Like watching an extra-inning game at Candlestick or driving across the Bay Bridge in less than 30 minutes, seeing the Grateful Dead for free feels like a San Francisco experience lost to time. But that’s exactly what happened for a few thousand lucky fans Sunday when the band’s founding member Phil Lesh, and his band … Read more
Today, Google is releasing Android 13 for Google Pixel smartphones, following months of developer previews and beta releases. It’s an update that polishes a lot of the changes that Android 12 brought to the table, while also introducing a ton of small, helpful features across the board that aims to improve privacy, security, and usability. … Read more
Passionate about creating fun experiences for family and friends, Lemont resident Meg Dagnino curated a Halloween party for her son Ray’s kindergarten class that was brimming with games, crafts and other activities, including her “Witch’s Brew” snack-tivity. That was almost 10 years ago and those kindergartners are now high school sophomores. Meanwhile, Dagnino, who was … Read more
“The deeper you go, the better you feel. The deeper you go, the better you feel.” Last month, an hour before midnight at the Improv Asylum’s basement theater in Chelsea, a hypnotist made a surprise drop-in at a comedy show and growlingly repeated this phrase over and over, casting a spell on 20 strangers. Asad … Read more
The latest trendy hybrid pastry is here: the croffle. This flaky, buttery, chewy pastry — a cross between a croissant and a waffle — is suddenly available at more than a dozen spots all over the Bay Area. Croffles are finding a home at popular boba shops, Asian-inflected bakeries and even old-school brunch restaurants, like … Read more
The first time Sacheen Littlefeather encountered the Academy, in 1973, she was booed onstage at the Oscars, heckled with mock ululations and so-called “tomahawk chops” offstage and threatened with arrest and physical assault. Nearly half a century later, she will return to the Academy as an invited guest of honor for an evening of reflection … Read more
Singer Michelle Branch has filed for divorce from her husband Patrick Carney after she was arrested for domestic abuse and announced their separation. TMZ reported that Branch, 39, filed the divorce documents in Tennessee on Friday and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason behind their separation. Branch, who shares two children with Carney, has asked … Read more
Enlarge / A Lola Mk1 in the foreground and a Lola B12/60 from 2012 in the background. Lola Cars When I first heard of the plan to revive Lola Cars, I had some trepidation. In these days of SPAC-powered exuberance and blockchain hype, it would be pretty easy for a company to take the cynical … Read more
Social media app TikTok is making increased efforts to tap into the power of its book content, with new retailer partnerships, live events and clubs. “BookTok”, as users have dubbed TikTok content about books, consists of everything from videos of creators’ to-read piles to livestreamed crying at emotional novels. BookTok can be credited with a … Read more
Kelly is going on trial again because he has been charged with similar crimes in separate cases in two federal courts and in two state courts. In the first trial, Kelly was found guilty on all nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering and sentenced to 30 years. This trial includes counts of producing child … Read more
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