YouTube partners with Sundance Film Festival, pilots rental program
Here’s a news item that may please both independent film buffs and technology fans alike. YouTube, which Google has been actively updating this week (new…
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Inside The Fillmore, walking with legends at historic San Francisco venue
When you set foot inside The Fillmore, musical history, the brotherhood of legends, gives you a bear hug. You can’t help but feel warm and…
Wine marketing: It’s not a cult winery, it’s “small artisanal” … just like Ferrari?
Welcome to wine marketing, the most mysterious black box of them all. Recently I wrote about Harlan Estate and their minimalist, high quality parchment paper…
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…
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…