After dumping Britney Spears via cell phone, as Scoop! reported last week, Isaac Cohen wasted no time cashing in on their connection. The publicity-hungry model blabbed to a British tabloid about Britney’s naughtiest sex secrets and deepest insecurities. "She loves sex and is incredibly adventurous," announced the tattling ex. "She was totally happy when we were locked in each other’s arms. But once the sex stopped, Britney was like a little girl lost, unable to cope."
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"Naked" constitutes a first for many of the artists working out of Creativity Explored, a nonprofit art facility that, since 1983, has provided people with developmental disabilities — cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, mental illness — with a space to learn, create, exhibit and sell their work.
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The buzz leading up to the 49th Annual Grammy Awards centered around The Police reuniting to perform on the show. And while the trio rocked the house, it was the Dixie Chicks who had everyone talking as they snagged the top honors for Record and Song of The Year ("Not Ready to Make Nice") and Album of the Year ("Taking the Long Way"). Carrie Underwood (Best New Artist, Best Female Country Performance)
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On its way from Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center and New York’s Whitney Museum, "Picasso and American Art" is scheduled to arrive at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco on Feb. 23. What does Málaga-born, lifelong Parisian Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispín Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso López (yes, that was his full name) have to do with American art? When it comes to the 20th century, an awful lot.
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The sudden, shocking death of Anna Nicole Smith on Thursday has left a tangled web of questions. Initial autopsy results were inconclusive as to the cause of death. Now a bartender at the Hard Rock, where Anna was staying, offers a new clue.Reportedly, the bartender says the model and reality star was pounding double shots hours before she died: "Her eyes were droopy. It looked like she was really drunk. She was slurring her speech. … She was wasted, out of her mind."
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"Good God — people don’t do such things!" That’s the last line of Henrik Johan Ibsen’s "Hedda Gabler," capping an intriguing, tragic story, which is exactly about the things people do. The classic 1890 play, coming to the American Conservatory Theater on Valentine’s Day, is one of the great Norwegian playwright’s many masterpieces of compelling drama with searing insights into the human heart and condition.
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The best part about "Marie Antoinette" is the way it looks — the way the food is presented, the interesting camera angles and the beautiful costumes and sets. Sofia Coppola’s film also depicts the young royal’s dilemma from an early age, how she is forced to be with a man and his lifestyle that aren’t her choice. Kirsten Dunst is excellent in the title role in this above-average period piece that has modern splash, thanks to the contemporary soundtrack. Jason Schwartzman, too, is good as the smarmy Louis XVI whom viewers will love to hate.
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Maria Manetti Farrow is a wonder. Even a quick glance at her evokes the countenance of her friend, Sophia Loren. Her voice is pure whipped chocolate, luxuriant Italian, delicious and delightful. Elegant, cultured, she is warmth and graciousness personified, with an animated spirit and a dazzling mind.
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"Masterpieces of French Jewelry," opening today at the Legion of Honor for a four-month run, is surprisingly, gratifyingly more than just a display of beautiful gems and precious metal ("not that there is anything wrong with that"). This is a spacious, elegant matrix of the art of jewelry, grouped by periods and styles — decorations and ornaments presented in the context of their time, in a chronological sequence.
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Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Co.’s new home season, which opened Thursday at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, featured a program packed with thought, vitality and emotional highs that was exciting throughout, despite the somewhat trying length of two hours.Unusually, Kin offered six pieces, including three world premieres, instead of the three typically presented by modern dance companies.
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