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Building a Native Arts and Culture Space From the Ground Up
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The San Francisco Public Library Wants to Pay Local Musicians

Bay Area artists can apply through May 31 to be featured on the library's Bay Beats streaming platform.
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The Best and Biggest Video Games of 2025 So Far, According to NPR Staff and Contributors

A roundup of surprising hits ranging from cooperative platformers to historical epics.
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‘Eephus’ Is the Best Baseball Movie Since ‘Moneyball’

This heartwarming story of a small-town recreation league deserves to be in the hall of Hollywood hardball films.
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A Tiny Takeout Window Sells Some of the Tastiest Pies in San Jose

Sweetdragon Baking Company's sweet and savory pies and brittles make it a popular Pi Day destination.
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Steven Soderbergh’s Sleek Spy Thriller ‘Black Bag’ Crackles

The lean and taut film stars Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett as married British intelligence agents.
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San Francisco Rapper So Vicious Carries on Her Mother’s Legacy

After losing her mom, ‘I just plan to even go even harder now,’ the Bayview-Hunters Point artist says.
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How Rising Rapper Dee Dot Jones Made the Oakland Roots’ New Anthem

“Tru 2 My Roots” will be the soundtrack to the soccer club’s inaugural season at the Coliseum.
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