Category: Human Interest
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Tiger Woods’ Mea Culpa
Tiger Woods By Ralph E. Stone February 20, 2010 I am not a golfer. I have never watched a golf tournament live, or on television. Yet, Tiger Woods became a worldwide phenomenon that transcended any individual’s lack of interest in golf. I really don’t care about the state of his marriage, his past infidelities, or…
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Mystery Author Dick Francis Dead at 89
Mystery Author Dick Francis in 2000. By Ralph E. Stone February 17, 2010 I enjoy a good mystery, but I was hesitant at first to pick up a Dick Francis mystery. After all, I don’t know or care anything about horse racing. But on one of my travels, I was stuck for some reading material…
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“The Last Station” and “Creation”
“The Last Station” is about the last year of Tolstoy’s life. He fell ill at Russia’s Astopovo station and was taken to the station master’s house where he died in 1910. The film is terrifically well-acted, especially performances by Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren.
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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 of Prop 8. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas December 21, 2009 Co-authors Geoffrey King and Sunny Angulo held…
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Los Diablos de Amor “Blitz Busks” San Francisco
A “Blitz Busking” Los Diablos de Amor played an hour-long set of Latin Grooves, Blues, Reggae and Funk on the Embarcadero last week. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October 28, 2009 There’s never a dull in moment on the streets of San Francisco. Just ask any out-of-towner about their experience in this fair…
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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 by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October 26, 2009 Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, former Supervisor Tony Hall and…
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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 the Blarney stone –are located. Supposedly, anyone who kisses the Blarney stone will get the gift of blarney or gab.…