Dan Mitchell

James Mangold’s new Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” chronicles the singer-songwriter’s early days, reenacted by Timothée Chalamet

The beat and hippie movements that drove America's cultural and political transformation in the 1950s and 1960s were also key links in Silicon Valley's creation, as the counterculture's mind-expanded vision fused with a fledgling defense electronics cluster. What if everything from the Grateful Dead to the sexual revolution, trillion dollar company valuations and the global infestation of pocket computers and talkable home appliances could be traced back to one person? If anyone deserves employee badge No. 1, I'd nominate Al Hinkle.

Frankie Marcos' standup debut was a bomb not of his making. His co-worker, a chef, had told him it was open mic night at a bar in San Francisco. Marcos, like many beginners, decided to give it a shot because he had a rep as the funny guy at work. Why not try standup?

Who knew? I mean who could have known, really? Maybe some of them did, maybe Kesey, because he seemed to have the big vision, and perhaps even a sense of cosmic history—he was

Robert Durst documentary sparks renewed focus on disappearance of Northern California girl

How a D-League player's dunking prowess grabbed 7 million YouTube views

Big Al's Record Barn, a stubborn shop that defied changing times and technology, is nearing the end of a long run. Located in a decaying stretch of shops along Bascom Avenue just north of 280, the store now exists on a month-to-month lease amid rumors that the whole block will be redeveloped into offices.

As Mitt Romney tries to redraw himself as a moderate in the final days of his Etch-A-Sketch candidacy, some troubling stories from his career as a Mormon leader outside of Boston can't be erased.