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HOROSCOPE Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
ARIES (March 20-April 18): Someone is trying to run circles around you. Let him. Hes not going to get very far without your say-so. TAURUS (April 19-May 19): You hear news of a rivals comeuppance. Its satisfying until you learn about what hes up against...

Animal Planet sails into rough waters with controversial series 'Whale Wars' Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Animal Planet's desire to become less warm and fuzzy means exposure to some unaccustomed issues - such as danger on the high seas and journalistic fairness. A network crew returned to port in Australia last week after tagging along on a mission to interfere...

Rowling had suicidal thoughts as struggling single mom Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
J.K. Rowling said she contemplated suicide as she suffered from depression before her rise to success, according to an interview with a student journalist. The "Harry Potter" author said she had suicidal thoughts in her mid-20s, when she was a single mother...

Date Lines Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Coward premiere It isn't often that a play by the oh-so-sophisticated Noel Coward would crop up on a program by Thrillpeddlers, the little company devoted to the gory glories and shock effects of the Grand Guignol. Then again, it isn't often that any theater...

'Horton Hears a Who!' tops the egg hunt Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Audiences are still listening to Horton and his Who pals. "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!," the animated adaptation of the beloved children's book, remained the top movie for a second consecutive weekend with $25.1 million, according to studio estimates...

New DVD releases Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Features: "The Kite Runner" (2007), "The Low Life" (1995), "The Mist" (2007), "Wristcutters: A Love Story" (2006) Foreign: "Bamako" (France, 2006), "Horizontal Landscape" (Poland, 1978), "Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God" (Poland, 2003) Documentary: "Baby...

Say cheese, but don't mind the ghost in the photo Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Shutter: Horror. Starring Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, Megumi Okina, David Denman, John Hensley and James Kyson Lee. Directed by Masayuki Ochiai. (PG-13. 85 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) No, the deluge of Asian fright films remade in Hollywood hasn't...

Review: Tyler Perry's 'Browns' meet melodrama Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Meet the Browns: Comedy-drama. Starring Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, David Mann and Lance Gross. Directed by Tyler Perry. (PG-13. 100 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. To see complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for...

ENTERTAINMENT REPORT Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Dolly Parton takes aim at the charts Nashville - Dolly Parton, whose business portfolio includes a theme park and an entertainment production company, says she's spending a lot of her own money trying to get back on country radio with her new CD, "Backwoods...

Review: Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's 'Fences' Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It's fitting that the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's last production in its longtime home should be August Wilson's "Fences." In its 20 years at its Sutter Street theater, now slated to become an Academy of Art University gymnasium, the Hansberry has been the...

Innovation and improvisation marked bassist Cachao's work Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
"Como Su Ritmo, No Hay Dos" (Like his rhythm, there is no other) is a chorus from one of Israel "Cachao" Lopez's famed tunes that perfectly describes a musician whose sense of originality was so strong, he couldn't help but advance Cuban music and leave it...

Review: Diablo Ballet's dance mix 'Ballroom' Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Until a year ago, Walnut Creek's Diablo Ballet relied on heavy donations from a single sponsor. Now, as the chamber troupe moves bravely and steadily toward firmer financial footing, Artistic Director Lauren Jonas is making the most of her next best bankable...

This lard is your lard Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The painted sign, probably 100 years old, on the side of a brick building at the corner of Hawthorne and Howard, was pointed out by Lourdes Livingston, who is director of the MFA Computer Arts: New Media program at the Academy of Art University, across the...

To the roster of characters in our ongoing cat saga we must add two more... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
To the roster of characters in our ongoing cat saga we must add two more members: Berkie and Lucy. Berkie and Lucy live next door; they are not our cats at all. So why do they spend so much time in our yard, on our porch, even inside our house? The simple...

On his plate: everything but the squeal Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Shameless Carnivore A Manifesto for Meat Lovers By Scott Gold Broadway; 355 pages; $24.95 If the title "My Year of Meats" hadn't already been taken, it would have made a dandy name for Scott Gold's first book. Titled instead "The Shameless Carnivore,"...

Please pass the fork, Cybill Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
What with that Olympic torch on the way, everybody's been talking about freedom of speech around here, and the following is proof that we have it, at least in movieland: Jordan L'Moore, who was in one of the protest marches filmed for "Milk," says that when...

Some years ago, when we were turning the weed-choked wilderness that was our... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Some years ago, when we were turning the weed-choked wilderness that was our backyard into the showplace garden it is today, we had occasion to buy dirt. At the time, I expressed amazement that dirt could be so expensive. I had anticipated that it would be,...

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae's husband found dead in Leeds Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The husband of Grammy-nominated British singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead. Police say Jason Rae was found in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause...

Review: Dark Sector a chill thrill Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) Dark Sector: Action. Publisher: D3Publisher. Developer: Digital Extremes. (For PS3 and Xbox 360. $59.99. ESRB Rating: Mature.) It's easy to play spot the influences in Dark Sector: There's the over-the-shoulder perspective and the not-...

The reality is: Unscripted shows rate Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
You'd be forgiven for thinking that everything on television right now is reality programming. It's not technically true, of course, but it feels like it. What definitely is true might be more disturbing: The most popular series on television are unscripted....

WritersCorps empowers young poets Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
If the young poets were nervous, it didn't show. Each of the teenage bards walked or bounded onstage and recited her or his verses with self-assurance and enthusiasm - apparently undaunted by the more famous poets with whom they shared the stage, the packed...

New, blue kid on block: the Intercontinental Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
One month after the Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco opened, I still can't decide if it's the biggest water cooler in the world, an enormous Popsicle or an apartment radiator that happens to be 32 stories high. And blue. Definitely, blue. Now the...

Beck, Primus, Ben Harper join Outlands lineup Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
More than 60 bands and performers - including Beck, Primus and Widespread Panic - have been signed for the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival on five stages over three days, Aug. 22-24, in Golden Gate Park, producers announced Monday. In addition to the...

It's showtime for kids in 'Autism: The Musical' Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Autism: The Musical: Documentary. Directed by Tricia Regan. 8 tonight on HBO, with repeat broadcasts through April 27. What causes autism and why is the incidence of it in America's children rising at such an alarming rate? The...

Introducing the baby to the cat Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:51:26 PST
For almost seven years, our cat has...

Babies naming babies Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:07:35 PST
We're trying to get our almost...

Teamwork by the Bay Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay owner Richard Bartell admits he had some misgivings before entering into a trial partnership to have last year's Humphrey's season booked by veteran San Diego concert promoters Steve Redfearn and John Wojas.

'Cav/Pag': Twice the enjoyment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
San Diego Opera's new production of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” – “Cav/Pag,” for short – proves that two operas are 7better than one. We get two st7ar tenors (Jose Cura and Richard Leech), two gifted sopranos (Elizabeth Futral and Carter Scott) plus a double dose of infidelity, revenge and murder, all part of the gritty, realistic style known as verismo .

Lee Grant's Outtakes Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
From Nancy Rice, Del Mar: Imagine my amazement when I opened the Currents section last Monday and looked at Outtakes. No mention of HBO's brilliant “John Adams.” It's so refreshing to watch a miniseries on HBO that doesn't do the following...

Essentials Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
You'd assume that a music group called Rebel would be, well, rebellious. But Rebel is an acclaimed New York-based baroque ensemble named for the adventurous French composer Jean-Fery Rebel, who died in 1747.

Who is in top spot again? 'Who!' of course Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
LOS ANGELES – Audiences are still listening to Horton and his Who pals. “Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!,” 20th Century Fox's animated adaptation of the beloved children's book, remained the top movie for a second straight weekend with $25.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Cakewatch Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
“I steal from every movie ever made.” – Director Quentin Tarantino, who turns 45 Thursday.

Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay 2008 Season Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT

Movies opening Friday Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT

At 14, a familiar face on the big screen Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
When Troy Gentile moved with his family from Boca Raton, Fla., to Los Angeles a decade ago, he had no intention of breaking into the movies. But that did not last long.

Cygnet ups the ante with 'A Little Night Music' Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
A summer night smiles precisely three times, we're informed in “A Little Night Music”: Once for the young, once for the old, and once for fools.

Tyler Perry's success is a true story of triumph over despair Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
At the beginning, it was all about what this could do for him. Tyler Perry was broke and broken, and occasionally homeless in Atlanta after escaping a childhood of abuse and depression, when he heard Oprah Winfrey say it could be cathartic to put feelings down on paper.

Solid reporting, detail anchor 'Frontline: Bush's War' on PBS Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
Join “Bush's War” in marking a dismal anniversary. This two-part “Frontline” documentary begins with the attacks of 9/11. Then, step by step, it moves toward the Bush administration's shock-and-awe response.

'Greek' returns to finish first season Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
If the CW's executives are wondering why they haven't been able to debut a hit since the network was created by merging the WB and UPN, they might want to look in the direction of ABC Family.

Romance doesn't have to come gift-wrapped, with a big price tag Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
My husband gets aggravated with romantic commercials on television – the ones where men do sweet things for their wives, like putting jewelry on them while they sleep, or pulling out that special gift at the dinner table.

Spouse's intellect does matter Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
On marrying “down”: Marriage is just not an equal opportunity situation! People should never, never, never let anyone talk them into thinking they're being “snobs” if they decide not to pursue a relationship with a “great guy” or “great girl” because s/he's not as smart or accomplished as they are.

Paper 'money' each Sunday morning Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
I love to read the letters from your readers about clipping coupons. Well, I am married to the king of coupon clippers, and he does the grocery shopping.

Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to John Ascuaga's Nugget Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:09:17 PDT
Reno/Sparks, Nev. - Celebrate all things adventurous at the Banff Mountain Film Festival on Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2 in the Rose Ballroom at John Ascuaga's Nugget.

D.L. Hughley brings his "Unapologetic Tour" to Silver Legacy Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:20:55 PDT
Reno, Nevada (March 21, 2008) - Join Silver Legacy Resort Casino for a hilarious evening with feature film, television and stand-up star D.L. Hughley who returns to the Grande Exposition Hall on Friday, June 27th at 9 p.m. with his Unapologetic Tour.

Earth, Wind & Fire returns to Silver Legacy for two shows Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:22:20 PDT
Reno, Nevada (March 21, 2008) - Earth Wind & Fire, one of music's greatest crossover bands, brings their funk back to Silver Legacy Resort Casino for two nights on Friday, June 13th at 9 p.m. and Saturday, June 14th at 8 p.m. in the Grande Exposition Hall.

Jackson Rancheria chef win People's Choice award Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:04:25 PDT
Four Chefs from Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel won the prestigious People's Choice award at the recent Taste of Elegance Pork Competition.

Mariachi Vargas coming to Cache Creek Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:05:05 PDT
BROOKS, Calif. - If you thought the Rolling Stones have been touring a long time, you've never heard of Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan. This long standing group - which has been credited with revolutionizing their style of music - has literally been in existence for over 100 years.

Live Music, Cool Brews at The Brew Brothers This April Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:39:25 PDT
(Reno, Nev.)-- The Brew Brothers dips into Spring, serving up the perfect party mix of ice cold brews and live rock bands. Enjoy a high energy party and rich micro brews starting at 10pm nightly for just $5 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Tax Break Tournament at Circus Circus Reno Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:58:34 PDT
Let's face it. April 15th is not a favorite day among most people. But we've got something that can ease the pain of paying taxes and increase the size of your wallet. Join Circus Circus Reno for the Tax Break Slot Tournament where you could take home your share of $15,000. The top winner will leave $5,000 richer, while the top 40 players receive cash prizes as well. Plus, a $25 prize will be paid to every session winner with the highest score.

Poker column: Some Thoughts on Value Betting the River Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:33:32 PDT
Making a value bet defines a situation where you place a bet - a bet that you hope is called - because you think you have the best hand.

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