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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.
![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://cdn.statically.io/img/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...
![Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign. Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SJM-L-HOROSCOPE-0717-01.jpg?w=525)
Horoscopes July 17, 2024: Luke Bryan, invest in yourself
Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for...
Music
![Get tickets to see the Grammy-winning Christian music star on his Every Christmas Tour in San Jose and Sacramento. Get tickets to see the Grammy-winning Christian music star on his Every Christmas Tour in San Jose and Sacramento.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SJM-L-DRIVEINSMITH-0610-01.jpg?w=525)
It’s only July, but we already have a major Christmas show on the books
Get tickets to see the Grammy-winning Christian music star on his Every Christmas Tour in San Jose and Sacramento.
Celebrities
![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 run high over the actor's role in the shooting death of 'Rust' cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Entertainment Guide
![The man behind the voice: He's a singer from Caruso's Naples neighborhood, but a chance meeting in Budapest brought him to the Bay Area. The man behind the voice: He's a singer from Caruso's Naples neighborhood, but a chance meeting in Budapest brought him to the Bay Area.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MAG-L-PASQUALE-XXXX-6.jpg?w=525)
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San Jose tenor Pasquale Esposito: On Puccini, Freddie Mercury and singing the songs that make audiences melt
The man behind the voice: He's a singer from Caruso's Naples neighborhood, but a chance meeting in Budapest brought him to the Bay Area.
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.
Movies
![Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin presumably drowned in the Bay. But what if they didn't? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin presumably drowned in the Bay. But what if they didn't?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MAG-ALCATRAZ-19.jpg?w=525)
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Is the infamous 1962 Alcatraz escape story all wrong? New book suggests ‘yes’
Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin presumably drowned in the Bay. But what if they didn't?
Theater
![Once you get used to the eye-popping circus stunts and acrobatics, you'll notice that 7 Fingers circus troupe are telling an engaging tale. Once you get used to the eye-popping circus stunts and acrobatics, you'll notice that 7 Fingers circus troupe are telling an engaging tale.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-DEARSF-0712-01.jpg?w=564)
Review: ‘Dear San Francisco’ is a thrill ride — and a lot more
Once you get used to the eye-popping circus stunts and acrobatics, you'll notice that 7 Fingers circus troupe are telling an engaging tale.
Books
![Oakland's Carolina Ixta addresses sex, racism and religion in debut novel, "Shut Up, This is Serious" Oakland's Carolina Ixta addresses sex, racism and religion in debut novel, "Shut Up, This is Serious"](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAG-L-SHUTUP-XXXX-5.jpg?w=525)
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Carolina Ixta isn’t afraid to go there in her debut novel
Oakland's Carolina Ixta addresses sex, racism and religion in debut novel, "Shut Up, This is Serious"
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 of Pandora" lets you leave inside the movie world
Restaurants
![The Mess Hall, led by a James Beard award-winning Momofuku veteran, plans to open in the national park in 2025. The Mess Hall, led by a James Beard award-winning Momofuku veteran, plans to open in the national park in 2025.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SJM-L-TUNNELTOP-07XX-08.jpg?w=525)
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An ambitious new food hall is coming to San Francisco’s Presidio
The Mess Hall, led by a James Beard award-winning Momofuku veteran, plans to open in the national park in 2025.
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Habana Express brings Cuban fare to Pleasant Hill
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