45 Years is an incredibly affecting drama by out writer/director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, Looking). Kate (Charlotte Rampling in an Oscar-nominated performance) and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) are forced to re-evaluate…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana Sez: Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun Sister Dana sez, “Scientists reported last Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in the…
Michele Karlsberg: When writing, what is more important to you, character development or plot? Vanda: For me, character is everything. As a psychologist, I am fascinated by the varieties of…
Bay Area-based filmmaker Stacy Poulos is a one-woman dynamo. For the past 30 years, she has run her own production company, Playback.net Video Film Multimedia. She is also the creator…
Like San Francisco and the LGBT community itself, the Cliff House is a survivor. It has overcome natural disasters, establishment threats to its free spirited ways and many other challenges.…
By Ann Rostow It’s That Time Again Don’t you hate end-of-year tests and reviews? Yes, me too, with the salient exception of my own clever version of the genre. I…
Tom Moon, MFT Are human beings basically good or bad? My colleague, neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, believes that science can answer this age-old question. He points out: “When the body is…
The New Year is a fresh start, offering everyone a chance to make improvements. The State of California faces the same opportunity through its annual budget process, which began this…
On a day when the nation saw President Obama shed tears in memory of children killed by gun violence and Oakland saw a brazen shooting in broad daylight across the…
Justin Chin Malaysian-born poet, essayist and performance artist Justin Chin addressed queer Asian American identity with humor and raw vulnerability. An afternoon of readings dedicated to his memory will be…
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