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Nancy Chan

'Don't Breathe' set to smother other horror films this year

'Don't Breathe' set to smother other horror films this year

Fede Alvarez’s “Don’t Breathe” unfolds in adept twists designed to leave viewers short of breath, despite its simple premise: three young burglars ransack one final victim’s home for his settlement sum.

Why we should assess avocado ardency

Why we should assess avocado ardency

The U.S.’s latest culinary sweetheart is none other than the slick avocado, but the fruit comes with far more baggage than many food lovers realize.

From Dark Past, City College Student Looks to Bright Future

From Dark Past, City College Student Looks to Bright Future

This piece was originally published in Vol. 161, Issue 3 of The Guardsman and is being republished as part of San Francisco's city-wide focus on homelessness on June 29, 2016. For more information about this effort, visit http://projects.sfchronicle.com/sf-homeless/.

Doomsday Clock Stands Still Amid Nuclear Tensions

Doomsday Clock Stands Still Amid Nuclear Tensions

By Nancy Chan I am glad to learn the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) exists because they back their Doomsday theories with empirical evidence and historical observation instead of paranoia or religious predictions. Knowing the team includes University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first nuclear weapons adds