SERIAL KILLER SUBJECT OF NEW OPERA
* What: The world premiere of “Wuornos,” by Carla Lucero * Where: Yerba Buena Center of the Arts Theater, 701 Mission St., S.F. * When: 8 p.m. Friday through June…
Wonder boy: Pulitzer winner Chabon awed by his good fortune
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ A year ago, Michael Chabon was just another lyrical genius, writing critically acclaimed works such as the one that inspired the film “Wonder Boys.” All that…
FORTUNE’S SON Public joys and private sorrows mark a year in the life of Pulitzer Prize-winner
A year ago, Michael Chabon was just another lyrical genius, writing critically acclaimed works such as the one that inspired the film “Wonder Boys.” All that changed on April 16…
A MATTER OF RACE; LANDMARK BOOK HAS ROOTS IN OAKLAND
A STUDY of 600 years of the “misadventure of race” began with a bewildered 11-year-old’s pain of losing his “preracial” childhood freedom. It was in the ’70s, when Scott L….
SERIOUS SATIRE; SPIKE LEE’S NEW MOVIE, “BAMBOOZLED,” TAKES AIM AT THE PREDOMINATELY WHITE-RUN TELEVISION INDUSTRY
For once, the ever-present blue Yankees cap is (albeit temporarily) at Spike Lee’s side. Still, the director looks monochromatically stylish as he sheds his black leather jacket to reveal a…
THE ANSWER’S “NO”; IT’S A TINY WORD, BUT HARD FOR SOME TO SAY
Book signing * Patti Breitman will be at Cody’s, 2454 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, at 7:30 p.m. June 15. Details: 510-845-7852. Patti Breitman could have taught Nancy Reagan a few things….
MAKING INROADS THROUGH COMEDY; COMPETITION GEARED TOWARD EXPOSING MINORITY TALENT TO BROADER AUDIENCES
When it comes to the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition, laughing is a political act. “It’s comedy affirmative action,” says Tony Spires, a Portland-born talent agent who founded the competition…
HER COLLECTION WAS A WELCOME MAT; AS A CHILD, THIS FAN EMULATED LUCY AND FELT FOR LINUS; NOW SHE FEELS SHE’S LEARNED A LOT FROM SCHULZ
“Peanuts” was part of my acculturation. I immigrated to the United States when I was 6 months old, and my family still retained the teachings and belief systems of the…
SUDDEN CAREER CHANGE WAS SUPPORTED BY FAITH; SHEILA COOK EMBRACED THE SEVENTH PRINCIPLE OF KWANZAA WITHOUT KNOWING IT; SHE LET GOD LEAD THE WAY
This is the seventh in a series celebrating Kwanzaa, a nonreligious holiday celebrating African-American heritage, pride, community, family and culture. Each day we profile a person or family who exemplifies…
Roller derby has Bay Area base
Roller Derby may have been born in the Chicago Coliseum in August 1935, but it was “99 percent a Bay Area thing,” says Roller Derby historian Keith Coppage. After moves…