On Location: ‘Phèdre’ opening night at A.C.T. San Francisco
Last night the classic French tragedy, Phèdre, opened at the American Conservatory Theater. The streets of San Francisco were slick from the rain that occasionally…
Clinton Stark
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Android app of the day: SlideScreen shows promise, provides BlackBerry-inspired dashboard
Dubbed the intelligent home screen, SlideScreen gives Android users an alternative to the stock configuration. Thanks to Google’s open design, it’s one more reason Android fans…
Why the Apple Tablet (iPad?) will be Newton dud 2.0
Apple is set to announce a Tablet PC next week in San Francisco. I’m among the last to tell you that much. But I might…
Tonight: ‘Phèdre’ at A.C.T. San Francisco, ‘Coming Home’ at Berkeley Rep
Two heavyweight openings tonight in the San Francisco Bay Area. Phèdre, starring Seanna McKenna, who according to the National Post “holds the Canadian patent on…
‘Dead Man Walking’ comes to San Jose
The film is famous. It scored Susan Sarandon a best actress Oscar. And Sean Penn cemented his legend. Now Dead Man Walking, the landmark film…
Storytelling in a cozy pub with cast of ‘The Weir’ at the San Jose Rep
Conor McPherson, the prolific Irish playwright, knows how to spin a tale. His award-winning play, The Weir, opens January 29th at the San Jose Repertory…
To seriously threaten Apple, Google needs to create GoogleTunes
The sales numbers for the new Google Nexus One smartphone were widely reported and debated last week. 20,000 units sold in the first week. Not…
Gone in 60 Seconds: The Weir, Sean Penn?, SF Symphony, +1 for Droid…
The weekend answered a lot of questions, including who won the on-the-go smartphone challenge this time: Loni’s iPhone or Clint’s Droid? At the risk of…
Sunday espresso: Local news, 15GB of OVO, Droid redux
One of the bigger stories in the Blogosphere this week came from the right. Republicans now have an answer—in theory—to The Huffington Post (interestingly enough,…
Silicon Valley International Auto Show: Ferrari heaven, Lexus too feminine?, and magic too! (video)
The start of the year means auto shows; rotating presentations, free-bees, popcorn, green marketing, muscle cars, test drives, models (not just the cars). And even…