Combine your love of travel and films with a visit to the San Francisco International Film Festival April 4-17. Besides the almost 200 films, including 66 directed by women, there are several special moments, like the tributes to Wayne Wang and Charlize Theron. Here’s the Tango Diva shortlist: CLAIRE’S CAMERA: Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher,…
Here’s what happened at the dentist today. My lovely 30-something dental technician, not pictured here, was chatting about this and that. Let’s call her Midge. Midge related a funny story about getting a text from a friend saying #MeToo. Assuming it was a mistake, she thought nothing of it. And then on Facebook lots of…
Have you noticed it’s getting harder to look chic whilst pretending that giant expandable shoulder boulder is petit and light? Here’s a list of travel-worthy toothbrushes to lighten your load. There’s a surprise category… wireless! ELECTRIC OralB: Pro-8000 Everything you need, the case, brush, charger, and Bluetooth. SonicCare: Diamond Clean – an elegantly designed case…
Argentinian Dance Duo, German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi return to ignite the stage with a powerful and sizzling performance taking the art of Tango to new heights. German and Gisela are joined by a company of talented dancers and musicians – world champions in their own right – to honor and celebrate a cultural tradition…
There’s no better way to get ready for the holiday season than by indulging in some self-care and rejuvenation. And there’s no more perfect way to do that, in my opinion, than by treating yourself to some spa time. I purposely made an appointment for December 1, to begin the holiday month with pampering. It…
By Kimberley Lovato Long ago, in another era and career that involved cubicles and quarterly reports, a colleague sat his khaki-clad butt on my linoleum desk and asked me the question that would ultimately lead me straight out the front door. “What would you do, professionally, if you could do anything?” The answer came immediately. “I’d…
JANE WITHOUT TARZAN: A beautiful young British girl dreams of living in the jungle with animals. Being the 1940s, this surely wasn’t going to happen. And yet, 26 year old Jane Goodall, lacking any scientific background, and the handicap of being a woman, meets the famed anthropologist Louis Leakey, who sends her to Tanzania on…