Oakland Archives - Page 30 of 120

The Agenda

Who really owns the disputed parcel of land in the Mission District?

Tim Redmond - June 11, 2023

Plus: The Castro Theater battle moves to the Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission. That's The Agenda for June 11-18.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Pride—and queer film—is busting out all over

Dennis Harvey - June 5, 2023

From John Waters and Gay Girls Riding Club to International Male, rainbow celluloid season heats up

Art Review

Madonna bong, individualist protest signs offer sly balance at pt. 2 Gallery

Genevieve Quick - May 29, 2023

John De Fazio and Cliff Hengst create glimmering look at queer histories and identities.

Music

Under the Stars: Still swooning for Roísin Murphy’s Portola Music Fest booking

John-Paul Shiver - May 25, 2023

Plus: Black Artist Database drops a compilation that predicts the future.

Media

Dianne Feinstein and the ghoulish media

Calvin Welch - May 25, 2023

The longtime press darling is now, it appears, getting manipulated by some of her old friends.

Art

Ema Sintamarian’s road to art began with a pair of rebellious red shoes

Mary Corbin - May 24, 2023

Forged in Bucharest's conformity, the multimedia artist now spins tales of melancholy, loneliness, and the absurd.

Crime

What justice for Banko Brown means

Krea Gomez - May 22, 2023

Banko has been gone three weeks. When I worked at the Young Women's Freedom Center, not hearing from a young person for three weeks was...

Arts + Culture

Dub nation, rejoice. Mad Professor is coming to town

Adrian Spinelli - May 22, 2023

Producer legend stays at it, 400 albums in—and he's still all-analog.

Major celebration of artists with developmental disabilities heads to OMCA

48 Hills - May 17, 2023

"Into the Brightness" shines spotlight on powerful Bay Area arts movement.

Art

In order to feel alive: The paintings of Livia Stein

Mary Corbin - May 11, 2023

This Oakland artist is drawn to the intersection of the human and non-human.

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