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1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Vivienne Freeman | Staff

   Beck crowned the king of Nob Hill during San Francisco stop of Ride Lonesome Tour (opens the original)

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   To traverse the 250-foot mountain that is Nob Hill to reach The Masonic is an act of blind faith. But trust in Beck, and he will deliver. On the sixth stop of his Ride Lonesome Tour, Beck took the stage dressed in a red blazer and a tie that hung loose around his neck but tucked neatly into his white slacks. The set started off mellow, with the screen behind him playing a looping video of ocean waves as he serenaded a predominantly Gen X audience with the second single from his new album “In T

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2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Vivienne Freeman | Staff

   John Wilson’s ‘History of Concrete’ cements concerns about capitalism (opens the original)

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   At long last, John Wilson has returned to the screen with his debut feature by the unassuming title, “The History of Concrete.” The documentary comes more than three years after the end of the filmmaker’s HBO series “How To with John Wilson,” and is a tight 102-minute piece that bleakly and humorously covers everything from the Hallmark industrial complex, Buddhism, ancient Rome and, naturally, concrete. From the first minute of the film, the eclectic footage of New York City shot on a

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3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Vivienne Freeman | Staff

   Loneliness has 12 stages in Beck’s ‘Ride Lonesome’ (opens the original)

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   After a nearly decade-long battle against commercial pop music demons, Beck has finally emerged victorious. Since the disappointing release of Colors in 2017, Beck David Hansen, mononymously known as Beck, has struggled to recapture the grunge “slacker” sound that made him so beloved. With his 15th studio album Ride Lonesome, released Sept. 18, Beck has finally come home. While the music itself is notably teeming with more palpable emotion compared to his previous projects, to celebrate tha

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