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They grew up together, hidden away with their family’s collection of magical books. Each book is a spell, written in blood. Now Joanna tends to the collection, alone and isolated. Esther fled years before when she found out she was endangering her family with her presence. Tired of living on the run, she decides to risk everything and remain at the Antarctic station where she spent the past year and finally began to put down roots. But almost immediately, magic catches up with her, putting her, Joanna, and their family’s books at risk. Soon they realize that the spells controlling their lives go back further and have much more complicated origins than they could have imagined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13654506']Confident, compassionate, and incredibly engrossing, \u003cem>Ink Blood Sister Scribe\u003c/em> grabbed me with its first pages and put me completely under its spell — despite not being written in blood. Elements of many different genres entwine to form the cleverly paced narrative as we travel from Antarctic station thriller to new England murder mystery to the secret society intrigues of Europe’s magical elite. The characters are all delightfully warm in their own weird ways, despite being traumatized and frazzled, and the plot zigs and zags along with just the right amount of twists and reveals. \u003cem>Ink Blood Sister Scribe\u003c/em> stands out as a stellar and original debut novel.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘To Shape a Dragon’s Breath’ by Moniquill Blackgoose\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Anequs has grown up on the Island of Masquapaug with her family, and would have happily stayed there forever. But when a dragon hatches among her people for the first time in recent memory, it chooses her to bond with. She soon finds out that the Anglish settlers who have colonized the lands around Masquapaug have rules about who can have dragons and how they must be trained to shape the dragon’s breath and hone its powers. With her community and her dragon under threat, she has no choice but to enrol at an Anglish school for dragoneers on the mainland. But it soon becomes clear that there are many people who want Anequs to fail, and she realizes that shaping her dragon’s breath and her own sense of self based on Anglish values could destroy everything she cares about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13819831']Magical schools have always been a staple of the fantasy genre, but these days, I find that it’s hard to read a boarding school setting without considering the inherent colonial undertones of such institutions, even when they’re imaginary. \u003cem>To Shape a Dragon’s Breath \u003c/em>cuts right to the chase and is \u003cem>about\u003c/em> that, offering a scathing rejection of the idea that there is one right way for a person to be educated. The idea that a creature like a dragon is also something that could be colonized, and that there is power in honoring Indigenous ways of knowledge keeping and working harmoniously with the forces of nature, rather than seeking to dominate them, is a brilliant approach that brings something truly current to the genre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>To Shape a Dragon’s Breath\u003c/em> is also a very entertaining and fun read, full of loveable characters and intricate, original worldbuilding. I tore through it, caught up in an enthusiasm for dragons that I hadn’t experienced since I was a teenager obsessed with Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea and Anne McCaffrey’s Pern. I can only hope that there will be more stories set in this engaging new world.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘The Salt Grows Heavy’ by Cassandra Khaw\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In this story, a king takes a mermaid as a wife and their children are born with a ravenous hunger. The mermaid departs her former husband’s ravaged kingdom and travels the land with a strange but gentle plague doctor, seeking a new story — but it may prove to be even more harrowing than the one they left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This slip of a novella reads more like a poem or a fireside oration recited by some bard of old than it does like a traditional fantasy or horror novel. It is gory and grotesque, full of severed body parts and the sort of people who consume them. But it is also beautiful in its darkness; much like the mermaids of lore — before they were transformed into manatee-sweet, soft-haired sirens — it has teeth. Readers in the mood to savor a silver-tongued little nightmare will sink happily into its depths.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘Mortal Follies’ by Alexis Hall\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This sapphic historical romance with a supernatural twist is narrated by none other than that shrewd and knavish sprite called Robin Goodfellow, servant of the fairy king. Or rather, former servant. Out of favor, our narrator is forced to live as a mortal and (ugh) make a living telling tales…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13928174']In an England rife with little but powerful gods and spirits around every corner, a certain Miss Mitchelmore finds herself under the power of a curse that seeks to ruin her. Her ballgown dissolves into shreds around her, swarms of bees chase her into dangerous waterways — it’s clear that someone wishes her to meet with great, or even fatal, misfortune. Could it be the mysterious Lady Georgiana, whom everyone calls the Duke of Annadale, seeing as she (purportedly) murdered her own father and brothers via magical means in order to seize their estate? If the Duke is the cause of Miss Mitchelmore’s misfortunes, then she certainly ought not to be attracted to the prickly, impossible woman! But if the curse has some other source, it may be that the Duke is the only one who can help her be free of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexis Hall can always be counted on to deliver a sweet and compelling historical romance that explores the paths that queer people forged to find love in the past. \u003cem>Mortal Follies\u003c/em> definitely fits this brief, though it does stray a bit from the traditional romance framework, relying on the observations of its third-party narrator to tell us how the characters are feeling rather than delving directly into their thoughts. And while this conceit does keep both Miss Mitchelmore and the Duke at a bit more of a distance from the reader, Robin Goodfellow’s hilarious asides and grumbles more than make up for it. Also worth noting are the secondary characters, who are so compelling that I rather hope Hall intends to give several of them their own follow-up books — most especially Miss Mitchelmore’s best friend, Miss Bickle, who truly deserves some romantic escapades of her own. In the meantime, \u003cem>Mortal Follies\u003c/em> more than satisfies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘The First Bright Thing’ by J.R. Dawson\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When Windy Van Hooten’s Circus of the Fantasticals rolls into town, it is always with purpose. The management, lead by the Ringmaster, can see the future and even travel back and forth through time using powers called Sparks, which manifested in a chosen few in the wake of the Great War. Everyone in the circus is a Spark, and by performing for the right people on the right nights, they hope to set the world on a path to a better future. Because the Ringmaster knows that another war is coming, somehow even worse than the one that was meant to end all wars. And she also knows that another Spark circus is on their heels — one led by a man who once sought to dominate her with his power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13924682']Over the years, magical circus books have become a staple of the fantasy genre, and it can be difficult for a new example to really distinguish itself. \u003cem>The First Bright Thing’s\u003c/em> use of time travel and its characters’ dedication to shaping the future they hope for is where it shines. Themes of found family, faith, queerness, and free will weave in and out of the timelines along with the Ringmaster and her crew. The circus itself serves, as it often does, as a symbol of a place where the impossible becomes reality — and the power of that is the reason why circus stories will continue to enchant readers for years to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Caitlyn Paxson is a writer and performer. 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They grew up together, hidden away with their family’s collection of magical books. Each book is a spell, written in blood. Now Joanna tends to the collection, alone and isolated. Esther fled years before when she found out she was endangering her family with her presence. Tired of living on the run, she decides to risk everything and remain at the Antarctic station where she spent the past year and finally began to put down roots. But almost immediately, magic catches up with her, putting her, Joanna, and their family’s books at risk. 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The idea that a creature like a dragon is also something that could be colonized, and that there is power in honoring Indigenous ways of knowledge keeping and working harmoniously with the forces of nature, rather than seeking to dominate them, is a brilliant approach that brings something truly current to the genre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>To Shape a Dragon’s Breath\u003c/em> is also a very entertaining and fun read, full of loveable characters and intricate, original worldbuilding. I tore through it, caught up in an enthusiasm for dragons that I hadn’t experienced since I was a teenager obsessed with Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea and Anne McCaffrey’s Pern. I can only hope that there will be more stories set in this engaging new world.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘The Salt Grows Heavy’ by Cassandra Khaw\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In this story, a king takes a mermaid as a wife and their children are born with a ravenous hunger. The mermaid departs her former husband’s ravaged kingdom and travels the land with a strange but gentle plague doctor, seeking a new story — but it may prove to be even more harrowing than the one they left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This slip of a novella reads more like a poem or a fireside oration recited by some bard of old than it does like a traditional fantasy or horror novel. It is gory and grotesque, full of severed body parts and the sort of people who consume them. But it is also beautiful in its darkness; much like the mermaids of lore — before they were transformed into manatee-sweet, soft-haired sirens — it has teeth. Readers in the mood to savor a silver-tongued little nightmare will sink happily into its depths.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘Mortal Follies’ by Alexis Hall\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This sapphic historical romance with a supernatural twist is narrated by none other than that shrewd and knavish sprite called Robin Goodfellow, servant of the fairy king. Or rather, former servant. Out of favor, our narrator is forced to live as a mortal and (ugh) make a living telling tales…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13928174","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In an England rife with little but powerful gods and spirits around every corner, a certain Miss Mitchelmore finds herself under the power of a curse that seeks to ruin her. Her ballgown dissolves into shreds around her, swarms of bees chase her into dangerous waterways — it’s clear that someone wishes her to meet with great, or even fatal, misfortune. Could it be the mysterious Lady Georgiana, whom everyone calls the Duke of Annadale, seeing as she (purportedly) murdered her own father and brothers via magical means in order to seize their estate? If the Duke is the cause of Miss Mitchelmore’s misfortunes, then she certainly ought not to be attracted to the prickly, impossible woman! But if the curse has some other source, it may be that the Duke is the only one who can help her be free of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alexis Hall can always be counted on to deliver a sweet and compelling historical romance that explores the paths that queer people forged to find love in the past. \u003cem>Mortal Follies\u003c/em> definitely fits this brief, though it does stray a bit from the traditional romance framework, relying on the observations of its third-party narrator to tell us how the characters are feeling rather than delving directly into their thoughts. And while this conceit does keep both Miss Mitchelmore and the Duke at a bit more of a distance from the reader, Robin Goodfellow’s hilarious asides and grumbles more than make up for it. Also worth noting are the secondary characters, who are so compelling that I rather hope Hall intends to give several of them their own follow-up books — most especially Miss Mitchelmore’s best friend, Miss Bickle, who truly deserves some romantic escapades of her own. In the meantime, \u003cem>Mortal Follies\u003c/em> more than satisfies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘The First Bright Thing’ by J.R. Dawson\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When Windy Van Hooten’s Circus of the Fantasticals rolls into town, it is always with purpose. The management, lead by the Ringmaster, can see the future and even travel back and forth through time using powers called Sparks, which manifested in a chosen few in the wake of the Great War. Everyone in the circus is a Spark, and by performing for the right people on the right nights, they hope to set the world on a path to a better future. Because the Ringmaster knows that another war is coming, somehow even worse than the one that was meant to end all wars. And she also knows that another Spark circus is on their heels — one led by a man who once sought to dominate her with his power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13924682","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Over the years, magical circus books have become a staple of the fantasy genre, and it can be difficult for a new example to really distinguish itself. \u003cem>The First Bright Thing’s\u003c/em> use of time travel and its characters’ dedication to shaping the future they hope for is where it shines. Themes of found family, faith, queerness, and free will weave in and out of the timelines along with the Ringmaster and her crew. The circus itself serves, as it often does, as a symbol of a place where the impossible becomes reality — and the power of that is the reason why circus stories will continue to enchant readers for years to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Caitlyn Paxson is a writer and performer. She is a regular reviewer for NPR Books and\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://www.quillandquire.com/\">Quill & Quire\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=5+new+fantasy+novels+invigorate+old+tropes&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13929345/5-new-fantasy-novels-invigorate-old-tropes","authors":["byline_arts_13929345"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_73"],"tags":["arts_4567","arts_3930"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13929350","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13892784":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13892784","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13892784","score":null,"sort":[1613174820000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-queen-of-black-historical-romance-talks-race-love-and-history","title":"The Queen of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love and History","publishDate":1613174820,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The Queen of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love and History | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>If you’ve picked up a book with very fit, very attractive Black people dressed in 19th century clothing on the cover, there’s a good chance it’s by Beverly Jenkins. Jenkins is the undisputed queen of the Black 19th century romance. She writes about Freedmen’s towns that were founded by the formerly enslaved after the civil war, about teachers teaching children and adults to read (something that was forbidden for the enslaved). Of a doctor who leaves a comfortable life to serve people with little or no access to medical care. A beautiful conductor on the Underground Railroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And her books are deeply, meticulously researched; many of them include bibliographies of the history books from which she’s drawn. “I cover most of the 19th century because it was vibrant and bittersweet,” Jenkins says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenkins has written some 40 books; they focus on intelligent, determined Black women who insist on making their way through a world that mostly isn’t ready for careerists in skirts. And despite the fact that Jenkins’ historicals take place at a time that was constricting and dangerous for African-descended people (not unlike today), there are swaths of great joy and some sizzling sexual attraction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/books/review/beverly-jenkins-wild-rain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Her most recent book, \u003cem>Wild Rain\u003c/em>, was published this week.\u003c/a> Its heroine? A young Black woman who insists she will run her own ranch in the Western Territories—an idea that thrills almost no one. \u003cem>Almost\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke to Jenkins about how she became romance royalty, what her research process is like, and what stories she wants to tell next. And full disclosure: Jenkins and I met several years ago in real life and have kept up with each other, and each other’s work, ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13892794 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/9780380776580_custom-95ccab6bb7f61acfffd49af8645c26e839a059c9-s600-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/9780380776580_custom-95ccab6bb7f61acfffd49af8645c26e839a059c9-s600-c85.jpg 372w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/9780380776580_custom-95ccab6bb7f61acfffd49af8645c26e839a059c9-s600-c85-160x258.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Many people know that you write romance—you are, as you like to say, a proud romance writer—but we don’t all know why you write romance. Fill us in a bit…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve always loved a good love story. I mean, even when there was nothing in the mass media that reflected who I am and, you know, my cousins, and parents, and those people at church who had been married for 50 years and were still holding hands going to the car afterward. So I was basically just writing it for me and sort of stumbled into the publishing world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Was the publishing world ready for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I started, the market was basically closed to African American romance writers. I received enough rejections to probably paper my house \u003cem>and\u003c/em> yours! And most of the letters said “Great writing, but…”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But what?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “but” had to do with what we’re talking about right here, because in publishing’s eyes, a 19th century story concerning African Americans should have dealt with slavery. So here I come with a story about a Buffalo soldier. This is my first book, \u003cem>Night Song\u003c/em>, which is still in print. It’s the story of a Buffalo soldier and Oberlin-educated schoolteacher in an all-Black town on the plains of Kansas in the 1880s. And they’re like, \u003cem>what are we supposed to do with this\u003c/em>? You know, there was no box for that!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>One editor wanted \u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Night Song\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> anyway—but did Marketing know what to do with it? How were they gonna sell this oddball (to their minds) story? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I had to put a very, very detailed bib list in the backs of my earlier books to answer the questions that I was getting in the run up to publication: \u003cem>Did Black people really do this\u003c/em>? And to also give my readers a place to start if they wanted to delve further into the history. I mean, shared history is good, but if you don’t share it with everybody, there’s not much value in that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This must have been quite the experience to try to sell Black history to people who didn’t seem to know very much about it.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, and not only the Black history, but to sell Black \u003cem>love\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you look at the history right after slavery—the Black men who walked for months, for miles, across states and plantations looking for their wives—that love was real. But because it’s not something else that’s pictured in the mainstream movies and all of that, people had a hard time believing it, let alone wanting to publish it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Would it be fair to say, though there are still not boatloads of people of color in publishing, and Black people specifically, some things have changed?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot more African and African American women, women of color, all identities, really, now writing romance. And that’s one of the great things about the genre. It’s starting to reflect the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>And maybe given all that’s going on right now, people are more receptive to the genre?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I mean, if we look at places like Twitter, especially during this pandemic, you’ll find that people are \u003cem>grabbing \u003c/em>romance. It’s a literature of hope and it’s comforting. And these are women-centered stories, which we don’t get a lot in history and in literature. I think people are more comfortable now with women-centered stories than they used to be. We’re all about consent. And a lot of the romance writers are feminists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Still, some people within and outside the publishing industry sneer at romance…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Things have changed in the last 30 years, so I’m hopeful. And plus, we sell more books than anybody else. Romances are the largest piece of the publishing pie! We keep the lights on so that they can take the chance on that so-called “literary” literature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does it bother you that there’s still this division between romance and “literature?”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Miami Book Fair years ago, I was on the shuttle that was taking authors back and forth between the hotel and the event. A woman was sitting next to me and she says, “Well, what do you write?” And I said, “romance.” And she sort of turned her nose up and said, “Well, I write \u003cem>literature\u003c/em>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I sort of looked at her and I said, “How many books do you have in print? And what’s your print run?” And then, you know, she really didn’t want to talk. So I told her, “Honey, maybe you need to start writing romance!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kinds of reactions do you get when you’re on book tour—back when there \u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>were \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>book tours?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reaction has just been amazing from the beginning. Especially with my third book, \u003cem>Indigo\u003c/em>, which highlights a very, very dark-skinned woman. Women were weeping at the signings because they had never been centered in a story like that before. Booksellers were crying. Everybody’s crying. \u003cem>I’m\u003c/em> crying!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To see themselves on the page when they’d never seen themselves on the page before—it’s life-affirming, life-changing. And the thing they’re most proud of? It’s the history. To be able to say ‘We were more than slaves,’ and sharing that history with their grandkids. I’m on my fourth generation of readers now, and it’s been an amazing ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>And it’s not over yet, right?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I keep telling people that when it’s time for me to go greet the great editor in the sky, I’m going to be pounding on my urn saying, “Wait—I still got stories to write!” Because there’s so much out there that has yet to be discovered and presented in a way that people can relate to. So I just want to keep writing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=The+Queen+Of+Black+Historical+Romance+Talks+Race%2C+Love+And+History&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Stories about Black history often focus on struggle and suffering—but Beverly Jenkins has centered her 40+ books on Black love.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705019474,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":34,"wordCount":1384},"headData":{"title":"The Queen of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love and History | KQED","description":"Stories about Black history often focus on struggle and suffering—but Beverly Jenkins has centered her 40+ books on Black love.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"nprImageCredit":"Greg Anthony","nprByline":"Karen Grigsby Bates","nprImageAgency":"Harper Collins","nprStoryId":"966404855","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=966404855&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/02/11/966404855/the-queen-of-black-historical-romance-talks-race-love-and-history?ft=nprml&f=966404855","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:50:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Thu, 11 Feb 2021 06:00:59 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:50:07 -0500","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","path":"/arts/13892784/the-queen-of-black-historical-romance-talks-race-love-and-history","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If you’ve picked up a book with very fit, very attractive Black people dressed in 19th century clothing on the cover, there’s a good chance it’s by Beverly Jenkins. Jenkins is the undisputed queen of the Black 19th century romance. She writes about Freedmen’s towns that were founded by the formerly enslaved after the civil war, about teachers teaching children and adults to read (something that was forbidden for the enslaved). Of a doctor who leaves a comfortable life to serve people with little or no access to medical care. A beautiful conductor on the Underground Railroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And her books are deeply, meticulously researched; many of them include bibliographies of the history books from which she’s drawn. “I cover most of the 19th century because it was vibrant and bittersweet,” Jenkins says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenkins has written some 40 books; they focus on intelligent, determined Black women who insist on making their way through a world that mostly isn’t ready for careerists in skirts. And despite the fact that Jenkins’ historicals take place at a time that was constricting and dangerous for African-descended people (not unlike today), there are swaths of great joy and some sizzling sexual attraction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/books/review/beverly-jenkins-wild-rain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Her most recent book, \u003cem>Wild Rain\u003c/em>, was published this week.\u003c/a> Its heroine? A young Black woman who insists she will run her own ranch in the Western Territories—an idea that thrills almost no one. \u003cem>Almost\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke to Jenkins about how she became romance royalty, what her research process is like, and what stories she wants to tell next. And full disclosure: Jenkins and I met several years ago in real life and have kept up with each other, and each other’s work, ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13892794 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/9780380776580_custom-95ccab6bb7f61acfffd49af8645c26e839a059c9-s600-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/9780380776580_custom-95ccab6bb7f61acfffd49af8645c26e839a059c9-s600-c85.jpg 372w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/9780380776580_custom-95ccab6bb7f61acfffd49af8645c26e839a059c9-s600-c85-160x258.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Many people know that you write romance—you are, as you like to say, a proud romance writer—but we don’t all know why you write romance. Fill us in a bit…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve always loved a good love story. I mean, even when there was nothing in the mass media that reflected who I am and, you know, my cousins, and parents, and those people at church who had been married for 50 years and were still holding hands going to the car afterward. So I was basically just writing it for me and sort of stumbled into the publishing world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Was the publishing world ready for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I started, the market was basically closed to African American romance writers. I received enough rejections to probably paper my house \u003cem>and\u003c/em> yours! And most of the letters said “Great writing, but…”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But what?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “but” had to do with what we’re talking about right here, because in publishing’s eyes, a 19th century story concerning African Americans should have dealt with slavery. So here I come with a story about a Buffalo soldier. This is my first book, \u003cem>Night Song\u003c/em>, which is still in print. It’s the story of a Buffalo soldier and Oberlin-educated schoolteacher in an all-Black town on the plains of Kansas in the 1880s. And they’re like, \u003cem>what are we supposed to do with this\u003c/em>? You know, there was no box for that!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>One editor wanted \u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Night Song\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> anyway—but did Marketing know what to do with it? How were they gonna sell this oddball (to their minds) story? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I had to put a very, very detailed bib list in the backs of my earlier books to answer the questions that I was getting in the run up to publication: \u003cem>Did Black people really do this\u003c/em>? And to also give my readers a place to start if they wanted to delve further into the history. I mean, shared history is good, but if you don’t share it with everybody, there’s not much value in that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This must have been quite the experience to try to sell Black history to people who didn’t seem to know very much about it.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, and not only the Black history, but to sell Black \u003cem>love\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you look at the history right after slavery—the Black men who walked for months, for miles, across states and plantations looking for their wives—that love was real. But because it’s not something else that’s pictured in the mainstream movies and all of that, people had a hard time believing it, let alone wanting to publish it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Would it be fair to say, though there are still not boatloads of people of color in publishing, and Black people specifically, some things have changed?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot more African and African American women, women of color, all identities, really, now writing romance. And that’s one of the great things about the genre. It’s starting to reflect the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>And maybe given all that’s going on right now, people are more receptive to the genre?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I mean, if we look at places like Twitter, especially during this pandemic, you’ll find that people are \u003cem>grabbing \u003c/em>romance. It’s a literature of hope and it’s comforting. And these are women-centered stories, which we don’t get a lot in history and in literature. I think people are more comfortable now with women-centered stories than they used to be. We’re all about consent. And a lot of the romance writers are feminists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Still, some people within and outside the publishing industry sneer at romance…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Things have changed in the last 30 years, so I’m hopeful. And plus, we sell more books than anybody else. Romances are the largest piece of the publishing pie! We keep the lights on so that they can take the chance on that so-called “literary” literature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does it bother you that there’s still this division between romance and “literature?”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Miami Book Fair years ago, I was on the shuttle that was taking authors back and forth between the hotel and the event. A woman was sitting next to me and she says, “Well, what do you write?” And I said, “romance.” And she sort of turned her nose up and said, “Well, I write \u003cem>literature\u003c/em>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I sort of looked at her and I said, “How many books do you have in print? And what’s your print run?” And then, you know, she really didn’t want to talk. So I told her, “Honey, maybe you need to start writing romance!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kinds of reactions do you get when you’re on book tour—back when there \u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>were \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>book tours?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reaction has just been amazing from the beginning. Especially with my third book, \u003cem>Indigo\u003c/em>, which highlights a very, very dark-skinned woman. Women were weeping at the signings because they had never been centered in a story like that before. Booksellers were crying. Everybody’s crying. \u003cem>I’m\u003c/em> crying!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To see themselves on the page when they’d never seen themselves on the page before—it’s life-affirming, life-changing. And the thing they’re most proud of? It’s the history. To be able to say ‘We were more than slaves,’ and sharing that history with their grandkids. I’m on my fourth generation of readers now, and it’s been an amazing ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>And it’s not over yet, right?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I keep telling people that when it’s time for me to go greet the great editor in the sky, I’m going to be pounding on my urn saying, “Wait—I still got stories to write!” Because there’s so much out there that has yet to be discovered and presented in a way that people can relate to. So I just want to keep writing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=The+Queen+Of+Black+Historical+Romance+Talks+Race%2C+Love+And+History&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13892784/the-queen-of-black-historical-romance-talks-race-love-and-history","authors":["byline_arts_13892784"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_73","arts_75"],"tags":["arts_928","arts_3930"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13892793","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13892333":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13892333","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13892333","score":null,"sort":[1612807641000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-not-have-a-totally-boring-valentines-day","title":"How to Not Have a Totally Boring Valentine’s Day","publishDate":1612807641,"format":"standard","headTitle":"How to Not Have a Totally Boring Valentine’s Day | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>You’re not alone if matters of the heart feel a little uninspired these days. A romantic evening might include takeout and splitting a bottle of wine—again—or an awkward, masked outdoor dining experience where your server dances around you to avoid inhaling your droplets. (Please tip extra.) And if you’re looking to meet someone new, getting to know them now requires an added layer of COVID conversations on top of the usual questions about compatibility and sexual safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a lot for anyone to handle, but that doesn’t mean we should declare romance dead. So, to help you get in the mood for Valentine’s Day, we at KQED Arts & Culture came up with a few creative ways to celebrate love at home, whether you’re hanging out with your partner, crush, polycule, friend, pet or yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We also want to hear from you, our readers. What are you doing for Valentine’s Day? \u003ca href=\"#submit\">Tell us in the submission form at the bottom of this post\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13892341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13892341\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instead of going on a non-essential trip, turn your house into a vacation destination. \u003ccite>(elenabs/iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Bring a Taste of the Tropics Home\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re anything like me, globetrotting gives you life. And with no clear end to travel restrictions in sight, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to take your significant other on an in-home beach getaway. My escape is going to be a kitschy albeit valiant attempt to simulate a Caribbean vacation. Grab some uber-fake grass skirts, inflatable palm trees and plastic pineapples for piña coladas. Where to splurge? On the spread! Prep real young coconuts and top them with rum, marinate jerk chicken and veggie skewers for a main course and fry up your own plantain chips with a spicy aioli dip to really wow your special someone. Bonus tip: show your thoughtfulness by having a swim outfit in their size ready for them to put on before you slip into your plastic kiddie pool.\u003cem>—Cecilia Phillips\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Draw, Collage or Write an Ode to Your Beloved\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Deep eye contact sparks intimacy, so go even deeper by doing a blind contour line drawing of your person. This is a portrait where you put pencil to paper and don’t look down. Move the pencil along with your eyes as you study the alluring shapes and curves of their features. Sure, if you don’t practice this a lot, it might turn out totally hideous—but you’ll probably share a good laugh, which promotes intimacy too. To spice up the evening, draw each other wearing whatever makes you feel sexy and confident—or nothing at all. It also works if you draw yourself while looking in the mirror. And if drawing isn’t your speed, then collaging, writing haikus or painting with watercolors could be the move for a low-stakes art night.\u003cem>—N.V.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13892335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13892335\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-800x492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-800x492.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-1020x628.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-768x473.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516.jpg 1305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art is a great way to show someone you care. \u003ccite>(DmitryMo/iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Dine Al Fresco Somewhere Unusual\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>True romance is all about newness. So for a Valentine’s Day date after 11 months of sheltering-in-place, it’s time to change your surroundings. Even a mild change makes a big difference, like finally buying a tablecloth and moving the dining table to the living room. If it won’t be too cold on Feb. 14, then Craigslist has a handful of \u003ca href=\"https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=%22card+table%22&sort=rel&purveyor-input=all\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">affordable card tables\u003c/a> for moving the whole dinner operation al fresco: in the backyard, say, or the rooftop, if your building has one. If you’re really ambitious, you could cook up dinner, load it into the trunk and drive to a nearby park. One time, I had my date meet me \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CK5a3YiF_oM/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at the post office\u003c/a>, where I had set up a table and chairs with spaghetti, garlic bread and candles in the 24-hour lobby for a date among the P.O. boxes. Sure, it was weird, but come on! This whole year is weird. Go for it and dine somewhere unusual.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Give Useful Gifts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Candy? Flowers? These are sweet gestures, but ultimately ephemeral. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that these “unprecedented times” look a lot like the dystopias we’ve seen in various science fiction films over the years. And maybe we should all be a little better prepared? In that spirit, may I propose: Survival Valentine’s! Bestow upon your sweetheart/roomie/dear friend things that might actually come in handy in the end-times—or, you know, just after an earthquake or during a wildfire evacuation. Think flashlights, portable radios, strike-anywhere matches and sturdy multitools. Nothing says “I love you” like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11833686/what-to-pack-in-your-emergency-bag-with-covid-19-in-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">things\u003c/a> that keep people alive to be loved!\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13892336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13892336\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-800x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-800x550.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-1020x701.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-768x528.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332.jpg 1236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gift of survival gear will let your loved one know that you want them to make it through these apocalyptic times. \u003ccite>(Vect0r0vich/iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Shower Your Pets With Love\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This Valentine’s Day, I will be cooking a special Italian meal for two… rats. Not rats of the love variety (à la \u003ca href=\"https://brokegirlinthecity.com/10-things-we-love-about-holly-golightly/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holly Golightly\u003c/a>), but actual, real-life rodents. Feb. 14 has long been a pet holiday for me, having adopted a dog from the SFSPCA during a V-Day promotion ten years ago. “Can’t, it’s my dog’s birthday” quickly became my go-to excuse. Unfortunately, my decade-long Valentine’s get-out clause shuffled off this mortal coil last summer. This month, though, I was inspired to take the adoption plunge once more and, thanks to Bay Area rat rescue \u003ca href=\"https://www.rattieratz.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rattie Ratz\u003c/a>, I am now the proud mama of two black and white rats named Thelma and Louise. If I can’t lavish love onto my dog this year, the rat babies are going to get it… via a comically tiny bowl of pasta. My boyfriend’s only request is that we watch \u003cem>Ratatouille\u003c/em> while this is happening. Nothing takes the pressure out of the holiday like focusing on your pets. Shower them with love whether you’re partnered or single.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Valentine’s Day Rocks—Literally\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No, I didn’t own a pet rock growing up, but recently I have seen people post their \u003ca href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/suerobin61/rock-painting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rock paintings on Pinterest\u003c/a> during stay-at-home orders. This Valentine’s Day my evening will consist of painting rocks with my partner. Back in university, I had a roommate who would leave sticky notes on our bedroom doors on Valentine’s Day, but instead of it being cute and sweet, it was the opposite. So using her idea, I will do the same using stone cold rocks (it saves paper). I’m going to paint items I don’t like or funny puns I won’t dare say in person, and I plan to use it as a date night conversation starter, like 20 questions. 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A romantic evening might include takeout and splitting a bottle of wine—again—or an awkward, masked outdoor dining experience where your server dances around you to avoid inhaling your droplets. (Please tip extra.) And if you’re looking to meet someone new, getting to know them now requires an added layer of COVID conversations on top of the usual questions about compatibility and sexual safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a lot for anyone to handle, but that doesn’t mean we should declare romance dead. So, to help you get in the mood for Valentine’s Day, we at KQED Arts & Culture came up with a few creative ways to celebrate love at home, whether you’re hanging out with your partner, crush, polycule, friend, pet or yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We also want to hear from you, our readers. What are you doing for Valentine’s Day? \u003ca href=\"#submit\">Tell us in the submission form at the bottom of this post\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13892341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13892341\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1148922475.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instead of going on a non-essential trip, turn your house into a vacation destination. \u003ccite>(elenabs/iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Bring a Taste of the Tropics Home\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re anything like me, globetrotting gives you life. And with no clear end to travel restrictions in sight, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to take your significant other on an in-home beach getaway. My escape is going to be a kitschy albeit valiant attempt to simulate a Caribbean vacation. Grab some uber-fake grass skirts, inflatable palm trees and plastic pineapples for piña coladas. Where to splurge? On the spread! Prep real young coconuts and top them with rum, marinate jerk chicken and veggie skewers for a main course and fry up your own plantain chips with a spicy aioli dip to really wow your special someone. Bonus tip: show your thoughtfulness by having a swim outfit in their size ready for them to put on before you slip into your plastic kiddie pool.\u003cem>—Cecilia Phillips\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Draw, Collage or Write an Ode to Your Beloved\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Deep eye contact sparks intimacy, so go even deeper by doing a blind contour line drawing of your person. This is a portrait where you put pencil to paper and don’t look down. Move the pencil along with your eyes as you study the alluring shapes and curves of their features. Sure, if you don’t practice this a lot, it might turn out totally hideous—but you’ll probably share a good laugh, which promotes intimacy too. To spice up the evening, draw each other wearing whatever makes you feel sexy and confident—or nothing at all. It also works if you draw yourself while looking in the mirror. And if drawing isn’t your speed, then collaging, writing haikus or painting with watercolors could be the move for a low-stakes art night.\u003cem>—N.V.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13892335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13892335\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-800x492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-800x492.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-1020x628.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516-768x473.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-1293716516.jpg 1305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art is a great way to show someone you care. \u003ccite>(DmitryMo/iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Dine Al Fresco Somewhere Unusual\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>True romance is all about newness. So for a Valentine’s Day date after 11 months of sheltering-in-place, it’s time to change your surroundings. Even a mild change makes a big difference, like finally buying a tablecloth and moving the dining table to the living room. If it won’t be too cold on Feb. 14, then Craigslist has a handful of \u003ca href=\"https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=%22card+table%22&sort=rel&purveyor-input=all\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">affordable card tables\u003c/a> for moving the whole dinner operation al fresco: in the backyard, say, or the rooftop, if your building has one. If you’re really ambitious, you could cook up dinner, load it into the trunk and drive to a nearby park. One time, I had my date meet me \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CK5a3YiF_oM/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at the post office\u003c/a>, where I had set up a table and chairs with spaghetti, garlic bread and candles in the 24-hour lobby for a date among the P.O. boxes. Sure, it was weird, but come on! This whole year is weird. Go for it and dine somewhere unusual.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Give Useful Gifts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Candy? Flowers? These are sweet gestures, but ultimately ephemeral. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that these “unprecedented times” look a lot like the dystopias we’ve seen in various science fiction films over the years. And maybe we should all be a little better prepared? In that spirit, may I propose: Survival Valentine’s! Bestow upon your sweetheart/roomie/dear friend things that might actually come in handy in the end-times—or, you know, just after an earthquake or during a wildfire evacuation. Think flashlights, portable radios, strike-anywhere matches and sturdy multitools. Nothing says “I love you” like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11833686/what-to-pack-in-your-emergency-bag-with-covid-19-in-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">things\u003c/a> that keep people alive to be loved!\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13892336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13892336\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-800x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-800x550.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-1020x701.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332-768x528.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/iStock-995948332.jpg 1236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gift of survival gear will let your loved one know that you want them to make it through these apocalyptic times. \u003ccite>(Vect0r0vich/iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Shower Your Pets With Love\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This Valentine’s Day, I will be cooking a special Italian meal for two… rats. Not rats of the love variety (à la \u003ca href=\"https://brokegirlinthecity.com/10-things-we-love-about-holly-golightly/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holly Golightly\u003c/a>), but actual, real-life rodents. Feb. 14 has long been a pet holiday for me, having adopted a dog from the SFSPCA during a V-Day promotion ten years ago. “Can’t, it’s my dog’s birthday” quickly became my go-to excuse. Unfortunately, my decade-long Valentine’s get-out clause shuffled off this mortal coil last summer. This month, though, I was inspired to take the adoption plunge once more and, thanks to Bay Area rat rescue \u003ca href=\"https://www.rattieratz.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rattie Ratz\u003c/a>, I am now the proud mama of two black and white rats named Thelma and Louise. If I can’t lavish love onto my dog this year, the rat babies are going to get it… via a comically tiny bowl of pasta. My boyfriend’s only request is that we watch \u003cem>Ratatouille\u003c/em> while this is happening. Nothing takes the pressure out of the holiday like focusing on your pets. Shower them with love whether you’re partnered or single.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Valentine’s Day Rocks—Literally\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No, I didn’t own a pet rock growing up, but recently I have seen people post their \u003ca href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/suerobin61/rock-painting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rock paintings on Pinterest\u003c/a> during stay-at-home orders. This Valentine’s Day my evening will consist of painting rocks with my partner. Back in university, I had a roommate who would leave sticky notes on our bedroom doors on Valentine’s Day, but instead of it being cute and sweet, it was the opposite. So using her idea, I will do the same using stone cold rocks (it saves paper). I’m going to paint items I don’t like or funny puns I won’t dare say in person, and I plan to use it as a date night conversation starter, like 20 questions. 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To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Love+In+The+Time+Of+COVID-19%3A+Some+Pickup+Lines+To+Get+You+Through+The+Pandemic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Maybe it's not the way you imagined meeting that special someone. But if they can look passed that N95 mask, gazing into your eyes from a safe distance, who's to say it's not meant to last? ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705021031,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":8,"wordCount":158},"headData":{"title":"Love in the Time of COVID-19: Pickup Lines to Get You Through the Pandemic | KQED","description":"Maybe it's not the way you imagined meeting that special someone. But if they can look passed that N95 mask, gazing into your eyes from a safe distance, who's to say it's not meant to last? ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Vanessa Romo","nprStoryId":"818648131","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=818648131&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/19/818648131/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-some-pickup-lines-to-get-you-through-the-pandemic?ft=nprml&f=818648131","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:46:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:46:27 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:46:27 -0400","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","path":"/arts/13877273/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-pickup-lines-to-get-you-through-the-pandemic","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Yes, it’s a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, it’s got us all freaked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yes, it’s our civic duty to remain at least 6 feet away from each other throughout this crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But singles looking to mingle still have needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So in this era, when it’s verboten to mack down with a stranger at a bar before last call or grind up on a hottie with incredible moves on a crowded dance floor, people are trying to safely capture one another’s hearts and minds with a new hashtag on Twitter: #\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SocialDistancingPickUpLines&src=trend_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SocialDistancingPickUpLines\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are a few coronavirus-revised lines that made us laugh, gasp, blush or just roll our eyes:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1240683528494465024"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1240682150673989632"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1240763477205094402"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1240689524360900613"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1240743379857747986"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Love+In+The+Time+Of+COVID-19%3A+Some+Pickup+Lines+To+Get+You+Through+The+Pandemic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13877273/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-pickup-lines-to-get-you-through-the-pandemic","authors":["byline_arts_13877273"],"categories":["arts_75"],"tags":["arts_10126","arts_11014","arts_3931","arts_3930"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13877282","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13873288":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13873288","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13873288","score":null,"sort":[1579135124000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-date-like-a-celebrity-try-to-act-like-a-regular-person-mostly-fail","title":"How to Date Like a Celebrity: Try to Act Like a Regular Person, Mostly Fail","publishDate":1579135124,"format":"standard","headTitle":"How to Date Like a Celebrity: Try to Act Like a Regular Person, Mostly Fail | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://www.gq.com/story/diplo-profile-february-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this month’s \u003cem>GQ\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, Sia talked frankly about inviting her friend and collaborator Diplo into a friends-with-benefits agreement. “This year I wrote him a text,” the Aussie singer-songwriter explained, “and I said, ‘Hey, listen, you’re like one of five people that I’m sexually attracted to, and now that I’ve decided to be single for the rest of my life and I just adopted a son, I don’t have time for a relationship… If you’re interested in some no-strings sex, then hit me up.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the same article, Diplo confessed that he’d been “guilty of meeting girls on” Instagram, but that “any girlfriend would end up breaking up with me because I’m so busy, and I’m just a bad boyfriend.” The DJ explained that, at this point in his life, true love to him can only be about his children. “My kids, they love me. And they can’t escape me… My job is to be good to them.” [aside postid='arts_13873341']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(No word on whether Diplo ever took Sia up on her generous offer, but she did mention, “Much of our relationship is just being spent trying not to have sex so that we wouldn’t ruin our business relationship.” So probably not.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These revelations from two wildly attractive and successful people are a pretty solid indication that attempting to date while famous is not at all what it’s cracked up to be. In an age where meeting partners through dating apps is increasingly common—the number of \u003ca href=\"https://news.stanford.edu/2019/08/21/online-dating-popular-way-u-s-couples-meet/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">couples who met online\u003c/a> rose from 22 percent in 2009 to 39 percent in 2017—what options do celebrities actually have?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2018, \u003ca href=\"https://swipelife.tinder.com/post/10-celebrities-who-have-used-dating-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laverne Cox admitted\u003c/a> that she, like a regular mortal, used Tinder. “I feel like if you want to date, you have to be on the apps to be in the game,” she told \u003cem>Access\u003c/em>. Hilary Duff set a precedent in 2015, calling Tinder “\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-hilary-duff-tinder-dating-20150428-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildly addicting\u003c/a>.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.etonline.com/news/214990_exclusive_chelsea_handler_on_embracing_singledom_and_using_tinder_to_hook_up_i_m_on_all_those_apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea Handler agreed\u003c/a>, telling \u003cem>ET\u003c/em>, “I like to hook up, so when I go to London or New York or if I’m out of town and I want, I’ll do that … I’m on Tinder [and] all that stuff. I’m a regular person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trying to be a regular person while inherently recognizable doesn’t always work out, though. Last year, Sharon Stone demonstrated the pitfalls of celebrities trying to date like the rest of the world after she was kicked off Bumble. Users reported her account, thinking it was a fake profile, and Stone was forced to take to Twitter to get the decision reversed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/sharonstone/status/1211521841417736193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/zac-efron-take-me-seriously-2qn22pzt7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zac Efron told\u003c/a> the U.K. \u003cem>Times\u003c/em> that even when he was on Tinder, “nobody swiped” him, presumably because “they thought [his] profile was fake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So how\u003cem> do\u003c/em> celebrities make love connections while the rest of us are swiping?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 61, Madonna continues to use her tried and true method—searching within her own team. Her first child, Lourdes, was the product of a brief relationship with \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502458/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her personal trainer\u003c/a> in the mid ’90s, and now she’s romancing a 25-year-old dancer from her touring crew named Ahlamalik Williams. (Madge is not the only one guilty of such a move—let’s not forget that Jennifer Lopez dated one of her \u003ca href=\"https://www.nickiswift.com/22969/really-went-wrong-j-lo-casper-smart/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backing dancers\u003c/a>, Casper Smart, for five years.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vM1CzB6fg/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More commonly, celebs seem to resort to social media as a dating tool. \u003cem>Modern Family\u003c/em>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.eonline.com/news/988948/the-true-story-of-how-twitter-helped-lead-sarah-hyland-to-her-forever-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarah Hyland met her beau\u003c/a>, Wells Adams, after publicly expressing interest in the Season 12 \u003cem>Bachelorette\u003c/em> contestant via Twitter. But the app of choice for most celebs appears to be Instagram. It was the catalyst for Mandy Moore meeting her musician husband Taylor Goldsmith; it’s where Ricky Martin found his husband, Jwan Yosef; and it’s where “\u003ca href=\"https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a26959074/sophie-turner-may-cover/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one fine day, out of the blue\u003c/a>,” Joe Jonas slid into Sophie Turner’s DMs. Having met his current boyfriend the same way, Antoni from \u003cem>Queer Eye \u003c/em>recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1NioJKAHmE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noted\u003c/a> that Instagram is, “like, the 2019 way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The risk of appearing thirsty in a public forum is real, however, as Lindsay Lohan found out last year. She was accused of hitting on newly-single Liam Hemsworth via Instagram after she left a prayer hands emoji on some surfing photos he posted. Lohan later attributed the comment to her work with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.foundationwow.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surf therapy organization\u003c/a> in Australia, but her attacks on \u003ca href=\"https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/lindsay-lohan-shades-cody-simpson-over-miley-cyrus-romance/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hemsworth’s ex-wife Miley Cyrus\u003c/a> during the same period suggested otherwise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there was New York Islanders hockey star Anthony Beauvillier, who saw fit to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/titobeauvi21/status/1209992434354139136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet “Hi” at Anna Kendrick\u003c/a> in December. After he received no reply, Twitter hilariously stepped in and acted as wingman, publicly thanking Beauvillier for performing \u003ca href=\"https://www.boredpanda.com/hockey-player-anthony-beauvillier-tweets-at-anna-kendrick/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increasingly ridiculous (and obviously false) feats\u003c/a>. These included performing open heart surgery, rescuing people from burning buildings and saving the world from errant asteroids. It may not have got him a date, but Kendrick at least got a laugh out of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/AnnaKendrick47/status/1210616282179080192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1210616282179080192&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2019%2F12%2F28%2Fus%2Fanna-kendrick-beauvillier-nhl-twitter-trnd%2Findex.html\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/content/116/36/17753.short?rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 study\u003c/a> by Stanford University sociology professor \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/michael-rosenfeld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Rosenfeld\u003c/a> showed that the days of meeting spouses through family have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/content/116/36/17753.short?rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in decline since 1940\u003c/a>, and meeting through friends has been on the way out since 1995. In other words, famous or not, we’re all basically on our own when it comes to making romance happen. So next time you’re complaining about your latest batch of matches, take a moment to think about the poor famous people still trying to get dates with regular Joes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They may be prettier and richer than the rest of us, but they’re impossibly conspicuous.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Celebrities are just like us: thirsty for romance, and confused about where to find it.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705021488,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":1045},"headData":{"title":"How to Date Like a Celebrity: Try to Act Like a Regular Person, Mostly Fail | KQED","description":"Celebrities are just like us: thirsty for romance, and confused about where to find it.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","path":"/arts/13873288/how-to-date-like-a-celebrity-try-to-act-like-a-regular-person-mostly-fail","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://www.gq.com/story/diplo-profile-february-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this month’s \u003cem>GQ\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, Sia talked frankly about inviting her friend and collaborator Diplo into a friends-with-benefits agreement. “This year I wrote him a text,” the Aussie singer-songwriter explained, “and I said, ‘Hey, listen, you’re like one of five people that I’m sexually attracted to, and now that I’ve decided to be single for the rest of my life and I just adopted a son, I don’t have time for a relationship… If you’re interested in some no-strings sex, then hit me up.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the same article, Diplo confessed that he’d been “guilty of meeting girls on” Instagram, but that “any girlfriend would end up breaking up with me because I’m so busy, and I’m just a bad boyfriend.” The DJ explained that, at this point in his life, true love to him can only be about his children. “My kids, they love me. And they can’t escape me… My job is to be good to them.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13873341","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(No word on whether Diplo ever took Sia up on her generous offer, but she did mention, “Much of our relationship is just being spent trying not to have sex so that we wouldn’t ruin our business relationship.” So probably not.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These revelations from two wildly attractive and successful people are a pretty solid indication that attempting to date while famous is not at all what it’s cracked up to be. In an age where meeting partners through dating apps is increasingly common—the number of \u003ca href=\"https://news.stanford.edu/2019/08/21/online-dating-popular-way-u-s-couples-meet/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">couples who met online\u003c/a> rose from 22 percent in 2009 to 39 percent in 2017—what options do celebrities actually have?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2018, \u003ca href=\"https://swipelife.tinder.com/post/10-celebrities-who-have-used-dating-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laverne Cox admitted\u003c/a> that she, like a regular mortal, used Tinder. “I feel like if you want to date, you have to be on the apps to be in the game,” she told \u003cem>Access\u003c/em>. Hilary Duff set a precedent in 2015, calling Tinder “\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-hilary-duff-tinder-dating-20150428-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wildly addicting\u003c/a>.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.etonline.com/news/214990_exclusive_chelsea_handler_on_embracing_singledom_and_using_tinder_to_hook_up_i_m_on_all_those_apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea Handler agreed\u003c/a>, telling \u003cem>ET\u003c/em>, “I like to hook up, so when I go to London or New York or if I’m out of town and I want, I’ll do that … I’m on Tinder [and] all that stuff. I’m a regular person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trying to be a regular person while inherently recognizable doesn’t always work out, though. Last year, Sharon Stone demonstrated the pitfalls of celebrities trying to date like the rest of the world after she was kicked off Bumble. Users reported her account, thinking it was a fake profile, and Stone was forced to take to Twitter to get the decision reversed.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1211521841417736193"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>In 2016, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/zac-efron-take-me-seriously-2qn22pzt7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zac Efron told\u003c/a> the U.K. \u003cem>Times\u003c/em> that even when he was on Tinder, “nobody swiped” him, presumably because “they thought [his] profile was fake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So how\u003cem> do\u003c/em> celebrities make love connections while the rest of us are swiping?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 61, Madonna continues to use her tried and true method—searching within her own team. Her first child, Lourdes, was the product of a brief relationship with \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502458/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her personal trainer\u003c/a> in the mid ’90s, and now she’s romancing a 25-year-old dancer from her touring crew named Ahlamalik Williams. (Madge is not the only one guilty of such a move—let’s not forget that Jennifer Lopez dated one of her \u003ca href=\"https://www.nickiswift.com/22969/really-went-wrong-j-lo-casper-smart/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backing dancers\u003c/a>, Casper Smart, for five years.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"B6vM1CzB6fg"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>More commonly, celebs seem to resort to social media as a dating tool. \u003cem>Modern Family\u003c/em>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.eonline.com/news/988948/the-true-story-of-how-twitter-helped-lead-sarah-hyland-to-her-forever-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarah Hyland met her beau\u003c/a>, Wells Adams, after publicly expressing interest in the Season 12 \u003cem>Bachelorette\u003c/em> contestant via Twitter. But the app of choice for most celebs appears to be Instagram. It was the catalyst for Mandy Moore meeting her musician husband Taylor Goldsmith; it’s where Ricky Martin found his husband, Jwan Yosef; and it’s where “\u003ca href=\"https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a26959074/sophie-turner-may-cover/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one fine day, out of the blue\u003c/a>,” Joe Jonas slid into Sophie Turner’s DMs. Having met his current boyfriend the same way, Antoni from \u003cem>Queer Eye \u003c/em>recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1NioJKAHmE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noted\u003c/a> that Instagram is, “like, the 2019 way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The risk of appearing thirsty in a public forum is real, however, as Lindsay Lohan found out last year. She was accused of hitting on newly-single Liam Hemsworth via Instagram after she left a prayer hands emoji on some surfing photos he posted. Lohan later attributed the comment to her work with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.foundationwow.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surf therapy organization\u003c/a> in Australia, but her attacks on \u003ca href=\"https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/lindsay-lohan-shades-cody-simpson-over-miley-cyrus-romance/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hemsworth’s ex-wife Miley Cyrus\u003c/a> during the same period suggested otherwise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there was New York Islanders hockey star Anthony Beauvillier, who saw fit to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/titobeauvi21/status/1209992434354139136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet “Hi” at Anna Kendrick\u003c/a> in December. After he received no reply, Twitter hilariously stepped in and acted as wingman, publicly thanking Beauvillier for performing \u003ca href=\"https://www.boredpanda.com/hockey-player-anthony-beauvillier-tweets-at-anna-kendrick/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increasingly ridiculous (and obviously false) feats\u003c/a>. These included performing open heart surgery, rescuing people from burning buildings and saving the world from errant asteroids. It may not have got him a date, but Kendrick at least got a laugh out of it.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1210616282179080192"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/content/116/36/17753.short?rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 study\u003c/a> by Stanford University sociology professor \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/michael-rosenfeld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Rosenfeld\u003c/a> showed that the days of meeting spouses through family have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/content/116/36/17753.short?rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in decline since 1940\u003c/a>, and meeting through friends has been on the way out since 1995. In other words, famous or not, we’re all basically on our own when it comes to making romance happen. So next time you’re complaining about your latest batch of matches, take a moment to think about the poor famous people still trying to get dates with regular Joes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They may be prettier and richer than the rest of us, but they’re impossibly conspicuous.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13873288/how-to-date-like-a-celebrity-try-to-act-like-a-regular-person-mostly-fail","authors":["11242"],"categories":["arts_2303","arts_75"],"tags":["arts_2767","arts_1118","arts_2098","arts_3931","arts_6012","arts_3930","arts_5422","arts_1553","arts_3923"],"featImg":"arts_13873320","label":"arts"},"arts_13824236":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13824236","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13824236","score":null,"sort":[1518476457000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"bay-area-themed-valentines-for-2018-from-sf-with-love","title":"Bay Area-Themed Valentines for 2018, From SF With Love","publishDate":1518476457,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Bay Area-Themed Valentines for 2018, From SF With Love | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>We know how it is. Maybe the fog has rolled in on your relationship. Or maybe you’ve had you eye on that special someone but, like the coin-op binoculars at the Cliff House, it never seems to come into focus. Or maybe your chances of a successful second date seem as backed-up and slow-moving as the approach to the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”v4BKw3jTQXzpoZ5GYR7u1TeLIqWn9gO3″]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fellow lovelorn Bay Area residents, we are here for you! Each year, KQED Arts commissions Bay Area-themed valentines from local artists and, just like a Buster Posey home run, they’ve hit it out of the park again. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, these valentines work for happy couples too — those canoodling in the balcony of the Castro Theater, or strolling hand-in-hand through the de Young — or, really, just about anyone. Feel free to send, text, post or share these far and wide, \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">across the 12 Galaxies\u003c/a>, with the special people in your life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First up is Mikalya Butchart, whose earthquake valentine gets an 8.6 on the Richter scale. Butchart, a designer and illustrator born and raised in Santa Rosa, recently raised over $20,000 for fire relief with her popular \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/01/after-the-fire-a-simple-rose-speaks-a-thousand-words/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rose-themed “rose-ilience” design\u003c/a>. See more of her work \u003ca href=\"http://www.mikaylabutchart.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824253\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco artist Sarah Thibault immediately claimed a phrase related to Bernal Heights, site of many a romantic hike and home to one of the best views of her city. (Remember when someone \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/75202578\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dragged a piano up there\u003c/a>?) Thibault has exhibited her work at BAM/PFA, Interface Gallery, City Limits and more. See more of her work \u003ca href=\"http://www.sarahthibault.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824249\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alyssa Block takes her Valentine inspiration this year from those little cable cars that \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC73kdOL5hk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">climb halfway to the stars\u003c/a>. Living in San Francisco, Block’s illustrations find their way onto books, drawings, sculptures, and designed objects. See more of her work \u003ca href=\"https://www.alyssablock.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1142\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824250\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-160x166.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-800x831.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-768x797.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-1020x1059.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-960x997.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-240x249.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-375x389.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-520x540.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland artist Janelle Hessig is one of our favorite cartoonists in the world — of course, we’re a bit biased, since she works with us at KQED. But we also knew she’d tackle her Valentine with trademark humor, and, well, who else could take an \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/01/04/508241969/san-franciscos-leaning-tower-has-residents-fuming\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">engineering debacle\u003c/a> and turn it into a romantic overture? See more of her work \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824252\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland artist Spencer Hicks gives us a valentine you won’t find at the Hallmark store — a tribute to one of the best only-in-San-Francisco events, the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/08/24/the-history-of-nudity-in-san-francisco-uncovered/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Folsom Street Fair\u003c/a>. What’s Valentine’s Day, after all, if not a celebration of the ties that bind? Hicks is the author of several mini-comics; see more of his work \u003ca href=\"http://www.californiaclap.com/comics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824264\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally there’s Oakland illustrator Nanosaur, who takes us to Alamo Square and the opening scene of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EL65KLdEHE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our favorite San Francisco sitcom\u003c/a>. An artist who as a teenager once \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/4w5_I-OhZ9/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ran into Mac Dre with his dad at a car show\u003c/a>, Nanosaur is also a producer, DJ, and \u003cem>Bob’s Burgers\u003c/em> fan; find him on Instagram \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nanosaur/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Bernal Heights, the Millennium Tower, and even the Folsom Street Fair inspire this year's Bay Area valentines.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028535,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":19,"wordCount":511},"headData":{"title":"Bay Area-Themed Valentines for 2018, From SF With Love | KQED","description":"Bernal Heights, the Millennium Tower, and even the Folsom Street Fair inspire this year's Bay Area valentines.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13824236/bay-area-themed-valentines-for-2018-from-sf-with-love","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We know how it is. Maybe the fog has rolled in on your relationship. Or maybe you’ve had you eye on that special someone but, like the coin-op binoculars at the Cliff House, it never seems to come into focus. Or maybe your chances of a successful second date seem as backed-up and slow-moving as the approach to the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fellow lovelorn Bay Area residents, we are here for you! Each year, KQED Arts commissions Bay Area-themed valentines from local artists and, just like a Buster Posey home run, they’ve hit it out of the park again. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, these valentines work for happy couples too — those canoodling in the balcony of the Castro Theater, or strolling hand-in-hand through the de Young — or, really, just about anyone. Feel free to send, text, post or share these far and wide, \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">across the 12 Galaxies\u003c/a>, with the special people in your life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.MikaylaButchart-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First up is Mikalya Butchart, whose earthquake valentine gets an 8.6 on the Richter scale. Butchart, a designer and illustrator born and raised in Santa Rosa, recently raised over $20,000 for fire relief with her popular \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/01/after-the-fire-a-simple-rose-speaks-a-thousand-words/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rose-themed “rose-ilience” design\u003c/a>. See more of her work \u003ca href=\"http://www.mikaylabutchart.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824253\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/ValentineSarahThibault-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco artist Sarah Thibault immediately claimed a phrase related to Bernal Heights, site of many a romantic hike and home to one of the best views of her city. (Remember when someone \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/75202578\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dragged a piano up there\u003c/a>?) Thibault has exhibited her work at BAM/PFA, Interface Gallery, City Limits and more. See more of her work \u003ca href=\"http://www.sarahthibault.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824249\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.AlyssaBlock-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alyssa Block takes her Valentine inspiration this year from those little cable cars that \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC73kdOL5hk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">climb halfway to the stars\u003c/a>. Living in San Francisco, Block’s illustrations find their way onto books, drawings, sculptures, and designed objects. See more of her work \u003ca href=\"https://www.alyssablock.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1142\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824250\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-160x166.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-800x831.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-768x797.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-1020x1059.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-960x997.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-240x249.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-375x389.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-520x540.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.JanelleHessig-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland artist Janelle Hessig is one of our favorite cartoonists in the world — of course, we’re a bit biased, since she works with us at KQED. But we also knew she’d tackle her Valentine with trademark humor, and, well, who else could take an \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/01/04/508241969/san-franciscos-leaning-tower-has-residents-fuming\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">engineering debacle\u003c/a> and turn it into a romantic overture? See more of her work \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824252\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentine.SpencerHicks-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland artist Spencer Hicks gives us a valentine you won’t find at the Hallmark store — a tribute to one of the best only-in-San-Francisco events, the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/08/24/the-history-of-nudity-in-san-francisco-uncovered/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Folsom Street Fair\u003c/a>. What’s Valentine’s Day, after all, if not a celebration of the ties that bind? Hicks is the author of several mini-comics; see more of his work \u003ca href=\"http://www.californiaclap.com/comics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13824264\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Valentines.Nanosaur-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally there’s Oakland illustrator Nanosaur, who takes us to Alamo Square and the opening scene of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EL65KLdEHE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our favorite San Francisco sitcom\u003c/a>. An artist who as a teenager once \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/4w5_I-OhZ9/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ran into Mac Dre with his dad at a car show\u003c/a>, Nanosaur is also a producer, DJ, and \u003cem>Bob’s Burgers\u003c/em> fan; find him on Instagram \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nanosaur/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13824236/bay-area-themed-valentines-for-2018-from-sf-with-love","authors":["185"],"categories":["arts_70"],"tags":["arts_1118","arts_3931","arts_3930","arts_3923"],"featImg":"arts_13824275","label":"arts"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. 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