This week I took the oath to “Buy Local” and on a rare sunny Saturday in San Francisco I came across Heathered at the Lower Haight Art Walk. The artist Heather Logsdon makes the perfect items for the stylish Tango Diva traveler. Turns out I was quite lucky to catch her between adventures. A self-styled…
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival has perfected the art of keeping you so entertained that you don’t notice you’re being educated in the process. You don’t have to be a Jew to enjoy the 31st annual SFJFF.In 2010 the festival explored the role of Jews in popular culture, including a wonderfully curated collection of…
While on a vacation in Ixtapa I hadn’t quite unwound & easily surrendered to the lure of the smart phone. With plenty of time to text, tweet, twitpic and talk I came home after four days with a $600 phone bill. Ouch. Lesson learned. Turn off the roaming on the phone. Even better, buy a…
When someone commented that Gertrude Stein did not look like her portrait, Picasso replied, “She will.” Thanks to the CJM, I am able to guarantee you will receive buckets of admiration for Stein and her contemporaries. In her time (1874-1946) Stein was famous as a modern writer, style-maker, art collector, and networker extraordinaire. What’s well…
We love retro fashion and design because there’s beauty and a touch of irony in nostalgic simplicity. If I want a mindless good time in film land, there’s nothing like a trip to the past that never existed. I’m thinking of Doris Day singing over daisies and the like. But wait, there’s more… ladies, I…
The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival is in full swing at some of the finest venues in the city from April 25 – May 5. This year SFIFF presents almost 200 films for an expected crowd of over 75,000. If you can’t make the Festival in person, make a note on your calendar of…
I’m betting that this doc will be the sleeper hit of the SF Independent Film Festivalrunning Feb 3-17. The Roxie Theater in San Francisco will be hosting the 13th annual fest with 85 new indie films from around the world. Did you know that the world’s largest ugly dog contest is held every year at…