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Opioid Epidemic at the Start of 2019: Where’s the Progress We Were Promised?
By Kate Harveston When tens of thousands of your fellow citizens die in one year from the same preventable cause, you rightly call it a ‘crisis’. The National Safety Council found in 2017 that for the first time ever, Americans were more likely to die from opioid overdose than from a car accident. You
Kamala Harris Comes Home to Support & Criticism at Campaign Kickoff
Blocks away from where she was born at Oakland Kaiser, the first black, American-Indian woman to run for president of the United States readied herself to step up to the podium. It was a big moment for Senator Kamala Harris, knowing the path to proving herself to the country starts
Hooray! The SF Independent Film Festival is Here!
Guest Post by Peter Wong Love independent film but too broke to head out to Park City for either Sundance or Slamdance? Such local film-lovers are in luck, as the 21st San Francisco Independent Film Festival (aka IndieFest) returns to the Roxie and Victoria Theatres to bring both fun and
Ted Cruz Talks to MAGA Teen About Living with ‘Punchable Face Syndrome’
“I’m a survivor, you’re a survivor, God knows it wasn’t easy”. Ted Cruz on living with PFS (Punchable Face Syndrome). Senator Ted Cruz of Texas reached out to the embattled MAGA hat wearing teenager Nick Sandmann Sunday to speak with him about the dangers of living with PFS, commonly known as ‘Punchable Face
8 Things Straight People Can Do to Support LGBTQ Folks Right Now
No one can deny that LGBTQ individuals have had a tough go of things under the current presidential administration. With the Supreme Court voting to allow a ban on transgender soldiers who have served their country bravely, the situation appears grim for those in the LGBTQ community and their allies.
Bankruptcy Forces National Valentine’s Day Candy Heart Shortage
Those colored candy Sweethearts with little sayings on them will be harder to come by this year. Their manufacturer Necco declared bankruptcy in May of last year, leaving the future of the iconic tiny candy hearts in limbo. Though competitor the Spangler Candy Company swooped in and bought up the
Bay Of The Living Dead: Beware The Stare Of Dracula: A Celebration Of Hammer Horror
Welcome to Bay Of The Living Dead, a regular column about the horror genre. For nearly twenty years beginning in 1957, England’s Hammer Films was the go-to studio for old fashioned Gothic horror. The company’s reign of terror began with The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957), a full color, blood and thunder re-imagining of
Highlights of UNTITLED and FOG Design+Art in SF
After checking out UNTITLED (at Pier 35) and FOG Design+Art (at Fort Mason), and seeing a lot of great artwork, I think that UNTITLED was the stronger art fair of the two. Although FOG benefits SFMOMA and tends to get more hype leading up to it, the overall selections at UNTITLED were edgier