Vanity Fair: Where One Design Guru Surfs
Paul Warwick Thompson might not be an Internet junkie—he spends only a few hours a day online—but he knows a well-designed Web site when he sees one. That's because Thompson, 45, is …
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Food Critic
Artist Nicolas Touron’s new exhibit at the Virgil de Voldère Gallery in New York City uses most unlikely objects to tell his startling fables of global affairs. Armed primarily with sugar and …
Outdoor Cinema at Socrates Sculpture Park
More in the way of open air cinema, this time in fair Long Island City. Braving Bryant Park hordes is its own brand of fun, but beyond Manhattan, the Socrates Sculpture Park, …
Plein Air Movies in Barcelona
In BCN (as local expats call it) I've experienced some of the hottest, stickiest Summer nights. That kind of weather doesn't stop Spanish partiers, but sometimes the best way to cope is …
Live Show: Annie
There’s nothing more annoying than when hype isn’t followed by substance. Annie’s debut CD, Anniemal is fantastic, filled with upbeat, uptempo disco beats, breathy vocals with poppy lyrics. When I interviewed her …
The Knitting Machine
The Knitting Machine is Dave Cole's performance art piece that uses construction equipment and 20-foot long knitting needles to construct large-scale objects. Starting yesterday June 30th and throughout the weekend, the artist …
The Diorama Show
Sometimes it's best to think inside the box. That's the case (literally) with the recently opened show in San Francisco's Mission 17 gallery. For the exhibit a group of artists were tasked …
Country Soul: Brandi Carlile
Move over Shelby. Step aside Sheryl. There’s a new roots-rockin’ girl in town. And her name is Brandi Carlile. Sure, she may sound like a porn star at first glance of her …
Post-It Note Mosaic
Never pay for sex, drugs, or office supplies, especially when you can put them to noble causes like Mental Hygiene's Post-it masterpiece. Assembled over a weekend in the artist's office, the wall …
SF Ferry Building’s Thursday Night Market
San Francisco's Ferry Building Marketplace is a compendium of gourmet food vendors, restaurants, and retail naturally evolved from the longstanding farmer's market that was held in the Embarcadero locale. If you find …