Berkeley’s historic Yates Theater is back on track to become a movie house

The pandemic nixed a previous renovation project that would have turned the 1926 building into a performance venue.
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Elton John's Greatest Song Was a Flop — Until This Cult-Classic Film Revived Its Popularity 3 Decades Later

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...
People

4th "Laotians Sing Chinese Songs" competition concludes in Laos

A contestant sings a Chinese song at the final round of the fourth "Laotians Sing Chinese Songs" competition held in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 24, 2025. The final round of the fourth "Laotians Sing ...
Far Out Magazine

The classic song Linda Ronstadt initially turned down: “I couldn’t connect”

Linda Ronstadt learned pretty early on that, if her heart weren’t in something, she wouldn’t do it. To emotionally connect is to understand in a personal way, and Ronstadt, even before she had turned ...
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54 Years Later, This Elton John Classic Is Still the Most Honest Love Song Ever Written

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...