Новости за 03.08.2015

The Big Fake Wedding is just about as close to the real thing as you can get. On Thursday, July 30 close to 200 guests gathered at the General’s Residence at Fort Mason Center for the bridal show disguised as an actual wedding celebration — complete with dinner, drinks, dancing, cake and a stand-in bride and groom

WASHINGTON — Facing increased competition from within her own party, Hillary Rodham Clinton is spending $2 million airing the first television ads of her presidential race in the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. The ads, which start Tuesday and run statewide, focus on Clinton’s work on behalf of families and her relationship with her late mother — central themes of her early campaign. The spots are part of an effort to reintroduce one of the country’s biggest political... Читать дальше...

inight09_floridaThe line for a food truck at Off the Grid Photo: Liz Hafalia/The Chronicle 2012 Off the Grid is opening still another weekly food truck market in the East Bay, this one in Concord’s Todos Santos Plaza. Related Links Off the Grid unveils 2015 lineups for Fort Mason and Presidio Picnic Launching August 17, the new gathering will occur every Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. It’ll feature a rotating lineup of eight food trucks—Bacon Mania, Burnt Ends BBQ, El Porteño, for example—in addition to live music... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's corporate website was the target of a cyberattack Monday, the same day a celebrity gossip website published an old mobile telephone number for the billionaire businessman. Aides to Trump said hackers were able to access non-public pages inside Trump.com, where they posted a tribute to comedian and late-night talk show host Jon Stewart. The aides described the episode as a prank and not a serious threat. They said the hackers'... Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — Jeb Bush outlined plans Monday to improve security of the nation's borders and enforcement of its existing immigration laws, calling both a requirement before any president could begin to address the status of the estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally. "Finding a practical solution to the status of the people who are here illegally today is a nonstarter if our borders are not secure against future illegal immigration," the former Republican governor of Florida said in a statement... Читать дальше...

When the acting and directing jobs that had occupied her for close to 80 years finally began to thin out four years ago, the perpetually active Lee Grant needed something to do. Never having written much of anything, the Academy and Emmy Award winner produced a strikingly brisk, forthright and revealing show business memoir, “I Said Yes to Everything.” Published last year, it’s now out in paperback. “I think the most important impetus in life,” said Grant on a weekend visit to San Francisco, “is that it not be boring. Читать дальше...

After portions of the grass field at Levi’s Stadium were ripped up during the first two practices of training camp, the 49ers will move their practice this afternoon to their adjacent practice fields.

There was no Internet to crowdsource protests in Sproul Plaza, no Twitter to urge opposition to the Vietnam War and the draft, or Instagram to rally support for the Black Panthers. For five of the most tumultuous years in Berkeley’s history, the little rag known as the Berkeley Barb was the unofficial house organ of the counterculture. The five years between 1965 and ’70 indelibly forged the Barb’s legacy as one of the most important alternative newspapers in the history of modern journalism. Читать дальше...

A near-fatal car accident and bum major-label deal nearly drove Xavier Dphrepaulezz to an early retirement. But this year the Oakland musician came back in a big way. Inspired by delta bluesmen such as Skip James and R.L. Burnside, he reinvented himself as Fantastic Negrito. Then he went on to beat 7,000 other competitors in NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert competition, thanks to a one-take video showing him performing the raw and ravaged song “Lost in a Crowd” with a three-piece band... Читать дальше...

The mesmerizing “Ride the Pink Horse” opens the latest “I Wake Up Dreaming” film noir festival (7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, paired with “So Dark the Night” at 6:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.), and what a film it is. Director-star Robert Montgomery plays a gangster bent on revenge until a Mexican woman becomes, weirdly, his guardian angel. It’s strangely affecting. Elliot Lavine began programming film noir festivals 25 years ago at the Roxie; he moves to the Castro for the first time and says none of the 12 films ... Читать дальше...

Veteran Bay Area actor Ron Campbell did some serious clowning for Cirque du Soleil before he jumped into the shoes of a genius in “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe.” This summer he’ll be tilting at windmills in Marin Shakespeare Company’s new adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.” “We all have a little Don Quixote in us,” Campbell says. “We’re eternal optimists.” Campbell calls this new version by Peter Anderson and Colin Heath “clear... Читать дальше...

Is home in the land, in our blood, in our history, in community? Performance artist Emily Johnson, a Native Alaskan descended from the Yup’ik people, takes on the meaning of home in “Shore,” a performance at ODC Theater that moves from outside to inside — literally starting outside the theater. The shows at ODC are the culmination of a week of community events, including a nature restoration project as well as a curated reading by local authors, organized by Johnson around the idea... Читать дальше...

Japan Film Festival of San Francisco: For a while in the 2000s, it seemed as if Tadanobu Asano (“Ichii the Killer,” Marvel’s “Thor”) was in half of all Japanese movies, and the handsome, versatile actor is still going strong. He’ll be the guest of honor for an opening-night screening of his 2001 hit “Electric Dragon 80000V” (8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Castro Theatre), and last year’s “My Man” (6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at New People Cinema). The eight-day festival, in conjunction with the J-Pop Summit 2015... Читать дальше...

New “Ghostbusters” stars Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig took a break from filming on Saturday to visit sick kids at a Boston, Mass., children’s hospital in full costume. Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center patients got a huge surprise today when Ghostbusters stars… Posted by Tufts Medical Center on Saturday, August 1, 2015 Fellow co-stars Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones also joined in the fun by donning their brown and orange jumpsuits and proton packs for the surprise trip to Tufts Medical Center... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans said Monday that they have the GOP votes to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal as Democrats stepped up their support of the agreement the Obama administration and other world powers negotiated with Tehran. Since Republicans hold a commanding 246 seats in the House, it was widely expected that the GOP would come up with 218 votes to support a resolution of disapproval, which has been introduced by Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. "Time is not the friend of this deal," Roskam said in a statement. Читать дальше...

Nori Aoki is great with the bat, but the glove needs work. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) The Giants now head to Atlanta after dropping two of three in broiling Texas. A theme in their series with the Rangers was shoddy outfield play. Nori Aoki looked bewildered in left field and missed-played a couple of chances. Centerfielder Angel Pagan and his banged up knee prevent him from getting a good jump, particularly on balls dumped over second base. The question is – what to do? Here are the options: 1. Читать дальше...

Singer Britney Spears.(Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) Britney Spears has helped to make a young teen’s dreams come true by sending a message of encouragement after learning her hit song “Toxic” helped the child recover from a stroke. Maegan Johnson, from Arizona, recently took to Facebook.com to share her story after surviving a brain aneurysm and a stroke when she was 7. She revealed she fell into a deep depression as she struggled to regain her speech and movement, but when she heard the pop superstar’s 2003 chart smash... Читать дальше...

Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) New parents Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross have revealed the name of their newborn daughter – Jagger Rose. The singer/actress and her actor husband announced the name on their Instagram.com accounts following the birth of Jagger on Thursday. @ashleesimpsonross I love you #JaggerSnowRoss we love you A photo posted by Evan Ross (@realevanross) on Jul 31, 2015 at 8:14pm PDT A post on the social networking site on Friday states, “We are... Читать дальше...

Amy Schumer. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage) Amy Schumer has promised to take a public stand on gun violence following the deadly shooting during a screening of her film “Trainwreck” last month. John Russell Houser shot two women dead at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana, before turning the gun on himself, and shortly after hearing the horrifying news, Schumer took to Twitter.com to share her condolences. She wrote, “My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana.” On Saturday... Читать дальше...

U2 closed out their eight-night residency at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden venue in style on Friday by rocking out with Bruce Springsteen. The Irish stars have been joined onstage by special guests including Lady Gaga and Paul Simon during their Big Apple concert run, but they saved the biggest surprise for the end of their final night, as Bono began telling the crowd about Springsteen’s huge influence on the band. Jessica Springsteen and Bruce Springsteen attend U2’s “iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE” tour at Madison Square Garden on July 31... Читать дальше...

Gwyneth Paltrow. (Photo by Steve Sands/Getty Images) Gwyneth Paltrow is adamant she did not come up with the phrase “conscious uncoupling” when announcing her separation from Coldplay musician Chris Martin. The actress confirmed she and Martin were separating after more than a decade of marriage last year in a blog post titled Conscious Uncoupling on her lifestyle website Goop.com. Paltrow insists it was not her but Goop’s editorial director Elise Loehnen who was responsible for the title, telling Fast Company magazine... Читать дальше...

When I walk into Overland, the new country bar at the edge of Jack London Square in Oakland, my voice changes. Like many Kentuckians living in California, I normally don’t speak with a perceptible accent. However, when there’s a row of bottle blondes perched on stools snapping their fingers to Garth Brooks, and there are $6 frozen Margaritas and fried pickles on the menu — well, my vowels elongate involuntarily. Overland’s owner, seasoned touring musician Paul “Sheriff” Hayward... Читать дальше...

It's hard to tell from this blurry shot, but this is an image of Laird Hamilton coming to save me. He is literally King Triton and as I struggled to complete BCRF's Paddle for Pink (an amazing event to support breast cancer research) he appeared as if from the ocean's depths and guided me to the finish line. I kept screaming "will I make it?!" like we were in a disaster movie. He said "yes, Lena, we will." Ladies, there are still a few heroes we can count on… #ThankYouLaird #paddleforpink #3miles... Читать дальше...

Charlize Theron. (Photo by Michael Kovac/WireImage) Actress Charlize Theron has adopted another child, according to a new report. The star adopted an African-American girl, named August, in July, according to TMZ.com. Editors at the website report Theron took custody of the United States-born child after working with an adoption agency for six months. The actress adopted her son Jackson from South Africa in 2012.

Naomi Campbell. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in Sicily after she was convicted of a 2009 assault on a paparazzo. The runway beauty was on vacation on the Sicilian island of Lipari in August, 2009, with her then-boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, when she reportedly became angered by the presence of photographer Gaetano Di Giovanni, who snapped away at the couple as the pair walked through the local town. Читать дальше...