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Musically Haunting: “Ghost Quartet” Gives us Life at Oakland Theater Project
If you could be any kind of dead person, what kind would you be? Spoiler: you want to be a ghost, the kind that goes “hoo hoo hoo all night long.” So says the lyrics in “Any Kind of Dead Person”, one of the many catchy tunes in Oakland Theater
Books Not Bans is Sending Banned Books Where They’re Needed Most
Books Not Bans, a local organization, is making a nationwide impact by sending books, including queer and banned titles, to places where people don’t have access to them, and is planning a book giveaway party in Birmingham, Alabama.
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Where 12 Bay Area Food Industry Experts Head for Coffee
In the Bay Area, where coffee’s history and future alike percolate through the years, it’s a decently hard question: Where should one head for a latte? For the San Francisco Standard I asked some of the buzzier chefs and owners in San Francisco proper for their takes. I wanted to
Hulu’s November Releases: Historical Dramas, True Crime, and Underrated Films
Hulu is releasing a variety of highly acclaimed series and films in November, including Juliette Binoche’s historical drama of food and romance, an adaptation of a National Book Award-winning novel, and a docuseries about bad behavior around the holidays.
I Didn’t Cry in the Bar When Trump Won This Time
Despite the disappointment of Trump’s victory, the we must continue to fight for the rights of working class people and push back against their exploitation by corporations and billionaires, as the GOP has already taken the White House and the Senate and is planning to take the House of Representatives.
Best Bay Area Events 11.5-11.25
Unstaged. First Thursdays. Live on Mid-Market Join us November 7th from 4-7 pm for the final UNSTAGED event of 2024. UNSTAGED is a free, interactive, live performance experience on Market Street between 5th and 6th. November’s UNSTAGED is going out with a bang, adding more new acts and welcoming back returning
Why California’s Election Results May Take Weeks to Finalize
California’s statewide elections often take several weeks to be finalized, with the 2024 primary results not being called until two weeks after the election, and the 2022 general election not being called until December 2.