First, a confession: I have never read a single "Iron Man" comic. I know of the character, but largely from reading Wikipedia out of curiosity after seeing the movie trailer.   Full Story

There is a sweet, touching, and surprisingly gentle love story masquerading as an unknown musical on stage in Palo Alto, "The Light in the Piazza," by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel.   Full Story

Appearing at the Phantom Art Gallery in Milpitas are the artistic renderings of Resty Ohao. His latest exhibition of oil paintings is titled, "Nature and Beyond.   Full Story