Suzy used to “constant-talk.” But that was according to her parents — and back before the horrible accident, when she lost her friend. Now the 12-year-old doesn’t talk at all: not in middle school, ...

Brittany Newell, San Francisco author and professional dominatrix whose new book, “Soft Core” comes out Feb. 4th, poses for a ...

Ali Benjamin, whose bestselling novel “The Thing About Jellyfish” has been adapted into a new play at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, knows it can be easy to misinterpret a young person’s silence. Her ...

In the late 1990s, Lauren Francis-Sharma attended the Truth and Reconciliation Commission amnesty hearings when she briefly lived in Johannesburg while attending law school. The hearings were set up ...

Katy Perry is hitting the road for the first time since 2018, and fans will only get one night to catch her comeback in the ...

From “Fallout” to “Sweet Tooth” and assorted incarnations of “The Walking Dead,” postapocalyptic TV series are like a drug on the market. Paranoid political thrillers are too, as this month’s drops of ...

The MacArthur genius grant winner draws on her deep knowledge of jazz, gospel and more for the orchestra’s experimental concert series. Composer and pianist Courtney Bryan is curating the San ...

Two works by Hector Berlioz get the spotlight in the orchestra’s latest program, along with music by Debussy, Richard Strauss ...

This first West Coast exhibition by Brooklyn artist Kambui Olujimi is a world-building, immersive multimedia experience. Featuring large-scale watercolor and ink paintings, a site-specific mural, and ...

Director Tyne Rafaeli, left, and actor Matilda Lawler rehearse Berkeley Repertory Theatre's "The Thing About Jellyfish." Photo: Berkeley Repertory Theatre Suzy used to “constant-talk.” But that was ...