Russian on the Side
There's a kind of actor's technique that I think of as a "come hither" performance. The performer withholds a dynamic that, hopefully, forces an audience to become more attentive. If Roget is looking for an antonym for come-hither performance, the name Mark Nadler will do just fine.
UCSF doc signs Yes on 8 ballot argument
A doctor at the University of California, San Francisco has caused a stir by signing an argument in favor of Proposition 8 that voters are seeing in their November 4 ballot guide.
Mass. couple pushes Prop 8
Like Reverend Lovejoy's wife on the television series The Simpsons, the new Yes on 8 campaign ad features a Massachusetts couple asking Californians, "Won't somebody pleeeaaase think of the children?"
Black faith, community leaders urge churchgoers to oppose Prop 8
With African American voters in California expected to vote overwhelmingly for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama next month, outreach to the community has become critical for opponents of Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban.
Prop 8 would take effect immediately
Should voters pass Proposition 8 come November 4, the anti-gay ballot initiative would take effect the following day due to a quirk in California law.
New poll shows Prop 8 losing
A new poll shows that 52 percent of likely voters would cast ballots against Proposition 8, while 44 percent would vote in favor of the measure.
Scary monsters & super peeps
We guess it really is Halloween season at last, if all the ghouls and goblins we see around town are any indication. Last weekend, the classic horror-film fest "Shock It to Me!" returned to that haunted house we know as the Castro Theatre. Honored guests included Dracula and Frankenstein, and there were audience-pleasing events like a zombie-eating contest, yum. Emissaries from the land of the living included "Dark Shadows" alumni Lara Parker and Kathryn Leigh Scott, gracing the Castro stage between film adaptations of the classic horror soaper. Considering director Tim Burton's upcoming remake of "Dark Shadows", we wonder: will Johnny Depp play Barnabas Collins as a lisping fool while he feeds on the blood of the populace? We're just asking.
Latin lovers & randy regulars
Walk up a couple flights of stairs or take the elevators, and you'll enter the Bay Area's leading Latin spot, the Bench and Bar, 2111 Franklin St., Oakland. On your left is what used to be a VIP area, and on the right, an outdoor smoking area. Large windows let in light from Franklin Street, because we're visiting in late afternoon. The bar stretches out to the right, and in back is a large dance floor and the stage.
The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon
If you ever have a month on your hands and want to spend it surveying a wealth of art, evidently Berlin is the place to be. The city has the enviable status of being home to over 100 museums, including the State Museums of Berlin, a network of 15 institutions whose holdings were substantially augmented by the generosity of one man: James Simon. This fact, little-known outside Germany and a coterie of art aficionados, is driven home by a new exhibition at the Legion on Honor, The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon. On view through January 18, 2009, it's an appreciative tribute to the far-reaching cultural interests of perhaps the most generous art collector and philanthropist in Berlin history. (His descendant, Tim Simon, who lives in Pacific Heights, was instrumental in bringing the exhibition to the Legion.)
A century of flamers
Eastenders Repertory Company has made a specialty of one-act play festivals, and they often have "100 years of" in their titles. As in, 100 Years of Political Theatre, 100 Years of Sex-Acts, and 100 Years of Euro One-Acts. But when the troupe came up with the notion of 100 Years of Queer Theater, it proved a challenge to actually deliver on the 100-year promise.
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