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Steuart Pittman Paints in a Personal Language of Watery Abstraction
In the Oakland artist’s show at Traywick Contemporary, simple abstractions tap into larger family histories.
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A New Oakland Party Celebrates Black Gamers and Cosplayers
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Best New Books This Week: Yoko, Elphaba, Amanda Knox and Lost Connections
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France’s #MeToo Reckoning Puts Gérard Depardieu — and the Country — on Trial
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‘Lollapalooza’ Is an Entertaining Look at a Festival That Helped Define the ’90s
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Tyler, The Creator, Hozier and Doja Cat to Headline Outside Lands
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Rightnowish’s Grand Finale: Words of Wisdom from Timothy B.
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Ras K'dee smiles and looks at the camera, while wearing a yellow knitted cap and sitting in his music studio.
Building a Native Arts and Culture Space From the Ground Up
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Artist and curator Marcel Pardo Ariza poses for a photo at the archives of San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society.
‘All The Nights We Got to Dance’ is a Tribute to Queer Nightlife in SF
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Two Bay Area Memelords Take on Gentrification in a New Doc
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Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland Is in Danger of Closing, Owner Says
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D’Wayne Wiggins, Legendary Oakland Musician and Mentor, Dies at 64
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Korean Spicy Raw Crabs Are the Best Late-Night Snack
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The Best Deals of Oakland and Berkeley Restaurant Weeks
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Saafir, Inventive and Dextrous Oakland Rapper, Dies at 54
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diptych of two geometric paintings with angled darker sections

Steuart Pittman Paints in a Personal Language of Watery Abstraction

In the Oakland artist’s show at Traywick Contemporary, simple abstractions tap into larger family histories.
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Two people dressed in costumes pose for a photo.

A New Oakland Party Celebrates Black Gamers and Cosplayers

Plus Arcade Party at Fluid510 will feature music, video games, a cosplay contest and more.
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Five book covers lay flat in a staggered line.

Best New Books This Week: Yoko, Elphaba, Amanda Knox and Lost Connections

An Amanda Knox memoir, a Yoko Ono biography, and the latest ‘Wicked’ book make this a stellar week for reading.
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An older, rotund man with grey thinning hair walks through a corridor lined with French police officers. He is wearing a black suit.

France’s #MeToo Reckoning Puts Gérard Depardieu — and the Country — on Trial

France’s delayed #MeToo movement is finally forcing the nation to confront its own myths about art, power and male genius.
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A red and yellow book cover featuring Eddie Vedder, Courtney Love and Perry Farrell performing separately.

‘Lollapalooza’ Is an Entertaining Look at a Festival That Helped Define the ’90s

The new book includes behind-the-scenes stories, including fights, tidbits and — of course — Nirvana anecdotes.
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Tyler, The Creator, Hozier and Doja Cat to Headline Outside Lands

The festival returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Aug. 8–10, 2025.
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What Does Sundance’s Former Director Have Planned for This Small Bay Area Town?

John Cooper wasn't looking to run another film festival. Then Sebastopol came calling.
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