GRUNT SOFTLY AND THROW A BIG STICK; A GUIDE TO THE SCOTTISH GAMES
* What: 135th annual Scottish Gathering and Games * Where: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton * When: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday * How much: $13 adult ($20 adult weekend pass); $9 ages 11-16, 65 and older and the disabled; $4-$6 box, grandstand and bench seats; free ages…
SO MANY FEMALE VICTIMS, BUT WHY SO FEW HEROINES?
IT’S A STRANGE QUESTION to ponder while standing in front of a movie theater on a Friday night: If a movie shows violence against a woman, is it good violence? “Good,” of course, isn’t quite the right word. Neither is “necessary,” or “justifiable.” The question comes up because one of…
DON’T BE SCARED: “COYOTE” IS “TOP GUN” WITH CHICKS
MISS KITTY AND her bar-gal posse have finally taken over the saloon. Now, the critics have dismissed “Coyote Ugly” as a 101-minute Miller Lite commercial. They mutter something about idiot plots, marshmallow dialogue and inane predictability. Well, of course. Yet in its defense, the movie simply follows in the Jerry…
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Baby boy for Douglas and fiancee Zeta-Jones Ring up an XY for Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. Born 5:52 p.m. Tuesday to the affianced twosome was one Dylan Michael Douglas, weighing in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces. “Everybody’s doing great,” said mom’s publicist Cece Yorke. The baby is Zeta-Jones’ first…
WALNUT CREEK: A PLACE TO SHOP, TALK AND WALK
Downtown areas in so many American cities can be off-putting. Parking is a headache. There are too many novelty shops, and traffic can be a snarl. The trend of late has been to make downtown areas more pedestrian-friendly, although the strip mall island mentality still predominates especially in so many…
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It’s true: Wedding is on for Brad, Jennifer It’ll be a blond wedding for Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. After repeated denials of a planned wedding and despite Aniston’s lack of talent, the twosome will indeed marry this weekend at a ceremony on a Malibu ocean bluff. Publicist Cindy Guagenti…
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Unofficial shows are officially postponed We’re sad to report that two big San Francisco concerts that were never really officially announced in the first place have been postponed. The two shows had been quietly planned by rockers Rage Against the Machine for Thursday and Friday nights at the Fillmore apparently…
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Streisand announces retirement; sets final concerts Female impersonators, you’ve just got a shot in the arm. Barbra Streisand, second only to Judy Garland in being personified by drag performers, announced her farewell tour Wednesday. The golden-voiced one sings in public twice in Los Angeles and twice in New York before…