Dave Eggers was born in Boston in 1970, raised in Illinois, and currently lives in San Francisco with his wife, novelist Vendela Vida, and their two children.He is the author of books for adults and children, including Circle, what is what, The Every and eyes and the impossible. He runs his own nonprofit, McSweeney’s, a nonprofit independent publisher, and his two nonprofit organizations, which aim to give low-income youth the ability to write and pursue higher education without debt. (826 Valencia and ScholarMatch) founder. his latest picture book, Soren’s seventh songA film about young humpback whales will be released in the UK this month (Cameron Kids).
1. Exhibition
Kehinde Wiley, “Archaeology of Silence”, de Young Museum, San Francisco
This show is traveling across America, so watch it anytime, anywhere. When Wiley’s paintings and sculptures were recently exhibited at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, they outnumbered those in its collection. This is not an indictment of DeYoung. It’s just a statement of Wiley’s greatness. To stand in a room filled with Wiley’s oversized paintings (his figure here measures nearly 14 feet from head to toe) is to be completely engulfed by the gorgeous, echoing colors that mask layers of pain. It turns out. The show is presented with dramatic lighting, with the audience in darkness and the paintings brightly lit. It makes their powers more hypnotic and Wiley’s techniques more extreme in his old master obsession (try to spot the brushstrokes!). Wiley is our most important and most fascinating living painter, and this exhibition makes it difficult to argue with that point.
2.Activity
whale watching
If you happen to be near whales, we highly recommend that you go and see them. I recently went on a whale watching trip just west of San Francisco Bay. Over a dozen gray and humpback whales were seen during the first hour. They were all cracking, splashing, and frolicking, completely as intended. Regarding being noticed and admired. Even though there are so many of them nearby, I feel embarrassed if I don’t go see them. (If you don’t live near whales or the ocean, or don’t like the ocean or cetaceans, please ignore the previous message.)
3. Make a reservation
If This Isn’t Home, I’m Homeless by Laurie Moore
Arguably Moore’s best work, this secretly brilliant novel is largely a story about two lovers (one of whom is deceased) on a road trip. Who needs more temptation?
4.TV
I Think I Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)
I’ve watched all the episodes at this point [of this sketch show] The fact that it’s happened three times indicates either that this show has many layers of complexity, or that I have a repetitive, obsessive problem that I need to treat. Robinson specializes in characters who come up with the most horrifying ideas, such as gifting baby shower attendees with Al Capone-esque hats and fake machine guns, and fighting for those ideas far beyond the limits of sanity. is. Robinson gives voice to America’s most uncompromising idiots, which is what we needed?
5. Exercise
walking
My wife and I were recently asked to meet some visiting friends at a hotel bar. We split a glass of wine and the bill was $49. Yes, San Francisco is stupidly expensive, but still, this caused a crack in the fabric of the universe. From now on, all social gatherings will be walks, at least for me. Move your feet, see the world, and save big.
6. Album
Feist: Multitude
I’m listening to Feist’s new album while I’m writing these recommendations (though not in between), so this list has to end with this one. I usually run to her music like a dry man runs into a waterfall, but this album exceeds all expectations. Here she works on canvases large and small, from whispers to walls of sound. When you think of Canadian must-haves, who doesn’t? – First, you have to think of Feist.