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, Oct 3, 2012
New Growth in Temescal Alley Means Death for Polymorph Recording
The retail corridor appears to be thriving, but its first tenant may be an unfortunate casualty.
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, Oct 3, 2012
David Levithan Takes Teenage Angst to a Whole New Level
In Every Day, a body-inhabiting teen provokes questions of gender roles.
by Alison Peters
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Q&A about T&A
Dispatches on dry humping, anal sex, threesomes, and more.
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, Sep 26, 2012
Karen Kilimnik's World of Ballet
Classical ballet proves a fascinating entry point into the contemporary artist's multifaceted career.
by Alex Bigman
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, Sep 26, 2012
Hamlet Buoyed by "Unmanly Grief"
Liesl Tommy highlights male pathos and feminist catharsis in her staging of Shakespeare's famous play.
by Rachel Swan
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, Sep 26, 2012
Luisa Weiss Explores Love, Culinary-Style
My Berlin Kitchen is a memoir of people, places, things, and the food that goes with them.
by Alison Peters
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, Sep 26, 2012
Defending Folsom Street
Plus butt plugs and insatiable nymphos.
by Dan Savage
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, Sep 19, 2012
The Elaborate Commentary of Kristoffer Diaz
His new play on pro wrestling,
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
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by Rachel Swan
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, Sep 19, 2012
Interface Gallery's Points of Interaction
New Temescal gallery Interface explores the rich possibilities of its namesake.
by Alex Bigman
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, Sep 19, 2012
The Science and Art of Partying
Mishap Science Fair returns for an evening of booze, bands, and hands-on, science-y art.
by Cassie McFadden
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The Kids Are All Right
Andreana Clay's new examination of youth activism injects some hope into the "hip-hop generation."
by Ellen Cushing
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, Sep 19, 2012
Head This Way
But don't give the niece a dildo unless she asks for it.
by Dan Savage
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, Sep 12, 2012
The Revival of Bay Area Ladyfest
DIY feminist festival returns after an eight-year hiatus.
by Cassie McFadden
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, Sep 12, 2012
Misako Inaoka's Wild Animals
The Japanese-born, Mills College-educated artist populates Johansson Projects with animal/furniture hybrids that beguile and disturb.
by Alex Bigman
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, Sep 12, 2012
T. Geronimo Johnson's True Blood
The author's new novel,
Hold It 'Til It Hurts
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by Alison Peters
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, Sep 12, 2012
A Dildo to a Niece
Plus stinky feet, rest-stop blowjobs, and a smoking kink.
by Dan Savage
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, Sep 5, 2012
Chinglish in Translation
David Henry Hwang used a timeless theme to foretell a current political scandal.
by Rachel Swan
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, Sep 5, 2012
A Decidedly Special Delivery
Endless Canvas transforms a long-abandoned West Berkeley warehouse into a three-story graffiti mural.
by Cassie McFadden
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, Sep 5, 2012
Straight Outta Brokeland
Telegraph Avenue is Michael Chabon's love letter to the East Bay.
by Alison Peters
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, Sep 5, 2012
Barry McGee's Memorials
The Mission School artist reprises past installations for his first ever mid-career survey, at the Berkeley Art Museum
by Alex Bigman
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