Category Archives: Entertainment
My niece and the Dove “Beauty Sketches” commercial
How do you feel about your body image? My 18-year-old niece has become part of a global phenomenon. Unless you’re an aging male (hmmm, who could that be), or so consumed by news out of Boston you can’t concentrate on … Continue reading
Dodgers-Giants: Tale of two stadiums
On the past two Tuesday evenings, I was able to attend a major league baseball game involving my favorite team, the world champion San Francisco Giants. The first game, on the night of April 2 was at Dodger Stadium in … Continue reading
And the winner on iPhone apps? Google Maps
It’s back. Yup. Google Maps is back as an iPhone app, and it’s much better. Much better than the previous Google mapping app for iPhone — and way better than Apple’s much reviled Maps app that seems to have brought … Continue reading
Chasing Mavericks captures Santa Cruz surf culture
When the first scene in the recently released film, Chasing Mavericks showed a panorama of the Santa Cruz coastline, the audience inside the theater began whooping and hollering. While this film may not play well in Ohio — but what … Continue reading
The “T” in Team means “together”: Giants champs again
AP Images As overjoyed as fans are after the San Francisco Giants won their second World Series title in three years, what was really unique about this season and the remarkable postseason run were how the contributions were so widely … Continue reading
World Series Game 2 and counting — Madbum it!
SAN FRANCISCO — Scratch, claw, Madbum it … You just knew the thrills of Game 1 wouldn’t be repeated, didn’t you?, but did Game 2 of the 2012 World Series have to turn out to be another-side-of-the-moon torture test from … Continue reading
Room with a view: Series from the stands
View from the stands as Pablo Sandoval delivers his fourth hit of his epic 3-HR game/Don Miller Game 1 of the World Series is one of the greatest moments in sporting events and San Francisco Giant fans have been graced … Continue reading
Music for the ages: Dylan, Knopfler in SF
Bob Dylan brought his Never, Never, Well Probably Sometime, Ending Tour back to the Bill Graham Civic last night on an impossibly warm Eric Burdon-ish San Francisco night. Opening was guitar virtuoso Mark Knopfler, who last summer was on stage … Continue reading
Tempest shows Bob Dylan using all his skills
After spending much of last night listening to Bob Dylan’s 35th album, “Tempest, “ I found myself in something of a storm of thoughts and swirling impressions. Among them: I’m trying to think of another 71-year-old artist who has put … Continue reading
Giants scandal: Cheaters rob fans, teammates, honest athletes
Melky Cabrera/Getty Images The Olympics are over and for the most part, were clean. “Clean” as in only a few athletes were found to be using performance enhancing drugs. Good thing, because cheating takes all the joy from the competition, … Continue reading
