Philosophy Archives

Art

This Bay sculptor is grateful for lessons that clay has taught her

Mary Corbin - July 14, 2021

Symbolist artist Sara Lisch has stories to tell. In this interview, she spins a few.

Art

From refuse, artist Kloe Chan creates emotional refuge

Mary Corbin - June 1, 2021

Physical space and community play an important role in hand-crafted works like 'I Will Knit Us a Sanctuary'

Movies

Screen Grabs: An unlikely hero stands up to massive redevelopment in ‘Dead Pigs’

Dennis Harvey - May 28, 2021

Plus: Thrilling sequel 'A Quiet Place 2,' a lost Black intellectual classic from 1982, and a trans romance gem.

Puff

Puff: Social pains? Reopen with hash gummies and superlative body balm

Dan Karkoska - May 19, 2021

Our intrepid cannabis writer tracks down the new Plus Hash Gummies drop, plus a Sweet ReLeaf balm his Texan dad swears by.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: San Francisco is the devil’s playground. Thank goodness!

Dennis Harvey - April 26, 2021

A new doc captures Satanist Anton LaVey, “the coolest grandpa ever.” Plus: Werewolves on Wheels, Bad Witch, more

Music

Sweater Funk’s finest: DāM-FunK’s latest hints at breakbeat expansions to come

John-Paul Shiver - April 22, 2021

The producer—who took early steps towards greatness in a Chinatown basement—delivers a simple and poignant mantra with 'Atmosphere III.'

News + Politics

Not far from the tree: California’s new attorney general

Rene Ciria-Cruz - March 28, 2021

Rob Bonta's progressive political approach comes directly from his upbringing as the son of left-wing parents who fought Marcos in the Philippines.

News + Politics

US Senate committee takes on economic inequality

Tim Redmond - March 18, 2021

It's a defining issue -- but the news media don't seem to be paying attention, and half the members didn't bother to show up.

Movies

‘One Night in Miami’: a Black vision of freedom’s meaning

John-Paul Shiver - January 26, 2021

Regina King's prescient movie depicts a transformative meeting of four Black culture geniuses

Education

A thank-you from the future to the women who built the Issei Women’s Building

Misa Okayama - January 24, 2021

Teaching Behind the Mask at Nihonmachi Little Friends school.

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