Beyond Film:

"Greek" — A Wild Cockney Opus
Steven Berkoff's play "Greek," a raw, poetic Cockney eruption of the Oedipus legend.

Yiyun Li, the voice of "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers"
But who's counting? Math prodigy-turned-fiction writer Yiyun Li, the voice behind the new Wayne Wang feature "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers," lives in Oakland.

Vida Ghahremani
Iranian star of "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers".

Dianne FeinsteinThe Ladies Home Journal published my interview with Dianne Feinstein who became the new mayor of San Francisco in 1978 after a murderous time of crisis in the city.

DiGiorgio Strike
The longest early agricultural strike in history.

Ramparts: "Arabs and Jews"About unprecedented moments of friendship between Arabs and Jews in Israel

Ramparts: "The Legion of Decency: What's Nude?"My report on Hollywood censorship

Art: The "Cactus Curtain Rebel"From Ramparts Magazine, 1965, article on José Luis Cuevas.

Opera Documentary? But This is no Ordinary Topic. About the Opera: "Dr. Atomic"

Kinetic Sculpture
Listen, pedal and push. First show of kinetic sculpture in the U.S.

Judy Stone's Family Legends

Three ArtistsFrom a 1951 Independent Journal story about three Marin County artists presenting their view of the world in an unusual exhibition called "A New Vision" at the San Francisco Museum of Art.

Jules DassinDirector Jules Dassin talks about the making of “A Dream of Passion,” an ancient and modern saga of infanticide.

A Greek — or American Tragedy?Jan Kott's production in hippie dress of Euripides' play "Orestes".