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‘Oakland Used to Be More Funky’: Where Have All the Artists Gone?
The staff at Laney Tower take a close look at the past, present, and future of Oakland’s artistic community.
Posted inBooks, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes
Processing Clues About a Friend’s True Identity to Make Sense of Her Murder
In an excerpt from her memoir, Carolyn Murnick tries to piece together the stabbing murder of her childhood friend.
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Seeing and Being Seen in Shakespeare
Nicole Chung takes her daughter to see The Winter’s Tale brought to life by Asian American artists, with characters who look just like her.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Food, Quotes
Sometimes a Bowl of Soup is Just a Bowl of Soup
And sometimes it’s the embodiment of the cages of wealth and privilege we build around ourselves.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Meet ‘The Mooch,’ Your New White House Communications Director
The money manager who once trashed Trump now has a job in the White House.
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Scarred by a Rubber Doll
“I’ll never go back to dating a real woman again — no matter what happens.”
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The Flavor of Childhood: Sweet Medicine
One person searches for the anonymous fruit flavor of the pediatric amoxicillin that so many of us, somehow, came to love.
Posted inCurrent Events, Quotes
The Colorblind Whitewashers of American History
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw offers a sharp rebuke to those who would declare our country “post-racial.”
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Alice Driver on the Passion to Create and the Fear of Failure
It took Alice Driver’s dad 2 1/2 years and 4,000 bricks to build his fourth wood-fired kiln. But would it fire properly?