Katherine
@katherinersf.bsky.social
Introvert who loves opera, books, dogs and cats. Fan of classic film, especially silents, pre-Codes and noir. I don't say much. I drink tea and read things. she/her
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It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
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Amazing when you have a chance to sit in a completely empty movie theater with no sound of any kind. You can hear your own heartbeat. It emphasizes how unnecessarily loud and chaotically busy the rest of the world is.
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Amazing when you have a chance to sit in a completely empty movie theater with no sound of any kind. You can hear your own heartbeat. It emphasizes how unnecessarily loud and chaotically busy the rest of the world is.
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Anna May Wong by Otto Dyar, 1931.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Anna May Wong by Otto Dyar, 1931.
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"Into the Woods"
SF CITY Review by Steve Murray
Show runs in San Francisco through January 17
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SF CITY Review by Steve Murray
Show runs in San Francisco through January 17
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Review: INTO THE WOODS at SF Playhouse
Sondheim fans rejoice! We have not one, but two sensational productions to satisfy that itch for smart lyrics and equally solid books. Shotgun Players is running their fabulous Sunday in the Park with...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
"Into the Woods"
SF CITY Review by Steve Murray
Show runs in San Francisco through January 17
www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisc...
SF CITY Review by Steve Murray
Show runs in San Francisco through January 17
www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisc...
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Theda Bara as Cleopatra and Fritz Leiber, Sr. as Julius Caesar in the lost 1917 epic CLEOPATRA
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Theda Bara as Cleopatra and Fritz Leiber, Sr. as Julius Caesar in the lost 1917 epic CLEOPATRA
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Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
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Why doesn’t the US government want to acknowledge World AIDS Day?
According to a Lancet study, USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years.
According to a Lancet study, USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years.
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Why doesn’t the US government want to acknowledge World AIDS Day?
According to a Lancet study, USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years.
According to a Lancet study, USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years.
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Remembering Eileen Agar on her birthday 🎂
📷 Joseph Bard, Knokke, Belgium, 1938
"And they looked around, and they said, 'Oh, but you're a surrealist!'
And I said, 'Am I? I hadn't thought of myself...'"
📷 Joseph Bard, Knokke, Belgium, 1938
"And they looked around, and they said, 'Oh, but you're a surrealist!'
And I said, 'Am I? I hadn't thought of myself...'"
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Remembering Eileen Agar on her birthday 🎂
📷 Joseph Bard, Knokke, Belgium, 1938
"And they looked around, and they said, 'Oh, but you're a surrealist!'
And I said, 'Am I? I hadn't thought of myself...'"
📷 Joseph Bard, Knokke, Belgium, 1938
"And they looked around, and they said, 'Oh, but you're a surrealist!'
And I said, 'Am I? I hadn't thought of myself...'"
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"Cabaret"
SF EAST BAY Review by Kelly Rogers Flynt
Show runs in Oakland through December 14
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SF EAST BAY Review by Kelly Rogers Flynt
Show runs in Oakland through December 14
www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisc...
Review: CABARET at Oakland Theater Project
CABARET at Oakland Theater Project is not just a show that sticks with you, it haunts you. The images, the melodies, the emotions will follow you for days. You find yourself not just thinking about th...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Cabaret"
SF EAST BAY Review by Kelly Rogers Flynt
Show runs in Oakland through December 14
www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisc...
SF EAST BAY Review by Kelly Rogers Flynt
Show runs in Oakland through December 14
www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisc...
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Jimmy Cliff, who died last week at age 81, inspired generations of musicians around the world, but what we'll remember most is his humility, kindness, and sense of purpose.
Read our tribute to the legendary reggae artist ↓
Read our tribute to the legendary reggae artist ↓
Jimmy Cliff Was Reggae's Humble Hero
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December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Jimmy Cliff, who died last week at age 81, inspired generations of musicians around the world, but what we'll remember most is his humility, kindness, and sense of purpose.
Read our tribute to the legendary reggae artist ↓
Read our tribute to the legendary reggae artist ↓
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For the first time since 1988, the US government is not recognizing #WorldAIDSDay.
William Johnson, our PEN America Florida Director, put together his own literary-based recognition of the day with a list of essential books about the virus. pen.org/world-aids-d...
William Johnson, our PEN America Florida Director, put together his own literary-based recognition of the day with a list of essential books about the virus. pen.org/world-aids-d...
World AIDS Day Reading List: Writing Through Crisis, Stigma, and Institutional Neglect
Documenting lived experience is central to defending free expression. These writers write through crisis, stigma, and institutional neglect.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
For the first time since 1988, the US government is not recognizing #WorldAIDSDay.
William Johnson, our PEN America Florida Director, put together his own literary-based recognition of the day with a list of essential books about the virus. pen.org/world-aids-d...
William Johnson, our PEN America Florida Director, put together his own literary-based recognition of the day with a list of essential books about the virus. pen.org/world-aids-d...
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We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
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Remembering Gordon Parks on his birthday 🎂
📷 Anthony Barboza, 1980s
"I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera."
📷 Anthony Barboza, 1980s
"I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera."
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Remembering Gordon Parks on his birthday 🎂
📷 Anthony Barboza, 1980s
"I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera."
📷 Anthony Barboza, 1980s
"I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera."
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Martha Swope
Mandy Patinkin as George in the Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George", 1984
Mandy Patinkin as George in the Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George", 1984
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Martha Swope
Mandy Patinkin as George in the Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George", 1984
Mandy Patinkin as George in the Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George", 1984
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Woman on the Run (1950) directed by Norman Foster. In San Francisco, artist Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around the city by his wife, the police, as well as the killer.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir
#Noirvember #FilmNoir
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Woman on the Run (1950) directed by Norman Foster. In San Francisco, artist Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around the city by his wife, the police, as well as the killer.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir
#Noirvember #FilmNoir
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My film on the largest organized resistance to wartime incarceration is now on a streaming platform. "Conscience and the Constitution" premiered 25 years ago on PBS. You can now watch it on the Nichi Bei Foundation's Films of Remembrance On Demand service. More: resisters.com/2025/11/30/f...
November 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My film on the largest organized resistance to wartime incarceration is now on a streaming platform. "Conscience and the Constitution" premiered 25 years ago on PBS. You can now watch it on the Nichi Bei Foundation's Films of Remembrance On Demand service. More: resisters.com/2025/11/30/f...
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Remembering Madeleine L'Engle on her birthday 🎂
📷 Sigrid Estrada
"When I have something to say which I think is going to be too difficult for adults, I write a book for children."
📷 Sigrid Estrada
"When I have something to say which I think is going to be too difficult for adults, I write a book for children."
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Remembering Madeleine L'Engle on her birthday 🎂
📷 Sigrid Estrada
"When I have something to say which I think is going to be too difficult for adults, I write a book for children."
📷 Sigrid Estrada
"When I have something to say which I think is going to be too difficult for adults, I write a book for children."
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Kay Johnson in MADAM SATAN (1930)
She was BOTD in 1904
She was BOTD in 1904
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Kay Johnson in MADAM SATAN (1930)
She was BOTD in 1904
She was BOTD in 1904
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Gloria Grahame in "The Big Heat" - BOTD
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Gloria Grahame in "The Big Heat" - BOTD
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Kinuyo Tanaka in "The Life of Oharu" - BOTD
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Kinuyo Tanaka in "The Life of Oharu" - BOTD
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A new book on 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' by author Tim Mohr and photographer Mick Rock gives an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the 1976 cult classic. See the pics here ↓
See Mick Rock's Rare and Iconic 'Rocky Horror' Photos
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November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A new book on 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' by author Tim Mohr and photographer Mick Rock gives an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the 1976 cult classic. See the pics here ↓
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Remembering Gloria Grahame on her birthday 🎂
📷 Virgil Apger, 1955
Grahame was nominated for an Oscar for Edward Dmytryk's Crossfire, 1947, & later won the award for her work in Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
📷 Virgil Apger, 1955
Grahame was nominated for an Oscar for Edward Dmytryk's Crossfire, 1947, & later won the award for her work in Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Remembering Gloria Grahame on her birthday 🎂
📷 Virgil Apger, 1955
Grahame was nominated for an Oscar for Edward Dmytryk's Crossfire, 1947, & later won the award for her work in Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
📷 Virgil Apger, 1955
Grahame was nominated for an Oscar for Edward Dmytryk's Crossfire, 1947, & later won the award for her work in Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
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Today is Thanksgiving in the US, or National Day of Mourning/"Unthanksgiving Day" for some Native Americans. Wampanoag people shared food with pilgrims in 1621 but were repaid with centuries of genocide. More on Indigenous resistance: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Today is Thanksgiving in the US, or National Day of Mourning/"Unthanksgiving Day" for some Native Americans. Wampanoag people shared food with pilgrims in 1621 but were repaid with centuries of genocide. More on Indigenous resistance: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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362. This book only has one title and author, but it contains more stories than I have read yet, despite the fact that I've read the book twice.
Sure, yes, whales, blubber, gore. But the VOICE. The interiority. The scrimshaw cipher that is Ahab. This book haunts me.
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Sure, yes, whales, blubber, gore. But the VOICE. The interiority. The scrimshaw cipher that is Ahab. This book haunts me.
bookshop.org/a/868/978014...
Moby-Dick: or, The Whale
or, The Whale
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November 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
362. This book only has one title and author, but it contains more stories than I have read yet, despite the fact that I've read the book twice.
Sure, yes, whales, blubber, gore. But the VOICE. The interiority. The scrimshaw cipher that is Ahab. This book haunts me.
bookshop.org/a/868/978014...
Sure, yes, whales, blubber, gore. But the VOICE. The interiority. The scrimshaw cipher that is Ahab. This book haunts me.
bookshop.org/a/868/978014...
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An increasing number of bookstores in Japan are leasing out their shelves to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owners.”
As bookstore numbers decline in Japan, many are leasing out shelves
The shelves are leased out to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owners.”
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November 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
An increasing number of bookstores in Japan are leasing out their shelves to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owners.”