August 18, 2009

In 'da Book Club Online

Late-Summer Reading Roundup

  Culture, Literary Maven

July 15, 2009

Life Aquatic San Francisco

"Swimming," by Nicola Keegan

Philomena, a.k.a. Pip, is the biggest winner around. But her story is all about losing. ...

  Culture

June 22, 2009

Dire Straits San Francisco

"Trouble," by Kate Christensen

The holidays in a nutshell: If life is going well, they’re golden. But if you’re ...

  Culture

June 9, 2009

Last Action Hero San Francisco

2009 Father's Day Gift Guide

He may not star in a summer blockbuster, but your hometown hero sure steals the ...

  Beauty

April 30, 2009

The Weekend Guide San Francisco

What to Do This Weekend

Do as you please, come what May. READ (and MEET) Please Step Back What: New ...

  Culture

April 9, 2009

The Weekend Guide San Francisco

What to Do This Weekend

Lions, and tigers, and bunnies — oh, my! SEE (and READ) The Wizard of Oz ...

  Culture, Film Buff

April 6, 2009

Yo Momma So Phat Online

“Love, Mom,” by Doree Shafrir and Jessica Grose

Dear Mom, The random, unprovoked e-mail about the risks associated with oral sex was one ...

  Culture

April 3, 2009

A Penne for Your Thoughts San Francisco

“I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti,” by Giulia Melucci

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Maybe not the ...

  Culture

March 17, 2009

We’ve Got the Tower Online

“Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned,” by Wells Tower

We hear someone just wrote a book in which the characters have perfect careers, relationships, ...

  Culture

January 21, 2009

A Valuable Lesson San Francisco

“The Piano Teacher,” by Janice Y. K. Lee

Your piano lessons involved an arpeggio of halitosis, “Chopsticks,” and creepy Mrs. Snodgrass. Not those ...

  Culture