COYOTE Calendar: April 9-April 15
This week weāve got linocut hangouts, a pro wrestling themed market, animal tracking classes, and a surprising number of sheep.
These Spaceships Werenāt Built For Us
After eight years of grappling with displacement and the loss of community in the Bay Area, Iām publishing a book of poems about it.
An Open Letter to LaRussell
The rapper made an error with the song āHeaven Sent,ā writes fellow Bay Area emcee Rocky Rivera. But not listening to his community was the bigger mistake.
I Support Womenās Rights and Wrongs, the Concussion Edition
Tackle football is one of the most lucrative, popular sports in the United States. Itās also one of the most dangerous. How do you root for womenās progress in a game maybe nobody should play?
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Culture
Taifa Nia Finds His Second Wind
With new EP āInvidiaā 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.
Forget the Zombified Punk Festivals. The Future Is for the Dolls
Doll Fest, a fundraiser and celebration of femmes in punk rock, hits Oakland and Albany March 27ā29.
Meet Holinda, the Fremont High Senior Running a Coffee Cart at Her School
At a barista training program for young immigrants and refugees, Holinda learned how to pull espresso shots and steam milk. Now, the high school senior dreams of opening her own shop.
Power
Iām Supposed to be Visible Today ā 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 Doesnāt Add Up
Iāve spent over 10 years obsessed with so-called āgender verificationā tests. Proponents claim they have history and science on their side. They donāt.
Itās Time To Kill the Hero
On Cesar Chavez, RenƩ Redzepi, and all the men we make excuses for in the name of the greater good.
Life
COYOTE Calendar: April 9-April 15
This week weāve got linocut hangouts, a pro wrestling themed market, animal tracking classes, and a surprising number of sheep.
COYOTE Calendar: April 2-April 8
This week we've got bee guts, doulas, post-colonial music, tempeh, and more.
COYOTE Calendar: March 26-April 1
This week we've got kelp, cats, clowns, and several ways to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility.
How It's Made: The COYOTE Calendar
People don't just want to know what is happening, they want to know what they should go do.