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White Nationalists are Dumb, Weird, and Have No Style
By Hannah Harkness Obviously, the worst thing about white nationalists is their racism and spread of hatred and violence. Feel free to read all of the think pieces and literature that has been written about them from WWII to present in regards to that. Today, however, I want to focus

Police Apply Sit/Lie law to Sitar Player Saying He Can Only Play Standing Up
ndian melodies form the soundtrack of a Haight Ashbury color explosion. David Scott, Davey for everyone he meets, wearing a brightly colored cape and matching dyed hair is playing sitar in front of the Evolutionary Rainbow mural on the corner of Haight and Cole.

Feeding the Needy: Another Way to Say No to the Alt-Right
As the Bay Area braces itself for Saturday’s planned appearance by the alt-right, more and more people are coming up with creative ways to say a resounding NO! to hate. For musician Mark Joseph, an Outer Sunset resident, the key to stopping the alt-right’s message is to respond with love.

How to Protest Safely and Responsibly
We need to intelligently prepare ourselves by knowing our rights and restrictions as counter-protesters. The behavior of others is not under your control, but these tips will help you be as safe as you can be at a volatile protest

When Drunk Teenagers Took Over Outside Lands 2017
Nothing prepared me for the number of High School students at Outside Lands on Friday. While in line to enter I heard one girl say to her friend, “I can’t wait to get inside, I’m going to make a guy buy me shots.”

The Evolution of Art & Soul Festival in Oakland
August 19th and 20th was the 17th annual Art & Soul Festival in Oakland. I had not attended one in a few years and it was nice to get out and enjoy the music, performances, food, and most of all, the community. Before there was Art & Soul, there was

We wanna send you to see Conner Youngblood!
From growing up in Dallas, to “studying” at Yale, and eventually moving to Nashville, music has always been a big part of Conner Youngblood’s life, but it wasn’t until seeing success on the HypeMachine platform that he decided to do it full time. His music combines lyrically and sonically to paint