The San Francisco Ballet is about to kick off its 2020 season by kicking off one the most famous shoes on the planet. Nah, not really. There will be no glass slipper in this SF Ballet production of Cinderella, which Christopher Wheeldon (An American in Paris), the English international choreographer, has updated with stunning style, charming […]
San Francisco Restaurant Week is almost here, so mark your calendars for Jan. 22-31, #SanFrancisco, and find out which of your favorite spots is among the 130 restaurants participating in this showcase this year. I see you, Absinthe…. Imma try you, Cafe Zoetrope. Presented by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, #SFRW is a great, fun, […]
Miami is the place to be this winter (or any winter, really). A few days ago during the weekend, a Lyft driver who was taking me to the Mission told me that the San Francisco 49ers were playing later that afternoon, and that they had a good shot at winning the NFC Championship and thus, […]
Bay Area! This weekend brings the second annual Coven Film Festival, three days of film, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities showcasing the work of women and non-binary filmmakers. The festival, which will be held at the landmark Roxie Theater in the Mission Jan. 10-12, recognizes that not everyone is young, white, middle-class, cisgender, or able-bodied. […]
Another year over. A new one just begun. Say no to war. Let peace will be.
It is gonna be Chappelle o’clock this weekend at The Chapel on Valencia, San Francisco, when, you know him from A Star Is Born, Dave Chappelle, the Emmy-, Grammy-, and 2019 Mark Twain Prize for America Humor-winning writer, producer, and performer takes to the stage for three shows at the venue, all of which were […]
Let’s get upconscious.
I spotted Cory going through one of those large commercial/residential trash bins and making a mess on the street near a signage shop on Van Ness. Yes, I absolutely thought he was fishing for stuff he could use to steal someone’s identity or som’in’, because that is a thing that totally happens here in San […]
Donald Trump, the 45th (so-called) president of the United States of America, has been impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on two articles of impeachment, one for abuse of power and one for obstruction of Congress. This evening, Trump became the third American president to be charged for high crimes and misdemeanors. See? You […]
I spoke to the press tonight (a neighbor and I did), to an awesome crew of broadcast journalists from KTVU FOX2 led by Jana Katsuyama, about the situation on Willow Street, the notorious alley about which I’ve previously written (without naming it because, y’ know, security). My weeping Willow. Five years I’ve seen that street […]
King of Cups 