To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Oaktown Spice Shop is collaborating with twenty-three Bay Area restaurants and bars this month on a series of limited-edition dishes and drinks.
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The financial reality of being an artist in San Francisco has shaped the relaunch of a much-needed initiative: The Lab’s Living Wage Residency program, which will provide three artists with $17,530 each to develop new work.
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Palestinian rapper MC Abdul was able to move and bring his immediate family to the U.S. because of his talent and his record deal with powerhouse San Francisco record label EMPIRE. His debut album is out this Friday.
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Oakland’s Streetlight Gallery continues a deep Bay Area tradition of home galleries supporting Black artists. ‘A Call Home: Bay to LA’ is available to view by appointment through Nov. 30.
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Anne Rice is best associated with New Orleans, but loved ones and fans say her life in the Bay Area is crucial to her rich, gothic universe.
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In his new memoir, ‘I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me,’ Atlanta rapper and producer Lil Jon details his intersection with the Bay Area titans E-40 and Too Short, who signed Lil Jon to his own label.
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Niki Davis-Fainbloom, author of the forthcoming book ‘Smash Taboos,’ is calling for a fetish revolution. She wants us to rethink what we call strange, or kinky, so we can normalize all types of desire.
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Aaron Sorkin revisits a familiar subject, Mark Zuckerberg, with a star-studded cast in ‘The Social Reckoning.’
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The Sacramento Monarchs won a WNBA championship 20 years before the Golden State Valkyries even existed. These fans want to revive their overlooked legacy.
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At the Museum of the African Diaspora, Dewey Crumpler — the man who taught Deborah Roberts, Rozeal and Kehinde Wiley at the San Francisco Art Institute — exhibits five decades of persistent, dynamic work. Take a peek:
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Writer Sarah Haas became obsessed with a woman she’d never met: her husband’s ex. In her new book, ‘Jealousy: A Memoir,’ she explores how jealousy can consume us, distort reality and begin to feel like a force of its own.
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KQED's Midnight Diners have been hearing about a legendary Peninsula taco scene they hadn’t yet properly explored — so they headed to Redwood City for a good old-fashioned late-night taco crawl.
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The last of Muir Woods National Monument’s incredibly popular night tours is taking place right before Halloween — and tickets will be released at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 and will cost $1. The tour was previously free.
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Cristian Mungiu’s new film ‘Fjord,’ which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, begins screening this Friday in Bay Area theaters. Unfortunately, its falls short of the director’s earlier triumphs. Our review:
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The Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival is incredibly popular every year — but we have insider tips on how to beat the traffic and crowds this October.
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Oakland's Jerk'n It, a Guyanese oxtail specialist that posts up at Lake Merritt, is one of the informal market's many success stories.
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With Fleet Week kicking off in San Francisco, here’s how you can catch (or avoid) the events happening across the city.
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This year’s National Book Award finalists include works from authors like Edwidge Danticat and Valeria Luiselli in the spotlight. See the full list:
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Six decades ago, a group of young Black activists in Oakland began policing the police. The Black Panther Party celebrates its 60th anniversary this month with a series of events.

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Bay Area author Natalie Baszile follows up ‘Queen Sugar’ with a new book based on a real-life traumatic incident her family experienced.
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