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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>This article originally published in 2015\u003c/strong>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend, the surviving members of the Grateful Dead celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary with a \u003ca href=\"http://www.levisstadium.com/events/event/grateful-dead/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pair of shows\u003c/a> at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. And though the concert itself should provide more than a few trips down amnesia lane, everyone knows where the real action is at a Dead show: out in the parking lot. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Funny thing about Levi’s Stadium—it shares a parking lot with \u003ca href=\"https://www.cagreatamerica.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great America\u003c/a>, the amusement park currently celebrating its own milestone anniversary of 40 years. And it just so happens that it will be open all day during the Grateful Dead shows and “fully staffed,” according to a park employee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re expecting a huge crowd,” attested the employee, who asked not to be named. “It’s going to be crazy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Dead’s fan base is an adventurous bunch. Deadheads also, generally and historically, like to maintain \u003cem>a certain state of mind\u003c/em>. And though there are plenty of leisurely rides at Great America to enhance the stoned experience, there are also a few guaranteed vibe-killers in the park from which to steer clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I recently spent a day at Great America with Cassie, a 28-year-old who showed up for the occasion in a vintage \u003ca href=\"https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1e/91/c4/1e91c4199e10c48c89ee81e84f3a0c43.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mouse/Kelley Grateful Dead T-shirt\u003c/a>. On the way there, we listened to the Dead’s set from \u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/gd73-06-10.sbd.hollister.174.sbeok.shnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6/10/1973 at RFK Stadium\u003c/a>, and talked about her seasonal trimming job in Humboldt County while looking up the smoking sections scattered around the park. In other words: she proved a perfect test subject for the typical stoner experience at Great America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So here, Deadheads, without further ado, is your guide to 10 rides at Great America, each of them tested by a very stoned fan and rated on a scale of one to five Dancing Bears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADeltaFlyer.jpg\" alt=\"Delta Flyer.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794270\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADeltaFlyer.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADeltaFlyer-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delta Flyer.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Delta Flyer\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There’s no better way to see Great America than high in the air, and for those who didn’t grow up in the Bay Area going to the park every summer, the Delta Flyer is a smooth tram ride that offers a good introduction to the lay of the land. Hum a little bit of “Catfish John” (“Walking in his footsteps in the Sweet Delta Dawn”) and map out your day. Said Cassie, de-boarding the gondola: “It was fun to start the day off like that.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB5.jpg\" alt=\"GAB5\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794288\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAPsychoMouse.jpg\" alt=\"Psycho Mouse.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794271\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAPsychoMouse.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAPsychoMouse-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Psycho Mouse.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Psycho Mouse\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“This is a very aesthetically pleasing ride,” said Cassie, waiting in line and staring into the roller coaster’s mouse-themed design. But the ride, similar to Goofy’s Sky School at Disney’s California Adventure, was decidedly un-mellow. “It was kind of aggressive, and jarring,” said Cassie, after being jolted back and forth on the Psycho Mouse’s sharp turns, high above the Earth. “But come on, look at that mouse! He’s so cute!”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB31.jpg\" alt=\"GAB3\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794741\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGrizzly.jpg\" alt=\"The Grizzly.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794272\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGrizzly.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGrizzly-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grizzly.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>The Grizzly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Built in 1986, the Grizzly was Great America’s first all-wooden roller coaster, giving it an organic feel and a beach-boardwalk look. For those who like to zone out on how things are made, the ride’s complex construction opens up the imagination to questions of design and engineering, and indeed, Cassie lingered an extra minute examining the interlocking wooden pilings before climbing aboard. This one was a winner: “It wasn’t scary at all,” Cassie said. “It was just fun, and not horrifying, and I like the sound it makes.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB45.jpg\" alt=\"GAB45\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794740\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GABarneyOldfield.jpg\" alt=\"Barney Oldfield Speedway.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794273\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GABarneyOldfield.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GABarneyOldfield-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barney Oldfield Speedway.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Barney Oldfield Speedway\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Your basic, anyone-can-drive-a-car attraction, complete with superfluous steering wheel and lazy pace. In addition to its close-up views of the Grizzly, this ride also happened to provide the best employee-watching of the day. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOpJMQ3-VE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Speedway Boogie\u003c/a>” would’ve made a good soundtrack to this ride, except as Cassie noted, “I don’t think ‘speed’ is really an issue.” The cars drive slowly, and the boarding area is filled with constant, noxious exhaust — not the type of fumes a Deadhead wants to inhale.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB21.jpg\" alt=\"GAB2\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794739\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADemon.jpg\" alt=\"The Demon.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794274\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADemon.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADemon-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Demon.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>The Demon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The grand old dame of Great America’s roller coasters, the Demon is now 35 years old, its double-loop and double-corkscrew the same as when it opened in 1980. I’d guessed it would be too harsh for Cassie, but afterward, her flushed face told a different story. “That was incredible! It almost makes me want to lower the scores of all the other rides, it was so great!” she said. The ride is angular and unpredictable, the thrill-ride equivalent of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/06/11/ornette-coleman-shape-of-jazz-bay-area/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ornette Coleman playing with the dead at the Oakland Coliseum\u003c/a>, but ultimately satisfying. “This one had the fear,” Cassie said, “but I \u003cem>liked\u003c/em> it.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB5.jpg\" alt=\"GAB5\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794288\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GARapids.jpg\" alt=\"The Rapids.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794275\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GARapids.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GARapids-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rapids.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Logger’s Run\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You’ll want to cool down with some \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671AgW9xSiA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ripples in still water\u003c/a>, and Great America has an entire waterpark called Boomerang Bay, if you bring your swimsuit. We didn’t, so we confined ourselves to the water rides. Whitewater Falls was exhilarating, but short; the Rapids (pictured) were only slightly rapid, and too tame. Also, both aforementioned rides allow random spectators to shoot water at you from a cannon, which is a serious bummer. The winner of the three was Logger’s Run, which lifts high above the park and rushes down in a thrilling descent. And you can’t argue with Cassie’s logic: “I like that you’re inside of a log.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB45.jpg\" alt=\"GAB45\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794740\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGoldStriker.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Striker.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794276\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGoldStriker.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGoldStriker-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold Striker.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Gold Striker\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This gigantic wooden roller coaster is like \u003ca href=\"http://www.discogs.com/Grateful-Dead-Dark-Star/release/3549571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Dark Star” from \u003cem>Europe ’72\u003c/em>\u003c/a> played at 78 rpm: it’s long, it’s fast, and the twists and turns are wild and unpredictable. Gold Striker was also Cassie’s favorite ride of the day, owing to its height (108 ft.), speed (54 mph), and nonstop thrill factor. “It just doesn’t let up!” she said afterward, smiling and out of breath. We rode it twice and it was insane both times, from the initial drop through the tunnel to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gratefuldead/andwebidyougoodnight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beast at the ending of the wood\u003c/a>. One word of advice from Cassie, though: “It definitely takes your stomach to the breaking point,” she says. “Don’t go on it after eating curly fries.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB5.jpg\" alt=\"GAB5\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794288\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAHMBEndeavor.jpg\" alt=\"H.M.B. Endeavor.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAHMBEndeavor.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAHMBEndeavor-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H.M.B. Endeavor.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>H.M.B. Endeavor\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>So, this was a bad idea. The H.M.B. Endeavor is a classic county-fair pirate ship ride, except that instead of simply swinging back and forth, it actually goes all the way upside down. And. Just. Stays. There. After hanging upside down for five or six seconds, there’s a huge rush of blood to your head, and not the good kind. Nauseous afterward, Cassie reported: “I felt freaked out on it, to be honest. I was \u003cem>very\u003c/em> aware of this tiny shoulder harness being the only thing keeping me from imminent death.” Stay away, Deadheads.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB21.jpg\" alt=\"GAB2\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794739\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAVortex.jpg\" alt=\"The Vortex.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794285\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAVortex.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAVortex-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Vortex.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>The Vortex\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>An upside-down ride whose schtick is that riders stand up instead of sit down, the Vortex is little more than a gimmick. It felt punishing. “I have a serious case of sea legs,” said Cassie afterward, “and a headache.” However, the ride’s rating was bumped higher by the fact that Cassie saw a Nirvana video playing on the “Fun TV” screen in line. Go figure.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB31.jpg\" alt=\"GAB3\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794741\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAColumbia.jpg\" alt=\"Carousel Columbia.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794286\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAColumbia.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAColumbia-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carousel Columbia.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Carousel Columbia\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a long day, there’s no better way to bid goodnight to the park than a ride on this, the tallest carousel in the western United States. We climbed aboard the upper deck, hopped on some horses, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PU-Fuu6T4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">turned on our love light\u003c/a> for a nostalgic spin to childlike innocence. With the twirling nature of the ride and the noodling organ music, there’s probably no finer way to chill out before a Grateful Dead show.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB5.jpg\" alt=\"GAB5\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794288\">\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I recently spent a day at Great America with Cassie, a 28-year-old who showed up for the occasion in a vintage \u003ca href=\"https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1e/91/c4/1e91c4199e10c48c89ee81e84f3a0c43.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mouse/Kelley Grateful Dead T-shirt\u003c/a>. On the way there, we listened to the Dead’s set from \u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/gd73-06-10.sbd.hollister.174.sbeok.shnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6/10/1973 at RFK Stadium\u003c/a>, and talked about her seasonal trimming job in Humboldt County while looking up the smoking sections scattered around the park. In other words: she proved a perfect test subject for the typical stoner experience at Great America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So here, Deadheads, without further ado, is your guide to 10 rides at Great America, each of them tested by a very stoned fan and rated on a scale of one to five Dancing Bears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADeltaFlyer.jpg\" alt=\"Delta Flyer.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794270\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADeltaFlyer.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADeltaFlyer-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delta Flyer.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Delta Flyer\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There’s no better way to see Great America than high in the air, and for those who didn’t grow up in the Bay Area going to the park every summer, the Delta Flyer is a smooth tram ride that offers a good introduction to the lay of the land. Hum a little bit of “Catfish John” (“Walking in his footsteps in the Sweet Delta Dawn”) and map out your day. Said Cassie, de-boarding the gondola: “It was fun to start the day off like that.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB5.jpg\" alt=\"GAB5\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794288\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAPsychoMouse.jpg\" alt=\"Psycho Mouse.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794271\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAPsychoMouse.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAPsychoMouse-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Psycho Mouse.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Psycho Mouse\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“This is a very aesthetically pleasing ride,” said Cassie, waiting in line and staring into the roller coaster’s mouse-themed design. But the ride, similar to Goofy’s Sky School at Disney’s California Adventure, was decidedly un-mellow. “It was kind of aggressive, and jarring,” said Cassie, after being jolted back and forth on the Psycho Mouse’s sharp turns, high above the Earth. “But come on, look at that mouse! He’s so cute!”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB31.jpg\" alt=\"GAB3\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794741\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGrizzly.jpg\" alt=\"The Grizzly.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794272\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGrizzly.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGrizzly-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grizzly.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>The Grizzly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Built in 1986, the Grizzly was Great America’s first all-wooden roller coaster, giving it an organic feel and a beach-boardwalk look. For those who like to zone out on how things are made, the ride’s complex construction opens up the imagination to questions of design and engineering, and indeed, Cassie lingered an extra minute examining the interlocking wooden pilings before climbing aboard. This one was a winner: “It wasn’t scary at all,” Cassie said. “It was just fun, and not horrifying, and I like the sound it makes.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB45.jpg\" alt=\"GAB45\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794740\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GABarneyOldfield.jpg\" alt=\"Barney Oldfield Speedway.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794273\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GABarneyOldfield.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GABarneyOldfield-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barney Oldfield Speedway.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Barney Oldfield Speedway\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Your basic, anyone-can-drive-a-car attraction, complete with superfluous steering wheel and lazy pace. In addition to its close-up views of the Grizzly, this ride also happened to provide the best employee-watching of the day. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOpJMQ3-VE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Speedway Boogie\u003c/a>” would’ve made a good soundtrack to this ride, except as Cassie noted, “I don’t think ‘speed’ is really an issue.” The cars drive slowly, and the boarding area is filled with constant, noxious exhaust — not the type of fumes a Deadhead wants to inhale.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB21.jpg\" alt=\"GAB2\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794739\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADemon.jpg\" alt=\"The Demon.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794274\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADemon.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GADemon-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Demon.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>The Demon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The grand old dame of Great America’s roller coasters, the Demon is now 35 years old, its double-loop and double-corkscrew the same as when it opened in 1980. I’d guessed it would be too harsh for Cassie, but afterward, her flushed face told a different story. “That was incredible! It almost makes me want to lower the scores of all the other rides, it was so great!” she said. The ride is angular and unpredictable, the thrill-ride equivalent of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/06/11/ornette-coleman-shape-of-jazz-bay-area/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ornette Coleman playing with the dead at the Oakland Coliseum\u003c/a>, but ultimately satisfying. “This one had the fear,” Cassie said, “but I \u003cem>liked\u003c/em> it.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB5.jpg\" alt=\"GAB5\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794288\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GARapids.jpg\" alt=\"The Rapids.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794275\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GARapids.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GARapids-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rapids.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Logger’s Run\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You’ll want to cool down with some \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671AgW9xSiA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ripples in still water\u003c/a>, and Great America has an entire waterpark called Boomerang Bay, if you bring your swimsuit. We didn’t, so we confined ourselves to the water rides. Whitewater Falls was exhilarating, but short; the Rapids (pictured) were only slightly rapid, and too tame. Also, both aforementioned rides allow random spectators to shoot water at you from a cannon, which is a serious bummer. The winner of the three was Logger’s Run, which lifts high above the park and rushes down in a thrilling descent. And you can’t argue with Cassie’s logic: “I like that you’re inside of a log.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB45.jpg\" alt=\"GAB45\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794740\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGoldStriker.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Striker.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794276\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGoldStriker.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAGoldStriker-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold Striker.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Gold Striker\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This gigantic wooden roller coaster is like \u003ca href=\"http://www.discogs.com/Grateful-Dead-Dark-Star/release/3549571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Dark Star” from \u003cem>Europe ’72\u003c/em>\u003c/a> played at 78 rpm: it’s long, it’s fast, and the twists and turns are wild and unpredictable. Gold Striker was also Cassie’s favorite ride of the day, owing to its height (108 ft.), speed (54 mph), and nonstop thrill factor. “It just doesn’t let up!” she said afterward, smiling and out of breath. We rode it twice and it was insane both times, from the initial drop through the tunnel to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gratefuldead/andwebidyougoodnight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beast at the ending of the wood\u003c/a>. One word of advice from Cassie, though: “It definitely takes your stomach to the breaking point,” she says. “Don’t go on it after eating curly fries.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB5.jpg\" alt=\"GAB5\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794288\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAHMBEndeavor.jpg\" alt=\"H.M.B. Endeavor.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAHMBEndeavor.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAHMBEndeavor-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H.M.B. Endeavor.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>H.M.B. Endeavor\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>So, this was a bad idea. The H.M.B. Endeavor is a classic county-fair pirate ship ride, except that instead of simply swinging back and forth, it actually goes all the way upside down. And. Just. Stays. There. After hanging upside down for five or six seconds, there’s a huge rush of blood to your head, and not the good kind. Nauseous afterward, Cassie reported: “I felt freaked out on it, to be honest. I was \u003cem>very\u003c/em> aware of this tiny shoulder harness being the only thing keeping me from imminent death.” Stay away, Deadheads.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB21.jpg\" alt=\"GAB2\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794739\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAVortex.jpg\" alt=\"The Vortex.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794285\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAVortex.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAVortex-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Vortex.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>The Vortex\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>An upside-down ride whose schtick is that riders stand up instead of sit down, the Vortex is little more than a gimmick. It felt punishing. “I have a serious case of sea legs,” said Cassie afterward, “and a headache.” However, the ride’s rating was bumped higher by the fact that Cassie saw a Nirvana video playing on the “Fun TV” screen in line. Go figure.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Dancing Bear Rating:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAB31.jpg\" alt=\"GAB3\" width=\"400\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10794741\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10794286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAColumbia.jpg\" alt=\"Carousel Columbia.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10794286\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAColumbia.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GAColumbia-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carousel Columbia.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Carousel Columbia\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"http://sfist.com/2015/04/20/tv_pilot_94110_posts_mission_castin.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news hit last month\u003c/a> of a television production company holding auditions for a new reality series called \u003cem>94110\u003c/em>, about “six leading technology executives living, learning, and loving together in San Francisco’s Mission District,” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DocPop/status/589827803220037632/photo/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">many on Twitter\u003c/a> and other online forums asked, “Is this real?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite criticisms of the show’s \u003ca href=\"http://sfist.com/2015/05/07/here_are_the_roles_that_tv_pilot_94.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">character profiles\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://sfist.com/2015/05/18/monologues_for_mission_pilot_94110.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dialogue\u003c/a>, close to \u003ca href=\"http://missionlocal.org/2015/05/close-to-100-actors-audition-for-parts-in-94110/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 local actors auditioned\u003c/a> for the show over a two-day period in May. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, with more information known about the team behind \u003cem>94110\u003c/em>, skepticism of the show’s validity seems warranted, especially when considering that a noted prankster is involved. 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His past projects include “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=15&v=vKTmClPyHA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blinder\u003c/a>,” with Vermeire acting as a corporate salesman for a Google Glass app that allows users to pixelate unwelcome people out of view (suggested targets: the homeless and elderly); his band \u003ca href=\"http://www.sadvicious.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sad Vicious\u003c/a>, which identifies as “San Jose’s Most Hated Band™”; and his contributions to the \u003ca href=\"http://wondermentconsortium.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wonderment Consortium\u003c/a>, the Oakland-based art collective which launched the infamous Kickstarter campaign to build \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailydot.com/culture/kickstarter-tom-hanks-paper-mache-statue/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a papier-mâché statue of Tom Hanks’ \u003cem>Castaway\u003c/em> character\u003c/a> in front of as many Bay Area high schools as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vermeire isn’t a producer on \u003ci>94110\u003c/i> — the “award-winning” producers have so far been kept anonymous. 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This week, we’re freaking out over a Gchat horror film, a wacky YCBA exhibit, a so-bad-it’s-good plane movie, and more!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362357\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362357 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg\" alt=\"profile pic\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>Carly Severn\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Social Media Specialist, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">A Horror Film Short Set Entirely on Gchat\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://vimeo.com/126097718\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Horror obsessives like me live in constant pursuit of the next big scare, the new idea that’s going to reinvent the genre. 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"content": "\u003cp>Welcome to \u003cstrong>Obsessed\u003c/strong>, a weekly series featuring everything the KQED Arts gang can’t stop talking about. We’re bringing the conversation from the water cooler to cyberspace! This week, we’re freaking out over creepily accurate cartoons on the My Idol app, a Taylor Swift/Lana del Rey mashup, the credits from \u003cem>The Jinx\u003c/em>, and more!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362354\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362354 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline.jpg\" alt=\"gabe meline\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/gmeline/\">\u003ci>Gabe Meline\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cbr> Music Editor, \u003cbr>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Arts\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">The ‘Duang’ Scene in the My Idol App\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFqsG8RmJM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve been on the internet in the last 48 hours, chances are you’ve seen people posting eerily accurate cartoon versions of themselves. 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Based on a nonsense word \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-2980500/Duang-Chinese-poke-fun-Jackie-Chan-nonsense-word.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invented by Jackie Chan\u003c/a>, “Duang” has your character alternately preening and acting tough, all while badly rapping in Mandarin over what sounds like an instrumental to Marc Anthony’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4YJxn-9Og\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You Sang to Me\u003c/a>.” You just have to see it, really.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10348539\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10348539 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Head\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\">Emmanuel Hapsis\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Editor, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Pop\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">Taylor Swift & Lana Del Rey: A Match Made in Music Video Heaven\u003c/h2>\n\u003cdiv>\u003ca class=\"embedly-card\" href=\"http://thrilled.tumblr.com/post/111332812207/taylor-swifts-style-video-set-to-summertime\">taylor swift’s style video set to…\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Maybe you’ve already seen \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/04/21/taylor-swift-set-to-lana-del-rey-is-the-new-wizard-of-oz-set-to-pink-floyd/\">this mashup on KQED Pop\u003c/a> or on \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6538896/taylor-swift-lana-del-rey-style-video-summertime-sadness\">Billboard\u003c/a>\u003c/em> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.nylon.com/articles/taylor-swift-lana-del-rey-style-summertime-sadness-video\">\u003cem>Nylon\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. If not, here’s the deal: Taylor Swift’s music video for her upbeat song “Style” was anything but, more Lana del Rey moodiness than happy-go-lucky. \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/88007652\">I couldn’t help but wonder\u003c/a>: What would happen if I put “Summertime Sadness” over the music video? The result: two works of art that coincidentally play off each other really well, à la Pink Floyd’s \u003cem>The Dark Side of the Moon\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Wizard of Oz\u003c/em>. I can’t stop watching it, not because I made it, but because it makes me feel things. 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TV is now stuffed with the kind of imaginative openings that movies have used for decades, and the \u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VTa8-M1DEI\">strikingly creepy \u003c/a>opening credits\u003c/span> of HBO’s true-crime saga \u003ci>The Jinx\u003c/i> are some of the best, not least because of the music. On first listen, I thought this song was a bizarre cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5MyNuBdhg\">State Trooper\u003c/a>” \u003c/span>because of the virtually identical \u003ci>HOWL! \u003c/i>that \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/-VTa8-M1DEI?t=41s\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">suddenly bursts forth\u003c/span>\u003c/a> amid the falsetto and grungy guitars. 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This week, we’re freaking out over creepily accurate cartoons on the My Idol app, a Taylor Swift/Lana del Rey mashup, the credits from \u003cem>The Jinx\u003c/em>, and more!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362354\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362354 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline.jpg\" alt=\"gabe meline\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/gabe-meline-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/gmeline/\">\u003ci>Gabe Meline\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cbr> Music Editor, \u003cbr>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Arts\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">The ‘Duang’ Scene in the My Idol App\u003c/h2>\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/fYFqsG8RmJM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/fYFqsG8RmJM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>If you’ve been on the internet in the last 48 hours, chances are you’ve seen people posting eerily accurate cartoon versions of themselves. The creepiness comes courtesy of \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xiao-ou-wo-de3d-meng-ou/id867964769?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Idol\u003c/a>, an app from China that blows Bitstrips and other cartoon-yourself services out of the water. (If you’re interested, \u003ca href=\"http://www.thefader.com/2015/04/22/make-a-deranged-doppleganger-using-my-idol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here’s a basic primer\u003c/a>, and the app comes with \u003ca href=\"http://en.faceii.com/g.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English instructions\u003c/a> too.) Though you can make your doppelganger \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm6VRn2emFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sing “Let it Go” from \u003cem>Frozen\u003c/em>\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyOwQKXPBLU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do a pole dance\u003c/a>, my favorite scene is the utterly bizarre “Duang” song. Based on a nonsense word \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-2980500/Duang-Chinese-poke-fun-Jackie-Chan-nonsense-word.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invented by Jackie Chan\u003c/a>, “Duang” has your character alternately preening and acting tough, all while badly rapping in Mandarin over what sounds like an instrumental to Marc Anthony’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4YJxn-9Og\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You Sang to Me\u003c/a>.” You just have to see it, really.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10348539\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10348539 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Head\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\">Emmanuel Hapsis\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Editor, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Pop\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">Taylor Swift & Lana Del Rey: A Match Made in Music Video Heaven\u003c/h2>\n\u003cdiv>\u003ca class=\"embedly-card\" href=\"http://thrilled.tumblr.com/post/111332812207/taylor-swifts-style-video-set-to-summertime\">taylor swift’s style video set to…\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Maybe you’ve already seen \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/04/21/taylor-swift-set-to-lana-del-rey-is-the-new-wizard-of-oz-set-to-pink-floyd/\">this mashup on KQED Pop\u003c/a> or on \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6538896/taylor-swift-lana-del-rey-style-video-summertime-sadness\">Billboard\u003c/a>\u003c/em> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.nylon.com/articles/taylor-swift-lana-del-rey-style-summertime-sadness-video\">\u003cem>Nylon\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. If not, here’s the deal: Taylor Swift’s music video for her upbeat song “Style” was anything but, more Lana del Rey moodiness than happy-go-lucky. \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/88007652\">I couldn’t help but wonder\u003c/a>: What would happen if I put “Summertime Sadness” over the music video? The result: two works of art that coincidentally play off each other really well, à la Pink Floyd’s \u003cem>The Dark Side of the Moon\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Wizard of Oz\u003c/em>. I can’t stop watching it, not because I made it, but because it makes me feel things. I also can’t stop cracking up while reading \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/04/tumblr-comments-taylor-swift.jpg\">the hilarious comments on Tumblr\u003c/a>, like when one user said “God has spoken” and another replied “This transcended God tho.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362357\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362357 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg\" alt=\"profile pic\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>Carly Severn\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Social Media Specialist, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>The Jinx\u003c/em>‘s Opening Credits\u003c/h2>\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/-VTa8-M1DEI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-VTa8-M1DEI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp class=\"p1\">Seriously, when did television title sequences get so good? TV is now stuffed with the kind of imaginative openings that movies have used for decades, and the \u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VTa8-M1DEI\">strikingly creepy \u003c/a>opening credits\u003c/span> of HBO’s true-crime saga \u003ci>The Jinx\u003c/i> are some of the best, not least because of the music. On first listen, I thought this song was a bizarre cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5MyNuBdhg\">State Trooper\u003c/a>” \u003c/span>because of the virtually identical \u003ci>HOWL! \u003c/i>that \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/-VTa8-M1DEI?t=41s\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">suddenly bursts forth\u003c/span>\u003c/a> amid the falsetto and grungy guitars. But no, it’s “\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Qp1TEKswQ\">Fresh Blood\u003c/a>’\u003c/span> by Eels, a band I literally haven’t thought about since the days of their hit song “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNeqS8DE5i8\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Beautiful Freak\u003c/span>\u003c/a>.” As a title theme, it’s as instantly iconic as any of \u003ci>The Wire\u003c/i>’s \u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR9_wbTrInI\">multiple versions of “Way Down in the Hole\u003c/a>’\u003c/span> — and like Pavlov’s other, more crime-obsessed dog, I start salivating for my next dose of televisual intrigue whenever I hear it. 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"content": "\u003cp>On a recent trip back East to visit my family, I made them buy a huge recycling bin and educated them on the importance of not throwing styrofoam containers out of the car window on the highway (no, really) and instead treating our planet with respect. Sure, living in San Francisco for almost nine years has definitely turned me into more of a hippie than I was upon arrival (I chant in yoga and have been known to keep browning banana skins and other organic detritus in my bag until I can deposit them in my compost bin at home), but the foundation of my Mother Earth-loving self was not born here, but in front of Nickelodeon in the early '90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_4085\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 442px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/04/22/earth-day-everything-i-know-i-learned-from-salute-your-shorts/screen-shot-2013-04-22-at-6-40-16-am/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4085\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-4085\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/04/Screen-shot-2013-04-22-at-6.40.16-AM.png\" alt=\"zz ziff\" width=\"442\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/04/Screen-shot-2013-04-22-at-6.40.16-AM.png 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/04/Screen-shot-2013-04-22-at-6.40.16-AM-400x258.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Z.Z. Ziff and her signature Earth earrings. Photo: Nickelodeon\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That's where I met Z.Z. Ziff of \u003cem>Salute Your Shorts\u003c/em>, a short-lived show about various trouble-making teens and their obnoxious counselor \"Ug\" at a summer camp called Camp Anawanna. There was the ginger bully and his dim sidekick, the All-American boy, the geek, the prima donna, the sporty girl, \u003ca href=\"http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/mpb/index.php/salute-your-shorts-week-where-are-they-now-blake-soper/\">a Rilo Kiley member\u003c/a>, and, last but certainly not least, the animal-loving, tree-hugging environmentalist. While the other kids were giving into greed or jealousy or whatever other silly thing middle schoolers are into, Z.Z., with her Earth earrings and naive idealism was always the voice of reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And never moreso than in the season one finale, \"Environmental Party,\" in which she attempts to educate her peers about the irreparable damage humans are doing to our fragile planet. At first, she goes the enraged activist route, shutting off the power and water to send a message to her blow-drying, long-shower-taking room mates. She also turns their room into a recycling center. This does not go over well and she is asked: \"Are you out of your granola-munching, whole-wheat, tie-dyed save-the-planet mind?!\" Um, rude!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Z.Z.'s second approach is better: a catchy song about environmentalism! Sample lyric: \"If we don't change the way we live, we'll be covered in PUKE AND ROTTING GARBAGE! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!!\" Despite being the best thing ever written (sorry, Marcel Proust), the kids think she's insane and end up food-fighting and moshing 'cause why the hell not?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGWna3OIuuU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eventually, with the help of a Greek trash collector so stereotypical that his last name is \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=spanakopita&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS503US503&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=oj91UYSLK6LhiAKSvoGgCA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=854\">Spanakopita\u003c/a> and he randomly exclaims Opa! for no reason (Tourette's?), Z.Z. gets through to her friends by informing them that they can actually make money from recycling! Being Americans, they respond well to this and, after some soul-searching, come to realize that Z.Z. is not crazy just because she cares about something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, in honor of Earth Day, consider shedding your litter bug ways and being more like Z.Z. Ziff. If you happen to write an enraged compost-related song, please send it to me so it can keep \"Puke and Rotting Garbage\" company on my Love Me Some Gaia playlist. Oh, and \u003ca href=\"http://veehd.com/video/3246420_Salute-Your-Shorts-1x13-FINALE-Environmental-Party\">you can watch this entire life-defining episode here\u003c/a>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/04/22/earth-day-everything-i-know-i-learned-from-salute-your-shorts/\">originally published in 2013\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Welcome to \u003cstrong>Obsessed\u003c/strong>, a weekly series featuring everything the KQED Arts gang can’t stop talking about. We’re bringing the conversation from the watercooler to cyber space! This week, we’re freaking out over a Sizzler commercial from the ’90s, an outer-space quilt from the 1800s, the terrible \u003cem>True Detective\u003c/em> trailer, and more!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10563172\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10563172 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers.jpg\" alt=\"emma silvers\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/esilvers/\">Emma Silvers\u003c/a>\u003c/i> \u003cbr> Producer, \u003cbr> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/programs/the-do-list/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Do List\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">This Sizzler Commercial from the ’90s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3YGtQ40Qvs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Sizzler commercial from 1991, which recently resurfaced thanks to the magic of the internets, is truly a triumph of advertising. For one, it’s four and a half minutes long. Was that a thing people used to have the attention span for? Second, between the smooth sax music and the soft-focus shots of what appear to be semi-sedated pod people enjoying patriotic activities like jogging, playing with dogs, riding carousels and dating sailors, this thing reads more like a political campaign ad or a Cialis commercial than a spot for a surf-and-turf/salad bar buffet. I’d also like to shake the hand of whoever wrote this song, windchimes and all. “Choices and selections / choices of directions / choices that can add a little freedom in your life!” Hillary, are you paying attention? Democracy is the best.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10563173\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10563173 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss.jpg\" alt=\"sarah hotchkiss\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/shotchkiss/\">Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/a>\u003c/i> \u003cbr> Visual Arts Editor, \u003cbr> KQED Arts\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">Leah Rosenberg’s Chromophilia\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10565205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10565205 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-600x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Leah Rosenberg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-600x600.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-1180x1180.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-320x320.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-32x32.jpeg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-64x64.jpeg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-96x96.jpeg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-128x128.jpeg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-75x75.jpeg 75w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow.jpeg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://www.leahrosenberg.com/\">Leah Rosenberg\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://irvingstreetprojects.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irving Street Projects\u003c/a>, a new storefront residency in the Outer Sunset run by artist Kelly Inouye, is currently occupied by \u003ca href=\"http://www.leahrosenberg.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leah Rosenberg\u003c/a>, an artist and pastry chef with “an affinity for color, stripes, paint and the arrangement of things.” Rosenberg’s project, \u003ci>Everyday, a color\u003c/i>, is just that. Every day for her three months in residence, she selects a color inspired by the neighborhood and layers that color over two walls, a square of floor, a table, vase, chair and notebook. The effect is a delightful and continually-changing monotone tableau. As the layers build, the paint takes on physical substance. Already, thick paint icicles dangle from the table’s edges. So far, color choices have included “ocean mist,” “purple crab,” “aqua VW,” “Converse shoe,” and “mint graffiti.” You can stop by most weekdays, 12-5pm, and find Rosenberg in the space through May 30. Lend a hand with a roller, talk color with a undeniable expert and consider repainting your own space the rosy hue of “happy hour.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10348539\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10348539 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Head\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\">Emmanuel Hapsis\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Editor, \u003cbr>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Pop\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">This Space Quilt from the 1800s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10565334\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-04-16 at 11.30.50 AM\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM.png 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM-400x332.png 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM-320x266.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since I can remember, I’ve always been obsessed with space. Some nights, I stop in the middle of the sidewalk \u003ca href=\"http://33.media.tumblr.com/49656af8b8f952fc6d43f72f3ba899f4/tumblr_mzl6ikrL7q1qb4m0io1_250.gif\">to gawk at the moon\u003c/a>. Once, a man asked if I was all right. \u003cem>Yes, I am, and would you look at that! It’s just crazy how it controls our oceans and the water inside of us too! \u003c/em>He didn’t think it was that crazy. But there are other outer-space fanatics who get it, like Ellen Harding Baker of Cedar County, Iowa. She made \u003ca href=\"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=5146&lp=artifacts\">this killer quilt\u003c/a> way back in 1876 and used it as a visual aid in lectures she gave on astronomy. Over a century later, her out-of-this-world handiwork is \u003ca href=\"http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_556183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a collection at the Smithsonian\u003c/a>. And while we’re on the topic of planets and what not, you should read \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/20/moving-to-mars\">this piece in the \u003cem>New Yorker\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that likens Mars exploration to 19th century polar expeditions. </geek out>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362345\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362345 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kfar.jpg\" alt=\"kfar\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kfar.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kfar-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kfar-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kfar-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kfar-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/kfarr/\">Kristin Farr\u003c/a>\u003c/i> \u003cbr> Producer, \u003cbr> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/artschool/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art School\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">The MTV Movie Awards Set\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10563163\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/JuxtapozDabsMyla05-800x534.jpeg\" alt=\"JuxtapozDabsMyla05\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/JuxtapozDabsMyla05-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/JuxtapozDabsMyla05-400x267.jpeg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/JuxtapozDabsMyla05-768x513.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/JuxtapozDabsMyla05-320x214.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/JuxtapozDabsMyla05.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All I know about last Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards is that some bold, happy artwork was framing the whole situation. The entire stage and even the golden popcorn award statues were the work of prolific Australian artist duo Dabs Myla, who are headquartered in Los Angeles. From gallery shows to designs for big brands, they work nonstop. Having met them, I can say they’re the closest you’ll ever get to meeting cartoon characters in real life, and their art reflects their personalities perfectly. I’ve seen them paint 100-foot walls and build special immersive installations at \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2013/08/27/dabsmyla_san_francisco_is_for_lovers/\">local venues\u003c/a> like it was an easy day’s work. It was really cool to see their imaginative world of characters on this mega-massive scale. As far as I’m concerned, Dabs and Myla were the biggest celebrities of that awards show and MTV is relevant again. See more photos and an interview with the artists over at \u003ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/in-the-magazine-dabs-myla\">Juxtapoz\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362482\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362482 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kevin-jones.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Jones Producer, KQED Arts\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kevin-jones.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kevin-jones-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kevin-jones-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kevin-jones-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/kevin-jones-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/kjones/\">Kevin Jones\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Producer, \u003cbr> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Arts\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">Crazy Jewish Mom\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10563037\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10563037\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Crazy Jewish Mom\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-320x320.jpg 320w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/11094479_1571711669761415_824667908_n-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://www.crazyjewishmom.com/\">Crazy Jewish Mom\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">I’m the parent of two children and, though they’re far from being oversensitive teenagers (my daughter is 3 and my son is 6 weeks), I’m already preparing myself for what will inevitably be my shunning as they grow older. One of the benefits of being a parent is the right to harass your children, driving them nuts in harmless ways, just like my parents did to me. If your kids are teens and they’re not telling you to “like totally quit it” on a regular basis, you’re doing something wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is why I love \u003ca href=\"http://www.crazyjewishmom.com/\">Crazy Jewish Mom\u003c/a>. Beyond the great jokes with Jewish themes—“SPAWN SERIOUSLY Easy on the Wine… Save some for Elijah”—what’s being documented is a mother-daughter relationship that anyone can appreciate. The references to her daughter as “spawn,” the boyfriend-hunting even when her girl isn’t single, the constant reminders that she needs to do kegels… It would be maddening for anyone, but it’s also the sign of a loving (and hilarious) relationship. I’m looking forward to my own version of that. Until then, I’ll soak up the fact that my daughter runs to hug me every day I come home from work.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362357\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362357 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg\" alt=\"profile pic\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>Carly Severn\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Social Media Specialist, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">The \u003cem>True Detective\u003c/em> Season 2 Trailer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/4OfU7CGY5DQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Like many humans, I fell headlong in love with \u003ci>True Detective\u003c/i> last year—its bayou horror, its \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3WBsOsdzis\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">stonking soundtrack\u003c/span>\u003c/a> and the opportunity it provided me to crow over the fact that I predicted what is now officially termed \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-mcconaissance\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">the McConnaissance\u003c/span>\u003c/a>™ back in 2011 after watching \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189340/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ci>The Lincoln Lawyer\u003c/i>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. In the interim, I developed the sneaking suspicion that \u003ci>True Detective \u003c/i>wasn’t actually as good as I thought it was and adjusted my Season 2 expectations accordingly. But in my wildest dreams, I never thought it could look \u003ci>this \u003c/i>bad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Seriously,\u003ci> \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/4OfU7CGY5DQ\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">what is this trailer\u003c/span>\u003c/a>? Why is this awful ballad playing? What acting style is Vince Vaughn quite literally straining for? Why is Colin Farrell a) sporting a mustache the size of a bobcat and b) \u003ci>weeping in every scene\u003c/i>? I haven’t even mentioned the total absence of dialogue that suggests the makers of this trailer somehow couldn’t get the rights to their own show. The whole mess makes me think that Season 2 will just embody the worst excesses of the first \u003ci>True Detective,\u003c/i> so here’s looking forward to endless conversations in dark bars, detectives with imploding marriages furrowing their brows over archive newspaper cuttings in basements, and at \u003ci>least \u003c/i>one visit to a strip club to track down a reluctant witness. And you know what? I WILL WATCH EVERY EPISODE.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Want more? \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/obsessed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out our past obsessions\u003c/a>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Welcome to \u003cstrong>Obsessed\u003c/strong>, a weekly series featuring everything the KQED Arts gang can’t stop talking about. We’re bringing the conversation from the watercooler to cyber space! This week, we’re freaking out over a Sizzler commercial from the ’90s, an outer-space quilt from the 1800s, the terrible \u003cem>True Detective\u003c/em> trailer, and more!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10563172\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10563172 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers.jpg\" alt=\"emma silvers\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/emma-silvers-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/esilvers/\">Emma Silvers\u003c/a>\u003c/i> \u003cbr> Producer, \u003cbr> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/programs/the-do-list/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Do List\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">This Sizzler Commercial from the ’90s\u003c/h2>\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/E3YGtQ40Qvs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/E3YGtQ40Qvs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This Sizzler commercial from 1991, which recently resurfaced thanks to the magic of the internets, is truly a triumph of advertising. For one, it’s four and a half minutes long. Was that a thing people used to have the attention span for? Second, between the smooth sax music and the soft-focus shots of what appear to be semi-sedated pod people enjoying patriotic activities like jogging, playing with dogs, riding carousels and dating sailors, this thing reads more like a political campaign ad or a Cialis commercial than a spot for a surf-and-turf/salad bar buffet. I’d also like to shake the hand of whoever wrote this song, windchimes and all. “Choices and selections / choices of directions / choices that can add a little freedom in your life!” Hillary, are you paying attention? Democracy is the best.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10563173\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10563173 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss.jpg\" alt=\"sarah hotchkiss\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/sarah-hotchkiss-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/author/shotchkiss/\">Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/a>\u003c/i> \u003cbr> Visual Arts Editor, \u003cbr> KQED Arts\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">Leah Rosenberg’s Chromophilia\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10565205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10565205 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-600x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Leah Rosenberg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-600x600.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-1180x1180.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-320x320.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-32x32.jpeg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-64x64.jpeg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-96x96.jpeg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-128x128.jpeg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow-75x75.jpeg 75w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/yellow.jpeg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u003ca href=\"http://www.leahrosenberg.com/\">Leah Rosenberg\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://irvingstreetprojects.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irving Street Projects\u003c/a>, a new storefront residency in the Outer Sunset run by artist Kelly Inouye, is currently occupied by \u003ca href=\"http://www.leahrosenberg.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leah Rosenberg\u003c/a>, an artist and pastry chef with “an affinity for color, stripes, paint and the arrangement of things.” Rosenberg’s project, \u003ci>Everyday, a color\u003c/i>, is just that. Every day for her three months in residence, she selects a color inspired by the neighborhood and layers that color over two walls, a square of floor, a table, vase, chair and notebook. The effect is a delightful and continually-changing monotone tableau. As the layers build, the paint takes on physical substance. Already, thick paint icicles dangle from the table’s edges. So far, color choices have included “ocean mist,” “purple crab,” “aqua VW,” “Converse shoe,” and “mint graffiti.” You can stop by most weekdays, 12-5pm, and find Rosenberg in the space through May 30. Lend a hand with a roller, talk color with a undeniable expert and consider repainting your own space the rosy hue of “happy hour.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10348539\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10348539 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Head\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/Emmanuel-Head-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\">Emmanuel Hapsis\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Editor, \u003cbr>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Pop\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">This Space Quilt from the 1800s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10565334\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-04-16 at 11.30.50 AM\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM.png 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM-400x332.png 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/Screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11.30.50-AM-320x266.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since I can remember, I’ve always been obsessed with space. Some nights, I stop in the middle of the sidewalk \u003ca href=\"http://33.media.tumblr.com/49656af8b8f952fc6d43f72f3ba899f4/tumblr_mzl6ikrL7q1qb4m0io1_250.gif\">to gawk at the moon\u003c/a>. Once, a man asked if I was all right. \u003cem>Yes, I am, and would you look at that! It’s just crazy how it controls our oceans and the water inside of us too! \u003c/em>He didn’t think it was that crazy. But there are other outer-space fanatics who get it, like Ellen Harding Baker of Cedar County, Iowa. She made \u003ca href=\"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=5146&lp=artifacts\">this killer quilt\u003c/a> way back in 1876 and used it as a visual aid in lectures she gave on astronomy. Over a century later, her out-of-this-world handiwork is \u003ca href=\"http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_556183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a collection at the Smithsonian\u003c/a>. 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Until then, I’ll soak up the fact that my daughter runs to hug me every day I come home from work.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10362357\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 116px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10362357 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg\" alt=\"profile pic\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic.jpg 116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/02/profile-pic-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>Carly Severn\u003c/i>\u003cbr> Social Media Specialist, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside text\" style=\"width: 700px;float: left\">\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\">The \u003cem>True Detective\u003c/em> Season 2 Trailer\u003c/h2>\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/4OfU7CGY5DQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/4OfU7CGY5DQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp class=\"p1\">Like many humans, I fell headlong in love with \u003ci>True Detective\u003c/i> last year—its bayou horror, its \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3WBsOsdzis\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">stonking soundtrack\u003c/span>\u003c/a> and the opportunity it provided me to crow over the fact that I predicted what is now officially termed \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-mcconaissance\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">the McConnaissance\u003c/span>\u003c/a>™ back in 2011 after watching \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189340/\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ci>The Lincoln Lawyer\u003c/i>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. 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