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Literary Arts
David Lipsky's Absolutely American
If America ever became subject to a military dictatorship, it just might end up looking a lot like its premier military academy, West Point. And that's not such a bad thing from David Lipsky's point of view. More
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Movies
Contrived Hitman Comedy/Drama
In the early 90s, John Dahl made a rep for himself by directing modestly budgeted neo-noirs, including Kill Me Again, Red Rock West, and Rounders. Dahl is back working on familiar genre ground with You Kill Me, a contrived comedy/drama about an angst-ridden hitman that’s long on predictability and short on laughs. More
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Movies
Strictly for Adam Sandler Fans
The ubiquitous Adam Sandler (almost twenty lead roles in just over ten years) is back with You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, a broad comedy about a disco-loving, Israeli Mossad agent who really just wants to be a hairdresser (and he’s straight). Tackling thorny representation issues with all the subtlety of well…an Adam Sandler comedy, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan contains enough vulgar, crude jokes to keep Sandler’s fanbase engaged for its overlong 110-minute running time. And if you’re not a Sandler fan, you’ll end up thinking up ways to get your money back. More
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Sports & Recreation
Planting the seeds for your yoga growth
If you live in San Francisco long enough, there are two things that you most likely will do: use the phrase "to be honest" and take at least one yoga class. And to be honest, yoga isn't my chosen form of exercise. I'd rather ride my bike to work and walk my dog to keep in shape. I still find yoga a little on the "crunchy" side for me. That being said, I do enjoy yoga when I can drag myself there. But I'm just a dabbler in the ancient practice, having taken only just more than a handful of classes. More
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Beauty
Hedonism and Health Wrapped in One
If you’re into health and wellness, you probably eat organic, go to yoga three times a week and have a sound meditation practice. If you’re into pampering and pure indulgence, you’re more likely to find yourself lounging on a spa throne and getting a pedicure while sipping red wine and gabbing on your cell phone. Needless to say, creating a balance between hedonism and health seems kind of contradictory, but now both yoga buffs and spa babies can bliss out at Yoga Kula, which offers the best of both worlds. More
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Movies
A well-versed love story for difficult times
After more than 100 years of cinema, you'd think that it's impossible to do something new with the medium of film that has never been done before, but British writer-director Sally Potter did it: she wrote an original screenplay entirely in verse, iambic pentameter to be precise, and created a contemporary drama in which her characters deliver their lyrical lines as natural as everyday speak. That's a first (remember, this is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of Shakespeare or some other Renaissance bard). As an audience, however, you don't even notice it at first, and once you do, you quickly go with the flow . More
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Museums
Where is the Bay Area Now?
When galleries and cities begin recurring art exhibitions, they make long term commitment to showcasing their region’s art well into the future. Twelve years ago, San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts committed to the Bay Area with the initiation of its triennial exhibition, Bay Area Now. Only this year, just four triennials in, they almost didn’t hold BAN 5. More
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Movies
A Misfire of Minor Proportions
Mike White’s (Nacho Libre, School of Rock, Chuck and Buck) directorial debut, Year of the Dog, is a character study of a lonely woman who loses her dog, friend, confidante, and companion rolled into one, and the life-changing events and circumstances that irrevocably change her personality. Year of the Dog is also a tragicomedy, farther away from White’s broader efforts aimed at general audiences (School of Rock, Orange County) and closer to White's darker character studies of desperate, eccentric loners (The Good Girl, Chuck and Buck). More
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Restaurants
Yamo Reopens in Style
The space has been transformed from an inhospitable hole in the wall to a hip, clean, welcoming cavern serving Tao-Hue's short, creative menu of Thai, Malaysian and Indian flavors. Olive greens, dark reds, and a variety of cool, kitschy art pieces make up the décor, and DVDs of visual treats like Bollywood videos project silently on the wall while mellow music floats above in the tall shoebox-like space. More
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Restaurants
A Longtime Neighborhood Favorite That Does Everything Right
I remember my first visit to Yabbies Coastal Kitchen, roughly 4 years ago, when I was new to the city and discovering the pleasures of trendy Polk Street. A friend and I stumbled upon Yabbies, and decided to pop in for some oysters and beer. What was supposed to be a snack turned into a three-course meal, as neither of us could resist the allure of the charming and varied menu (and we managed to squeeze in our oysters and beer as well). A lot has changed since then along Polk Street, particularly on the restaurant front, yet not much has changed at Yabbies More
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