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May 12, 2008

Arts & Entertainment

Friday May 9

Enter the 'World of Jewtopia'

Two standup comics, Sam Wolfson and Bryan Fogel, who had previously struggled to establish separate careers, turned a 10-minute scene into a show business empire.

Friday May 9

Play brings romance into 'Light'

Is love crazy or sane? That's one theme in the Broadway hit musical "The Light in the Piazza," running in a sweet production at Lucie Stern Theater, presented by Palo Alto Players.

Friday May 9

Take this job and love it

Every so often I'll read a newspaper story about a recent employee satisfaction survey conducted by a large human resources consulting firm revealing that - get ready for a shocker - American workers aren't ...

Friday May 9

Still spreading 'Sunshine'

Singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards is still revered for his 1971 hit "Sunshine ." But his appeal is far more than nostalgic.

Friday May 2

Just another econ job

Reluctant as many of us are to admit it, it's time we faced the unpleasant fact that the economy is in serious trouble.

Friday May 2

Musical recounts fate of famous brothel

It's a clean brothel, with no perversions. So insists the madam of the Chicken Ranch, the famous Texas bordello that was shut down in 1973 following a Houston television reporter's expose.

Friday May 2

Duo's passion transforms Celtic music tradition

Emotion bursts forth from every note played by Celtic music virtuosos Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder .

Friday May 2

Slack key gets rock treatment

With his aptly named new album "Different Game," Hawaiian singer-songwriter-musician Makana takes slack key guitar into a new realm.

Friday Apr 25

Bumpy road behind Gypsy

"We're pretty hands-on artists," says Cilette Swann, vocalist and lyricist for the inspiring duo Gypsy Soul.

Friday Apr 25

'Down There' uplifting theater

Liberian-born Bay Area actress Sia Amma put herself on the theater map a decade ago with her one-woman show "In Search of My Clitoris." That play tells the story of her personal experience undergoing ritual ...

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