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) - The Alchemist: A dreamy journey of the heart more than the mind ()
- ‘Brain Rules’, A practical operating manual for your noggin ()
- ‘In Defense of Food’ is some common sense for the Western diet ()
- Omnivore’s Dilemma: The pleasures, perils and ethics of choice (
) - Blink: The power of preparing to think in a blink (
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) - Book review: ‘The Book of Negroes’ (2007) by Lawrence Hill ()
- ‘How We Decide’: An entertaining and essential guide to making decisions ()
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Books and Literature
- Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (review) ()
- Movie Review: ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ entertains with tricks in time ()
- Cinequest: ‘Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland’ ()
- Movie Review: Julie & Julia is part french cuisine masterpiece and part overcrowded mushrooms ()
- In Review: ‘Crazy Like a Fox’ cunningly wins you over ()
- Soon-to-be parents look for home in ‘Away We Go’, find laughs, hippies, destiny ()
- Movie review: Bottle Shock (2008) proves wine alone does not make for great spectacle (
) - Film review: ‘The Last Lullaby’ delivers — Director Jeffrey Goodman one to watch ()
- Movie Review: ‘Angels & Demons’, San Francisco preview with Quintessa wines ()
- Cinequest Film Festival: ‘The Least Among You’ screening and maverick spirit award for Louis Gossett Jr. ()
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Film
- Theater Review: ‘The Light in the Piazza’ ()
- Theater Review: Berkeley has ‘Trouble in Mind’ ()
- ‘Dreamgirls’ rocks the Curran ()
- Theater Review: ‘Menopause The Musical’ ()
- Theater Review: Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (San Francisco) ()
- SF Debut: Rapid Descent Performance ()
- Theater Review: Magic of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ irrepressible ()
- San Francisco Mime Troupe delivers ()
- Step right up… to ‘Barnum’ ()
- Carmina Burana: Revisited ()
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Theater and Stage
- Catching creative sushi in Hawaii ()
- Ocean-side office with latte on the side
- Puzzling flatbread, simple verdict ()
- Konami Japanese Restaurant: Worth a trip when on the east coast ()
- Sushi Toni, San Francisco: Welcoming hangout with friends, a sushi heaven it is not ()
- Café des Musées, Paris: Smoked duck, hazelnut and fig salad that is out of this world
- La Table de Lauriston, Paris: Classic french cuisine, unpretentious and sublime ()
- Sushi California, Berkeley: Fresh raw fish and live music lures in foodies ()
- Pret a Manger, London: Hoisin Duck Wrap revisited
- Boonerwurrung Cafe, Australia: Simple life pleasures squeezed between a panini press more...
Food and Dining
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- Review: Toshiba NB305 10.1″ netbook a near-perfect travel companion ()
- Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 Netbook: First impressions
- Android App of the Day: HootSuite – powerful Social Media and Twitter tool goes mobile ()
- HP 5102 netbook arrives, compared to Toshiba NB305
- Android App of the Day: ‘Yelp’ a 24 hour, on-call foodie in your pocket ()
- Android App of the Day: Squeeze Commander (aka Sonos for Droid) ()
- Android app of the day: SlideScreen shows promise, provides BlackBerry-inspired dashboard ()
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Gadgets and Tech
- How I ended the Cold War with Iron Horse Russian Cuvée
- Insta-Zombie: Concannon Petite Sirah packs flavor, ink
- 2009 Sauvignon Republic, Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand (85 pts, $7)
- 2005 Merriam Vineyards Russian River Valley Merlot
- Merriam Vineyards ’05 Russian River Valley Merlot paired with pastrami panini
- 2007 Jackson Estate Shelter Belt Chardonnay, Marlborough, New Zealand (91 pts, $22)
- 2008 Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay, Carneros (91 pts, $32)
- Weekend wine pick: 2006 Santa Ema 60/40 Reserve (87 pts, $10)
- 2007 Artesa Chardonnay Carneros (91 pts, $20)
- 2005 Tin Roof Cellars Merlot, California North Coast (89 pts, $7.49) more...
