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
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. Reo Eveleth Apr 15, 2026
Culture How It’s Made: A 7,000-Word Story on Coal in Oakland “This is the only time in my entire life, I think, where I wrote long and someone was like, ‘Well, could you make it longer?’” Rahawa Haile Mar 6, 2026
