If anybody can heat up summer programming, it's Heather Locklear. The famous Melrose Place and Spin City grad enters the fold of TNT's playful legal romp Franklin & Bash premiering June 19. In its third season, Locklear's character,...

In a world where 140 characters Tweet by us and Facebook updates seem to deaden the mind rather than expand it--in most cases--I felt the urge to revisit Webster's Dictionary and look up the word "educate." One definition stood...

Angela Davis is undeniably one of the more unique creatures to emerge out of the turbulent political waters of the latter part of the 20th Century. Which is what makes Free Angela & All Political Prisoners, the relatively new documentary about Davis and the upheavals she faced...

The power of one person can affect the many. And if you're doubting it, just turn your attention to Cali Linstrom. She's the 17-year-old high school student from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, who, this week, boldly addressed Abercrombie &...

It's hard to walk away from a Mike Leigh production and not appreciate the brilliance in the Brit's wit and ability to make his audience--whether it be theater or film--relate to the characters in his stories.

There aren't many actresses -- make that "artists" -- that would slip into a Cuckoo bird outfit in an effort to illuminate the lesser-known facts about the animal kingdom, but thank goodness Isabellla Rossellini is up for it. It's just...

There aren't that many shows in the Reality TV Universe that have the ability to feel genuine and pull on the heartstrings to such winning ends as AMC's Small Town Security. For the most part, even...

More than three decades have passed since Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan morphed into Jesse Hubbard and Angela Baxter on All My Children, only to become daytime's first African American super couple. On screen, they have...

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Few souls are blessed with proper amounts of spunk and Earth-justice panache as Reverend Billy. And even fewer of them have the ability to spawn a successful tour that raises the level of awareness about the link...

Think of it as the biggest "Turn On" of 2013. In early March, artist Leo Villareal's much-anticipated work, The Bay Lights, finally went live to much fanfare in San Francisco, Calif. The bold, breathtaking algorithm-astic piece of art...

Sunday night's Oscars telecast proved one thing: perhaps women should be running the show -- figuratively and otherwise.

Granted, host Seth MacFarlane had some clever and well-received moments during the 85th annual presentation of the Academy Awards -- the opening, albeit lengthy, bit was inventive ("We Saw Your Boobs"...

San Francisco's iconic Bay Bridge recently turned 75, but few in the City By The Bay -- and beyond -- would have fathomed that it would be nabbing a birthday present of unprecedented proportions.

Enter artist Leo Villareal. Dubbed the "Maestro of Light," Villareal has been commissioned...

There's a golden halo of positively good juju hovering above Cyndi Lauper these days. Her recent memoir became a best-seller just as the Grammy-winning pop/rock icon also mastered the intricate task of writing the music for Kinky Boots, which hits Broadway in March -- it's already...

Fingers crossed, we should all still be around after the Mayan Calendar fades to black on Dec. 21. Still, it wouldn't hurt to have a few good books nearby -- you know, just in case. So, whether you're nesting this week, preparing for the worst or happily venturing forth to...

Death becomes Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. Never before has the typically stoic actress demonstrated so much life. And so it goes in the fifth and final chapter of The Twilight Saga, in which newly christened vamp, Bella (Stewart) and hubby Edward (Robert...

It's hard not to associate Juice Newton with her 1981 breakout hit, "Queen of Hearts"-- that was more than 30 years ago for you '80s lovers out there -- but the pop and country singer/guitarist's passions for music stretch even father back. The five-time Grammy-nominated performer, whose hits...

Hollywood may be cashing in at the box office, thanks to studly players like "Wreck-It Ralph" and the new James Bond outing, but, like some off-Broadway gems that so wonderfully showcase rare talent before they land on the big stage, there are a handful of lesser-known...

Most San Franciscans revere Olympia Dukakis for her role as the spirited Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City, the award-winning PBS mini-series based on Armistead Maupin's acclaimed book, which chronicled the lives of a quirky posse living in the city. So, whenever Dukakis returns to the Bay...

James Clark is only 25-years-old. But if you sit and talk with the young Santa Cruz, California-based writer and photojournalist you will immediately spot a rare wisdom etched into his face and soulful hazel eyes; wisdom that, for most of us, might typically take a lifetime to absorb or comprehend....

Jonny Weston may be a Hollywood newcomer but the young hotshot actor-surfer/adventure seeker may be riding a quick wave toward fame.

Weston stars alongside A-lister Gerard Butler in Chasing Mavericks -- originally dubbed The Men of Mavericks -- which chronicles the captivating tale of the unique bond/mentorship between Santa Cruz...