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Are You Debating Renting or Buying?
Rising housing costs are pushing more middle-class families in California to rent rather than buy. The average cost of ownership payments for a mid-t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Your Houseplant is Smarter Than It Looks
There has been a sweeping reevaluation of animal intelligence over the last decade as we’ve realized that all kinds of organisms are smarter than we …
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: Tiffany Haddish Wants to ‘Curse You With Joy’
You may know actor and stand-up comedian Tiffany Haddish best for her riotous performance in the 2017 film "Girls Trip." Or for her Emmy Award-winnin…
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: 'Jazz Hero' Jesse 'Chuy' Varela on the History of Latin Jazz in the Bay Area and Beyond
Radio host, journalist, musician, and musicologist Jesse “Chuy” Varela has been a treasured fixture of the Bay Area jazz scene for more than 40 years…
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: Rebecca Boyle on How the Moon ‘Made Us Who We Are’
Ever since our moon formed roughly 4.6 billion years ago, it has “conduct(ed) the symphony of life on Earth.” That’s according to lifelong moon enthu…
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: Berkeley Perfumer Mandy Aftel on the 'Curious and Wondrous World of Fragrance'
“You don’t just smell an aroma; you fall into it,” writes artisan perfumer Mandy Aftel. And entering her exquisite small museum, the Aftel Archive of…
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: R.O. Kwon Mines Complexity of Desire, Both Romantic and Creative, in ‘Exhibit’
In her new novel “Exhibit” R.O. Kwon introduces us to Jin Han, a photographer in San Francisco who’s unsure if her transgressive infatuation for a ba…
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: ‘Down Home Music’ Captures Arhoolie Records’ History in Photos
Legendary Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz transversed the United States and Mexico for decades recording traditional roots music and unknow…
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: Electronic Music Composer Suzanne Ciani Celebrates Groundbreaking Career
If you were watching TV in the 1980s you’re probably familiar with the sounds of electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani, whose synthesizer compositio…
1 year, 8 months ago
Forum From the Archives: Graphic Novelist Raina Telgemeier Taps into Adolescent Anxiety, Zeitgeist
You might not think that 224 pages devoted to a sixth grader’s tricky journey with braces would make for a bestseller, but since its publication in 2…
1 year, 8 months ago