Kezar: The History and Present of a Vital SF Sports Icon
On September 14, 2014, the 49ers played their first home game at sparkling 1.3 billion-dollar Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, California. As the 49ers adjust […]
Chunky Move Makes Australian Contemporary Dance Cool
Contemporary Dance. Back in the mid 1900s, the contemporary dance scene in Melbourne, Australia wasn’t much of anything. In America, Paul Taylor was taking the […]
The Children’s Journey: Will They Be Allowed to Join Our Nation of Immigrants?
When Pablo was just 15 years old, Mara Salvatrucha (MS) gang members came to his high school and tried to force Pablo to join them. […]
What It’s Really Like To Be a Chef
“What’s the best thing your dad makes?” “I bet you have amazing dinners!” “Do you get really good food at home?” These are just a […]
Assisted Suicide: Liberty or Crime?
The debate over assisted suicide has been re-sparked by terminally ill brain cancer patient Brittany Maynard, who died by prescribed lethal overdose. Maynard was given […]
What Happened on Democalypse 2014?
I anticipated the airing of The Daily Show’s “Democalypse 2014: America Remembers It Forgot to Vote” on Tuesday night, knowing fully that I was in for […]
Lick Voters: Choose to Exercise Your Rights
The vitriolic campaigns between Republicans and Democrats (and some Independents) had gone on for months. November 4, 2014 was election day, the final day of […]
Islamophobic MUNI Ads Repeat History
“YESTERDAY’S MODERATE IS TODAY’S HEADLINE.” These words have popped up across the city, displayed on the sides of MUNI buses, positioned above two pictures […]
Mills Breaks Trans Barrier
In August, Mills College in Oakland updated its definition of “female” for its applicants to include transgender women, transgender men, nonbinary and intersex people. The […]
Keith Haring: Pop Art with a Sharp Social Jab
de Young hours: Tuesdays- Sundays 9:30-5:15 Fridays 9:30-8:45 Keith Haring: The Political Line opened at the de Young museum on November 8, and runs until […]
