Hallowed hall
Nestled between a cannabis dispensary and a Celtic dive bar in a particularly seedy corner of San Francisco’s culturally diverse [...]
Ships and shipping
Christopher Winner’s recent “Boyhood Empire” series includes many tales of ocean liners. As San Franciscans, ships resonate with us, as [...]
A death and a discovery
The San Francisco literary community was saddened to hear of the death of Robert D. Haines Jr. earlier this year. [...]
Walking the dog
She was, as the car door panel indicated, a dog behavioralist. And her car was of course full of dogs, [...]
Bridge under water
The expression “water under the bridge” is generally understood to mean that what’s done is done, so let’s move on [...]
Fall snapshots
In San Francisco, autumn began on a melancholy note. The passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein has been marked by many [...]
The Order of Malta Clinic
Established more than 900 years ago, The Order of Malta dates back to 1048 A.D., with the dispatch of hospitaller [...]
Summer in the city
Italian themes resonate here as our gentle spring segues into a fogbound summer this month, following several outstanding cultural events [...]
Seeking ruins and rebirth
Ruins have long held my fascination. Having knocked around a bit in Rome in 1984 as the “Rome Daily America” [...]
A Most Wanted Man
Hamburg, terrorism and disloyalty are Le Carré's bread-and-butter in no. 21.
The Pirates Laffite
Homeland Security is nothing new, if your consider the pirates of New Orleans.