- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jul 27, 2011
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Spicing Up Sexy Storytelling
Stronger curation and stricter time limits do wonders for Bawdy Storytelling.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Aug 26, 2009
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It's a Grind
Rappers trade insult essays at this weekend's Battle of the Bay 5.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Dec 29, 2010
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The Birdman Strikes
Berkeley birdhouse-maker Michael Parayno says his weekly parties build community. But the city says he's breaking the law — again.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Dec 23, 2009
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KPFA Radio Meltdown
94.1 FM battles budget cuts, layoffs, program rejiggering, and now, boycotts.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Dec 15, 2010
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With Death Comes Comic Relief
Faced with closure, the manager at Berkeley's famed comic book shop remains cautiously optimistic.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jun 22, 2011
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US Air Guitar Championships Present: Men in Tights
Forty will spar and two will prevail as this week's competition.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Apr 13, 2011
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Punks Versus Hipsters: The Battle Royale
How the East Bay Rats got two Oakland subcultures into the boxing ring.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Mar 9, 2011
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The Demise of Kitty's
How one fight put Emeryville's main dance club in peril.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Sep 16, 2009
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An Inside Job
Members of the 9/11 "Truth" movement are typically disparaged as crackpots. In fact, they're actually wonks.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, May 18, 2011
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The Anti-Rapture
Local atheists brace for Judgment Day.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, May 4, 2011
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Shouts and (Art) Murmurs
With one of its original members splitting off, has Oakland Art Murmur become a victim of its own success?
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Nov 24, 2010
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Oakland's War on Fun
As the city ramps up enforcement of cabaret laws and permit fees, Oakland clubs worry about survival.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Apr 18, 2012
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The Perfect Sidekick Offers a Safe Space for Lesbians — and Straight Women — to Work Out
Nathalie Huerta's Jack London District gym also aims to be a community space.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Nov 10, 2010
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Cuts and Dueling Protests at KPFA
Faced with huge cuts and the threat of layoffs, KPFA tries — and fails — to form a united front.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Feb 18, 2009
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Beyond Anarchy at PM Press
Twenty-five years after launching AK Press, Ramsey Kanaan took his democracy elsewhere.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Feb 10, 2010
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A Graphic Ramayana
Pixar animator Sanjay Patel brings his sharp sensibility to ancient Hindu myth.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jan 18, 2012
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Lip Service Pays Off
Local lit series shows the warty underside of a flourishing scene.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Oct 19, 2011
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IsAnyoneUp.com and the Porn Generation
How 25-year-old "life ruiner" Hunter Moore used revenge porn to get famous.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Jul 29, 2009
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"How Berkeley Can You Be?" Thwarted by Berkeley
New costs, alcohol restrictions, and buzz-killers make festival untenable.
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, May 5, 2010
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Rebecca Kaplan Is Out and At Large
How the Oakland city councilwoman set out to repeal an 1879 ban on cross-dressing, and became a torch-bearer for the LGBT community.
