Elizabeth Rosner’s “Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening” looks at how and what humans and other animals can convey without speaking words.

“Skin of Glass” on PBS delves into the history and current state of Roger Zmekhol’s famed São Paulo tower, revealing personal and architectural stories.

New wave titans B-52s and garage rock pioneers the Mummies were among the highlights for the latest installment of DIY Oakland music festival. Festival attendees enjoy a performance by Egyptian Lover ...

Vivid scenes in the Bay Area and beyond reflect a world constantly remade through time in the Mountain View author’s new book, “How We Know Our Time Travelers.” Author Anita Felicelli sits for a ...

Elizabeth Stix sits in her home office in Berkeley, where we’re speaking via Zoom. She holds up a bright yellow book. Its cover features a school portrait-style shot of a cross-eyed boxer with a mean ...

Review: In ‘Touch,’ a widower searches for lost love from his past The Icelandic film harks back to 1960s London, when a young man fell in love with a Japanese girl — and lost her.

How John Williams wrote the soundtrack of my life A new Disney+ documentary reveals the depth of influence of Steven Spielberg’s and George Lucas’ favorite composer on popular culture.

For Chronicle movie critic Mick LaSalle, the Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson movie brings back a memory of someone from long ago.

Ryan Tasker, left, Ailbhe Doherty, Stephanie Hunt, Joel Mullennix and Monica Slater in Word for Word’s “Who’s-Dead McCarthy: Stories by Kevin Barry.” Photo: Jay Yamada/Word for Word Prose doesn’t move ...

Luis Cortes Romero made history when he became the first undocumented person to present a case at the nation’s highest court.

One second-act number, “You've Been Playing With Fire,” almost seems to metatheatrically comment on all this. We’re inside Daniel’s head now, at a moment of panic, and a bunch of Mrs. Doubtfire clones ...

Two years ago, the prequel “Minions: The Rise of Gru” prompted me to wonder whether there was much excitement or innovation left for star Steve Carell to mine in his animated alter ego Gru.