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Bay Area Stage: Pink Martini at SF Symphony, ‘Carol’ at SJ Rep, ‘Pal Joey’ at 42nd Street Moon, ‘Big River’ at TheatreWorks

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.28.2012

On stage at San Francisco Symphony, San Jose Rep, 42nd Street Moon, and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. "Movies will make you famous; Television will make you…

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Analyst cuts 2013 sales of Google Nexus devices by 34%

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.27.2012

Ironically, because Google loses money on the Nexus 7, shipping less of them actually has a positive impact on profitability.

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How will Apple touch-enable MacBooks?

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.26.2012

I'm convinced that my future MacBook Pro will be as thin as an iPad, be touch enabled, let me run Mac apps (Lightroom, Premiere Pro,…

Food & Wine

Wine Events: Holiday tree lighting at Robert Mondavi Winery

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.26.2012

The To Kalon Cellar is where the Modavi's finest wines, such as the newly-released 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, are produced.

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Samsung moves 5 million ‘phablets’ – yes, large screens have large appeal

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.26.2012

UBS forecasts that Samsung will sell 61.5 million smartphones in Q4 - largely in part thanks to the success of large format smartphones, including the…

Food & Wine

Chef Michael Chiarello to open San Francisco restaurant

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.20.2012

Star Chef Michael Chiarello plans to open a San Francisco restaurant in Spring 2013. In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Chiarello hosts cooking shows and…

Loreto

Loreto Bay, 6 years later

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.19.2012

In the end, for those who were able to weather the storm of buying a home in a risky project such as the Villages of…

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Yin and Yang: Nintendo Wii U sells out, Microsoft Windows 8 sits on shelf

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.19.2012

Analysts expect Nintendo to ship 3.5 million Wii U consoles worldwide by year end. According to many, PS4 and Xbox720 consoles are under development, and…

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Oh No: HTC Droid DNA battery lasts only 4:25 hours in test

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.16.2012

Many looking to upgrade their Androids might opt for the slightly larger Galaxy Note II, or, do what I did and jump on a LG…

Culture

‘The White Snake’ at Berkeley Rep is Visually Ssssssstunning

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.15.2012

Many refer to the story of The White Snake as "profound." Yet I have another take on it. Like, how many times have us guys…