How Some Bay Area Musicians Have Kept the Music Alive During COVID
By Woody Weingarten COVID-19 financially crippled many hundreds of Bay Area arts-and-entertainment performers over the past year. The “starving musicians” category swelled exponentially, for example, because many lacked digital skills needed to overcome gig loss triggered by in-person venues closing. Noteworthy exceptions exist, however. Pianist-singer Mike Greensill, a widower who lives
All Californians 16 and Older Are Eligible for Vaccine Starting April 15th
by Eli Walsh California will open COVID-19 vaccine access to all residents age 16 and up on April 15 based on expected increases in the supply of vaccine doses, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Vaccine doses will first become available statewide to residents age 50 and over on April 1,
What It’s Like To Be a Server Right Now
Ask a server what it’s like to wait tables in the age of Covid and, depending on the state they live in, the answers can be as varied as box of herbal teas. I live and work in New York City. A year ago, my borough of Queens was the
The Good Stuff Coming To Hulu In March
March on Hulu is highlighted by the streaming network’s debut of 2020’s best documentary. It’s a tale of societal corruption that begins with a tragic nightclub fire and reaches some uncomfortably high levels of power. Also worth a look is a documentary about the two Olympic runners whose public black
The Best Stuff On Hulu In January
With this preview, yours truly is shifting streaming coverage from two monthly pieces on Netflix highlights to one devoted to Netflix and one devoted to Hulu. This switch means offering only a belated brief suggestion to check out on Netflix in the coming weeks the anti-”Slumdog Millionaire” adaptation The White
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The Best New Year’s Eve Livestreams To Ring In 2021
You will ring in the New Year unshowered and sitting in the exact same room you’ve been sitting in for the last 9 months. Is there a way to make this occasion glamorous, fashionable, and memorable? There are many ways! While we cannot attend the usual puking, crying, and blackout
Even More of the Best Stuff Netflix on Netflix In November
Ready for more food and Christmas programming on Netflix to honor the season? The programming treats in the second part of November include a Dolly Parton musical featuring over a dozen original Parton songs, a Shondaland documentary about Debbie Allen’s unique take on “The Nutcracker,” and a look at the
Even More Great Stuff On Netflix In October
Aaron Sorkin’s new film stands out as Netflix’s highlight during the second half of October. It recounts a notorious 1960s trial where the victims of high profile police brutality wind up being the ones put on trial. But there are other delights as well. In an unusual haunted house tale,