Language, love & Ireland

SST tackles works of playwright Brian Friel
By Monica Miklas
INTERMISSION| Stanford’s annual summer drama festival, the aptly named Stanford Summer Theater (SST), opens its 10th anniversary season with Irish playwright Brian Friel’s “Translations,” a play about language, love and barriers to communication.

Del Toro cranks up heat for monstrous sequel

By Jeff Gilliland
INTERMISSION| But “Hellboy II” didn’t get lucky — it got better.

Ming’s serves up taste, plenty of variety

By Tommy Tobin
INTERMISSION| Ming’s is truly a treat.

Sigur Ros: elevator music with a kick

By Weiqi Samantha Toh
INTERMISSION| For years, I have resisted Sigur Ros for reasons I feel are justified.