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To his horror, Davis found himself \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2014/08/30/344562317/when-wildlife-documentaries-jump-the-shark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured on a “documentary”\u003c/a> that had little to do with his research.\u003cem> Voodoo Shark\u003c/em> strongly suggested that Davis believed in the Rooken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no way I could’ve known they were going to portray it like that,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Voodoo Shark\u003c/em> shows Davis and his team doing real research, pulling sharks out of the water and tagging them on the deck. Davis says he did not see any unusual sharks. What was unusual was a producer’s reaction when they hooked a big one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the guys was like, “Oh, maybe you should just let it bite you, that would be so exciting.’ And I was just thinking to myself, ‘Are you kidding me? You really think I wanna let the shark bite me just for ratings? 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Even though the network ran a disclaimer saying it was fake, experts like Shiffman were unimpressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was presented in such a way that you could very easily watch it and not know it was fictional,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Discovery says it’s turning over a new leaf — or a new fin — when it comes to Shark week, says Howard Swartz, who recently took over as head of development and production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This year we’re focusing quite a bit on research and science, more so probably than we have in the past,” Swartz says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Discovery Channel has promised it will produce no more fake documentaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve toyed with a lot of different types of storytelling over the years,” Swartz says. “And I just think now in a forward-looking direction, I think we wanna focus more on the research angle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how do you make anything as sexy as a 50-ton Nazi-affiliated shark? 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Inspired by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s ability to consistently turn tripe into gold, here’s a look at the worst reviewed films to earn over $500 million* at the box office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Day After Tomorrow\u003c/em> (2004)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/S32HK2W9sFs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $544 Million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 44 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another film that rankled critics and scientists alike, \u003cem>The Day After Tomorrow\u003c/em> depicts climate change gone bad, very bad. 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Michael Bay’s space blockbuster is a film no one who grew up in the '90s wants to admit they liked, but everyone saw. Like a cheesy bowl of French onion soup, it was a rich recipe for commercial success that didn’t settle well with critics. Roger Ebert called it “an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained.”\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Hangover II\u003c/em> (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/KRBzWtOy1PY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $587 million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 34 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the most highly anticipated comedy sequels in recent memory, \u003cem>The Hangover II \u003c/em>was destined for box office greatness. It didn’t really matter what was on screen. They could have filmed Zach Galifianakis throwing up for two hours and made money. Needless to say, the second installment felt about as good as your second hangover, or as the the \u003cem>Wall Street Journal\u003c/em> put it: “rancid and predictable.” You knew exactly what you were in for, yet it still hurt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Smurfs\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/xQeKlKcLBOk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $562 million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 22 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is this the worst children's show-to-film adaptation of all time? No. That would be \u003cem>Inspector Gadget. \u003c/em>But \u003cem>The Smurfs\u003c/em> is certainly one of the most painful to make a boatload of money. Lured by Katy Perry and crippling nostalgia, parents who grew up with the tiny blue creatures took their kids to theaters in droves. Hollywood cashed in. Critics sighed. \u003cem>TheWrap \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/family-entertainment-goes-bad-worse-smurfs-29534/\">called it\u003c/a> a “a poopy cerulean diaper” that “does for children’s entertainment what lead paint does for children’s toys.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Fifty Shades of Grey\u003c/em> (2015)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6FDTMRK7-24\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $570 million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 25 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hollywood optioned this erotic novel faster than your mom could Google “What is S&M?” A turgid marketing campaign, a good dose of curiosity, and a built-in fan base all worked together to whip up the perfect storm. Terrible reviews couldn’t stop fans. Though Peter Travers called it “about as erotic as an ad for Pottery Barn,” \u003cem>Fifty Shades \u003c/em>would go on to become just the sixth R-rated film to ever top $500 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1\u003c/em> (2012)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/PQNLfo-SOR4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $712 million\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 24 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of all the films in the Twilight Saga, it’s \u003cem>Breaking Dawn - Part 1 \u003c/em>that made the most money in the face of terrible reviews. The movie earned over $500 million worldwide in just 12 days, which coincidentally is the current record for time needed to get Kristen Stewart to smile in a room filled with kittens. \u003cem>Slate\u003c/em> called it a “terrible movie.” Roger Ebert actually liked it, but he also called \u003cem>Fast Times at Ridgemont High\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-1982\">a failure\u003c/a>. Even the best make mistakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides\u003c/em> (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/t5AqJww06bw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $1 billion \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 33 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calling this film a shipwreck is generous. Shipwrecks aren’t all bad; sometimes they leave treasure behind, or inspire James Cameron to build a \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_%281997_film%29#/media/File:TitanicBaja.jpg\">really expensive fake boat\u003c/a>! Keeping with the water-themed metaphors, \u003cem>On Stranger Tides\u003c/em>, the fourth installment in this Disney franchise, is a clogged toilet. You really want to flush the excrement away, but no matter how hard you try, the turd keeps floating back with a vengeance. \u003cem>The Wall Street Journal\u003c/em>’s Joe Morgenstern was so upset with the film’s score, he “wanted to chloroform an entire orchestra.” Naturally, a fifth film is scheduled for release in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Transformers: Age of Extinction\u003c/em> (2014)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/pbI980iUb78\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $1.1 billion\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 18 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>USA Today\u003c/em> called the sequel “deafening, deadening and about two hours too long,” while \u003cem>New York Post\u003c/em> critic Kyle Smith wondered whether it was all an inside joke. “You get the feeling the guy who wrote \u003cem>Transformers: Age of Extinction\u003c/em> used the entire script as a passive-aggressive running joke on his boss, director Michael Bay.\" Believe it or not, it wasn’t. Even more shocking: Replacing Shia LaBeouf with Mark Walbergh wasn’t enough to make this film watchable.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Passion of the Christ\u003c/em> (2004)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/oSMA5UU8eI4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $612 million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 49 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back when Mel Gibson was still relevant, he made \u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>Passion of the Christ.\u003c/em> Depending on whom you ask, it’s either the most moving, intense film of 2004, or a gory, offensive piece of garbage. Roger Ebert gave it four stars, while the \u003cem>New York Daily News \u003c/em>called it \"the most virulently anti-Semitic movie made since the German propaganda films of World War II.” Not up for debate: The movie’s enormous box office haul.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>*Total global box office revenue, not adjusted for inflation, courtesy \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"http://boxofficemojo.com\">\u003cem>boxofficemojo.com\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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It’s an apocalyptic Ice Age story that’s as scientifically accurate as Kylie Jenner’s \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KylieJenner/status/602988071596924928\">tweets\u003c/a>. \u003cem>Rolling Stone \u003c/em>film critic Peter Travers gave \u003cem>The Day After Tomorrow \u003c/em>a one star rating, writing: “The only truly scary thing about this doomsday popcorn flick is the monumental ineptitude of the acting, writing and directing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Armageddon\u003c/em> (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/kg_jH47u480'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/kg_jH47u480'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $553 Million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 39 percent\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Space cowboys who save the planet? Ben Affleck doing \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD25aAsDqZ8\">naughty things with animal crackers\u003c/a>? Michael Bay’s space blockbuster is a film no one who grew up in the '90s wants to admit they liked, but everyone saw. Like a cheesy bowl of French onion soup, it was a rich recipe for commercial success that didn’t settle well with critics. Roger Ebert called it “an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained.”\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Hangover II\u003c/em> (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/KRBzWtOy1PY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/KRBzWtOy1PY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $587 million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 34 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the most highly anticipated comedy sequels in recent memory, \u003cem>The Hangover II \u003c/em>was destined for box office greatness. It didn’t really matter what was on screen. They could have filmed Zach Galifianakis throwing up for two hours and made money. Needless to say, the second installment felt about as good as your second hangover, or as the the \u003cem>Wall Street Journal\u003c/em> put it: “rancid and predictable.” You knew exactly what you were in for, yet it still hurt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Smurfs\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/xQeKlKcLBOk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/xQeKlKcLBOk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $562 million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 22 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is this the worst children's show-to-film adaptation of all time? No. That would be \u003cem>Inspector Gadget. \u003c/em>But \u003cem>The Smurfs\u003c/em> is certainly one of the most painful to make a boatload of money. Lured by Katy Perry and crippling nostalgia, parents who grew up with the tiny blue creatures took their kids to theaters in droves. Hollywood cashed in. Critics sighed. \u003cem>TheWrap \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/family-entertainment-goes-bad-worse-smurfs-29534/\">called it\u003c/a> a “a poopy cerulean diaper” that “does for children’s entertainment what lead paint does for children’s toys.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Fifty Shades of Grey\u003c/em> (2015)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/6FDTMRK7-24'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/6FDTMRK7-24'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $570 million \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 25 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hollywood optioned this erotic novel faster than your mom could Google “What is S&M?” A turgid marketing campaign, a good dose of curiosity, and a built-in fan base all worked together to whip up the perfect storm. 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The movie earned over $500 million worldwide in just 12 days, which coincidentally is the current record for time needed to get Kristen Stewart to smile in a room filled with kittens. \u003cem>Slate\u003c/em> called it a “terrible movie.” Roger Ebert actually liked it, but he also called \u003cem>Fast Times at Ridgemont High\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-1982\">a failure\u003c/a>. Even the best make mistakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides\u003c/em> (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/t5AqJww06bw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/t5AqJww06bw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Worldwide gross: $1 billion \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rotten Tomatoes score: 33 percent \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calling this film a shipwreck is generous. 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"content": "\u003cp>Among the perks of leaving San Francisco over the 4th of July weekend: sunlight, fireworks that aren’t swallowed by fog, and bodies of water you actually want to swim in. Nothing says America like a good old-fashioned road trip. Here are some affordable options to satisfy your wanderlust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Russian River, Guerneville \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 2.5 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17008\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: gerry la londe-berg, Flickr\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: gerry la londe-berg, \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/desertbuzz/6196640157/in/photolist-arzpep-2bPYPZ-8oKjY7-8oGaGD-8oG83P-8oKgqy-8oKis5-8oG9sz-8oKgMj-bbuwyF-5ophPd-5ophPh-eyPoAr-5ophP7-5opmGC-5ophPm-5ophPu-2JfY8-5opmGs-5QB3Up-2bPexD-2bQ8kr-2bPYF4-2bQ8iB-pKKozK-qpY3uN-pKKoRM-pKKmtv-2bQ8jg-2bQ8nB-2bPPig-2bPPhD-2bPesD-2bPeqB-2bPPiV-4D3NpP-2bPzND-2bPzQ8-2bTotY-2bPYEK-2bPzJT-hAJAD-pL5EaW-qGV1xM-6EibaB-cGaw6d-cG9VT3-cGawTh-cG9X8j-cG9Rxy\">Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cheap lodging, great beer, and the weirdest hodgepodge of people outside Haight-Ashbury await in Guerneville. This eclectic town boasts a mixture of tourists, hippies and a vibrant LGBTQ community. While it’s tempting to spend the day people-watching at the town’s only Safeway, most people go there for the Russian River. Raft and swim all day for free, hike through the \u003ca href=\"http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32465-d116914-Reviews-Armstrong_Redwood_State_Reserve-Guerneville_Sonoma_County_California.html\">redwoods\u003c/a>, and then head to the town plaza and iconic bridge to watch the fireworks show at night. If you’re really on a tight budget, find a designated driver and make it a day trip; it’s less than three hours from San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nevada City\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 3.5 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17009\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Wiki Commons\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nevada_City_Downtown_Historic_District-75.jpg\">Wiki Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Don’t let the name fool you; Nevada City is not in Nevada. The former miners’ town is in California, about an hour closer than Tahoe and just as gorgeous. Better yet, it’s more affordable. Plenty of lodges, hotels, and Airbnb listings offer rooms for under $200. Though you can normally cool off at the South Yuba River, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953792/visiting-rivers-is-extra-dangerous-this-summer-if-you-were-planning-a-trip-heres-what-to-know\">that’s not advised this year\u003c/a>. But you can enjoy homemade ice cream at \u003ca href=\"http://treatsnevadacity.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treats\u003c/a>, and stare in wonder as your bartender at the \u003ca href=\"https://mineshaftsaloon.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mine Shaft Saloon\u003c/a> informs you that one gin and tonic costs as much as a piece of toast back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>American River, Sacramento \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 2.5 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17011\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2409px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17011\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Wiki Commons\" width=\"2409\" height=\"1962\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg 2409w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-400x326.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-800x652.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-1440x1173.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-1180x961.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-960x782.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2409px) 100vw, 2409px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sacramento,_California#/media/File:Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg\">Wiki Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking to sit by a river and drink beers with the governor, your best chance is at the American River. Just a short drive from downtown Sacramento, the river is filled with tattooed bros and tipsy locals. It’s less scenic than the Russian River, but with cheap hotels, motels and Airbnb options nearby, it’s just as affordable. Plus, you’re guaranteed to get a tan; the average high in July is 92 degrees! Though \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953792/visiting-rivers-is-extra-dangerous-this-summer-if-you-were-planning-a-trip-heres-what-to-know\">swimming in the river is not advised this year\u003c/a>, you can watch the fireworks from River Cats Stadium in Old Sacramento and grab \u003ca href=\"http://oldsacramento.com/\">cheap beer specials\u003c/a> from a number of local bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Cruz\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: Less than 2 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17013\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Tobias Toft, Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Tobias Toft, \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/tobiastoft/5061258981/in/photolist-8HfgXT-og2QW-AB2TA-AB2ZU-rsGKU-rsGiZ-rsGJ1-rsGMU-rsGog-mSvpbV-rsGDJ-rsGrU-rsGmr-NW3sh-rsGAf-rsGBZ-rsGu7-rsGq3-rsGSb-rsGFj-txJeSq-sB1FS1-r21ZDe-c91Bef-8P44vV-2rBYKw-9D2C4d-NW3sf-rsGxR-rsGfe-rsGUs-rsGwf-rsGGu-7Ggo6h-7GcrSn-4tti7-c6Zs9s-5Ket5q-5KafhF-BPqQD-a2YRbz-BPqMo-a3kDph-63U4Ft-a32GAE-mSv5yB-FEM5s-FEM33-5pgJfP-axTcmi\">Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You’ve had that Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3DV5ukbexI\">jingle\u003c/a> stuck in your head too long. It’s time you soaked up some warm California sun. Unlike San Francisco, this seaside town actually gets warm in July, with average highs reaching the mid-70s. The food and drinks are affordable, the people are weird and there’s a ton of free or cheap entertainment available. Take a \u003ca href=\"http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/west-cliff-drive-santa-cruz\">sunset stroll\u003c/a> along the ocean, hike through nearby Big Basin Redwoods State Park and ride the historic Giant Dipper wooden coaster at the admission-free Boardwalk. Then, top it off with a fireworks show right on the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Big Sur\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 3.5 to 6 hours, depending on the route \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17014\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17014\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-800x529.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Wiki Commons\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-800x529.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-400x265.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-1440x953.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-1180x781.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-960x635.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur#/media/File:McWay_Falls_04-17-2009.jpg\">Wiki Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway (a.k.a. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Among the perks of leaving San Francisco over the 4th of July weekend: sunlight, fireworks that aren’t swallowed by fog, and bodies of water you actually want to swim in. Nothing says America like a good old-fashioned road trip. Here are some affordable options to satisfy your wanderlust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Russian River, Guerneville \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 2.5 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17008\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: gerry la londe-berg, Flickr\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/6196640157_1ae9279c5a_b-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: gerry la londe-berg, \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/desertbuzz/6196640157/in/photolist-arzpep-2bPYPZ-8oKjY7-8oGaGD-8oG83P-8oKgqy-8oKis5-8oG9sz-8oKgMj-bbuwyF-5ophPd-5ophPh-eyPoAr-5ophP7-5opmGC-5ophPm-5ophPu-2JfY8-5opmGs-5QB3Up-2bPexD-2bQ8kr-2bPYF4-2bQ8iB-pKKozK-qpY3uN-pKKoRM-pKKmtv-2bQ8jg-2bQ8nB-2bPPig-2bPPhD-2bPesD-2bPeqB-2bPPiV-4D3NpP-2bPzND-2bPzQ8-2bTotY-2bPYEK-2bPzJT-hAJAD-pL5EaW-qGV1xM-6EibaB-cGaw6d-cG9VT3-cGawTh-cG9X8j-cG9Rxy\">Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cheap lodging, great beer, and the weirdest hodgepodge of people outside Haight-Ashbury await in Guerneville. This eclectic town boasts a mixture of tourists, hippies and a vibrant LGBTQ community. While it’s tempting to spend the day people-watching at the town’s only Safeway, most people go there for the Russian River. Raft and swim all day for free, hike through the \u003ca href=\"http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32465-d116914-Reviews-Armstrong_Redwood_State_Reserve-Guerneville_Sonoma_County_California.html\">redwoods\u003c/a>, and then head to the town plaza and iconic bridge to watch the fireworks show at night. If you’re really on a tight budget, find a designated driver and make it a day trip; it’s less than three hours from San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nevada City\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 3.5 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17009\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Wiki Commons\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/nevada-city-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nevada_City_Downtown_Historic_District-75.jpg\">Wiki Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Don’t let the name fool you; Nevada City is not in Nevada. The former miners’ town is in California, about an hour closer than Tahoe and just as gorgeous. Better yet, it’s more affordable. Plenty of lodges, hotels, and Airbnb listings offer rooms for under $200. Though you can normally cool off at the South Yuba River, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953792/visiting-rivers-is-extra-dangerous-this-summer-if-you-were-planning-a-trip-heres-what-to-know\">that’s not advised this year\u003c/a>. But you can enjoy homemade ice cream at \u003ca href=\"http://treatsnevadacity.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treats\u003c/a>, and stare in wonder as your bartender at the \u003ca href=\"https://mineshaftsaloon.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mine Shaft Saloon\u003c/a> informs you that one gin and tonic costs as much as a piece of toast back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>American River, Sacramento \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 2.5 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17011\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2409px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17011\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Wiki Commons\" width=\"2409\" height=\"1962\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg 2409w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-400x326.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-800x652.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-1440x1173.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-1180x961.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit-960x782.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2409px) 100vw, 2409px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sacramento,_California#/media/File:Tower_Bridge_Sacramento_edit.jpg\">Wiki Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking to sit by a river and drink beers with the governor, your best chance is at the American River. Just a short drive from downtown Sacramento, the river is filled with tattooed bros and tipsy locals. It’s less scenic than the Russian River, but with cheap hotels, motels and Airbnb options nearby, it’s just as affordable. Plus, you’re guaranteed to get a tan; the average high in July is 92 degrees! Though \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953792/visiting-rivers-is-extra-dangerous-this-summer-if-you-were-planning-a-trip-heres-what-to-know\">swimming in the river is not advised this year\u003c/a>, you can watch the fireworks from River Cats Stadium in Old Sacramento and grab \u003ca href=\"http://oldsacramento.com/\">cheap beer specials\u003c/a> from a number of local bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Cruz\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: Less than 2 hours\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17013\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Tobias Toft, Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/5061258981_da56a8f126_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Tobias Toft, \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/tobiastoft/5061258981/in/photolist-8HfgXT-og2QW-AB2TA-AB2ZU-rsGKU-rsGiZ-rsGJ1-rsGMU-rsGog-mSvpbV-rsGDJ-rsGrU-rsGmr-NW3sh-rsGAf-rsGBZ-rsGu7-rsGq3-rsGSb-rsGFj-txJeSq-sB1FS1-r21ZDe-c91Bef-8P44vV-2rBYKw-9D2C4d-NW3sf-rsGxR-rsGfe-rsGUs-rsGwf-rsGGu-7Ggo6h-7GcrSn-4tti7-c6Zs9s-5Ket5q-5KafhF-BPqQD-a2YRbz-BPqMo-a3kDph-63U4Ft-a32GAE-mSv5yB-FEM5s-FEM33-5pgJfP-axTcmi\">Flickr\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You’ve had that Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3DV5ukbexI\">jingle\u003c/a> stuck in your head too long. It’s time you soaked up some warm California sun. Unlike San Francisco, this seaside town actually gets warm in July, with average highs reaching the mid-70s. The food and drinks are affordable, the people are weird and there’s a ton of free or cheap entertainment available. Take a \u003ca href=\"http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/west-cliff-drive-santa-cruz\">sunset stroll\u003c/a> along the ocean, hike through nearby Big Basin Redwoods State Park and ride the historic Giant Dipper wooden coaster at the admission-free Boardwalk. Then, top it off with a fireworks show right on the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Big Sur\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Distance from SF: 3.5 to 6 hours, depending on the route \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17014\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17014\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-800x529.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Wiki Commons\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-800x529.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-400x265.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-1440x953.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-1180x781.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009-960x635.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/McWay_Falls_04-17-2009.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur#/media/File:McWay_Falls_04-17-2009.jpg\">Wiki Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway (a.k.a. Hwy. 1) is a rite of passage for anyone who lives in California. And while it’s tempting to stop at that fancy beachside Taco Bell in Pacifica and call it a day, you owe it to yourself to spend a weekend in Big Sur. Get there fast by shooting down 101 and cutting over to PCH once you pass through Gilroy. Or, if you’d rather take the scenic route, stick to Hwy. 1 all the way down the coast, stopping in Half Moon Bay, Monterey, and Carmel along the way. There are a ton of \u003ca href=\"http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/camping.html\">camping options\u003c/a>, though most are on a first-come, first-serve basis, so get there early, enjoy stunning views of the Pacific and keep your hands on the wheel.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Celebrities aren’t just at the checkout aisle at the supermarket anymore. They’ve infiltrated the art world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a few weeks ago, MoMA’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/moma-embarrassing-bjork-crush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“embarrassing”\u003c/a> Björk show closed. Two years before, actress Tilda Swinton \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/jerry-saltz-moma-sleeping-tilda-swinton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slept in a glass case\u003c/a> in the museum’s atrium, \u003ca href=\"http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/maybe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reprising a similar stunt\u003c/a> the actress pulled off at The Serpentine Gallery in London back in the mid-1990s. And now San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum opens \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thecjm.org/on-view/upcoming/amy-winehouse-a-family-portrait/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait\u003c/a>\u003c/em> at the end of July, though to be fair, the exhibition is more about the late British pop star’s life and legacy than any serious attempt to classify her as a visual artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Art history is filled with multi-talented individuals who float effortlessly through the artistic disciplines. But it is also filled with dilettantes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are seven chameleons (or crossover artists, if you will) who shifted from stage or screen to the white cube — to mixed results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786891\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786891 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Franco400-400x264.jpg\" alt=\"James Franco, 'New Film Still #42,' 2013. (Courtesy of Pace Gallery)\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Franco, ‘New Film Still #42,’ 2013. (Courtesy of Pace Gallery)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>James Franco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Where hasn’t this man dabbled? It’s hard to keep track of all his side projects, let alone separate the spoofs from the serious offerings. The most glaring of the latter was a much-maligned 2014 exhibition of photographs at New York’s Pace Gallery. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pacegallery.com/newyork/exhibitions/12662/new-film-stills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Film Stills\u003c/a>\u003c/em> recreated images from Cindy Sherman’s seminal series \u003cem>Untitled Film Series\u003c/em> — with Franco posing in drag as the young Sherman. The artist statement had something to do with role-reversal — Sherman, an artist, looked to film; Franco, an actor, looks to art. But the final word came from Sherman herself. In \u003ca href=\"http://observer.com/2014/04/cindy-sherman-on-james-francos-new-show-i-dont-know-that-i-can-say-its-art/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a candid moment\u003c/a> with the \u003cem>Observer\u003c/em> she said, “I don’t know that I can say it’s art.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786892\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786892 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Gordon400-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Gordon, 'Chelsea Enclave,' 2015. (Courtesy of 303 Gallery)\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Gordon, ‘Chelsea Enclave,’ 2015. (Courtesy of 303 Gallery)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Kim Gordon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This might be a little known fact, but Kim Gordon has always been an artist. Before Sonic Youth, before her fashion line, before moving to New York, Gordon studied art. She works in painting and sculpture, with a messy, punk-rock aesthetic of splatters and drips, silver spray paint and glitter. In her current solo show at 303 Gallery, \u003ca href=\"http://www.303gallery.com/exhibition/index.php?exhid=277&p=images\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Design Office: The City is a Garden\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, crumpled resin-covered canvases hold their shape like fake rocks, their surfaces covered with black text that takes jabs at New York’s highly manicured and antiseptic redevelopment.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786902\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786902 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Picasso400-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"'Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film,' 2013. (Courtesy of HBO Films)\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film,’ 2013. (Courtesy of HBO Films)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Jay-Z\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Jay-Z aired his first \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/80930630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“performance art video”\u003c/a> on HBO, a ten-minute version of a six-hour performance at Pace Gallery in 2013. The artwork doubles as a music video for “Picasso Baby” — a song about living large with expensive art. Inside the gallery, Jay-Z raps for a celebrity audience, some of whom take turns sitting on a bench to gaze at the performer. The event was “explicitly inspired” by Marina Abramović’s \u003cem>The Artist Is Present\u003c/em>, and Abramović herself makes an appearance. Jay-Z likens the event to a concert in a different setting, ignoring the strange blend of celebrity cameos, adoring fans and armchair philosophizing. “We’re artists, we’re alike, we’re cousins,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10787048\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10787048 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Cyrus400-400x277.jpg\" alt=\"Miley Cyrus artwork on view at Miami Basel, 2014. (Photo by V Magazine)\" width=\"400\" height=\"277\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miley Cyrus’ artwork on view at Miami Basel, 2014. (Photo by V Magazine)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Miley Cyrus\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The child star turned tongue-waggling pop figure who brought us “Wrecking Ball,” also produces readymade sculpture. As Cyrus puts it in her \u003ca href=\"https://news.artnet.com/people/miley-cyrus-makes-erotic-sculptures-95337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artist statement\u003c/a>, courtesy of artnet News: “I had a bunch of f**king junk and s**t, and so instead of letting it be junk and s**t, I turned it into something that made me happy.” The pieces, over-the-top assemblages of cheap toys, craft materials, drug paraphernalia and plastic beads, appeared at Art Basel Miami in 2014 thanks to former Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art director Jeffrey Deitch.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786894\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786894 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/LaBoeuf400-400x269.jpg\" alt=\"LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, '#iamsorry,' 2014. (Courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, ‘#iamsorry,’ 2014. (Courtesy of the artists)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Shia LaBeouf\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Like Cyrus, Shia LaBeouf is another grown up child star who decided he could do it all. LaBeouf’s career as a performance artist can be traced back to the “existential crisis” he suffered after Oakland cartoonist Daniel Clowes accused him of plagiarism in 2013. \u003ca href=\"http://thecampaignbook.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborating\u003c/a> with artists Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Turner, LaBeouf wore a paper bag over his head proclaiming “I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE,” commissioned some skywriting, staged an endurance performance at Los Angeles’ Cohen Gallery and overall, showed himself to have an amazing talent for appropriating and regurgitating the words and work of others.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10787051\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10787051 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Shawkat400b-e1434931096580-400x327.jpg\" alt=\"Alia Shawkat, 'bin laden.' (Courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alia Shawkat, ‘bin laden.’ (Courtesy of the artist)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Alia Shawkat\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Remember Maeby Fünke from television’s \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>? She makes art now! Alia Shawkat, the actress behind the con artist character and other screen projects, creates mixed media works on paper. Her pieces (for sale on \u003ca href=\"http://mutantalia.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her website\u003c/a>) are full of strange cartoonish characters, Raymond Pettibon-like comics and surreal scenes of human and nonhuman intermingling. Watch Shawkat host a series of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7KAymZOsLI&list=PLLdkjkOBv9VRyBdiN3jUUxpalpB9t108y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artist interviews for MOCAtv\u003c/a> and revel in her endearingly awkward giggle.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786896\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786896 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Sly400-400x339.jpg\" alt=\"Stallone at his museum opening in Nice, 2015. (Courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"400\" height=\"339\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stallone at his museum opening in Nice, 2015. (Courtesy of the artist)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Sylvester Stallone\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yes, Sly is a painter. \u003cem>Real Love: Paintings 1975-2015\u003c/em>, his recent retrospective at the Galerie Contemporaine du Musée de Nice, spanned four decades and charted the film actor’s development as an artist from figurative works to large abstract canvases. Stallone’s paintings are expressionistic, full of bright colors, heavy brushstrokes, fellow celebrities and recurring images of clocks. No word yet on an American museum retrospective. But like Rocky and Apollo Creed, I believe “America is the land of opportunity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003ch3>The list goes on…\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dennis Hopper was an \u003ca href=\"http://dennishopper.com/art/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accomplished photographer\u003c/a>. Mark Mothersbaugh returned to his visual roots with a \u003ca href=\"http://mcadenver.org/myopia.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solo museum exhibition\u003c/a>. Director \u003ca href=\"http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/february-26-2011--james-franco--gus-van-sant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gus Van Sant paints\u003c/a>. Pierce Brosnan, Viggo Mortensen and Johnny Depp dabble in oils. Lucy Liu has some pretty interesting work and a \u003ca href=\"http://lucyliu.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">really nice website\u003c/a>. And \u003ca href=\"http://moby-photography.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moby takes pictures\u003c/a> of his concert crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Other suggestions for artists leaping off the magazine racks? Leave ’em in the comments.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Celebrities aren’t just at the checkout aisle at the supermarket anymore. They’ve infiltrated the art world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a few weeks ago, MoMA’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/moma-embarrassing-bjork-crush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“embarrassing”\u003c/a> Björk show closed. Two years before, actress Tilda Swinton \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/jerry-saltz-moma-sleeping-tilda-swinton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slept in a glass case\u003c/a> in the museum’s atrium, \u003ca href=\"http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/maybe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reprising a similar stunt\u003c/a> the actress pulled off at The Serpentine Gallery in London back in the mid-1990s. And now San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum opens \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thecjm.org/on-view/upcoming/amy-winehouse-a-family-portrait/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait\u003c/a>\u003c/em> at the end of July, though to be fair, the exhibition is more about the late British pop star’s life and legacy than any serious attempt to classify her as a visual artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Art history is filled with multi-talented individuals who float effortlessly through the artistic disciplines. But it is also filled with dilettantes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are seven chameleons (or crossover artists, if you will) who shifted from stage or screen to the white cube — to mixed results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786891\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786891 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Franco400-400x264.jpg\" alt=\"James Franco, 'New Film Still #42,' 2013. (Courtesy of Pace Gallery)\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Franco, ‘New Film Still #42,’ 2013. (Courtesy of Pace Gallery)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>James Franco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Where hasn’t this man dabbled? It’s hard to keep track of all his side projects, let alone separate the spoofs from the serious offerings. The most glaring of the latter was a much-maligned 2014 exhibition of photographs at New York’s Pace Gallery. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pacegallery.com/newyork/exhibitions/12662/new-film-stills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Film Stills\u003c/a>\u003c/em> recreated images from Cindy Sherman’s seminal series \u003cem>Untitled Film Series\u003c/em> — with Franco posing in drag as the young Sherman. The artist statement had something to do with role-reversal — Sherman, an artist, looked to film; Franco, an actor, looks to art. But the final word came from Sherman herself. In \u003ca href=\"http://observer.com/2014/04/cindy-sherman-on-james-francos-new-show-i-dont-know-that-i-can-say-its-art/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a candid moment\u003c/a> with the \u003cem>Observer\u003c/em> she said, “I don’t know that I can say it’s art.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786892\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786892 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Gordon400-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Gordon, 'Chelsea Enclave,' 2015. (Courtesy of 303 Gallery)\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Gordon, ‘Chelsea Enclave,’ 2015. (Courtesy of 303 Gallery)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Kim Gordon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This might be a little known fact, but Kim Gordon has always been an artist. Before Sonic Youth, before her fashion line, before moving to New York, Gordon studied art. She works in painting and sculpture, with a messy, punk-rock aesthetic of splatters and drips, silver spray paint and glitter. In her current solo show at 303 Gallery, \u003ca href=\"http://www.303gallery.com/exhibition/index.php?exhid=277&p=images\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Design Office: The City is a Garden\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, crumpled resin-covered canvases hold their shape like fake rocks, their surfaces covered with black text that takes jabs at New York’s highly manicured and antiseptic redevelopment.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786902\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786902 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Picasso400-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"'Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film,' 2013. (Courtesy of HBO Films)\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film,’ 2013. (Courtesy of HBO Films)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Jay-Z\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Jay-Z aired his first \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/80930630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“performance art video”\u003c/a> on HBO, a ten-minute version of a six-hour performance at Pace Gallery in 2013. The artwork doubles as a music video for “Picasso Baby” — a song about living large with expensive art. Inside the gallery, Jay-Z raps for a celebrity audience, some of whom take turns sitting on a bench to gaze at the performer. The event was “explicitly inspired” by Marina Abramović’s \u003cem>The Artist Is Present\u003c/em>, and Abramović herself makes an appearance. Jay-Z likens the event to a concert in a different setting, ignoring the strange blend of celebrity cameos, adoring fans and armchair philosophizing. “We’re artists, we’re alike, we’re cousins,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10787048\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10787048 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Cyrus400-400x277.jpg\" alt=\"Miley Cyrus artwork on view at Miami Basel, 2014. (Photo by V Magazine)\" width=\"400\" height=\"277\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miley Cyrus’ artwork on view at Miami Basel, 2014. (Photo by V Magazine)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Miley Cyrus\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The child star turned tongue-waggling pop figure who brought us “Wrecking Ball,” also produces readymade sculpture. As Cyrus puts it in her \u003ca href=\"https://news.artnet.com/people/miley-cyrus-makes-erotic-sculptures-95337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artist statement\u003c/a>, courtesy of artnet News: “I had a bunch of f**king junk and s**t, and so instead of letting it be junk and s**t, I turned it into something that made me happy.” The pieces, over-the-top assemblages of cheap toys, craft materials, drug paraphernalia and plastic beads, appeared at Art Basel Miami in 2014 thanks to former Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art director Jeffrey Deitch.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786894\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786894 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/LaBoeuf400-400x269.jpg\" alt=\"LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, '#iamsorry,' 2014. (Courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, ‘#iamsorry,’ 2014. (Courtesy of the artists)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Shia LaBeouf\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Like Cyrus, Shia LaBeouf is another grown up child star who decided he could do it all. LaBeouf’s career as a performance artist can be traced back to the “existential crisis” he suffered after Oakland cartoonist Daniel Clowes accused him of plagiarism in 2013. \u003ca href=\"http://thecampaignbook.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborating\u003c/a> with artists Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Turner, LaBeouf wore a paper bag over his head proclaiming “I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE,” commissioned some skywriting, staged an endurance performance at Los Angeles’ Cohen Gallery and overall, showed himself to have an amazing talent for appropriating and regurgitating the words and work of others.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10787051\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10787051 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Shawkat400b-e1434931096580-400x327.jpg\" alt=\"Alia Shawkat, 'bin laden.' (Courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alia Shawkat, ‘bin laden.’ (Courtesy of the artist)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Alia Shawkat\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Remember Maeby Fünke from television’s \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>? She makes art now! Alia Shawkat, the actress behind the con artist character and other screen projects, creates mixed media works on paper. Her pieces (for sale on \u003ca href=\"http://mutantalia.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her website\u003c/a>) are full of strange cartoonish characters, Raymond Pettibon-like comics and surreal scenes of human and nonhuman intermingling. Watch Shawkat host a series of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7KAymZOsLI&list=PLLdkjkOBv9VRyBdiN3jUUxpalpB9t108y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artist interviews for MOCAtv\u003c/a> and revel in her endearingly awkward giggle.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10786896\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10786896 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/Sly400-400x339.jpg\" alt=\"Stallone at his museum opening in Nice, 2015. (Courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"400\" height=\"339\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stallone at his museum opening in Nice, 2015. (Courtesy of the artist)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Sylvester Stallone\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yes, Sly is a painter. \u003cem>Real Love: Paintings 1975-2015\u003c/em>, his recent retrospective at the Galerie Contemporaine du Musée de Nice, spanned four decades and charted the film actor’s development as an artist from figurative works to large abstract canvases. Stallone’s paintings are expressionistic, full of bright colors, heavy brushstrokes, fellow celebrities and recurring images of clocks. No word yet on an American museum retrospective. But like Rocky and Apollo Creed, I believe “America is the land of opportunity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003ch3>The list goes on…\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dennis Hopper was an \u003ca href=\"http://dennishopper.com/art/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accomplished photographer\u003c/a>. 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"disqusTitle": "Kim Kardashian Talks Gun Control, Feminism and Everything Else at Commonwealth Club Event",
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"content": "\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"Wp7QYExPfLA2pOuAH2UcDeSlYrAao4YU\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When INFORUM, the Commonwealth Club's Innovation Lab, announced that they would be hosting Kim Kardashian, people freaked out, to put it mildly. The reaction was similar to the outrage many felt after her appearance on NPR's \u003cem>Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!\u003c/em>, which this blog has covered \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/15/kim-kardashian-appears-on-wait-wait-dont-tell-me-fans-go-postal/\" target=\"_blank\">pretty\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/29/the-real-reason-behind-the-outrage-over-kim-kardashian-being-on-npr/\" target=\"_blank\">prominently\u003c/a>. If there's anything we've learned in the last two weeks, it's that Kim Kardashian is a guaranteed conversation-starter. So with that in mind, two of us who attended the event went home, opened up Facebook chat, and had at it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Gabe Meline:\u003c/strong> So Emmanuel! We saw Kim Kardashian at the Commonwealth Club tonight, and I think it's safe to say that it didn't go as well as we'd hoped!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emmanuel Hapsis: \u003c/strong>Yes, definitely safe to say that. Adele singing \"We could have had it aaaaallllll!\" keeps playing in my head.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>It’s rare that she gets put in an interview situation like this, where the goal is intelligent conversation on smart topics. Knowing this, you’d think she, or at least her publicist, would have prepared a little more. But if this were her attempt at winning over the highbrow crowd, she really came up short. Shall we recount the missed chances?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>As painful as that will be, yes, let's do it. Her publicist should totally just make her memorize an answer to expected questions. Like for \"Do you consider yourself a feminist?\", she could have simply said \"Duh\" and then quoted Bell Hooks or \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/16/beyonce-and-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-make-feminism-go-viral/\" target=\"_blank\">Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c/a> or Malala or \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/emma-watson-most-inspiring-quotes-international-womens-day-facebook-feminism-speech\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Watson\u003c/a> or even \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/16/beyonce-and-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-make-feminism-go-viral/\" target=\"_blank\">Beyonce\u003c/a>. Instead, she said, \"I guess people would call me a feminist, so I guess you could, but I don't really like to put labels on things. I'm not really one to say 'I'm a feminist, and this is what I believe in so you have to believe in this, and, like, free the nipple!' kind of person. I'm not that person at all.\" My reaction to that moment can be best summed up with this Tyra Banks gif:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/tyra-rooting-for-you.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16986\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/tyra-rooting-for-you.gif\" alt=\"tyra-rooting-for-you\" width=\"500\" height=\"303\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Yeah. Like, come on, really? How controversial is it to just say, “Yeah, women should be treated fairly and have equal pay”?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so many of her answers were like an eighth grader who hadn't studied for the test, who \"answers\" with thinly veiled rewordings of the question. I'm paraphrasing here:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: How do you plan on having a conversation with your children about racism?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Well, we’re going to have a conversation with them about racism.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn't just the important questions, either; she even ducked frivolous questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: Tell me how to use lighting and angles to achieve the best selfie.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Oh, well, lighting is really important. And it's good to get the right angle.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>And the platitudes. My god, the platitudes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: What advice would you give a young female entrepreneur who's trying to make it in a man's world?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Be determined! Have a good work ethic!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: What would you say to a girl struggling with body image?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Have confidence! Be proud of who you are!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: What advice do you have for women facing discrimination and sexism in the workplace?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Stay focused!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was all so pageant-y and safe. I loved when LaDoris Cordell (the interviewer) added \"Lawyer up!\" after Kim failed to give a legitimate answer to that last question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Kudos to\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>LaDoris Cordell, who actually asked some pointed questions. Like about \u003ca href=\"http://www.billboard.com/files/media/kim-kardashian-paper-cover-full-billboard-650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">the famous \u003cem>Paper\u003c/em> magazine cover\u003c/a>: “Your photo was a recreation of a photo of an African-American woman, in the same pose, that was denounced as degrading or objectifying the black female body. Were you surprised at the reaction to that photo, and were you aware of the earlier photo of the black woman?” It’s pretty crazy for Kim to sit there and say, face-to-face with a respected black woman, “I can see how someone would think that, but that wasn’t my intention. The photographer, it was his idea.” And just leave it at that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or how about when the audience was able to ask questions, and one was simply, “Do you think you promote an unhealthy body image?” Kim’s answer was like, “No, because my makeup is inexpensive, and my new website coming soon is going to have a lot of tutorials on how to do your brows!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>Kim so readily saying that she would absolutely pose for that \u003cem>Paper\u003c/em> magazine photograph again, despite knowing the loaded history behind the image, seemed kind of selfish to me...which happens to be the name of her book of selfies! So maybe she bombed that question so I would call her selfish and plug her book?? Wow, she really \u003cem>is\u003c/em> good at marketing!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Ah, yes, her book, two copies of which were given out to each attendee in that bizarre-looking tote bag with a stencil of her face on it. Is this an appropriate time to note that due to low ticket sales, this event was moved from the Paramount Theatre (3,040 seats) to the Castro Theatre (1,400 seats)?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I imagine that Cordell also was strongly advised and/or forced via the mucky trenches of the celebrity-publicist industrial complex to ask about certain subjects, like the softball questions about Kim's app (the developers, Glu Mobile, sponsored the event) or her work with the Children's Hospital. That was a letdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But hey, enough wallowing. What did you *like* about the conversation? As someone with a Master's Degree in Kardashian, what stood out?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>Wait, I need to get one more negative thing out or it will stay inside my body and slowly poison me until I drop dead days from now, while I'm innocently scrolling through Taylor Swift's Instagram feed!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she was asked about whether she was surprised about the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/06/20/little-known-facts-about-supreme-court-justices-prop8-doma-scalia-ginsburg/\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court\u003c/a>’s \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/26/lovewins-the-best-reactions-to-the-supreme-courts-marriage-equality-ruling/\" target=\"_blank\">marriage equality decision\u003c/a>, she said \"It's about time.\" \u003cem>Yay, she got it right!\u003c/em>, I thought. But she wasn't finished: \"I'm proud of Obama for getting it done.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16987\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo.jpeg\" alt=\"luke noooo\" width=\"620\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo.jpeg 620w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo-400x214.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe she missed the day in eighth grade when her History teacher explained how the three branches of government work?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on the positive tip: I think she was charming, gracious and funny, for the most part.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I liked when she opened up about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/01/caitlyn-jenner-on-vanity-fair-cover-im-free/\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlyn Jenner\u003c/a> and how she has made her a less judgmental and more compassionate person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also loved that she brought up the need for stricter gun control laws, when asked to give an idea to change the world. It's obviously a hot button issue in America right now so I appreciated that she stepped out of her safe stock answers and got a bit real with that one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And her anecdote about being obsessed with eBay back in the day and making a profit off of reselling Manolo Blahnik Timbaland shoes from a J. Lo music video was like an early aughts time capsule. I loved that blast from the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Yeah, there were a few moments where you were like, \"Oh yeah, she's actually a person with a family and a life.\" My personal favorite part was when she was asked if she could interview anyone in the world, who it would be. And she answered, \"Donda West.\" (For those who don't know, that's Kanye's mother, who passed away in 2007.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/rihanna-cry.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16989\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/rihanna-cry.gif\" alt=\"rihanna cry\" width=\"500\" height=\"278\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I just realized I have one last gripe too. She talked about how Kanye advised her on her app, how he envisioned and supported her book, how he had all these creative entrepreneurial ideas. And when asked if she gives any advice to Kanye, she was all, \"Yes, I tell him what to wear, and that we need more storage space in our kitchen.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This all goes back to the question you mentioned, about if it’s realistic for young women to be successful in a male-dominated business culture, and I thought her answer was telling: “I see so much from social media. There’s this generation of girls that are beautiful, but I don’t see a strong work ethic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What I took away from that, and from her answers about body image and objectification of women in the media, is that Kim operates under the assumption that it's not just her goal to be as beautiful as possible, but it's *every girl's goal* to be as beautiful as possible. They just have to work hard at it and they'll be successful for their beauty -- not their talent. Numerous examples of this cropped up, like her \"I can't code, I leave that to the developers, I just tell them that the dress in the video game needs straps\" comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>Yeah, I was bummed when she kept being demure about her achievements and giving Kanye so much credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM:\u003c/strong> There are a lot of reasons why I root for Kim Kardashian, and my favorite theory about her is that she helps young women accept their own bodies by showing, openly and publicly, just how much time, effort and money goes into maintaining her own body. More than any celebrity before her, she broadcasts the 24/7 work of her wardrobe and makeup team, and even her plastic surgeons. If I were a teenage girl, I'd look at the unattainable effort Kim Kardashian is putting into her look, and I'd feel a lot better about how I look after 10 minutes in front of the mirror.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But to reduce a woman's role to helping dress her husband, or to assume all girls could be successful if they were just prettier is, to borrow a phrase from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/06/20/little-known-facts-about-supreme-court-justices-prop8-doma-scalia-ginsburg/\" target=\"_blank\">Antonin Scalia\u003c/a>, pure applesauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>Like you, I root for Kim. Anyone who follows this blog knows that, considering the posts I've written about the outrage that followed her appearance on \u003cem>Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!\u003c/em> Despite her not sounding as smart as I'd hoped she would tonight, I still think NPR shows geared toward celebrities and comedy should feel free to have her on. I still think public radio is a place where people \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/15/kim-kardashian-appears-on-wait-wait-dont-tell-me-fans-go-postal/\" target=\"_blank\">should be able to discuss Kim\u003c/a> and other facets of pop culture in a thoughtful way. And I still believe that a lot of the negative attention she gets is fueled by \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/29/the-real-reason-behind-the-outrage-over-kim-kardashian-being-on-npr/\" target=\"_blank\">sexism and slut-shaming\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While we're on the topic of that whole NPR hubbub, Cordell asked her what she thought about it. Kim seemed like she had never heard of NPR before, which I think is hysterical. Here are all these people flogging themselves because they're so upset that Kim wants to destroy their sanctuary and she's like...who?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When pressed to give a response to why she thinks people freaked out so much, she said \"I don't know and I don't care.\" So there you have it, thousands of people who commented on the issue. And contrary to the opinion of some of my friends that my essay had gotten big enough that she had probably seen it, now we know that she has definitely not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>At any rate, I think we can agree: there may be a whole college course to be taught on Kim Kardashian, but based on tonight, Kim Kardashian is not the right person to teach it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/khloe-kardashian-amen.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16991\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/khloe-kardashian-amen.gif\" alt=\"khloe-kardashian-amen\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\">\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>As painful as that will be, yes, let's do it. Her publicist should totally just make her memorize an answer to expected questions. Like for \"Do you consider yourself a feminist?\", she could have simply said \"Duh\" and then quoted Bell Hooks or \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/16/beyonce-and-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-make-feminism-go-viral/\" target=\"_blank\">Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c/a> or Malala or \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/emma-watson-most-inspiring-quotes-international-womens-day-facebook-feminism-speech\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Watson\u003c/a> or even \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/12/16/beyonce-and-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-make-feminism-go-viral/\" target=\"_blank\">Beyonce\u003c/a>. Instead, she said, \"I guess people would call me a feminist, so I guess you could, but I don't really like to put labels on things. I'm not really one to say 'I'm a feminist, and this is what I believe in so you have to believe in this, and, like, free the nipple!' kind of person. I'm not that person at all.\" My reaction to that moment can be best summed up with this Tyra Banks gif:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/tyra-rooting-for-you.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16986\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/tyra-rooting-for-you.gif\" alt=\"tyra-rooting-for-you\" width=\"500\" height=\"303\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Yeah. Like, come on, really? How controversial is it to just say, “Yeah, women should be treated fairly and have equal pay”?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so many of her answers were like an eighth grader who hadn't studied for the test, who \"answers\" with thinly veiled rewordings of the question. I'm paraphrasing here:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: How do you plan on having a conversation with your children about racism?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Well, we’re going to have a conversation with them about racism.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn't just the important questions, either; she even ducked frivolous questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: Tell me how to use lighting and angles to achieve the best selfie.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Oh, well, lighting is really important. And it's good to get the right angle.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>And the platitudes. My god, the platitudes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: What advice would you give a young female entrepreneur who's trying to make it in a man's world?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Be determined! Have a good work ethic!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: What would you say to a girl struggling with body image?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Have confidence! Be proud of who you are!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Q: What advice do you have for women facing discrimination and sexism in the workplace?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A: Stay focused!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was all so pageant-y and safe. I loved when LaDoris Cordell (the interviewer) added \"Lawyer up!\" after Kim failed to give a legitimate answer to that last question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Kudos to\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>LaDoris Cordell, who actually asked some pointed questions. Like about \u003ca href=\"http://www.billboard.com/files/media/kim-kardashian-paper-cover-full-billboard-650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">the famous \u003cem>Paper\u003c/em> magazine cover\u003c/a>: “Your photo was a recreation of a photo of an African-American woman, in the same pose, that was denounced as degrading or objectifying the black female body. Were you surprised at the reaction to that photo, and were you aware of the earlier photo of the black woman?” It’s pretty crazy for Kim to sit there and say, face-to-face with a respected black woman, “I can see how someone would think that, but that wasn’t my intention. The photographer, it was his idea.” And just leave it at that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or how about when the audience was able to ask questions, and one was simply, “Do you think you promote an unhealthy body image?” Kim’s answer was like, “No, because my makeup is inexpensive, and my new website coming soon is going to have a lot of tutorials on how to do your brows!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>Kim so readily saying that she would absolutely pose for that \u003cem>Paper\u003c/em> magazine photograph again, despite knowing the loaded history behind the image, seemed kind of selfish to me...which happens to be the name of her book of selfies! So maybe she bombed that question so I would call her selfish and plug her book?? Wow, she really \u003cem>is\u003c/em> good at marketing!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Ah, yes, her book, two copies of which were given out to each attendee in that bizarre-looking tote bag with a stencil of her face on it. Is this an appropriate time to note that due to low ticket sales, this event was moved from the Paramount Theatre (3,040 seats) to the Castro Theatre (1,400 seats)?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I imagine that Cordell also was strongly advised and/or forced via the mucky trenches of the celebrity-publicist industrial complex to ask about certain subjects, like the softball questions about Kim's app (the developers, Glu Mobile, sponsored the event) or her work with the Children's Hospital. That was a letdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But hey, enough wallowing. What did you *like* about the conversation? As someone with a Master's Degree in Kardashian, what stood out?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EH: \u003c/strong>Wait, I need to get one more negative thing out or it will stay inside my body and slowly poison me until I drop dead days from now, while I'm innocently scrolling through Taylor Swift's Instagram feed!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she was asked about whether she was surprised about the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/06/20/little-known-facts-about-supreme-court-justices-prop8-doma-scalia-ginsburg/\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court\u003c/a>’s \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/26/lovewins-the-best-reactions-to-the-supreme-courts-marriage-equality-ruling/\" target=\"_blank\">marriage equality decision\u003c/a>, she said \"It's about time.\" \u003cem>Yay, she got it right!\u003c/em>, I thought. But she wasn't finished: \"I'm proud of Obama for getting it done.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16987\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo.jpeg\" alt=\"luke noooo\" width=\"620\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo.jpeg 620w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/luke-noooo-400x214.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe she missed the day in eighth grade when her History teacher explained how the three branches of government work?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on the positive tip: I think she was charming, gracious and funny, for the most part.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I liked when she opened up about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/06/01/caitlyn-jenner-on-vanity-fair-cover-im-free/\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlyn Jenner\u003c/a> and how she has made her a less judgmental and more compassionate person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also loved that she brought up the need for stricter gun control laws, when asked to give an idea to change the world. It's obviously a hot button issue in America right now so I appreciated that she stepped out of her safe stock answers and got a bit real with that one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And her anecdote about being obsessed with eBay back in the day and making a profit off of reselling Manolo Blahnik Timbaland shoes from a J. Lo music video was like an early aughts time capsule. I loved that blast from the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GM: \u003c/strong>Yeah, there were a few moments where you were like, \"Oh yeah, she's actually a person with a family and a life.\" My personal favorite part was when she was asked if she could interview anyone in the world, who it would be. 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Women are placed under a different level of scrutiny in our culture and nowhere is that clearer than within discussions about Kim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just this weekend, a concertgoer at the Glastonbury music festival printed a still from Kim's sex tape on a flag and waved it during Kanye West's set. That's how pervasive this culture of slut-shaming is. Her sexuality is being used as a weapon against her and her husband. And people don't bat an eye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim's sexual past doesn't negate her success. She has an \u003ca href=\"http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/models/kim-kardashian-net-worth/\" target=\"_blank\">estimated net worth of $85 million\u003c/a>. She has created fashion and cosmetic lines, clothing stores, an app worth $200 million, and a reality show that's in its tenth season. 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