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Nordic Mysteries: The Millenium Trilogy
The movie and the book introduce Lisbeth Salander, played by Swedish actress Noomi Rapace. She is a unique figure in fiction. She is Goth-like in appearance, autistic and bisexual with a distrust of authority, an amazing ability with a computer, a photographic memory and astonishing physical courage, and while not physically attractive, is sexually appealing to both men and women. And yes, she has a large tattoo of a dragon on her back. She is a rare example of a feminist heroine who doesn’t hate men, just men who hate women. Throughout the Trilogy, Larsson weaves in her background of childhood abuse and violence. My minor quibble with Ms. Rapace is that she is too pretty. But otherwise, Ms. Rapace and Michael Nyqvist, who plays Mikael Blomkvist, the other main character, are well cast.
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Sidewalks Are For People
This Saturday, people all over San Francisco will be doing what they love on the city’s sidewalks and they will be inviting family, friends, and neighbors to join them. Dozens of events are already planned and the list is growing daily. Join an event or plan your own! What can you do for SIDEWALKS ARE FOR PEOPLE? Anything! Play music, barbecue, yoga, lemonade stand, read, relax, art, talk, sunbathe, knit, play chess, meditate, tai chi, eat, dance, paint, write, sing, DJ, play drums, sit — Anything!
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Tenderloin Allure on the Rise:
Newsom Announces Historic Preservation InitiativeThe initiative, which includes $15 thousand to fund the design, purchase and installation of historic building plaques, is aimed at revitalizing and restoring the Tenderloin’s historic identity. The program funds will be used to create an historic museum as well as neighborhood banners and brochures with guides to historic buildings and restaurants in the area.
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Authors Discuss Genesis of Marriage Equality Book
Authors Geoffrey King (left) and Sunny Angulo, with City Attorney Dennis Herrera, pose for a picture during a release party event for their new book, Such a Bitter Sweet Day: Marriage Equality in the Wake…
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Houston’s Road to Victory for Oddwads and Queers
Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker is the first openly gay activist to be elected mayor of a major US city. Photo courtesy AnniseParker.com By Larry Bush, guest columnist December 20, 2009 Somewhere in Houston, a few…
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Brown, Hall, Pritikin Bedazzle Guests During Mural Unveiling
Former Mayor Willie Brown, former Supervisor Tony Hall and former ad-executive Bob Pritikin performed at the Pritikin Mansion Sunday as part of an official ceremony to unveil the world’s largest portrait mural. Photos and video…
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Kissing the Blarney Stone
Blarney Castle Photo by Judi Iranyi By Ralph E. Stone October 21, 2009 On our recent trip to the Republic of Ireland we stopped in Blarney, County Cork, where the 15-century Blarney Castle — and…
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