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Last week you might have caught the season premier of Bravo’s “Start-Ups: Silicon Valley,” a reality TV show that introduced six...More»
When creative-minded networkers get together around here, it’s usually at Moscone Center or on the Playa. But a few weeks ago, 115 or so enterprising folks—from cult-coffeemakers and bestselling authors to 15-year-old...More»
The Shy Girl: “I was kind of an outcast in high school. Flamenco found me. Even before I went to my first class, I knew I was going to be doing this for the rest of my life. I didn’t talk much,...More»
“Authenticity,” that smug buzzword of the modern food wonk, is an irritating term, and not just because its meaning has been muddied. It’s particularly annoying when used to promulgate the bogus notion that...More»
In 2004, two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Guttentag (Twin Towers, Nanking) had a fabulous idea: His next documentary would follow a presidential campaign, but instead of covering the usual stump speeches, he...More»
When it comes to films about political campaigns, there are basically two story arcs: A candidate or consultant either starts out cynical and turns idealistic or starts out idealistic and turns cynical....More»
You used Kickstarter to fund this recent album. What was that process like? Jesse Hudson: it was really heart warming and surprising experience. It made the album like a concrete thing. It wasn...More»
“Silicon Valley is like high school, but it’s only the smart kids, and everyone has a lot of money,” opines one of the stars of Bravo TV’s new reality show. True to those eyeball-scratching words,...More»
JAY DEFEO Early years DeFeo settled in San Francisco in 1953 and experimented with various media before turning to painting. Radical props for being a woman artist, but not for...More»
In recent days, the city has been abuzz with black and orange fever—Giants, Halloween, etc. This weekend, instead of sugary sweets and sports-based revelry, how about an art cleanse? Like...More»
An Iliad The Plot: The play uses material from the Robert Fagles translation of the Iliad (you probably read it freshmen year of college), but having a poet recite it aloud is much closer to...More»
Sandra Ono doesn't mess around with high-minded art supply shops. The Berkeley-based sculptor trolls the fluorescent-lit aisles of San Pablo Avenue dollar stores with one...More»
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