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…
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Touring Pannys Amazing World of Chocolate on Phillip Island, Australia
A while back, I wrote about my visit to Pannys Amazing World of Chocolate on a trip to Australia. What is it really like inside…
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…
San Francisco Symphony: A tasty selection of Debussy, Benjamin and Britten
This past weekend I attended a concert that is part of the Phyllis C. Wattis Residency at the San Francisco Symphony. It was an afternoon…
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…
ZER01 ends 2009 on a funding roll
Just as the year was coming to a close, ZER01 received word that $500k in new grants was coming its way. The funding breaks down…