ARTS FEATURE
Is a Beautiful Soul Necessary to Create Beautiful Art?
The provocative A Human Ounce at Central Works asks whether the creator can be separate from the creation.
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Selfishness and Sacrifice After the Meltdown
The Children at Aurora Theatre Company makes us think deeply.
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Sex, Drugs, and Mental Illness in Beirut
In Spring Rain, Andy Warner's black-and-white illustrations capture the ancient beauty and cosmopolitan energy of Lebanon amidst a revolution.
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Record Collector Helps Keep Lowrider Soul Alive in the Bay Area
Rene Lopez celebrates the culture with 3,000 discs and regular DJ sets across the Bay Area. His Suavecito Souldies brings a soul night to The Uptown every First Friday.
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Rain Checks
When should you cut it off for good, and when should you just stop for a while?
ARTS FEATURE
The Provocations of Brontez Purnell
The writer, filmmaker, and dancer is back with a new work at San Francisco's FRESH Festival.
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A Year of Planning, 18 Hours of Shopping
It takes a village to stage the annual White Elephant Sale.
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Resilient Women, Figuring it Out as They Go
With The Vineyards of Champagne, Oakland author Juliet Blackwell writes another tale of women in France on the front lines of history.
SAVAGE LOVE
Get Your Ass Into Therapy
Is being submissive bad for me? Plus how can I get over my crippling sexual anxiety?
ARTS FEATURE
A Neglected Beat Pioneer
New collection of works by Bob Kaufman illuminates the work of an influential, if forgotten poet.
SAVAGE LOVE
Oil and Latex Do Not Mix
Plus, gaping assholes, pictures of exes, and anti-gay hate mail.
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Five Richmond Risk-Takers
Group-curated show displays the breadth and diversity of the city’s art scene.
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Upcoming Events
History Keeps Me Awake @ Waterfront Playhouse and Conservatory
Cirque Éloize @ Zellerbach Playhouse
No More I Love Yous @ Creative Growth Art Center
This Week's Feature
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A Psychiatric Emergency in Contra Costa County
For years, Contra Costa County has ignored problems at its once-groundbreaking psychiatric unit. Now the violence and aggression have reached a breaking point.
