COYOTE Calendar: April 23-April 29

This week we've got big boat browsing, rhinestone-encrusted poop, and horny hotdogs.

Soleil Ho Apr 22, 2026

Culture

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.

Soleil Ho Apr 20, 2026

Power

‘How Could You Be Against Joy?’: 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 Francisco’s arts scene. Musicians are asking questions — and some are calling for a boycott.

Emma Silvers Apr 16, 2026

Local Author

1 article

at left, a woman with pink hair and a black top and tattoos sits at a laptop with a stack of books. at right, a book called 'unsung heroesL 35 women who changed the bay area'

Culture

‘Unsung Heroines’ Is a Rollicking Feminist History of the Bay

Rae Alexandra’s new essay collection celebrates 35 leaders, activists, and rule-breakers we should have learned about in school.

Emma Silvers Mar 4, 2026