Mighty Mojos tripping through history, powdered wigs and all
The Naked Empire Buffoon Company (Sabrina Wensky and Cara McClendon) could give John Belushi’s killer bees a run for their money. These two combine the…
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Hot Time in the Summer: A Jazzy Night at SF Symphony (Review)
Jazz pianist Makoto Ozone joined the Symphony to reclaim Rhapsody in Blue back from United Airlines and a thousand dreary elevators.
Portland’s Finest: Pink Martini & The von Trapps at Davies (Review)
Going from improbable to even more so, they performed Hushabye Mountain from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” However, for all practical purposes, Dick van Dyke never…
Bedazzled: San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (Review)
From the high camp of Nancyboy (topped with a fascinator and moving gracefully in towering platforms) riffing off Joel Grey to an exquisitely nuanced “Send…
Android Auto connects your phone to the car, competes with Apple CarPlay
Android Auto heavily leverages voice recognition. You can send messages, navigate to places, and make calls - all hands-free.
Google I/O: First Look at new Android user interface (Video)
Google embraces a flat world. "Material Design" will bring new icons, fonts, and cards to the Android user interface.
Google I/O: Android powers over 60% of all tablets
Google head of mobile Sundar Pichai revealed that Android market share on tablets has jumped from 39% in 2012 to 62% in 2014.
God Fights the Plague
We meet a self-proclaimed witch who prays to Elvis, a world Qigong leader, Muslims, rabid Christians, atheists, drag queen and rabbi Irwin Keller, and assorted…
Orphan of Zhao examines price of loyalty
What might have otherwise been a cheap slice’em, dice ‘em suicidal thriller was rendered into something deeply emotive that probed the dimensions of loyalty and…
Report: Apple smartwatch coming October 2014
If true that Apple has ordered only 3.5 million units, an Apple wearable is clearly not going to upend. Apple sells 30-50 million iPhones a…