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What’s Missing in Oakland’s First Cultural Plan in 30 Years?
Will Oakland’s arts community benefit from the new cultural plan?
Credits: File photo/Stephen Loewinsohn
In June 1988, Oakland released its "Strategic Plan...
Photographer Stephen Loewinsohn Captures Oakland from Above
Sideshows look different from 400 feet in the air.
Credits: Photo by Stephen Loewinsohn
On a Sunday evening in late April, police converged on...
Shannon and the Clams Discuss the Ghost Ship Tragedy and Their New Album
Shannon and the Clams got their start by playing local warehouses.
Credits: Photo by Alysse Gafkjen
The narrative destined to attach itself...
Family, Friends, and Fans Pay Tribute to Rod Dibble, Oakland’s Pianist
RIP
Credits: Rick Paulas
A memorial was held at The Alley over the weekend for Rod Dibble, the dive bar’s resident pianist since 1960, who died...
Last Night’s Earthquake Proved That Earthquake Twitter Is Ideal Twitter
Twitter is a value-negative cesspool that's increasingly rotting our brains and perhaps leading to nuclear destruction. But last night at 2:39 a.m., after being...
Pay No Attention to the Man at the Piano
"I'm playing situations where their expressed purpose is for two lonely people to try to fuck."
Credits: Photo by Rick Paulas
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Question Bridge: Black Males
After spending years as a traveling show, this heavily praised exhibition returns to the Oakland Museum of California for its...
Blasted by Sarah Kane
In 1995, British playwright Sarah Kane premiered her first production, a provocative three-person play featuring rape, suicide, and cannibalism. It...
