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A Gazan Photographer Embraces Her Refugee Lens in San Francisco
Lara Aburamadan reported from the ground in Gaza. Now in the Bay Area, she founded Refugee Eye, an art studio.
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Boots Riley’s New Film Is About a Female Shoplifting Ring
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‘Countdown 1960' Shows Parallels With this Year’s Presidential Election Season
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This Horror Genre Is Scary as Folk – and Perfect October Viewing
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A huge wicker structure built in the shape of a man, stands on a hillside.
Paula Hawkins Returns With Psychological Thriller ’The Blue Hour’
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One of Oakland’s Top Noodle Makers Now Runs a Dumpling Shop
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Rightnowish’s Grand Finale: Words of Wisdom from Timothy B.
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Building a Native Arts and Culture Space From the Ground Up
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Artist and curator Marcel Pardo Ariza poses for a photo at the archives of San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society.
‘All The Nights We Got to Dance’ is a Tribute to Queer Nightlife in SF
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Revisit Halloween in 1970s San Francisco With This Photo Book
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Portola Fest’s Best Sets, Plus One Perplexing ‘Huh?!’
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Songs Played at the A's Last Game: An Oakland Coliseum Soundtrack
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‘Countdown 1960' Shows Parallels With this Year’s Presidential Election Season
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Paula Hawkins Returns With Psychological Thriller ’The Blue Hour’
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Two Artists Answer the ‘Call of the Void’ with Lime-Hued Paintings
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Nancy Pelosi Reps Bay Area Pizza
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One of Oakland’s Top Noodle Makers Now Runs a Dumpling Shop
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San Jose Gets a Guatemalan Food Truck
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Here’s What Bay Area Rappers Are Eating (According to Their Lyrics)
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Boots Riley’s New Film Is About a Female Shoplifting Ring

'I Love Boosters,' starring Keke Palmer, LaKeith Stanfield and Demi Moore, is set to begin shooting this fall.
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A book cover featuring a debate between two men inside a 1960s TV studio.

‘Countdown 1960' Shows Parallels With this Year’s Presidential Election Season

1960 was the year that presidential campaigns entered the modern era with TV debates. It was also an achingly close contest.
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A huge wicker structure built in the shape of a man, stands on a hillside.

This Horror Genre Is Scary as Folk – and Perfect October Viewing

Folk horror is set in remote, isolated areas where local superstitions hold sway. Think: ‘The Wicker Man’ and ‘Midsommar.’.
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A Gazan Photographer Embraces Her Refugee Lens in San Francisco

Lara Aburamadan reported from the ground in Gaza. Now in the Bay Area, she founded Refugee Eye, an art studio.
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Paula Hawkins Returns With Psychological Thriller ’The Blue Hour’

The ‘Girl on a Train’ author is back with a slow burning thriller that has a shocking ending.
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One of Oakland’s Top Noodle Makers Now Runs a Dumpling Shop

Huang Cheng Potsticker is the newest restaurant to debut at Swan’s Market.
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Two Artists Answer the ‘Call of the Void’ with Lime-Hued Paintings

Laura Rokas and Erik Bender’s two-person show at 1599fdT is a delightfully unsettling viewing experience.
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