during Mardi Gras 1987, to ...

Beautiful books make classic gifts for a good reason. What better way to show you understand what delights, inspires or just plain occupies the minds of your loved ones than giving them a thoughtful ...

If Anya’s memory, as she sings, is “glowing dim as an ember,” Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ song somehow conjures that image’s musical equivalent. The melody in “Once Upon a December” smolders ...

German actor Max Schreck plays Count Orlok, an unofficial Dracula copy, in F.W. Murnau's 1922 horror classic, "Nosferatu." Photo: Cinequest Robert Eggers’ remake of “Nosferatu” is an atmospheric ...

Bay Area author Betty Shamieh with a copy of her first novel, “Too Soon,” in her home workspace in Santa Clara. Photo: Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle If you’re at all involved in the theater scene, you may ...

The receding fog reveals the giant pink triangle installed on Twin Peaks to kick off San Francisco Pride Weekend festivities in June 2019. Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2019 Happy Pride 2021!

Stuck? Don’t know what to get the nieces, nephews, neighbors, grandkids or even your own kids for the holidays? Think books. But thousands of new titles come out each year, so how do you match the ...

Twenty-five years ago she went on a sexual adventure with Tom Cruise (then her real-life husband) in “Eyes Wide Shut,” an experiment in open marriage that only Stanley Kubrick could have dreamed up.

Who gets to be considered “a real American,” and how does that label shift based on the identity of the beholder? While reading Rachel Khong’s ambitious second novel, “Real Americans,” finding answers ...

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s “Uncle Vanya” marks its first play from the theatrical canon since Johanna Pfaelzer became artistic director in 2019. Hugh Bonneville stars in “Paddington,” based on the ...

Lower Grand Radio is hosting a string of events in the East Bay to celebrate its anniversary. Photo: Courtesy Alex Shen Oakland’s Lower Grand Radio is pulling out all the stops for its 10th ...

Fallen Catholics, lifelong sybarites and those just flirting with the possibility of leaving puritanical morality behind can all take inspiration from sketch comedy this month, as the 28-year-old ...