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Illustration: Two men devouring Korean barbecue while a server attends to the grill.

Santa Clara’s Tastiest Charcoal-Grilled Korean Barbecue Spot Stays Open Until Midnight

Korean Spring BBQ’s ‘Midnight Menu’ is a worthwhile splurge.
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A woman in a soccer jersey and a gold medal waves at fans as she walks off of the soccer pitch.

San José Soccer Star Naomi Girma Returns Home

Soccer star Naomi Girma is pushing the game further, but hasn't forgotten her Bay Area roots.
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At San José Museum of Art, Technology Is Women’s Work

The show ‘Motherboards’ engages with women’s unseen labor in the tech industry in satisfyingly tactile ways.
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Hilariously Caustic ‘Big Mistakes’ Drags Dan Levy Into Organized Crime

The comedy created by Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott stars Levy as a pastor and Taylor Ortega as his sister.
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Step Inside Someone Else’s World With These 11 New Books for April

These great new works offer the opportunity to see life from other perspectives.
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Spring TV Is Stacked: 5 Shows You Won't Want to Miss

A wave of buzzy new series and a few big finales arrive all at once — with dystopian drama in the lead.
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Rare Films by Maya Angelou and Black Women Directors to Screen at Stanford

The new, free film festival But Some of Us Are Brave uplifts Black women behind the lens.
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