Cinequest Film Festival awards Deepak Chopra ‘Life of a Maverick Award’
Today Cinequest announced that Deepak Chopra, who has “transformed the lives of millions,” has received the Life of a Maverick Award. The presentation will be…
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Google response to iPad coming? Tablet UI photos demonstrate possibilities
I don't think there are many surprises in the photos, but it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to picture Google apps running on…
Gone in 60 Seconds: Cinequest, On Location, Animals Out of Paper
Another week of West Coast living here in the San Francisco Bay Area gone in just 60 seconds. Well, okay, again that doesn’t include the…
Solar Update: January 2010, Michael Pollan visits San Jose
January in the Bay Area had its share of rain. In fact, during the end of one week when it rained non-stop, I could hear…
Sunday Espresso: Tradition! Gadget hype, Wayne Gretzky
The Chronicle, The Chronicle, Tradition! The Mercury, The Mercury, Tradition! For some reason, after about 12 events/shows in the last 14 days I find myself going,…
How to: Make a Tuscan candle holder
Follow these simple 7 steps for making your own Tuscan candle holder!
Theater review: Harvey Fierstein milks ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ for every delicious ounce
His name is above the marquee. And just about everywhere else. There is no escaping, Harvey Fierstein is the star of Fiddler on the Roof.…
On Location: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in San Francisco
Fiddler on the Roof opened this week at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. The famous Broadway show first opened in 1964 and was the first…
Theater Review: ‘The First Grade’ a most con-ge-nial play
The opening scene of Aurora Theatre’s The First Grade indeed sends us back to the classroom, with Sydney (Julia Brothers) introducing the word of the…
SF Symphony January 27, 2010 – Mozart and Stravinsky
For Mozart’s birthday the SF Symphony featured Michael Tilson Thomas, the symphony’s music director, playing and conducting Mozart’s Piano Concerto Number 23 in A Major,…