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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
What to Expect at The Alt-Right Rally on Crissy Field
The police presence, the alt-right group putting it on, and all the counter-protests planned
Bay of the Living Dead: The Transfiguration–a New Horror Classic
Welcome to Bay of the Living Dead, a regular column about the horror genre. Michael O’Shea’s The Transfiguration deserves to be talked about. A no budget indie shot primarily in New York City housing projects, the film is a quiet, chilling character study of an African American kid who’s obsessed with vampire movies.
Keepin’ It Cool In Oakland – Once Summer Gets Here in September
Summer is not in August in the Bay Area. But when summer DOES come, and it’s hot out, there are lots of awesome places to stay cool.
Actually, This IS the America You’ve Always Lived in
This is par for the course. For Black folks, America has always been a hazardous navigation with racist cops and water-cannons, bigoted institutions and poor legal representation. For most of our history you couldn’t even play on the course if you were “colored” (pretty sure we still have plenty of “country clubs” like that ). Today, the tee is still set about a hundred yards back with more than sandtraps lying in wait.
Hollywood’s Bisexual Closet: Queer Film Historian Boze Hadleigh Kicks the Door Open
A small crowd of around a dozen people gathered at the GLBT History Museum in the Castro recently for Hollywood’s Bisexual Closet: Marilyn Monroe and More, a talk given by openly gay Hollywood historian and author Boze Hadleigh. Hadleigh’s books include Conversations With My Elders and Hollywood Lesbians. Many
Pranksters Hijacked Mike Pence’s ‘Official’ website
The satirical Mike Pence site is now by far more popular than any other related site, reminiscent of what Dan Savage did to Rick Santorum in the past.
Este Oeste’s Tasting Menu Brings Unique Spanish Food to The Mission
Overproof has an interesting concept: every three months they completely transform the space and the menu, focusing on a different locale’s food and booze. The previous incarnation was Double Back, a whiskey inspired “Izakaya Saloon”. Last night was the unveiling of their newest adventure, Este Oeste, an ode to the cuisine of Spain and the country’s love of gin and sherry.