The Seagull took wing Oct. 2 for what seems like its annual flight over Manhattan and will hover over the Walter Kerr for a limited stay of 14 weeks, through Dec. 21.
The Chronicle's book editor recommends these titles reviewed recently in Books or Datebook. Happy Families (Random House; 332 pages; $26) by Carlos Fuentes: There aren't many "happy families" to be found in this short-story collection by the Mexican author -
Eagle Eye 1 1/2 Starsâ€HAL goes mobile in this shrill, frantic thriller about technology taking overâ€and not in good ways, like making coffee for you before you even realize you want it.
PARIS - Ocober 2, 2008: Nuvu is literally a ‘new view’ at the future of the city car. It is electric, of course, but as far as Nissan is concerned, for tomorrow’s city cars that is a given.
We just caught the Nissan NuVu, a concept that, as we said earlier, is meant to reveal the next generation styling of the next Nissan Micra. Frankly, the concept's as cute as its name (a play on
"One-Adam-12, no warrant. Lincoln, X-Ray, Ida 483. One-Adam-12, a 415 fight group, with chains and knives." It took over three years for someone to come out with season two, but now that Shout!