At 15, my older brother died, ending my charmed childhood, and I began my search for the meaning of life in earnest. I started reading the scriptures of different religions. I started out with the ...

You can tune in to the Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, at 4 p.m. Sunday on ABC, or stream it on Hulu, to see what the Academy gets right, or wrong, this year. After nearly a century of ...

Still, there were once boundaries. Official voices at least made gestures toward the gravity of asking soldiers to kill and die. A Bugs Bunny cartoon was a Bugs Bunny cartoon, not an organ of the ...

Chronicle movie critic emeritus Mick LaSalle answers questions about Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, the Coen ...

One series and three films with strong Bay Area ties arrive this week — and we have thoughts. Here’s put roundup.

The Transformers films from Michael Bay are an unabashed spectacle, and they tend to be at their best when robots are fighting and there aren’t any humans talking. Although the general stupidity of ...

Season 2 of Seth MacFarlane's 'Ted' is wildly funny, smart, crude and—at fleeting moments— surprisingly heartfelt. At the center of it all is Ted's human best friend, John Bennett, played ...

The best way to learn something is to experience it. Even in relationships, you can read advice or watch romantic movies, thinking they'll teach you what to expect, but it’s not the same as feeling ...

Long before Michigan State teammates get to the arena, Jaxon Kohler starts a detailed pregame routine that unlocks his game.

Drew Denny's film Second Nature, narrated and executive produced by Elliot Page, reveals a significant gap in what we were taught about animals in high school biology class, and beyond.

In her new book The Calling, she describes the experiences and lessons of her year spent as a secular priest. Full disclosure: I was only asked to review this book because I said some nice things ...