Large, colorful works by Kaija Saariaho, Igor Stravinsky and Ottorino Respighi bring out the best from the ensemble and its ...

Chronicle film critic emeritus Mick LaSalle also answers questions about who he thinks really got snubbed at the Oscars, “The Letter” and the late Heuwell Tircuit. “My Old Ass” is one of the films ...

The politics of immigration are always present in the life and writing of Jill Damatac, author of the memoir “Dirty Kitchen.” Author Jill Damatac poses for a portrait with her new book “Dirty Kitchen” ...

Grab some pine, meat and spend an evening with legendary San Francisco Giants broadcasters Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper. The former players, known as Kruk & Kuip, are set to take the field at the ...

Some old lines from the playwright Bertolt Brecht that have been making the rounds lately, for good reason as we pass through this alarming period of mounting authoritarianism: “In the dark times / ...

San Francisco Giants' broadcasters Duane Kuiper, left, and Mike Krukow before an MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sept. 9, 2020. Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Grab some pine, meat ...