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What to watch: ‘Those About to Die’ is a well-oiled mess, and totally worth your time
![The sword-and-sandals series from director Roland Emmerich isn't high art but it's never dull. The sword-and-sandals series from director Roland Emmerich isn't high art but it's never dull.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-MOVIEPICKS-0718-01.jpg?w=526)
The sword-and-sandals series from director Roland Emmerich isn't high art but it's never dull.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![Look around a book-themed SoMa cocktail bar, aptly named Novela after the Spanish word for novel, and you’d see glasses of punch at almost every table. Look around a book-themed SoMa cocktail bar, aptly named Novela after the Spanish word for novel, and you’d see glasses of punch at almost every table.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAG-L-NOVELA-0715-20.jpg?w=511)
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Inside Novela, a San Francisco book-themed bar takes you back in time
Look around a book-themed SoMa cocktail bar, aptly named Novela after the Spanish word for novel, and you’d see glasses of punch at almost every table.
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Brewery Day Trip: Two San Jose breweries worth a visit
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Entertainment
![Arion Press is a darling of art collectors and Silicon Valley types, who love its unique books made from historical literary materials. Arion Press is a darling of art collectors and Silicon Valley types, who love its unique books made from historical literary materials.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAG-L-ARION-07XX-13.jpg?w=509)
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The world’s most unusual books are entirely made by hand at the Presidio
Arion Press is a darling of art collectors and Silicon Valley types, who love its unique books made from historical literary materials.
Home and Garden
![The purchase extends a buying spree she’s made of luxury California properties. Earlier this year, she bought a $94 million estate in Malibu spanning four acres and overlooking the Pacific Ocean — her fourth purchase in the Los Angeles area since 2015. The purchase extends a buying spree she’s made of luxury California properties. Earlier this year, she bought a $94 million estate in Malibu spanning four acres and overlooking the Pacific Ocean — her fourth purchase in the Los Angeles area since 2015.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jobs.jpg?w=525)
Laurene Powell Jobs buys San Francisco mansion for $70 million, record for City
The purchase extends a buying spree she’s made of luxury California properties. Earlier this year, she bought a $94 million estate in Malibu spanning four acres and overlooking the Pacific Ocean — her fourth purchase in the Los Angeles area...
Travel
![Lace up your hiking boots! Tyler Ranch Staging Area has just opened access to the East Bay's Sunol Ridge. Lace up your hiking boots! Tyler Ranch Staging Area has just opened access to the East Bay's Sunol Ridge.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SUNOLHIKE-0715-02.jpg?w=467)
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East Bay’s newest hiking trails offer scenic vistas and challenging terrain
Lace up your hiking boots! Tyler Ranch Staging Area has just opened access to the...
Music
![Here's how to get tickets to see One Direction star Niall Horan in concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. Here's how to get tickets to see One Direction star Niall Horan in concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sjm-l-jingleball-1202-28.jpg?w=433)
Niall Horan brings The Show: Live on Tour to Shoreline Amphitheatre
Here's how to get tickets to see One Direction star Niall Horan in concert at...
Movies
![Sources for Baldwin, who denied a celebration took place, are probably mindful that emotions still run high over the actor's role in the shooting death of 'Rust' cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Sources for Baldwin, who denied a celebration took place, are probably mindful that emotions still run high over the actor's role in the shooting death of 'Rust' cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AlecHilariaconsole_fc389c.jpg?w=525)
Alec Baldwin denies ‘celebrating’ after video shows him and Hilaria at ‘victory’ gathering
Sources for Baldwin, who denied a celebration took place, are probably mindful that emotions still...
TV Streaming
![Rapper Snoop Dogg holds a microphone as he sits next to swimming analyst Rowdy Gaines. Rapper Snoop Dogg holds a microphone as he sits next to swimming analyst Rowdy Gaines.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ENTER-TV-TINSEL-1-MCT-1.jpg?w=525)
TV Tinsel: NBC set for Olympic coverage, including dash of Snoop Dogg
NBC Sports is going all-out programming the 2024 Paris Olympics, which begin July 26.
Pets and Animals
![Nina Simon's debut novel soared up the best-seller lists. Now she's talking inspiration -- from atop a stand-up paddleboard on this Monterey Bay slough. Nina Simon's debut novel soared up the best-seller lists. Now she's talking inspiration -- from atop a stand-up paddleboard on this Monterey Bay slough.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-SLOUGHMURDER-4.jpg?w=526)
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Dive into the life (and death) of Elkhorn Slough with “Mother-Daughter Murder Night”
Nina Simon's debut novel soared up the best-seller lists. Now she's talking inspiration -- from...
Video Games
![A sunset on a Hawaiian beach A sunset on a Hawaiian beach](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Environment07.jpg?w=620)
European vacation too expensive? Try a virtual vacation with these video games
"Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth" takes you on a trip to Hawaii while "Avatar: Frontiers...