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From San Francisco to Jakatra, 3kelves Makes Borderless Indie Pop
Music has taken the Korean American producer across the globe, and it all started on Discord.
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Ticket Alert: Billie Eilish at San Jose’s SAP Center in December
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'For Our Children' Urges a Renewed Focus on Police Brutality
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Bon Jovi Docuseries ‘Thank You, Goodnight’ Is an Argument for Respect
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A New Foraging Walking Tour With Asian American Roots Springs to Life
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Documentary Focuses on Man Behind a Cruelly Bizarre 1990s Japanese Reality Show
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nic feliciano Is Blessed With The ‘Curse of an Overactive Creative Mind’
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High Schoolers Give TLDR Versions of Rightnowish Episodes
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Deep Sea Fishing, Filipino Roots and Belonging ‘Where We Are’
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BAMPFA’s Great Migration Show Brings Nuance to a History Shared by Millions
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A Judee Sill Documentary Ensures Her Musical Genius Won't Be Forgotten
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Beyoncé Fans Reflect on Election Year Concerns at San Francisco Drag Show
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Ticket Alert: Billie Eilish at San Jose’s SAP Center in December
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A New Bay Area Food Festival Celebrates Chefs of Color and Diasporic Unity
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Here’s What Bay Area Rappers Are Eating (According to Their Lyrics)
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The Dancer Who Helped Start the Black Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program
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The Pregnant Teen Who Captained a Clipper Ship in 1856
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The Eccentric Saloon Owner Beloved and Defended by 19th-Century Sailors
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A music producer poses, looking into the camera, in a tropical setting with scooters driving by behind him.

From San Francisco to Jakatra, 3kelves Makes Borderless Indie Pop

Music has taken the Korean American producer across the globe, and it all started on Discord.
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'For Our Children' Urges a Renewed Focus on Police Brutality

Débora Souza Silva's new film about families impacted by police violence premieres May 10 in Oakland.
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Bon Jovi Docuseries ‘Thank You, Goodnight’ Is an Argument for Respect

The new Hulu show takes a close look at Bon Jovi’s career, and singer Jon Bon Jovi’s struggle to overcome vocal problems.
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A New Foraging Walking Tour With Asian American Roots Springs to Life

Cindy Li forages tea, dinner and dessert — and explains why there aren’t many foragers of color in the Bay.
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An unkempt, shirtless Japanese man in a sparse white room leans towards the camera and smiles.

Documentary Focuses on Man Behind a Cruelly Bizarre 1990s Japanese Reality Show

Hulu film ‘The Contestant’ explores the story behind ‘A Life in Prizes,’ a show in which one naked man had to survive off coupons.
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‘The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed’ Announces An Exciting New Voice

Writer-director-star Joanna Arnow has somehow made a sharp and insightful movie about a drab work and equally drab sex life.
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