The Black Panthers Are Back
Leader Bobby Seale and other activists have a few things to say about the latest documentary.
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Art Murmur 2.0
The Oakland art scene grows—and grows up.
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Worth a Thousand Words
Envisioning Human Rights, an exhibition of 39 striking photos over 40 years from eminent photographers, comes to Boalt Hall.
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Forward to the Past
Imagine a beautifully painted, gingerbready Victorian home—on wheels, tooling down the freeway, with flames shooting out the top. That’s the Steampunk aesthetic in a nutshell—a mash-up of the technology and aesthetics of Jules Verne’s era and 21st-century ideas. From Steamy events like Burning Man and the annual Edwardian Ball in San Francisco to trends in clothing and interior design, the youth-driven movement is making its dramatic presence known.
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Separated From the World by Choice
Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
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Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Urges Parents to Discuss Race
A Cal psychologist has a simple prescription for race relations.
Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.