Scores of Hollywood folk came to Davies Symphony Hall last night to remember Paul Newman, who passed away recently, by performing a staged reading of "The World of Nick Adams," an adaptation by A. E. Hotchner of some of Ernest Hemingway's early autobiographical stories. more ›

Yesterday was a big day for race fans of both the four-wheeled variety and the two-legged variety. First, the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose finished up a wild weekend with Sebastien Bourdais winning in the Champ Car race and Katherine Legge winning the Toyota Atlantic race -- from blogs to formula one racing, it was a big weekend for the XX-chromosome set in the South Bay! PJ over at the Shark's Page (who's been doing a fantastic job covering everything but the Sharks during their lost season) has some great photos and links, including the one of our favorite salad dressing pitchman Paul Newman above. Mad props to the folks who designed the course -- it included a speed-bump in the form of a stretch crossing the Santa Clara VTA tracks! more ›

Ever wonder if San Francisco really has soul? Far be it from SFist to answer such existential questions, but we can recommend that you at least attempt a meeting with one of Motown's finest: Smokey Robinson. more ›