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Music

A-Plus of Hieroglyphics and Sunspot Jonz of Living Legends have released a new collaboration: Stoney Hawk

Two Underground Hip-Hop Legends Remind Oakland of Its Roots.

By Madeline Wells

Arts Feature

Rita Moreno's Lifelong Quest for Non-Sterotypical Work

By Dave Gil de Rubio

Seven Days

Richard Valle's Dual Allegiances

By Steven Tavares

Feature

Should We Break Up PG&E?

By Alastair Bland

News & Opinion

Seven Days

Barbara Lee Endorses Kamala Harris for President; Progressive Heads Explode

Plus hirings in Alameda and at Oakland A's and victories for Ro Khanna and the memory of Oscar Grant.

By Steven Tavares

Feature

Sex Shops Are Not So Scary

Check out these East Bay sex-positive shops.

By Annie Crawford

Feature

8 Pointers for Dating in 2019

Single in the East Bay? Here are some tips for navigating the local dating scene.

By Madeline Wells

Letters

Letters for the Week of Feb. 6-Feb.12

By Robert Gammon

Letters

Letters for the Week of Feb. 6-Feb.12

By Robert Gammon

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Three Artists Explore Unusual Materials

Kerith Lisi, Brian Singer, and Hadley Williams craft elegant, witty works that look fresh and contemporary.

By DeWitt Cheng

Staff Picks

Creditors

Aurora Theatre

Building Bridges, Not Walls

Berkeley Veterans Memorial Building

Masako Miki at Matrix 273

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Savage Love

What Sexual Practice Can We Describe with the Term Extra Lobster?

In search of the perfect sexual neo-neologism.

By Dan Savage

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Funky Fresh Flavor at Cambodian Street Food

Putting the "street" back into "street food."

By Katherine Hamilton

What the Fork

A Dozen Cousins Wants to Bring Healthy Eating to a Wider Audience

The new Berkeley-based natural food brand believes healthy eating can be culturally relevant and taste good, too.

By Katherine Hamilton

Staff Picks

Celebrate 5 Years of Red Bay Coffee

Red Bay Coffee

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Movies

Movie Review

<b><i>Never Look Away</i></b> bites off more than it can chew, but does so stylishly

Never Look Away bites off more than it can chew, but does so stylishly

Artists and Nazis in Florian Henckel's latest film.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi 
goes to Spain, convincingly, 
with <b><i>Everybody Knows</i></b>

Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi goes to Spain, convincingly, with Everybody Knows

She was here a minute ago.

By Kelly Vance

Now Playing

Cold War

Jumanji

Mirai

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part 3D

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Music

Club Night's Love and Aggression

How Josh Bertram channels his impulses into organized chaos.

By Liz Zarka

Staff Picks

Illuminati Hotties & Club Night

Starline Social Club

Mazzy Star

The Fox Theater

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

The New Parish

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Recent Blog Posts

News - February 18, 12:13 PM

Monday’s Briefing: Oakland School Strike and Kevin Durant MVP

News - February 15, 9:34 AM

Friday’s Briefing: Oscar Grant Way, and Oakland Rent-Increase Moratorium

News - February 14, 7:28 AM

Thursday’s Briefing: New City Manager for Alameda, Plus Trump Wants His Money Back

News - February 12, 8:51 AM

Tuesday Briefing: Trump Taxes, Cannabis Capital, and Scraper Bikes for Everyone

News - February 11, 9:25 AM

Monday’s Briefing: Trump Tax Cuts Hurting California?; Even-More-Fantastic Negrito

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Two Underground Hip-Hop Legends Remind Oakland of Its Roots.

Plus hirings in Alameda and at Oakland A's and victories for Ro Khanna and the memory of Oscar Grant.

Check out these East Bay sex-positive shops.

Single in the East Bay? Here are some tips for navigating the local dating scene.

Kerith Lisi, Brian Singer, and Hadley Williams craft elegant, witty works that look fresh and contemporary.

Aurora Theatre

Berkeley Veterans Memorial Building

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

In search of the perfect sexual neo-neologism.

We're all more aroused when we're relaxed. When used properly, cannabis chills you out and increases bodily sensitivity and pleasure.

Putting the "street" back into "street food."

The new Berkeley-based natural food brand believes healthy eating can be culturally relevant and taste good, too.

Red Bay Coffee

Artists and Nazis in Florian Henckel's latest film.

She was here a minute ago.

How Josh Bertram channels his impulses into organized chaos.

Starline Social Club

The Fox Theater

The New Parish

Masako Miki at Matrix 273 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Bay Area artist Masako Miki has fashioned a brightly colored, humorous forest...

Susana Baca @ Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse

Afro-Peruvian singer and twice winner of the Latin American Grammy Award...

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah @ The New Parish

New Orleans jazz trumpeter, composer and producer...

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Elected supervisor from southern Alameda County also lobbies for recycling firm.

Putting the "street" back into "street food."

The new Berkeley-based natural food brand believes healthy eating can be culturally relevant and taste good, too.

Two Underground Hip-Hop Legends Remind Oakland of Its Roots.

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.

Sports medicine is not just for athletes. It's for anyone who wants to lead an active lifestyle and be their best self.

Local brewers predict the staying power of brut IPAs, lagers, wine-beer hybrids, and more.

After years of delay, the city is finally taking action to retrofit thousands of seismically unsafe soft-story apartments.

After a year plagued with challenges and slow progress, equity applicants are learning to manage expectations and lean on others for resources and support.

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.

No metric factually supports the oft-repeated falsehood about the so-called “global Raiders brand.” And this delusion could have destructive results for Mark Davis, the NFL, and Nevada taxpayers.

After years of delay, the city is finally taking action to retrofit thousands of seismically unsafe soft-story apartments.

Under its agreement with UC Berkeley, the online giant can seek to block the release of public records or redact parts of them.

Cannabis businesses say the city’s high tax rate could force them to close. But if Oakland lowers the tax, it might not be able to afford city worker raises.

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