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May 17, 2008

Arts & Entertainment

Saturday May 17

Blue Rodeo rides again

In their Canadian homeland, Blue Rodeo fills arenas. Though their brilliant brand of Americana music should translate across any border, they're relegated to clubs when they book U.S. dates.

Saturday May 17

Phrased and confused

I'm proud to say that I've been preparing for parenthood ever since my own youth, when I dedicated a great deal of thought to what kind of parent I wanted to be.

Saturday May 17

Glaser has much to get off chest

The real revolution will take place when men listen to women. So observes Chicano homeboy Miguel in solo performer Sherry Glaser's amusing one-woman show "The Breast of Sherry Glaser," running at the very cool ...

Saturday May 17

Botticellis exhibit rock artistry

San Francisco-based rock band the Botticellis were named not after the Renaissance painter, but for a surfing term they coined as kids.

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.

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