Forget "Redefining Masculinity." These Artists Are Blowing the Whole Thing Up
A Castro gallery show and a new Oakland bar ask what masculinity could look like if we stopped trying to nail it down.
Forget "Redefining Masculinity." These Artists Are Blowing the Whole Thing Up
A Castro gallery show and a new Oakland bar ask what masculinity could look like if we stopped trying to nail it down.
âHow Could You Be Against Joy?â: Bay Area Artists Are Turning on the Civic Joy Fund
A private initiative founded by the mayor and backed by a crypto billionaire is increasingly shaping San Franciscoâs arts scene. Musicians are asking questions â and some are calling for a boycott.
In Beans We Trust
In the Bay Area, the humble legume has quietly become a cultural touchstone â and a mirror for how we eat through uncertain times.
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Culture
These Spaceships Werenât Built For Us
After eight years of grappling with displacement and the loss of community in the Bay Area, Iâm publishing a book of poems about it.
An Open Letter to LaRussell
The rapper made an error with the song âHeaven Sent,â writes fellow Bay Area emcee Rocky Rivera. But not listening to his community was the bigger mistake.
Taifa Nia Finds His Second Wind
With new EP âInvidiaâ and two more on the way, the San Francisco musician and prolific collaborator comes into his own as a solo artist.
Entanglements Lost: My Day at a Geography Conference in San Francisco
On making friends with maps and Marxists.
Power
Philz Coffee Deals Lethal Blow to Gay 'Little Treat' Culture
The beloved coffee chain nixed its Pride flags in the name of âinclusivity.â What the hell?
Iâm Supposed to be Visible Today â But Why?
Every year I wonder if visibility and joy are the same thing. And every year I am more and more convinced that the answer is no.
The Olympics Has a New Sex Testing Policy. The Evidence Doesnât Add Up
Iâve spent over 10 years obsessed with so-called âgender verificationâ tests. Proponents claim they have history and science on their side. They donât.
Itâs Time To Kill the Hero
On Cesar Chavez, René Redzepi, and all the men we make excuses for in the name of the greater good.
Life
COYOTE Calendar: April 16-April 22
This week we've got art, more art, even more art, Earth day, lesbians, whales, kites, pinball, and scent foraging.
COYOTE Calendar: April 9-April 15
This week weâve got linocut hangouts, a pro wrestling themed market, animal tracking classes, and a surprising number of sheep.
I Support Womenâs Rights and Wrongs, the Concussion Edition
Tackle football is one of the most lucrative, popular sports in the United States. Itâs also one of the most dangerous. How do you root for womenâs progress in a game maybe nobody should play?
COYOTE Calendar: April 2-April 8
This week we've got bee guts, doulas, post-colonial music, tempeh, and more.