New Orleans, you had me on my first beignet, (not to be confused with any such concoction you might find…
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel, a writer, and photographer, has been a regular contributor to culturevulture.net since 2006, where she concentrates her reviews on San Francisco theater and art. As a native New Yorker (although now a long-time San Francisco Bay Area resident), Emily grew up loving and studying theater, from Off to On Broadway, as her multi-volume Playbill collection attests. Ending her 30-year law practice has given Ms. Mendel the time to indulge in her love of travel and the arts.
One of the many benefits of living in the San Francisco Bay area is the accessibility of world-class vacation spots….
Dale Chihuly has a huge international fan club that appreciates his unique striking glass works. To many outside the…
San Francisco Fine Arts Museum Legion of Honor March 1 – May 25, 2008 http://www.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?exhibitionkey=818 The exhibition of Annie Leibovitz’s…
You know what to expect with David Lynch. The Air is on Fire is the first significant exhibition of his…
Marie-Antoinette and the Petit Trianon at Versailles San Francisco Fine Arts Museum Legion of Honor November 17, 2007-February 17, 2008…
San Francisco Fine Arts Museum de Young February 16, 2008-May 18, 2008 http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?exhibitionkey=805 Gilbert & George are idiosyncratic artists who…
Meadowlands is the quintessential paranoid fantasy of a suburb…a community that appears to be safe, bucolic and picturesque, but actually…
Heartland, an original one-hour medical drama about an organ-transplant surgeon, his work and his family premieres on June 18th, 10…
Written, directed and produced by: Rolf De Heer Starring: Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, David Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin and Peter Minygululu…
Yung Chang, writer, director and occasional narrator of the fascinating and moving documentary, Up the Yangtze, is a first generation…
We Were Exodus is an exciting and inspiring full-length documentary about the travels and travails of the ship “Exodus 47”,…
Vantage Point is a smart film with a complex plot and lots of action. That’s not a typical combination. The…