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Visiting the First Film Festival at a Women’s Prison in California History

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How Much Has Changed Since Rosie the Riveter’s Day?

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The Grand Lake Theatre, My Hometown Movie Palace, Is Turning 100

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‘Black Joy’ Is a Form of Currency

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Castro Theatre Again

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Four smiling people in their 20s and two dogs sit on the couch and floor to gather around a coffee table covered in wine, snacks, a plant and a candle.

The Secret to Seeing Your Friends More Often in Adulthood

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Who Has a Say in the Flood of Public Art Coming to San Francisco?

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What We Lose in the Gamification of Music

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For Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, Pride Is Still a Riot

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