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Book Review | Mar 15, 2010
The Failure represents all things good about the possibilities of small press publishing: an over-the-top and enjoyable plot with witty writing that sustains its cleverness without becoming one-dimensional. By Danielle Sommer
Event | Mar 14, 2010
Part Vocal. Part String Quartet. Very Real.
RVSQ's music is by turns beautiful, haunting, mesmerizing and foot-stomping fun. The Quartet plays the Hotel Rex March 17. By Rik Malone
Theater Review | Mar 13, 2010
O Lovely Glowworm, or Scenes of Great Beauty
The principal conceit of O Lovely Glowworm, or Scenes of Great Beauty is that the play's interminable string of uneven scenes -- few of which approach beauty, let alone greatness -- are the products of the overactive imagination of a profoundly melancholy goat. By Ben Marks
Film Review | Mar 12, 2010
Ajami
Israel's stunning Academy Award nominee drills through layers of Arab-Israeli misunderstanding, mistrust and prejudice. By Michael Fox
Festival Report | Mar 11, 2010
Four from the SF Int'l Asian American Film Fest
A look at four narrative films featured in the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. By Jeffrey Edalatpour
Festival Report | Mar 11, 2010
SF Int'l Asian American Film Fest 2010
We know that Spring is near when the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival begins its latest edition. The festival will screen 109 films over the next 10 days. What better way to herald the season than to spend it in the dark trying to see as many as possible? By Jonathan Kiefer
The Writers' Block | Mar 10, 2010
Where the God of Love Hangs Out
Amy Bloom reads "Your Borders, Your Rivers, Your Tiny Villages," a story from her new collection Where the God of Love Hangs Out about suppressed desire. By Amy Bloom
Gallery Crawl | Mar 09, 2010
Paper!Awesome!
In March 2010 Gallery Crawl checked out Baer Ridgway Exhibitions' new group show Paper!Awesome! and interviewed curator and artist, Brion Nuda Rosch. Also on view at the gallery is a hallway installation created with tape and pencil by Bay Area artist Tucker Nichols.
Music | Mar 08, 2010
Three to See: March 2010
March has totally blindsided me with a number of can't-miss concert opportunities around the Bay Area. Catch buzzed-about local trio Grass Widow at The Knockout before they blow up real good; Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose at Rickshaw Stop and So Cow at The Hemlock. By Ben Van Houten
Film Review | Mar 07, 2010
There's a Method to Tim Burton's Madness
Burton's psychotropic Alice is very much an Avatar for the elementary school set. By Erika Milvy
Movies | Mar 06, 2010
Joseph Losey: Pictures of Provocation at PFA
After blowing off his HUAC summons, film director Joseph Losey skedaddled to England and ended up collaborating with Dirk Bogarde and Harold Pinter. A retrospective of his films runs at Pacific Film Archive through mid-April. By Jonathan Kiefer
Pop Culture | Mar 05, 2010
Video of the Week: A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything
In A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything, Jamie Bell documents everything from the Big Bang and evolution all the way to Einstein and space exploration, using only 2,100 pages of a flipbook and biro pens. MacGyver would be proud. By Emmanuel Hapsis
Movies | Mar 05, 2010
Until the Light Takes Us: Interview with the Directors
Until The Light Takes Us, the first feature film about the rise and fall of Norwegian black metal, is back for another round of U.S. screenings. I checked in with directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell to find out what it was like to travel to Norway and spend time with these artists who have garnered an enigmatic, cult-like status over the years. By Harry Gregory
NPR Topics: Arts & Life
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Will The National Broadband Plan Come Up Short?
The Federal Communications Commission says the plan, set to be unveiled Tuesday, will help make Internet access faster, cheaper and more pervasive. But some critics are already calling it a missed opportunity.
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'Mission: Impossible' Star Peter Graves Dies In L.A.
The actor was best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series. He also masterfully lampooned his straight-arrow image as bumbling airline pilot Clarence Oveur in the 1980 disaster spoof Airplane!. He was 83.
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'Funemployment' And More Slang For A Recession
Not much good has come out of the recession from which we seem to be slowly emerging. But at least it's left us with some new lingo, like "staycation." The Christian Science Monitor has compiled a list of its favorites, and guest host Audie Cornish explains a few of them.
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Can Working Moms 'Have It All'? Ha!
In the late '70s and early '80s, Enjoli perfume commercials extolled the era's ideal Superwoman — a perfectly coiffed working mom who could "bring home the bacon" and still be sexy for her man. Three decades later, that ideal remains elusive for millions of women — including reporter Jennifer Ludden.
