2020(1): The Year that Hasn’t Ended
Looking back at the two years (and counting) of pop culture during pandemic purgatory.
CharlesAndHisTypewriter
I'm a native San Franciscan (we're being hunted to extinction) who is also an actor, writer, and lots of other stuff. I'll talk about those things along with books, plays, films, videogames, finding a job in one of the most populous cities in the US, and why "Muppet Babies" was the greatest television show of all time (better even than "F Troop").
San Francisco won’t miss Elon Musk
He’s leaving California and we’re all the better to be rid of him.
London Breed has gone full Marie Antionette
The mayor of my hometown needs to start taking COVID seriously.
Take the Terror Tour: ‘The Immortal Reckoning’ (2021) at the SF Mint
After a year off, the adults-only immersive horror tour makes its terrifyingly triumphant return.
Fine Fall Fluff: ‘Starting Here, Starting Now’ at SF Playhouse
“One good thing about music/When it hits you (You feel no pain)”– Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Trenchtown Rock” One can’t help but think of the SF Playhouse as the quintessential test case for re-opened Bay Area theatre. Although Cal Shakes and We Players have recently returned to […]
The ‘Stories’ are the Setting: ‘Stoop Stories’ (online) local premiere at Aurora Theatre
Aurora slowly moves back to live shows with this solo streamer about a NY neighborhood in flux.
Will these days Never End?: ‘Summertime’ – 2021 SFIFF Centerpiece Film
(Belated by embargo) The centerpiece film of SF Indiefest 2021 is a vibrant poetic love letter to the City of Angels.
Turns of a Feather: ‘Swan Lake’ (online) at SF Ballet
The company’s all-digital season ends with the show everyone knows, even if they’ve never seen it.
Wait for the Album: ‘Animal Wisdom’ online by ACT and Woolly Mammoth
Heather Christian’s acclaimed show about ghostly encounters is an audio wonder brought down by unnecessary visuals.
‘Profile’ in Stupidity
This true story of journalistic bravery becomes a B-movie exercise in pure incompetence.
The Thinking Man's Idiot 