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18 Aug 2021

Is It Wrong to Listen to R. Kelly’s Songs?

By LIMUS WOODS I was a teenager during the 1990’s and, like so many people my age who are fans of the Hip-Hop and R&B of that era, I grew up listening to R. Kelly. It’s hard to decide whether or not I’m supposed to play his music now, because

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18 Aug 2021

I’d Love to Buy You a Beer!

Who wants to hang out and drink FREE beer? This Friday, August 20th, I’m buying a keg of beer at a San Francisco bar and inviting all my supporters on Patreon to come drink. It’s a great excuse to hang out, meet some cool new people, and of course drink some FREE beer.

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17 Aug 2021

Dance, Dance, Repeat: This Week’s Shows and Parties

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. It’s on like Donkey Kong this week, folks! We’ve got more concerts and parties than I’ve seen in more than a year – maybe even

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12 Aug 2021

Queer Wave Coffee: The New Queer, Indigenous, & Socially Conscious Brew

By Kristen Pizzo When you think of social justice, I doubt coffee is the first thing that comes to mind. But like so many heavily consumed products, there are so many people, resources, and processes behind the scenes that it’s almost impossible to keep social justice out of the coffee

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12 Aug 2021

Short Doc on the Iconic Roxie Reopening

If you’re a fan of cinema or just love this old theater, you’ll enjoy seeing the short doc about the Roxie reopening after 434 days of closure.  The Roxie is San Francisco’s longest running movie theater, it’s been playing “pictures” since 1911. This heartfelt little doc about the reopening of

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11 Aug 2021

If Vaccines Are Required For Restaurant Customers, Who Enforces It?

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a major restaurant staffing shortage across the country, but a new rule that some cities are instituting provides one more reason that servers might not want to don the apron again. New York City announced last week that beginning on August 16th, anyone who

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10 Aug 2021

Hung Liu: Groundbreaking Oakland Artist Dies at 73

Hung Liu had cemented her place in Oakland history with a long life of contributing art she believed had the power to “change the world.” It was announced Monday that the 73-year-old painter died over the weekend from late-stage pancreatic cancer. Her passing comes less than two months before an

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10 Aug 2021

Rock the Week Ahead: Concerts, Parties, and Music Galore

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. Ah, the glory of live music and shows! Haven’t you missed it? Waiting in line for hours, fighting for a good view of the stage,

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