COYOTE (Page 6)

A smiling photo of a man and his grandfather holding the former’s debut poetry collection. Behind them is a lake.

Culture

These Spaceships Weren’t Built For Us

After eight years of grappling with displacement and the loss of community in the Bay Area, I’m publishing a book of poems about it.

Alan Chazaro Apr 8, 2026

a Black man in a colorful jersey, the rapper LaRussell, holds a microphone and looks off into the distance on a stage during a festival

Culture

An Open Letter to LaRussell

The rapper made an error with the song “Heaven Sent,” writes fellow Bay Area emcee Rocky Rivera. But not listening to his community was the bigger mistake.

Rocky Rivera Apr 6, 2026

A group of football players in yellow helmets gathered around in a circle and getting excited.

Life

I Support Women’s Rights and Wrongs, the Concussion Edition

Tackle football is one of the most lucrative, popular sports in the United States. It’s also one of the most dangerous. How do you root for women’s progress in a game maybe nobody should play?

Reo Eveleth Apr 3, 2026

Bold hand drawn words like "poetry" "sports" and "comics" surround a coyote reading a book, against a teal background.

Life

COYOTE Calendar: April 2-April 8

This week we've got bee guts, doulas, post-colonial music, tempeh, and more.

Reo Eveleth Apr 1, 2026

Power

I’m Supposed to be Visible Today — 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.

Reo Eveleth Mar 31, 2026

a young Black man in a black ball cap stands in the foreground looking up in front of a church, which is blurry in the background against a blue sky

Culture

Taifa Nia Finds His Second Wind

With new EP ‘Invidia’ and two more on the way, the San Francisco musician and prolific collaborator comes into his own as a solo artist.

Emma Silvers Mar 30, 2026

A slide from a geography presentation that reads “But what about surveillance capitalism?” and answers the question with “Treating data brokering as 'doing geo’ is stolen valor."

Culture

Entanglements Lost: My Day at a Geography Conference in San Francisco

On making friends with maps and Marxists.

Rahawa Haile Mar 27, 2026

A black and white photograph of a Japanese woman crossing the finish line at the 1928 Olympics.

Power

The Olympics Has a New Sex Testing Policy. The Evidence Doesn’t Add Up

I’ve spent over 10 years obsessed with so-called “gender verification” tests. Proponents claim they have history and science on their side. They don’t.

Reo Eveleth Mar 26, 2026