Oakland Archives - Page 35 of 109

Education

Fighting the Oakland school closures

Tiny - February 28, 2022

If I hadn’t had a school to go to with teachers and free breakfast as a houseless child, I literally couldn’t have made it through my life.

Music

Noise Pop diary: Moor Mother and Irreversible Entanglements have arrived

John-Paul Shiver - February 27, 2022

Free-jazz benediction for a troubled age keeps time at The New Parish

Sports

On bikes. On hard pavement. With a ball and a mallet.

Dillon McNeil - February 20, 2022

Bike Polo is not for the faint of heart—but the eclectic athletes that play it in San Francisco are part of an international competition.

Music

Mosswood Meltdown fest set for musical mayhem, good ol’ Oakland punk vibes

John-Paul Shiver - February 16, 2022

Two-day outdoor rager formerly known as Burger Boogaloo kicks off in July with new name and stellar lineup.

Art

Smoky air, social distancing: Gina Gaiser chronicles subtle moments of our now

Mary Corbin - February 16, 2022

The photographer takes inspiration from Warhol's quote: 'You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.'

Movies

Screen Grabs: From silents to Noise Pop, setting old scores and new

Dennis Harvey - February 15, 2022

Hendrix in Maui, Chaplin at the Paramount, Aelita the Queen of Mars, Gwar, and more movies mix with music.

Movies

LGBTQ orgs ‘disappointed’ but ‘hopeful’ about Castro Theatre takeover

Marke B. - February 10, 2022

After its botched announcement, Another Planet Entertainment receives 'cautious optimism' from community institutions.

Lit

Meet Jetpack Jones and his loud-smoking Baylien antihero Hyphy Murph

Alan Chazaro - February 10, 2022

The underground comic series satirizes and celebrates mid-'00s culture—through the eyes of a blazing extraterrestrial.

Art

Review: Sydney Cain’s gentle erasures summon omnipotent ancestral lineages

tamara suarez porras - February 9, 2022

In 'Dust to Dust' at Rena Bransten, charcoal, graphite, and powdered metals evoke Black legacies and genealogical power.

Opinion

Flush with significance: Why reopening a BART bathroom is a very big deal

Marke B. - February 3, 2022

Surveillance state overreach, homophobia, anti-homeless hysteria—sometimes a toilet isn't just a toilet.

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