SJMA Premieres New Work by Tom Marioni
A new installation by acclaimed California conceptual artist Tom Marioni is now on view at the San Jose Museum of Art. Cocktail (Retire from Art…
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Google donates $2M to Wikipedia, no attribution required
It’s probably something a door-to-door Encyclopedia salesman would never see. Two million dollars just fell out of the sky courtesy of the Google Gods into the lap…
Theater News: Eden Espinosa returns to San Francisco in ‘Wicked’
SHN SF announced that Eden Espinosa will return to San Francisco to star in the open-ended engagement of Wicked now playing at the Orpheum Theatre.…
Second annual Crab Feed at Silver Creek Sportsplex benefits The Dream On Foundation
A couple Saturdays ago, Sharks fans gathered at the Silver Creek Sportsplex to watch the hockey game, feed on some crabs and support the local…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt says 60,000 Android devices shipping daily
There were no product announcements by Google at MWC. However, during his keynote, CEO Eric Schmidt mentioned that Google along with their partners are now…
Will official Steve Jobs autobiography give us juice or gloss?
Steve Jobs will attempt to set the record straight. In collaboration with former TIME managing editor Walter Isaacson, an official autobiography will be penned about…
Film Review: ‘The Bone Man’ an Austrian Fargo with German cars and a twist
What is it about great European indies that make them so endlessly fascinating and watchable? The Bone Man is another example, and I think it’ll…
Theater Review: ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ at The Stage is substantive and ambitious
Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll is an epic, historical journey that explores the impact of rock and roll on the democratic movement in Eastern Block…
Can Microsoft stem market share losses with Windows Phone 7?
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Microsoft (MSFT) announced Windows Phone 7, the long awaited upgrade to its mobile platform used in about…
Film Review: ‘FrICTION’ a clever “fourth wall” film
What if you were scripted to behave badly? Breaking down the fourth wall—the unseen barrier between actor and viewer—has become somewhat of an interesting trend…