Gay man's mom critical of DA
The mother of a gay man who died after a fight in the Castro last year is blasting a decision by the San Francisco District Attorney's office this week not to refile manslaughter and assault charges against her son's killer, Kyle Adams.
There Will Be Blood
It was a publicist's wet dream: former boy wunderkind director comes out of semi-retirement to show his new film fresh from the lab, and <italic>voila</italic>: 700 or so young guys fill downstairs at the Castro Theatre on a Monday night when the big screen is usually dark. At about 7:30 p.m., director Paul Thomas Anderson strode up to the stage accompanied by the Castro's young programming duo. The 37-year-old director didn't so much address the crowd as take them in, inhale them as a kind of silent confirmation that the journey was nearly over, the circle almost complete, and a real paying audience would soon deliver its verdict on that most American of stories: a bold re-imagining of Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel, <italic>Oil!</italic>
Lesbian runs for police union head
Six years after helping launch and lead an LGBT employee group within the city's police department, homicide Inspector Lea Militello is now running to be president of the police union, known as the Police Officers Association.
Grove board rejects 'Living Memorial'
A controversial design meant to bring more awareness of San Francisco's National AIDS Memorial Grove was recently voted down by the organization's board. The design continues to evoke strong emotions among the grove's supporters, and nobody seems sure exactly what to do next. However, everyone has expressed a desire to do what's best for the grove.
Only 2 percent of area gays give to LGBT groups
Financial donations by LGBT people in the Bay Area to LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations represent only about 2 percent of the number of gays in the region, according to a new report released by the Horizons Foundation.
Got 2 go disco: Village People's Randy Jones brings Christmas cheer
Few boy bands bring up the kind of iconic gay imagery associated with the legendary Village People. The disco group of the 1970s & 80s embodied both gay masculinity and the "party til you drop" era that preceded the AIDS crisis.
LGBTs need to step up in marriage fight
With an estimated six-month window of opportunity until the California Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision in the same-sex marriage case, advocates with the statewide Let California Ring campaign are urging community members to step up activity in an effort to move public opinion in their direction.
Nutcracker, now and forever
Such a lot of talent. What wonderful dancers. It's a long, long time from May to December - from May, when the ballet season ends, till December, when the dancers reappear, a little flustered but eager, in their really big show, <italic>The Nutcracker</italic>, which began this year's run last Thursday, Dec. 13, and continues through Dec. 30. <italic>Nutcracker</italic> is the company's bread-and-butter. They'll be dancing it morning, afternoon, and evenings, and taking little bits of it to hospitals and shut-ins, in the spirit of the holidays.
Starting Out in the Evening
In the amazing <italic>Starting Out in the Evening</italic>, Leonard Schiller (Frank Langella) is an older Jewish novelist (from the Saul Bellow school) who is approached by Heather (Lauren Ambrose), a young female graduate student who claims that one of Schiller's early novels inspired her to bolt a high school romance. Their interview sessions about Schiller's books will force this dignified, aging bear of man to re-examine every nook and cranny of his emotional life.
Memory lane 2007
It's that festive time of year again when a young man's fancy turns to year-end pieces and best-of lists. Don't worry, arts writers in the BAR and elsewhere will have plenty of look-back pieces to share by the close of 2007. In looking over our own stacks of books and records in preparation for the final push towards year's end, we found our copy of the self-published memoir <italic>Beauty for the World: A Spiritual Odyssey</italic> (iUniverse) by author <slug>Han Shin</slug>.
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