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What Ken teaches men: Bay Area psychologist examines the emotional growth of Barbie’s boyfriend

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

Spoiler alert: The following interview discusses several plot elements of the film “Barbie.”Before Los Altos psychologist Eric FitzMedrud donned a pink tie and joined his wife for a date night to see the summer blockbuster movie “Barbie,” he was all too familiar with the anxiety that the character of Ken feels about his place in the world and in Barbie’s life.FitzMedrud specializes in counseling individuals and couples on relationships and sexual issues and is set to publish a book, “The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex” (Wonderwell, 2023), in September. The book offers men advice on how to get past the conflicting messages they receive about how to be “enough.” On one hand, he writes, men are told that they can’t be masculine enough unless they reject feminism and embrace the “abject misogyny” of certain cultural figures. Or, they worry about how to enter into relationships...

Beyonce by the Numbers: A deep look at Queen Bey’s amazing career

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

It’s Queen Bey time.That’s right, after months of (somewhat) patiently waiting, Bay Area fans will finally get the chance to experience Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour on Aug. 30 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Showtime is 8 p.m.; ticketmaster.com.The multiplatinum superstar is out on the road in support of her seventh studio album, 2022’s “Renaissance,” which is her first full-length solo outing since 2016’s “Lemonade.”To help pass the time while we wait for the royally talented artist to arrive at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, we’re offering up a little something we’re calling “Beyonce by the Numbers.”It’s a stats-and-figures-based look at the career of this amazing entertainer, who, in basically every category imaginable, ranks among the most popular music superstars of all time. We’ll also dish up some details about the current tour.Here we go!2.1 billionThat’s as in d...

Unconscious man rescued after vehicle crashes into Alameda’s Seaplane Lagoon

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

ALAMEDA — An unconscious man was rescued by firefighters early Monday after a vehicle he was driving crashed into Seaplane Lagoon, authorities said.The man was not breathing when firefighters got to him, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital but his condition was not immediately available.The vehicle the man was in crashed into the lagoon in the 1000 block of West Tower Avenue, not far from the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum, about 3:20 a.m. Monday. The cause of the crash was under investigation.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Traffic collision along Highway 101 leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | DMV demands Cruise cut driverless fleet in half following crashes Crashes and Disasters | GM’s Cruise robotaxi collides with San Francisco firetruck, injuring passenger Crashes and Disasters | Pilots made errors before crash near Lake Tahoe that killed all 6 on board, investigators say Crashes an...

Ron Cephas Jones dies at 66; actor won 2 Emmys for his role on ‘This Is Us’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

By Andrew Dalton | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday.Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor died “due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.”“Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him,” Spilo said.Jones had a double lung transplant in 2020 because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and spent nearly two months in a Los Angeles hospital.On “This Is Us,” Jones played William “Shakespeare” Hill, a biological father whose life is renewed through his relationship with the family of his son Randall Pearson, played by Sterling K. Brown.“One of the most wonderful people the world has ever seen is no longer with us,” Brown said in an I...

Body found near parking garage in downtown Oakland

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

(KRON) -- A dead body was found Monday morning near a parking garage in downtown Oakland, according to police. At around 8 a.m., officers arrived to the 1100 block of Clay Street and located an individual suffering from severe injuries. Elderly Hayward man beaten, robbed outside his home The individual was pronounced dead once medical personnel and the Oakland Fire Department arrived at the scene. Oakland police could not give any more information in regards to this incident.This investigation remains open and active. Anyone with information is asked to contact OPD at 510-238-3728.

SF neighborhood restaurant near Alamo Square closing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Automat, a neighborhood restaurant not far from Alamo Square, is closing this week due to a combination of factors, according to a social post from the restaurant. Automat opened in 2021 on McAllister Street at Baker Street, midway between Alamo Square and USF.The restaurant "opened with the intention of being a neighborhood and destination cafe and restaurant, offering craveable takes on our childhood classics for both daytime and dinner," it said on Facebook. Air quality advisory extended through Tuesday due to wildfire smoke Yelp reviews of Automat praised the restaurant's food, service and cleanliness. Popular items include the fried chicken sandwich, breakfast sandwich and brick toast.But operating "a casual restaurant in San Francisco that is sustainable for its employees, affordable to is customers, puts out high-end food made from scratch, but also works financially," was tough, the post said. "In the two years we've been open, we were not able to f...

Mountain View man arrested in deadly shooting Sunday

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

(KRON) -- A Mountain View man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday, the Mountain View Police Department announced Monday. Mountain View PD dispatchers received calls of gunshots heard on the 2000 block of Reinert Road just after 9 a.m. Sunday.Responding officers found a man lying in the driveway of an apartment complex. The man had at least one gunshot wound and was declared dead at the scene. Police identified him as a 29-year-old Mountain View resident but declined to release his name at this time. Elderly Hayward man beaten, robbed outside his home At the apartment complex, police encountered a second man and detained him for questioning. That man, 23-year-old Juan Rodriguez of Mountain View, was arrested on suspicion of murder. Police also recovered a gun at the scene.There are no outstanding suspects in the case, police said.The case is currently under investigation and police are working to determine a motive in the shooting. Mountain View PD a...

Oakland A's choose 2 firms to manage construction of new Las Vegas ballpark

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

(BCN) -- The Oakland A's have chosen a pair of companies to manage the construction of a new ballpark for the team in Las Vegas following talks that have essentially ended with officials in Oakland, the A's announced Monday. Mortensen and McCarthy Building Companies will manage all construction-related activities for a ballpark when the Las Vegas Stadium Authority approves the hiring of the two firms. ‘Very large cat’ spotted in San Mateo No one from the authority immediately responded to a request for information on when the authority might consider that approval. Oakland A's President Dave Kaval called the two companies the best in their field. The two businesses managed the construction of Allegiant Stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders, who were once located in Oakland. Allegiant Stadium was completed in 2020 following 31 months of construction. If the Oakland A's leave their hometown, they will join the Raiders and the Golden State Warriors who left for Las Vegas...

Turkey’s Erdogan slams peacekeepers for blocking road project in Cyprus and accuses UN force of bias

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Monday criticized U.N. peacekeepers for blocking the construction of a road in ethnically divided Cyprus, calling the action “unacceptable” and accusing the peacekeeping force of bias against Turkish Cypriots.Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would not allow any “unlawful” behavior toward ethnic Turks on Cyprus, where his country maintains more than 35,000 troops in the Mediterranean island nation ’s breakaway northern third.Angry Turkish Cypriots last week punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers that blocked crews working on a road that would encroach on the island’s U.N.-controlled buffer zone. The road is designed to connect the village of Arsos, located in the Turkish Cypriot north, with the multi-ethnic village of Pyla, which is located inside the buffer zone and abuts the Greek Cypriot south, where the island’s internationally recognized government is seated.“Preventin...

Cheems Balltze, the internet’s cheeseburger-loving dog, has died

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

Ball Ball, better known to his internet fans as Cheems Balltze Ball Ball, better known to his internet fans as Cheems Balltze (CNN) — Cheems Balltze, a little dog whose smiling face and stocky physique went viral in memes about his passion for cheeseburgers, has died after a short battle with cancer.The 12-year-old Shiba Inu, also known as Ball Ball, underwent thoracentesis surgery on Friday but never woke up, his owner, Kathy, wrote in a post on Instagram. She said Ball Ball was set to receive further treatment for his cancer after the operation.The chubby dog with a “round smiling face” was loved by many, his owner said. She asked fans not to be sad but instead to “remember the joy that Balltze brought to the wo...