PICTURE THIS PHOTO FAIR; EVENT FEATURES INSPIRED LUMINARIES FROM THE FIELD AND DEALERS WITH VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS
A thousand words? Multiply that by thousands of pictures, and volumes will be spoken at photo san francisco 2001 lowercase cool-speak for the San Francisco Photographic Print Exposition, which runs today through Sunday. Last year, more than 3,500 attended the inaugural Bay Area fair. The Los Angeles-based Stephen Cohen Gallery,…
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Comic asked to apologize for racial slur on “Conan” An Asian-American watchdog group got a partial apology for a epithet uttered on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” because of a bad case of hoof-in-mouth disease. Sarah Silverman, the stand-up comic who stuffed her hoof in her maw, was exchanging quips…
AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR NOMINEES
Although the Webby Awards are international in scope, not surprisingly, many nominees reside in the Bay Area, the cradle of Silicon civilization. “The Webby Awards are the only Web awards I’ve ever taken seriously,” says Craig Newmark, founder of www.craigslist.org. “They’re for real.” Newmark speaks his praises on his cell…
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SHLAIN; IN TIMES OF TURMOIL, WEBBY AWARDS FOUNDER PREACHES THE WORD OF THE INTERNET
Describe the Webby Awards in five words or less. Vanity Fair crowned the event that salutes the Internet with an It Award. Entertainment Weekly deemed it a “hot ticket.” The San Jose Mercury News opted for alliteration in its headline “Digerati’s Delight for Dot-Com Crowd.” Most recently, past Webby-winner and…
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Is Crowe tempting Kidman on Fiji island? THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO wanted the head of Mayor Willie Brown, so he got busted. Brown, smiling for the camera, poses for Monterey artist Richard MacDonald as he chips away at a likeness. Coincidence, most likely a coincidence. Still, fellow Aussies Russell…
LIFESTYLES IN EAST BAY DEFINED BY “CLUSTERS”; UPWARD BOUND, TYPICALLY COMPUTER LITERATE WITH KIDS, MAKES UP ONE OF THE LARGEST SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS
“What’s your sign?” is so pass. Today’s suburbanites might inquire: “What’s your cluster?” Your zip code, matched with those of like demographics from around the country that comprise a “cluster,” says more about your lifestyle to a researcher than any astrological sign ever would. Concord 94519? You might be a…
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EVERY YEAR, Lake Merritt beckons visitors to its waters and parks. In spring, feathered travelers make the Oakland stop along the Pacific Flyway. In summer, Bard-lovers flock to Duck Pond Meadow. The lake had been a natural tidal lagoon, a marsh when the tides receded and a saltwater lake when…
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Baby born: To Matt Lauer and Annette Roque. The “Today” show anchor and Dutch model had a son, Jack Matthew Lauer, born Tuesday afternoon, weighing in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces. It’s the first child for both parents. Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks (75), actor Pat Morita (69), Senate Armed…