Thursday March 11, 2010 Updated 5:31 PM PST
KPFA disc jockey Bonnie Simmons doesn't always remember to announce all the songs she played, but she always remembers why one or two are important, and she always remembers to laugh.

Archie Kao and Karin Anna Cheung star in Quentin Lee's promiscuous romantic comedy "The People I've Slept With," which shows at the S.F. International Asian American Film Festival.
Alexis Bledel looks for love in "The Good Guy"; documentary ode to the Old West "Sweetgrass"; and more.

Steven Braunstein has a lot to handle with the contrabassoon, which sounds an octave lower than the bassoon.

HBO's ambitious new miniseries, "The Pacific," is a superb, viscerally moving and harrowing depiction of World War II.

Only 3 months old, Makeing Tents says they formed after "road trippin' through the desert."

The Chronicle's David Wiegand and KQED's Cy Musiker discuss the week's hottest tickets and must-see shows.
Heidi Montag ditches Spencer Pratt for psychic; Nicole Richie, Selma Blair and Kim Kardashian strip for shoot. Get your gossip in the Dish!
After the Oscars ceremony, the stars keep partying. Check out the pix.

