San Francisco

Performing Arts
Clinton Stark
05.22.2013

That I had goose bumps yet again after a Janelle Monáe performance probably tells me everything I need to know.

The Arts
05.21.2013

In a strange twist of vodka and make-up, the tables are turned and the interviewer becomes Joan Crawford while the woman behind the icon asks the really hard questions as she struggles to understand the truth behind her career and life.

Janelle-Monae-San-Francisco
Performing Arts
BY | 05.06.13

Janelle Monáe’s duet with the band Fun (“We Are Young”) was a smash hit last year reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Original Broadway Cast of 'The Book of Mormon' (Photo: Joan Marcus)
San Francisco Stage
BY | 05.02.13

SHN season line-up includes Book of Mormon, Beautiful, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Once, and a sixth show to be revealed.

Opera Parallele - Trouble in Tahiti
More than just peacock feathers
BY | 05.01.13

The edgy intensity that Brancoveanu brought to Orphée two years ago has grown exponentially with the passage of time, bursting forth to bring an explosive Sam, priapically strutting the stage.

Apple CEO Tim Cook. The company holds its annual WWDC June 4-10 in San Francisco.
Silicon Valley
BY | 04.24.13

Unlike their Windows 8 counterparts, Apple laptops are still not touch-enabled. Rumors continue to swirl as to if/when MacBooks will receive some sort of touch capability.

Stuck Elevator
San Francisco Culture
BY | 04.20.13

On a mild spring evening yesterday, with tourists overflowing Union Square, I took in a performance at the Geary Theater. What I discovered was an inventive, humorous, and heartfelt production.

San-Francisco-Golden-Gate-Bridge-stark-insider
Consumer Insights
BY | 04.17.13

Though SF placed in the top five, it was New York City that still captures the hearts of the most number of travelers.

Preparing for battle as the Command Center looks on. Clockwise from top: Stephanie Desnoyers, Sophia LaPaglia, Michael Saenz, Jonathan Bender, Kimberly Lester, and Gloria McDonald.
Bay Area Stage
BY | 04.10.13

In San Francisco, “an intense, sexy romp through the landmines of love.”

Director Chay Yew looks on as the cast of 'Stuck Elevator' rehearses. The show opens next moth at A.C.T. in San Francisco.
Behind the Scenes
BY | 03.28.13 VIDEO

“If you see a Mexican gardener, he’s one of the few lucky ones that has crossed the desert to be here. You don’t realize he’s working for $30 per day. And he’s seen, smelled and maybe even experienced a bit of death along the way.”