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Stereo 41 blends southern cuisine and vinyl culture
When Victor Ghaben was growing up, a PG&E service station occupied 1535 Bonanza St. in Walnut Creek. In its current incarnation as Stereo 41, the whitewashed brick façade is the only remaining sign of its institutional origins....
Bay Area lowriders keep cruising
From suspension coils to lowering blocks to hydraulic presses, car customization is far more than just a hobby. Rooted in resistance, shaped by heritage and defined by custom aesthetics, lowrider culture is a testament to the resilience...
Oakland filmmakers build local industry
The TV shows I’m a Virgo and Blindspotting were both led by Oakland creatives who envisioned filming the entirety of their projects in the Bay Area.
Boots Riley, Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs filmed as many days as...
AI founders explore psychedelic consciousness
When AI, math and physics researcher Alejandro Zarzuelo first arrived in the Bay Area from Spain, he joined friends he’d met online from similar circles. Naturally, they embarked on a four-day bender, one that included an LSD...
Closing the wisdom gap: Exploring AI psychotherapy, part 3
This is the third and final installment of a three-part series in which our writer delves into the depths of his psyche, guided by artificial intelligence. Read Part One, ‘AI: Final Weapon or Final Healer?’ and Part...
Black Bay Area artists rebuild cultural infrastructure
A map is drawn to lay claim to a place. This one is drawn to recover it: By walking ground that already belonged to someone and naming what survived the three-headed blaze of divestment, disorganization and gentrification.
Not...
The wound, overthrown: Exploring AI psychotherapy
This is the second installment of a three-part series in which our writer delves into the depths of his psyche, guided by artificial intelligence. Read the previous installment here: Part 1, ‘AI: Final Weapon or Final Healer?’.
The...
