‘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…
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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…
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,…
San Jose Repertory Theatre Presents the Laurence Olivier BBC Award Winner, ‘The Weir’
When a story is told well enough, one will follow it anywhere. Even to unexpected places, such as isolated, rural Ireland. In Conor McPherson’s utterly…
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…
The San Francisco Symphony’s New Organ series premieres with Paul Jacobs in recital Sunday, January 17 Davies Symphony Hall
Award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs opens the San Francisco Symphony’s first organ recital series at Davies Symphony Hall on Sunday, January 17 at 6:00 PM…