Archive for May, 2008
Two Faces of SF
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Economics, MediaWatch, Politics, San Francisco | 3 Comments »
When I was growing up, my father had a career in mind for me. Let me put this in context. My father was weird. He also traveled a lot. And he ... Read more..A Prayer for Saint Samuel
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Books, MediaWatch, Politics, San Francisco, The Arts | 2 Comments »
It’s hard for the City of San Francisco to get a fair shake these days, either in the media or among the general American public. Its image precedes its reality. ... Read more..A Tale of Two Shipyards
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics, San Francisco | 2 Comments »
Somebody --- I think it was Jon Carroll --- said once that a good column contained an idea and a half. Here’s the idea. Sometime, just once, it would be nice ... Read more..Death in the City — A Grave Talent
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Books, Fine Arts, MediaWatch, Politics, San Francisco, The Arts, Uncategorized | No Comments »
In case you were worried, it's still a man's world. In spite of Hillary Clinton's campaign for the presidency, sexism is still alive and well in the United States. If anything, ... Read more..Man on a Tightrope
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in Environment, MediaWatch, Politics, San Francisco | No Comments »
A jubilant Gavin Newsom stood beneath the great rotunda of San Francisco City Hall yesterday, surrounded by happy people celebrating the State Supreme Court's support for same-sex marriage. His reasons ... Read more..Death in the City — Runoff
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Books, MediaWatch, Noodling, Politics, San Francisco, The Arts | No Comments »
Once upon a time, there was a mayoral election. One of the candidates was the mayor's "hand-picked successor." Young and handsome, [the candidate] was a political moderate: he was popular with ... Read more..Questions of Guilt
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Movies, Politics, The Arts | No Comments »
It was a major film, created by a major director. And yet the producers found it so offensive that they refused to release it. An official at BBC, one of ... Read more..The Nature of the City
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Environment, MediaWatch, San Francisco | 2 Comments »
Dunes. One of my favorite mental exercises is to stand on a hilltop in San Francisco and try to imagine what the area looked like two hundred years ago. Erase ... Read more..Let There Be Light… and Dark
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Fine Arts, MediaWatch, Politics, San Francisco, The Arts | No Comments »
Joy to the World. Visit a major city almost anywhere in the world, and you’re likely to find public art lurking around every corner. Some of it is good; some ... Read more..