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28 Jan 2022

All The Cool Stuff Coming To Hulu In February

Hulu this February offers a little bit of this and a little bit of that. There are new seasons of popular favorites “Snowfall” and “Rick And Morty.” Catch a classic crime drama that’s part of the National Film Registry or one of Sacha Baron Cohen’s notorious turns as Kazakh reporter

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28 Jan 2022

Why Hasn’t the NFL Been Cancelled?

The answer to this question is, in many ways, obvious. A combination of cultural tradition, absurd amounts of money, and many people’s genuine love for the sport of football are enormous contributors to the NFL’s continued success. It’s one of those shocking-but-not-really-surprising things that the brutality of football and the

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27 Jan 2022

CSU PANEL RECOMMENDS ELIMINATING USE OF SAT AND ACT EXAMS FOR ADMISSION

By Ashley A. Smith EdSource The nation’s largest public university system has signaled plans to eliminate the use of standardized tests like the SAT and ACT for admission to its 23 campuses. California State University trustees heard a recommendation Wednesday from the system’s admissions advisory committee to remove the standardized

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27 Jan 2022

Oakland’s Amy Schneider’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Run Ends, with 40 Win Streak

Heading into Final Jeopardy, Schneider was leading Chicago librarian Rhone Talsma. Her score was $27,600, while Talsma had $17,600.

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26 Jan 2022

The Real Reasons Restaurants Are Short Staffed

Unless you’ve been living under a Covid-free rock for the last 18 months you’ve probably heard there’s a serious shortage of restaurant workers in this country. It seems that after years of customers telling waiters and waitress to go get “real jobs,” that’s exactly what they did. The Bureau of

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26 Jan 2022

Missed Connections: A Bay Area Tinder Tale

I had found him online. He was a kooky sketch comedian, and he maintained an incredibly honest, introspective blog littered with cultural references I loved. He was beautiful in a wicked, ethereal way, but he wasn’t beholden to his beauty. His life seemed like one long, fascinating lurch towards the

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26 Jan 2022

New ‘Visual History’ Book Celebrates the Legacy of SF-based Experimental Group The Residents

“I’ve been creating coffee-table books for bands largely from the ’80s for the last few years,” says Aaron Tanner, a visual artist known for his design work with Ween and the Pixies. “When the opportunity presented itself to do a book with one of the most inspiring visual groups ever,

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