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Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. I don’t know about you, but being unemployed during the lockdown was awful – but it DID give me a lot more time to just

William Shakespeare famously observed in his play “Twelfth Night” that “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Which of these categories Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky will fall into, history will make the final judgment. American Netflix viewers can limit their judgment of Zelensky

Any major city in America that’s worth visiting, exploring or moving to is usually rich in culture. There’s a certain accent or walk that gives its residents a distinct flair that beautifully differentiates them from other places where big buildings gather beside people whose dreams are even bigger.  But when

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. This week, the Bay is bursting with music and mad parties, and we can’t wait to dive right into the thick of it all! Here’s

BY CURT HOPKINS I’m not a collector. Of anything. Everything I have I use, including my books. The one possible exception are my bookmarks, though I guess I use those too. But it feels like a collection, albeit a small one. I have been to all but a few of the

The Equinox has come and gone, and it’s OFFICIALLY Springtime in the City. There’s no better time to get out there and check out some rad events – from live music to live comedy, from dance parties to boat parties, Spring has definitely sprung, bringing with it all kinds of fresh fun! Here’s what we’re most excited about for the week of 3/22/22….

There is surrealism and a dark edge, to the art this duo makes.  Their subjects often appear as mythical characters, suspended, grasping, transforming, even murdering at times.  Ransom and Mitchell blend several mediums and techniques, from encaustic painting to digital art and photography, with a dose of the ‘dark arts’ mixed in too.  The results are modern, gothic, potions that often feel both ‘movie quality’ and horror ready.  Starting with real-life subjects, their portraiture is then gradually transformed into the paranormal, fantastical, creations you’ll enjoy below.

Just 5 years after being purchased by 11-West, one of our most vibrant and imaginative artist communities in Oakland will be emptied out by this summer. The community of large scale industrial artists, fabricators, builders, and makers at American Steel in West Oakland is readying themselves for an upcoming eviction.