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Future Ink masters blackout tattoos
At Future Ink on Broadway in Oakland, a man with both arms completely blacked out stands at a mirror photographing his latest tattoo.
He goes by Nero and came to this tattoo shop because Kevin Ligabue, founder of...
Social Eyes: Week of Oct. 8-14
This week's calendar picks feature somesurprises, Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish), Som Dela, SHĀHERI, Bones Shredder and Sweet Gloom, Cortisa Star, Shotgun Players' 'Falling for You,' Audrey Hobert, Michael Pollan and Christof Koch, and Dos Santos.
Pretty Frankenstein reclaims Filipino mythology
The air is chilly, the leaves are dropping and the darkness lingers longer at night. Yes, spooky season is here and that means the veil between worlds is thinning, allowing ghosts, goblins and ghouls to cross over...
Free Will Astrology: Week of Oct. 7
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Oracle: My secret terror is being ordinary. I need to be special, and lately I’m worried I’m just average and unremarkable. That thought is repugnant to me! Can you offer any advice?...
Destiny Muhammad reinvents jazz harp
When Destiny Muhammad was a 9-year-old living in Compton, she saw Harpo Marx playing the harp on the beloved sitcom, I Love Lucy. She knew instantly in her heart that that was her future and her destiny.
A...
Social Eyes: Week of Oct. 1-7
This week's calendar picks feature Fruit Bats, Dahveed Behroozi Trio, Snarky Puppy, Billy Strings, Lisa B, Jon Batiste, El Khat, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Tom Borrow, and Cavetown.
Free Will Astrology: Week of Sept. 30
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Orchids may lure pollinating insects with ingenious illusions rather than nectar. Some mimic the look or fragrance of other flowers. Others resemble female insects so convincingly that hopeful males unknowingly assist with pollination....
