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Immersive ‘Bugs’ exhibition draws crowds to Cal Academy
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The giant insects and walk-through beehives were created in part by the Weta Workshop, which designed sets for the “The Lords of the Rings” trilogy.Arts & Entertainment
‘Oppenheimer’: UC Berkeley goes Hollywood in biopic film about father of the atom bomb
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Oppenheimer also taught physics at UC Berkeley where many of the movie's scenes have been shot.BART
BART now providing e-scooters at Berkeley stations to help riders handle local traffic
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BART says the scooters are effective for navigating Berkeley’s busy streets with limited parking.Arts & Entertainment
Review: Four plays absolutely worth the trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
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Shakespeare, a song-and-dance extravaganza, a brilliant monologue, a provocative contemporary work — all this and more make the trek worthwhile.Arts & Entertainment
Review: Ashley Dixon makes a thrilling Festival Opera debut in its less-than-ideal production of ‘Norma’
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Bellini’s music for the two women locked in a love triangle elevates the opera to the heights of searing intensity.Books
Local Lit | July’s top tips for book lovers
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'Black Women in Pop' at KQED's rooftop terrace; W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz in person; a tribute to the Sierra Nevada; and more.Arts & Entertainment
Big Basin bounces back … sort of. Park partly reopening two years after devastating fire
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Reservations are now being accepted for limited day-use access — for the first time since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire destroyed much of the park in August 2020.Arts & Entertainment
Book ponders the power of teenage girls amid China’s Cultural Revolution
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Vanessa Hua's "Forbidden City" is her second novel.Arts & Entertainment
