Recent Comments

    Archives

    Home » 2015 (Page 45)

    The Cult of JT LeRoy Presents Cautionary, Fascinating Tale About the Nature of Fame

    The Cult of JT LeRoy Presents Cautionary, Fascinating Tale About the Nature of Fame

    One of the highlights at this year’s Independent Film Fest is local filmmaker Marjorie Sturm’s The Cult of JT Leroy, playing at the Roxie in San Francisco on February 7…

    Scenes that Are Challenging to Write

    Scenes that Are Challenging to Write

    Michele Karlsberg: Is there a certain type of scene that’s harder for you to write than others? Love? Action? Racy? Liz McMullen: One of my biggest challenges as a writer…

    Ann Rostow: How About Those Justices!

    Ann Rostow: How About Those Justices!

    By Ann Rostow How About Those Justices! Did you happen to notice last week that we were inundated with Super Bowl stories for days and days leading up to the…

    Local and National News

    Local and National News

    By Dennis McMillan LGBT Organizations Commemorate Black History Month February is Black History Month, and a number of LGBT organizations are marking it with special programs and events. HRC is…

    SF Real Estate Market Forecast

    SF Real Estate Market Forecast

    2014 was another strong year for real estate in San Francisco, if not one of the strongest we have ever seen in terms of home appreciation and the amount of…

    One Time Tax Exemption on the Sale of Your Home? Not Anymore

    One Time Tax Exemption on the Sale of  Your Home? Not Anymore

    At a recent listing appointment, the owner who’d had the home for many years as her primary residence asked me the following question for which I did not have an…

    Remembering Cookie Dough (Nov. 8, 1963–Jan. 29, 2015)

    Remembering Cookie Dough (Nov. 8, 1963–Jan. 29, 2015)

    Beloved entertainer Cookie Dough (Eddie Bell) passed away on January 29 in San Francisco with her husband Michael Chu by her side. According to fellow performer and San Francisco Bay…

    Ground Your Dream Relationship in Ordinary Reality

    Ground Your Dream Relationship in Ordinary Reality

    I once had a client who sat down for her 15-minute reading with only one big question on her mind: “Is my husband cheating on me?” I gazed at her…

    Sister Dana sez, “Valentine’s Day is cumming!”

    Sister Dana sez, “Valentine’s Day is cumming!”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “Valentine’s Day is cumming! Unfortunately Congressional Repugnicans cannot celebrate Valentine’s Day because they were tragically born without hearts. They are heartless, while…

    Beyond Long-term Care Insurance

    Beyond Long-term Care Insurance

    Seventy percent of people turning age 65 today can expect to require some form of long-term care during their lives, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.…