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Cal has been infatuated with the natural world and with marine biology since he was very little.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus\">popular TikTok saga\u003c/a> was launched with the father narrating the tale of Terrance the cephalopod, using a faux British accent generated by the social media app. Eventually, hundreds of thousands of people were following.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7347009867028270382\" data-video-id=\"7347009867028270382\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> AW SHUCKS. \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwater\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwater?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwater\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"aquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/aquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#aquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"petoctopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petoctopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#petoctopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"clambake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clambake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#clambake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Reggae Relaxante Base - Dance Comercial Music\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Reggae-Relaxante-Base-7146231087398668290?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Reggae Relaxante Base – Dance Comercial Music\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within weeks, the tale took a surprise turn when it was learned Terrance was actually a female as she laid some 50 eggs that the family initially assumed were unfertilized. Several weeks after that, teeny near-transparent octopus babies began hatching and were given names like Rocket Larry, Squid Cudi, Swim Shady, Jay-Sea and Sea-Yoncé.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7353825745661250862\" data-video-id=\"7353825745661250862\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> AN OCTOPOSSE \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"petoctopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petoctopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#petoctopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"mom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"crabcake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/crabcake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#crabcake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"clambake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clambake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#clambake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"octomom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octomom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octomom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"biology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/biology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#biology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"carpetcleaners\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/carpetcleaners?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#carpetcleaners\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Shoptopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7353825857968540462?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Shoptopus\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal had burst into tears at the family dinner table when his father first announced that the local aquarium store had told him adopting an octopus would be possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Father and son together researched what was needed, deciding on a saltwater tank and water cycling system and ensuring they would be able to source food for the soft-bodied sea creature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family’s younger son Lyle and mom Kari also joined the project in their own ways. A family friend who is a reptile scientist has provided support and advice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While female octopuses usually die soon after laying their eggs, Clifford said Terrance remains alive four months later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7355098970932153646\" data-video-id=\"7355098970932153646\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> FB Marketplace IYKYK \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"aquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/aquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#aquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"mom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"clambake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clambake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#clambake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"petoctopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petoctopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#petoctopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"crabcake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/crabcake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#crabcake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Shoptopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7355099371962583851?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Shoptopus\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clifford said the family has gained much from the experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13955125']“Aside from the physical, financial and emotional requirements of owning a species such as a bimac, you will learn a lot about yourself in the process,” the Arizona-born Clifford told TikTok followers in his app-generated accent. “There’s always some valve or seal that’s not completely closed, and your storm resistant carpet isn’t rated for gallons and gallons of seawater. You’ll learn that seawater and electricity don’t always get along.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You will learn new things and meet incredible people and will learn that wildlife is magnificent,” he added. “But most of all, you’ll learn to love a not-so-tiny octopus like Terrance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7356635947531849002\" data-video-id=\"7356635947531849002\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> THANK YOU OCTO-NATION 🐙 ❤️ \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"mom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"crabcake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/crabcake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#crabcake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"biology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/biology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#biology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"carpetcleaners\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/carpetcleaners?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#carpetcleaners\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Elevator Music (Music Background) - Music Background & Easy Listening Background Music & Haruto Nakamori\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Elevator-Music-Music-Background-6841973391990212610?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Elevator Music (Music Background) – Music Background & Easy Listening Background Music & Haruto Nakamori\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A well-intentioned dad bought his son an octopus. Things got wildly out of hand once she started laying eggs...","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1713285307,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":19,"wordCount":604},"headData":{"title":"Terrance, the Californian Two-Spot Octopus: A TikTok Saga | KQED","description":"A well-intentioned dad bought his son an octopus. Things got wildly out of hand once she started laying eggs...","ogTitle":"A Californian Two-Spot Octopus Named Terrance Is a TikTok Sensation","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"A Californian Two-Spot Octopus Named Terrance Is a TikTok Sensation","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Terrance, the Californian Two-Spot Octopus: A TikTok Saga%%page%% %%sep%% KQED","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"A Californian Two-Spot Octopus Named Terrance Is a TikTok Sensation","datePublished":"2024-04-16T16:35:07.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-16T16:35:07.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Anita Snow, Associated Press","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13956032/tiktok-octopus-terrance-two-spot-california-weird-pets","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boy’s family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13951961","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The child’s father, 36-year-old dentist Cameron Clifford, researched the possibility with a local aquarium store and before long Terrance the California two-spot octopus, also known as a bimac, was living in a watery enclosure at the family home southwest of Oklahoma City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We really like to encourage our children’s interests,” said the older Clifford. “It’s magical to see a kid embrace their dreams and bring them to fruition. Cal has been infatuated with the natural world and with marine biology since he was very little.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus\">popular TikTok saga\u003c/a> was launched with the father narrating the tale of Terrance the cephalopod, using a faux British accent generated by the social media app. Eventually, hundreds of thousands of people were following.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7347009867028270382\" data-video-id=\"7347009867028270382\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> AW SHUCKS. \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwater\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwater?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwater\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"aquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/aquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#aquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"petoctopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petoctopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#petoctopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"clambake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clambake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#clambake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Reggae Relaxante Base - Dance Comercial Music\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Reggae-Relaxante-Base-7146231087398668290?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Reggae Relaxante Base – Dance Comercial Music\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within weeks, the tale took a surprise turn when it was learned Terrance was actually a female as she laid some 50 eggs that the family initially assumed were unfertilized. Several weeks after that, teeny near-transparent octopus babies began hatching and were given names like Rocket Larry, Squid Cudi, Swim Shady, Jay-Sea and Sea-Yoncé.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7353825745661250862\" data-video-id=\"7353825745661250862\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> AN OCTOPOSSE \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"petoctopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petoctopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#petoctopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"mom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"crabcake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/crabcake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#crabcake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"clambake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clambake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#clambake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"octomom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octomom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octomom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"biology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/biology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#biology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"carpetcleaners\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/carpetcleaners?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#carpetcleaners\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Shoptopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7353825857968540462?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Shoptopus\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal had burst into tears at the family dinner table when his father first announced that the local aquarium store had told him adopting an octopus would be possible.\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>Father and son together researched what was needed, deciding on a saltwater tank and water cycling system and ensuring they would be able to source food for the soft-bodied sea creature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family’s younger son Lyle and mom Kari also joined the project in their own ways. A family friend who is a reptile scientist has provided support and advice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While female octopuses usually die soon after laying their eggs, Clifford said Terrance remains alive four months later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7355098970932153646\" data-video-id=\"7355098970932153646\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> FB Marketplace IYKYK \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"aquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/aquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#aquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"mom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"clambake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clambake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#clambake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"petoctopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petoctopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#petoctopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"crabcake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/crabcake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#crabcake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Shoptopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7355099371962583851?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Shoptopus\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clifford said the family has gained much from the experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13955125","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Aside from the physical, financial and emotional requirements of owning a species such as a bimac, you will learn a lot about yourself in the process,” the Arizona-born Clifford told TikTok followers in his app-generated accent. “There’s always some valve or seal that’s not completely closed, and your storm resistant carpet isn’t rated for gallons and gallons of seawater. You’ll learn that seawater and electricity don’t always get along.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You will learn new things and meet incredible people and will learn that wildlife is magnificent,” he added. “But most of all, you’ll learn to love a not-so-tiny octopus like Terrance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus/video/7356635947531849002\" data-video-id=\"7356635947531849002\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@doctoktopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@doctoktopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@doctoktopus\u003c/a> THANK YOU OCTO-NATION 🐙 ❤️ \u003ca title=\"octopus\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/octopus?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#octopus\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"marinebiology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marinebiology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinebiology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"shrimpdaddy\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/shrimpdaddy?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#shrimpdaddy\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwateraquarium\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwateraquarium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwateraquarium\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"fyp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"saltwatertank\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/saltwatertank?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saltwatertank\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"mom\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mom\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"crabcake\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/crabcake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#crabcake\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"cephalopod\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cephalopod?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cephalopod\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"biology\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/biology?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#biology\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"carpetcleaners\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/carpetcleaners?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#carpetcleaners\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Elevator Music (Music Background) - Music Background & Easy Listening Background Music & Haruto Nakamori\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Elevator-Music-Music-Background-6841973391990212610?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Elevator Music (Music Background) – Music Background & Easy Listening Background Music & Haruto Nakamori\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13956032/tiktok-octopus-terrance-two-spot-california-weird-pets","authors":["byline_arts_13956032"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_75"],"tags":["arts_9124","arts_8818","arts_2137","arts_2391","arts_8017"],"featImg":"arts_13956034","label":"arts"},"arts_13955125":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13955125","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13955125","score":null,"sort":[1712011239000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oakland-zoo-rescued-tiger-cub-lily-tiktok","title":"Watch Oakland Zoo’s Rescued Tiger Cub Learn How to Big Cat","publishDate":1712011239,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Watch Oakland Zoo’s Rescued Tiger Cub Learn How to Big Cat | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>One of the lessons of Summer 2020 — and dear sweet Moses, there were a lot of lessons that summer — was that random untrained humans should not, under any circumstances, keep tigers. Not Joe Exotic, not Carole Baskin, and not the humans who, back in February, were found housing a severely injured tiger cub.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13951961']The big cat — now named Lily — had 10 leg fractures, 50% muscle atrophy and metabolic bone disease. Fortunately, the heroes of California’s Fish and Wildlife Department swept in, \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7338878042485427499?lang=en\">saved the little big cat\u003c/a> and safely delivered her into the care of the Oakland Zoo. The vets at the zoo first gave Lily some much-needed medical assistance and calcium supplements, then went about coming up with new and inventive forms of enrichment to get Lily up and moving again. And they’ve had the good sense to document her progress on TikTok.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within days of Lily’s first uneasy steps into professional care, the cub looked brighter, happier and already on the mend. Here she is playing with some strategically placed branches to keep her occupied while her body heals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7342565222491622699\" data-video-id=\"7342565222491622699\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a> Rescued Tiger Update – To promote her healing, we are trying to limit some of her walking and movement while keeping her brain stimulated. However, this limits some of the enrichment we are able to give her. Luckily there are still plenty of things to keep her occupied. Young tigers like to practice their shredding techniques on branches and leaves! \u003ca title=\"tiger\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiger?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tiger\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"rescue\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rescue?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#rescue\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"notapet\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/notapet?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#notapet\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"notaphotoopp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/notaphotoopp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#notaphotoopp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Oakland Zoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7342565396878215982?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here she is with her tiny, derpy face glued to a documentary about tigers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7347538324237864238\" data-video-id=\"7347538324237864238\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a>her name is Lily. as a rescued tiger, Lily is now learning about her own kind.\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Oakland Zoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7347538469037542187?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vet Hospital Keeper Nikki popped up and gave us an \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7350348636825373998?lang=en\">important update a week ago\u003c/a>, explaining that Lily was “opening up quite a bit, getting stronger every day [and] walking really well.” To prove it, the zoo quickly posted footage of Lily playing — with a tree stump and a pig foot popsicle (pigsicle?).\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7351089604260416810\" data-video-id=\"7351089604260416810\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a>Meat Lily!\u003ca title=\"♬ Spring - Ningen\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Spring-6888502248050001922?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Spring – Ningen\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the weekend, Lily even got some quality play time with a bath tub and hose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7351931442223648046\" data-video-id=\"7351931442223648046\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a>don’t go chasing waterfalls…unless you’re Lily. as Lily heals and gets stronger, we’re leveling up her enrichment to help build up her muscle strength and promote her species natural enjoyment for water.\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Best parts of RnB\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7292364850284612357?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Best parts of RnB\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s clear that the Oakland Zoo is working wonders for this orange and black angel. The zoo says it plans to move her to a big cat facility once she’s fully healed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The details of where exactly Lily was found are currently under wraps while her former owners are prosecuted. 2022’s Big Cat Public Safety Act banned private ownership and public contact with tigers and other big cats, and also introduced new restrictions on breeding and ownership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To keep tabs on Lily as she makes progress, follow the Oakland Zoo’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?lang=en\">TikTok\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCDsJ9prIx28MVLRUaL2b1w\">YouTube\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandzoo/?hl=en\">Instagram\u003c/a> accounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH_c7JW5VR8\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Lily arrived at the zoo in February with 10 bone fractures and muscle atrophy, but is now playing like a kitten.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1712945960,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":543},"headData":{"title":"Oakland Zoo’s Rescued Tiger Cub Is Doing Grrreat! | KQED","description":"Lily arrived at the zoo in February with 10 bone fractures and muscle atrophy, but is now playing like a kitten.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Oakland Zoo’s Rescued Tiger Cub Is Doing Grrreat! %%page%% %%sep%% KQED","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Watch Oakland Zoo’s Rescued Tiger Cub Learn How to Big Cat","datePublished":"2024-04-01T22:40:39.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-12T18:19:20.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13955125/oakland-zoo-rescued-tiger-cub-lily-tiktok","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>One of the lessons of Summer 2020 — and dear sweet Moses, there were a lot of lessons that summer — was that random untrained humans should not, under any circumstances, keep tigers. Not Joe Exotic, not Carole Baskin, and not the humans who, back in February, were found housing a severely injured tiger cub.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13951961","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The big cat — now named Lily — had 10 leg fractures, 50% muscle atrophy and metabolic bone disease. Fortunately, the heroes of California’s Fish and Wildlife Department swept in, \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7338878042485427499?lang=en\">saved the little big cat\u003c/a> and safely delivered her into the care of the Oakland Zoo. The vets at the zoo first gave Lily some much-needed medical assistance and calcium supplements, then went about coming up with new and inventive forms of enrichment to get Lily up and moving again. And they’ve had the good sense to document her progress on TikTok.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within days of Lily’s first uneasy steps into professional care, the cub looked brighter, happier and already on the mend. Here she is playing with some strategically placed branches to keep her occupied while her body heals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7342565222491622699\" data-video-id=\"7342565222491622699\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a> Rescued Tiger Update – To promote her healing, we are trying to limit some of her walking and movement while keeping her brain stimulated. However, this limits some of the enrichment we are able to give her. Luckily there are still plenty of things to keep her occupied. Young tigers like to practice their shredding techniques on branches and leaves! \u003ca title=\"tiger\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiger?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tiger\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"rescue\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rescue?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#rescue\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"notapet\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/notapet?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#notapet\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"notaphotoopp\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/notaphotoopp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#notaphotoopp\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Oakland Zoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7342565396878215982?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here she is with her tiny, derpy face glued to a documentary about tigers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7347538324237864238\" data-video-id=\"7347538324237864238\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a>her name is Lily. as a rescued tiger, Lily is now learning about her own kind.\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Oakland Zoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7347538469037542187?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vet Hospital Keeper Nikki popped up and gave us an \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7350348636825373998?lang=en\">important update a week ago\u003c/a>, explaining that Lily was “opening up quite a bit, getting stronger every day [and] walking really well.” To prove it, the zoo quickly posted footage of Lily playing — with a tree stump and a pig foot popsicle (pigsicle?).\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7351089604260416810\" data-video-id=\"7351089604260416810\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a>Meat Lily!\u003ca title=\"♬ Spring - Ningen\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Spring-6888502248050001922?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Spring – Ningen\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the weekend, Lily even got some quality play time with a bath tub and hose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo/video/7351931442223648046\" data-video-id=\"7351931442223648046\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@oaklandzoo\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@oaklandzoo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oaklandzoo\u003c/a>don’t go chasing waterfalls…unless you’re Lily. as Lily heals and gets stronger, we’re leveling up her enrichment to help build up her muscle strength and promote her species natural enjoyment for water.\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Best parts of RnB\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7292364850284612357?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Best parts of RnB\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s clear that the Oakland Zoo is working wonders for this orange and black angel. 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The current one expires on Jan. 31, 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13936325']“UMG is kind of taking the nuclear option of removing all their music and trying to prove … that TikTok couldn’t exist if it didn’t have their catalog,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early Wednesday morning, UMG released what it called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.universalmusic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-artist-and-songwriter-community-why-we-must-call-time-out-on-tiktok/\">An Open Letter to the Artist And Songwriter Community\u003c/a> — Why We Must Call Time Out On TikTok.” The letter, one suspects, is actually for music fans and tech watchdogs as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In our contract renewal discussions, we have been pressing them on three critical issues,” the letter says of TikTok, noting the issues include protection against AI-generated recordings, online safety issues for users and higher compensation for its artists and songwriters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With respect to the issue of artist and songwriter compensation,” the letter continues, “TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay. Today, as an indication of how little TikTok compensates artists and songwriters, despite its massive and growing user base, rapidly rising advertising revenue and increasing reliance on music-based content, TikTok accounts for only about 1% of our total revenue. Ultimately TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13931533']Compensation is the big sticking point here, says Cirisano. “I would also point out that this is probably going to do more for Universal Music Group as a company than it is for any of their individual artists and songwriters,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TikTokComms/status/1752539546233843884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1752539546233843884%7Ctwgr%5E9258156bd65d97b97e65ff72d32edcba3d1bf95a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2F7MnRSi3%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\">a statement on social media\u003c/a>, TikTok accused UMG of promoting “false narratives and rhetoric” and of putting “greed above the interests of their artist and songwriter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“TikTok has been able to reach ‘artist-first’ agreements with every other label and publisher,” it says. “Clearly, Universal’s self-serving actions are not in the best interests of artists, songwriters and fans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cirisano says the idea of TikTok building what UMG calls a “music-based business” has some merit. TikTok used to be just a place where artists could get exposure and market their music, she says. But the platform and its users are evolving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s becoming sort of a form of music consumption in its own right,” she says. “This is a space where especially young people are going on and listening to music … as they’re consuming. It’s a completely different experience than, say, adding a song to your Instagram story or things that were happening in the past.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13929332']The dispute should not overly affect the well-being or popularity of the labels’ roster of celebrity artists, she adds, which includes Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Elton John. But for the many other musicians whose work has become a part of TikTok’s fabric, there are larger implications for the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s this really fast growing sector of independent artists and what is commonly referred to as ‘the long tail’ that are also releasing their music to streaming services and competing for attention,” she says, referring to all of the other music floating around that’s available to be used. “There’s a lot of other music that TikTok users have access to beyond the major label catalog than they would have five or 10 years ago. UMG is still the most powerful player here, but I think those dynamics have shifted a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TikTok and other social media platforms, she says, are where new fandom and cultures are being built — and the music industry’s power players are wary of being left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2024 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=Taylor+Swift%2C+Drake%2C+BTS+and+more+may+have+their+music+taken+off+TikTok+%E2%80%94+here%27s+why&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The world's largest music company has threatened to remove its music from TikTok unless the app agrees to better terms.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1706729888,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":728},"headData":{"title":"Universal Music Group Might Pull Taylor Swift's Music Off TikTok | KQED","description":"The world's largest music company has threatened to remove its music from TikTok unless the app agrees to better terms.","ogTitle":"Why Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake and More May Have Their Music Taken Off TikTok","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"Why Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake and More May Have Their Music Taken Off TikTok","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Universal Music Group Might Pull Taylor Swift's Music Off TikTok%%page%% %%sep%% KQED","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Why Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake and More May Have Their Music Taken Off TikTok","datePublished":"2024-01-31T19:38:08.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-31T19:38:08.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprImageCredit":"Michael Tran","nprByline":"Neda Ulaby","nprImageAgency":"AFP via Getty Images","nprStoryId":"1228091512","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1228091512&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2024/01/31/1228091512/tiktok-universal-music-group?ft=nprml&f=1228091512","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:03:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:57:42 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:03:26 -0500","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13951300/taylor-swift-drake-bts-universal-music-tiktok","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Universal Music Group \u003ca href=\"https://www.universalmusic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-artist-and-songwriter-community-why-we-must-call-time-out-on-tiktok/\">has threatened to remove\u003c/a> all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms for its vast catalog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Negotiations between the social media giant and the world’s largest music company have intensified as they’ve worked to hammer out a new contract, says Tatiana Cirisano, a music industry analyst at Midia Research. The current one expires on Jan. 31, 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13936325","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“UMG is kind of taking the nuclear option of removing all their music and trying to prove … that TikTok couldn’t exist if it didn’t have their catalog,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early Wednesday morning, UMG released what it called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.universalmusic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-artist-and-songwriter-community-why-we-must-call-time-out-on-tiktok/\">An Open Letter to the Artist And Songwriter Community\u003c/a> — Why We Must Call Time Out On TikTok.” The letter, one suspects, is actually for music fans and tech watchdogs as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In our contract renewal discussions, we have been pressing them on three critical issues,” the letter says of TikTok, noting the issues include protection against AI-generated recordings, online safety issues for users and higher compensation for its artists and songwriters.\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>“With respect to the issue of artist and songwriter compensation,” the letter continues, “TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay. Today, as an indication of how little TikTok compensates artists and songwriters, despite its massive and growing user base, rapidly rising advertising revenue and increasing reliance on music-based content, TikTok accounts for only about 1% of our total revenue. Ultimately TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13931533","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Compensation is the big sticking point here, says Cirisano. “I would also point out that this is probably going to do more for Universal Music Group as a company than it is for any of their individual artists and songwriters,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TikTokComms/status/1752539546233843884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1752539546233843884%7Ctwgr%5E9258156bd65d97b97e65ff72d32edcba3d1bf95a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2F7MnRSi3%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\">a statement on social media\u003c/a>, TikTok accused UMG of promoting “false narratives and rhetoric” and of putting “greed above the interests of their artist and songwriter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“TikTok has been able to reach ‘artist-first’ agreements with every other label and publisher,” it says. “Clearly, Universal’s self-serving actions are not in the best interests of artists, songwriters and fans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cirisano says the idea of TikTok building what UMG calls a “music-based business” has some merit. TikTok used to be just a place where artists could get exposure and market their music, she says. But the platform and its users are evolving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s becoming sort of a form of music consumption in its own right,” she says. “This is a space where especially young people are going on and listening to music … as they’re consuming. It’s a completely different experience than, say, adding a song to your Instagram story or things that were happening in the past.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13929332","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The dispute should not overly affect the well-being or popularity of the labels’ roster of celebrity artists, she adds, which includes Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Elton John. But for the many other musicians whose work has become a part of TikTok’s fabric, there are larger implications for the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s this really fast growing sector of independent artists and what is commonly referred to as ‘the long tail’ that are also releasing their music to streaming services and competing for attention,” she says, referring to all of the other music floating around that’s available to be used. “There’s a lot of other music that TikTok users have access to beyond the major label catalog than they would have five or 10 years ago. UMG is still the most powerful player here, but I think those dynamics have shifted a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TikTok and other social media platforms, she says, are where new fandom and cultures are being built — and the music industry’s power players are wary of being left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2024 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=Taylor+Swift%2C+Drake%2C+BTS+and+more+may+have+their+music+taken+off+TikTok+%E2%80%94+here%27s+why&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13951300/taylor-swift-drake-bts-universal-music-tiktok","authors":["byline_arts_13951300"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_69","arts_75"],"tags":["arts_3620","arts_2137","arts_8017"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13951301","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13939092":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13939092","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13939092","score":null,"sort":[1702057187000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"bay-area-trends-of-2023","title":"The Bay Area's Hottest, Weirdest, Worst and Funniest Trends of 2023","publishDate":1702057187,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The Bay Area’s Hottest, Weirdest, Worst and Funniest Trends of 2023 | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Welcome to our list of Bay Area arts and culture trends in 2023. Notably, it was a year that few are describing as “the worst year ever,” as many year-end listmakers were understandably wont to do for a while. We also suppose this list could have included things like AI, driverless cars, robot deliveries and the metaverse. It was just Tom Waits’ birthday; \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/195963-we-are-buried-beneath-the-weight-of-information-which-is\">let’s let him weigh in\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s to you all, individually and collectively, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8AMZmWqgRM\">love and happiness\u003c/a> in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A blonde woman with a microphone is on stage performing.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1815\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937426\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-800x567.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1020x723.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-768x544.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-2048x1452.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1920x1361.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs onstage during The Eras Tour at Levi’s Stadium on July 28, 2023 in Santa Clara. \u003ccite>(Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Return of the Monoculture\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Twelve years after Touré’s defining treatise “\u003ca href=\"https://www.salon.com/2011/09/29/how_niches_killed_culture/\">Why I Miss the Monoculture\u003c/a>,” the monoculture is back, for better or for worse. Taylor Swift alone absolutely dominated the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-top-album-sales-chart-1235464968/\">recording\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.normantranscript.com/community/taylor-swift-is-spotify-s-most-streamed-artist-of-2023-ending-bad-bunnys-3-year/article_daecf7f8-8fa4-11ee-8337-5f9be5f11a35.html\">streaming\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-eras-tour-top-grossing-global-tour/\">touring\u003c/a> industry, while captivating the \u003ca href=\"https://ew.com/movies/taylor-swift-eras-tour-concert-film-tops-box-office-breaks-global-record/\">box office\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937413/uc-berkeleys-taylor-swift-business-class-set-for-2024\">UC system\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/\">\u003cem>TIME\u003c/em> magazine\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931892/dear-city-leaders-stop-with-the-taylor-swift-pandering-already\">our nation’s elected officials\u003c/a> — and Beyoncé was \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/music/news/beyonce-record-most-grammy-wins-all-time-1235513412/\">not far behind\u003c/a>. \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Oppenheimer\u003c/em> took the nation’s multiplexes \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/summer-box-office-hits-4-billion-barbie-oppenheimer-1235712314/\">by storm\u003c/a>, and superhero franchises like \u003cem>Guardians of the Galaxy\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Spider-Man\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Ant-Man\u003c/em> filled out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2023/\">Top 10 box office list\u003c/a>. In other words, if you needed common ground to talk about with coworkers, you had plenty to pick from this year.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13894605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13894605\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immersive van Gogh at SVN West, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Cheshire Isaacs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The End of Immersive ‘Art Experiences’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let me tell you one thing I didn’t miss this year: being immersed in a so-called art experience. 2022 was full of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13894558/immersive-van-gogh-review-san-francisco\">Immersive van Gogh\u003c/a> spawn (a frankly offensive Frida Kahlo, a fine-by-comparison \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909273/review-imagine-picasso-immersive-san-francisco\">Picasso thing\u003c/a> at the Armory). Those events, in turn, were the immaterial outcome of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13804930/no-filter-necessary-in-sfs-instagram-ready-color-factory\">Color Factory\u003c/a>, the Museum of Ice Cream and (my personal least favorite) the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861247/the-90s-experience-instagram\">90’s Experience\u003c/a>. Strangely, we’ve now come full circle: the immersive photo-op has phase-shifted back into physical artwork and taken up residence at our largest museum, courtesy of SFMOMA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935810/yayoi-kusama-sfmoma-infinite-love-review\">Yayoi Kusama exhibition\u003c/a>, which literally costs $10 a minute. If museums learned one thing from all the immersive offshoots over the years, it’s that people will pay top dollar for a limited amount of time in an audio-visual experience utterly stripped of context.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939100\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If San Francisco’s new marketing campaign slogan sounds familiar, well… (seen here: a sign in Las Vegas.) \u003ccite>(Darren Asay/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco Spending Millions Trying to Rebrand Itself\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Imagine you live elsewhere, and your understanding of San Francisco is essentially Fox News footage of people pillaging Walgreens. But wait! You encounter a bus ad: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/san-francisco-ad-campaign.html\">It All Starts Here\u003c/a>.” Are you overcome with desire to travel to SF? How about “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RkuigBlSLg\">Always San Francisco\u003c/a>,” does that do anything for you? This is, as far as I can tell, the scenario on which city leaders and a handful of tech billionaires wagered a combined $10 million in 2023, attempting to reverse reputational damage caused by a dearth of affordable housing, an absurd cost of living and a devastating fentanyl crisis \u003cem>with marketing\u003c/em>. Does this feel a little like the captain of the Titanic launching a social media rebrand mid-collision? Sure! Do nuanced discussions of public health, inequality and long-term investments in the arts make for snappy copy in politicians’ campaign materials? Not really! But hey, maybe we just haven’t come up with the right slogan yet. In the meantime, we have this new “\u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/04/san-francisco-anthem-premiere-johns-grill/\">San Francisco theme song\u003c/a>,” about which I will say: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931922/tony-bennett-san-francisco-remembrance\">We miss you, Tony Bennett\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Emma Silvers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg\" alt=\"A hand reaches to pick up an icy pink beverage. There's also a iced chocolate drink and a plate of corn roti on the table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13925324\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dek Doi Cafe’s Thai-style “pink milk” and street food style sweet roti.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Bay Area’s (Mom-and-Pop) Restaurant Scene Isn’t Dead Yet\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These days, keeping a restaurant afloat in the Bay Area seems like an impossible task — an unwinnable battle against \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-restaurants-crime-closure-18373900.php\">thieves\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2mhcvLNwW/\">vandals\u003c/a> and an overall “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/cafe-international-lower-haight-18339072.php\">sea of lawlessness\u003c/a>.” Or so goes the prevailing narrative, anyway. A few Oakland restaurateurs even declared a (\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/27/strike-oakland-business-closure-protest/\">largely overblown, hour-long\u003c/a>) “strike” in protest. And it’s true that crime (and, nearly as bad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933006/hina-yakitori-closing-grilled-chicken-omakase-san-francisco\">the \u003cem>perception\u003c/em> of crime\u003c/a>) is a real concern. This isn’t an economy that leaves much margin for error, and the sheer economics of the Bay have snuffed out a lot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.bonappetit.com/story/sf-bay-area-dining-problem-opinion\">innovation at the highest end\u003c/a>. Still, anyone lamenting the death of Bay Area food hasn’t been eating out at the same places we have — not when 2023 has gifted us with S-tier \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936332/tchaka-haitian-restaurant-oakland\">Haitian comfort food\u003c/a>, idiosyncratic little Thai cafes serving dessert rotis and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925310/dek-doi-cafe-pink-milk-thai-bl-oakland\">gay pink milk\u003c/a>,” and joyously off-kilter \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/egglicious-india-san-jose-18193681.php\">Indian egg restaurants\u003c/a>. Now as always, when it comes to niche, street-level mom-and-pops, the Bay remains undefeated.\u003cem>—Luke Tsai\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939096\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of the Oakland A’s gather during a reverse boycott at the Oakland Coliseum to protest the ownership of the baseball team on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The A’s Resent You\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Well, the A’s \u003cem>owners\u003c/em> do, at least. That much was confirmed in 2023, during which, instead of my usual seven or eight games at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/gmeline/status/1179463946631184384\">the greatest ballpark in America\u003c/a>, I could only bring myself to go to one. Finally, after years of neglect, the A’s owner — I’d say his name, but it’d have to be accompanied by the foulest string of obscenities imaginable — acquired approval from Major League Baseball to move the whole sad, desiccated team southward to sad, desiccated Las Vegas. Sure, there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\">another baseball team coming to town\u003c/a>. But 2023 was the year of the “SELL” T-shirt, and the broken hearts of longtime fans.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person stands holding a sign with a building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937172\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soha Leach, 42, poses in front of a marching crowd at the ‘Stop the Genocide in Gaza’ rally at the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 28. \u003ccite>(Olivia Cruz Mayeda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Pro-Palestinian Uprising Larger Than Ever\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year saw the largest, most cohesive wave of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937170/the-art-of-protest-in-san-francisco-5-messages-from-the-gaza-rally\">pro-Palestinian protests\u003c/a> ever. In the Bay Area, Richmond became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/richmond-city-council-passes-resolution-showing-solidarity-with-gaza/\">first American city\u003c/a> to pass a ceasefire resolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968400/oakland-city-council-set-to-vote-on-gaza-cease-fire-resolution\">followed by Oakland\u003c/a>. Bay Area artists, in particular, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">rallied in protest\u003c/a> of Israel’s most recent siege of Gaza, which has so far killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-passes-15000-palestinian-official-says?nid=322376&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=491046\">more than 15,000\u003c/a> Palestinians. Artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937219/bay-area-artists-palestinian-childrens-relief-fund-continental-club\">raised upwards of $13,000\u003c/a> for Palestinian children at a November fundraiser in Oakland, matched in the restaurant scene with support for and by Palestinian \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/israel-hamas-war-giving-back-to-gaza-fundraiser-san-jose-business-el-halal-amigos/13968097/\">businesses and eateries\u003c/a> here in the Bay Area. Even local surfers got involved, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937866/local-surfers-screening-gaza-surf-club\">screening\u003c/a> the documentary \u003cem>Gaza Surf Club\u003c/em> to call upon their community to advocate for a ceasefire. With their dollars, poetry, policy, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938619/porch-party-oakland-pop-up-art-activism-community\">food\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">organized boycotts\u003c/a>, Bay Area folks are showing up for Palestinians now more than ever.\u003cem>—Olivia Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13848951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg\" alt=\"Signage at Bandcamp's new Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13848951\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-1020x696.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage at Bandcamp’s Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019. The downtown Oakland performance space and record showroom closed in 2023 shortly after Bandcamp’s sale to Songtradr. \u003ccite>(Sam Lefebvre/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Music Industry Making it Harder to Be an Artist — and Fan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2023, we convinced ourselves that paying Ticketmaster hundreds of dollars in fees would be a fair exchange for experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13934154/beyonce-review-levis-stadium-2023-renaissance-world-tour\">Beyoncé tour\u003c/a>. But throughout the year, the ubiquitous ticketing company drove up prices for large and small concerts alike with those exorbitant add-on fees, all while its parent company, Live Nation, pocketed record profits. Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935406/fillmore-live-nation-on-road-again-touring-artists\">independent touring musicians\u003c/a> continued to lose money amidst post-pandemic gas prices and inflation. Songtradr bought Bandcamp and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936509/idiotic-and-cruel-musicians-slam-layoffs-at-bandcamp\">laid off staff\u003c/a> including the entire union bargaining committee, prompting a labor complaint, and Spotify announced that it will stop paying royalties on songs with under 1,000 streams. The music industry is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101893314/how-musicians-are-navigating-streaming-algorithms-ai-and-automation\">increasingly stacked against up-and-coming musicians\u003c/a>, which is why it’s all the more important to be intentional about supporting our local artists.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rubber gloved hand sprinkles chopped cilantro onto an oversized pupusa topped the meat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938220\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Morales sprinkles cilantro on a Birria Pupusa Pizza in the kitchen at Pupuseria Las Cabańas in Hayward, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Watch Me Eat This Pupusa The Size of Your Head and sMasH tHaT LiKe bUtToN!!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone chronically on TikTok and Instagram has probably already noticed this year’s biggest food trend: the proliferation of local, raucous, personality-driven food influencers. From the humorous caricatures of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thesnacksensei/?hl=en\">The Snack Sensei\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafoodz/\">BayAreaFoodz\u003c/a> to the health-focused feed of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915889/berkeley-vegan-food-festival-bizerkeley-vegan\">Bizerkeley Vegan\u003c/a> and lavish outings of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allie.eats/?hl=en\">Allie Eats\u003c/a> (nearly half a million followers combined between the four accounts), there’s more bombastic food-related content than ever from the Bay Area. Viral videos of an oversized pupusa or a pan dulce big enough to use as a literal pillow has fueled a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936325/social-media-biggest-pupusas-burritos-instagram-tiktok-latinextravagant-bay-area\">new wave of extravagant restaurateurs\u003c/a> catering to the frenzy by super-sizing, quadruple-dipping and gold-flaking everything under the sun — often collabing with foodie accounts to build hype. And all of our internet-marinated brains seem to be eating it up.\u003cem>—Alan Chazaro\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1630px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png\" alt='A blue sky background with a large Barbie logo in the center and a United airplane. Text around it reads: \"This Barbie is a dream. Now flying.\"' width=\"1630\" height=\"1196\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png 1630w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-800x587.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1020x748.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-160x117.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-768x564.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1536x1127.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Barbie isn’t a Barbie. Now, knock it off, United. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @united)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Barbie Burnout\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At first it was like, yay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933011/its-billiongirlsummer-taylor-beyonce-and-barbie-made-for-one-epic-trifecta\">girly pop culture moment\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931981/greta-gerwig-box-office-record-female-directors\">female director from Sacramento making hella bank\u003c/a>, but then it was like, why is every commercial this very specific shade of pink and why are all the makeup stores pink, and the clothing stores, and the shoe stores, and why is that Burger King burger pink, and why is my Google search pink, and is it okay that everyone’s making \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931677/barbenheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-box-office-greta-gerwig-christopher-nolan\">memes that combine Barbie and the actual atomic bomb\u003c/a>, and what the hell is an Ice Spice Munchkin, and isn’t it a bit weird that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kidshttps://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kids\">the TSA used Barbie in a knives warning\u003c/a>, and isn’t the end of the movie where Barbie goes to the gynecologist actually lazy and reductive, and wouldn’t it have been better if she was in the Mattel CEO chair instead because women aren’t allowed that very often, and actually, just forget it, because even though \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931753/allan-doll-michael-cera-greta-gerwig-barbie-movie-review\">Allan is the literal greatest\u003c/a>, I want nothing to do with any of this now.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 928px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939095\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png 928w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-800x236.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-160x47.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-768x227.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks, Elon. \u003ccite>(X)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Billionaires Ruining the Internet’s Usefulness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While TikTok continues to drive culture and dominate discourse among young people, adults like Elon Musk (“adults,” ha) couldn’t figure out what to do with their social media platforms if it walked up and hit them with a Cybertruck. Meta did what it always does and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931259/threads-meta-thanks-i-hate-it\">copied an existing platform\u003c/a> with Threads. BlueSky didn’t fully catch on, Mastodon is a distant memory, and BeReal kinda withered and died. And, in the midst of it all, Google Search became \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/16yxzg0/google_is_no_longer_a_search_engine/\">more useless than ever\u003c/a>, prompting users seeking information to be fed pages of ads, or worse, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jakezward/status/1728032639402037610\">AI-generated garbage\u003c/a>. (This is where I repeat my catchphrase: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=subscribe%20to%20a%20newspaper%20from%3Agmeline&src=typed_query&f=top\">subscribe to a newspaper\u003c/a>.)\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/GettyImages-1455560954-scaled-e1673477731985.jpg\" alt=\"A stack of books featuring Prince Harry's face in close up, sit in a neat pile.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923614\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ is offered for sale at a Barnes & Noble store on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Scott Olson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Flood of Celebrity Memoirs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The secret to publishing a NYT-bestselling blockbuster this year seemed to lie in aristocracy. Celebrity memoirs have never gone out of style, but the monumental success of Prince Harry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923613/dish-from-prince-harry-one-of-their-own-could-fuel-royal-change\">\u003cem>Spare\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and pop music royalty Britney Spears’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936729/britney-spears-book-autobiography-the-woman-in-me-gallery-books\">\u003cem>The Woman in Me\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which sold over 1.6 million and 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone in their first weeks, shifted the spotlight back on the genre in 2023. For those of us seeking even more juicy, reflective stories from our aspirational tax bracket, memoirs from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937730/barbra-streisands-memoir-review-my-name-is-barbra\">Barbra Streisand\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936614/dolly-parton-book-review-behind-the-seams-my-life-in-rhinestones\">Dolly Parton\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13930083/elliot-page-shares-struggles-and-former-selves-in-engaging-new-memoir\">Elliot Page\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151356491/pamela-anderson-book-memoir\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206140650/jada-pinkett-will-smith-tupac-worthy\">Jada Pinkett Smith\u003c/a> did not disappoint. Pro tip: These memoirs make great stocking stuffers for the pop culture fanatics in your life.\u003cem>—Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939097\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pants! \u003ccite>(Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Great Pants Awakening\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I went to high school in the late aughts, when we all traded low-rise flares for skinny jeans, so I’ve been studying the latest Great Pants Awakening like an anthropologist, gathering data on BART and TikTok, and surveying friends and family members of all ages. Some millennials dared to break up with our beloved tapered legs and waist-cinching highrise trousers, while others clung on to their favorite cuts for dear life. Meanwhile, new pants styles challenged all generations to reconsider their notions of beauty, gender and even propriety. Unisex cargo pants paired with a baggy hoodie to hide the body; thong-revealing ultra-low-rise with nipple-baring mesh on top. It’s all fair game, and both looks can be seen on the same person in a given week. 2023 was all about poly-pantism: the way of the future.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1852px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1852\" height=\"1384\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939094\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg 1852w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-800x598.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1020x762.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-768x574.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1536x1148.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1852px) 100vw, 1852px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Albany Twin theater pictured on June 16, 2023, the day after its final movie screening. The theater had served Albany’s moviegoing public for 88 years. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Too Many Movie Theaters Biting the Dust\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Despite some hopeful reopenings such as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924146/4-star-theater-talk-movies-richmond-history-woody-labounty\">4-Star Theater\u003c/a>, the Bay Area’s movie theaters continue to roll credits and close down for good. The Albany Twin, the Century Theater in San Francisco’s Westfield Mall, the CGV (formerly the AMC) on Van Ness, the Rohnert Park Reading cinema and others all shuttered. “But we can watch movies at home now,” you might say! Joke’s on you, bub: fees for streaming subscriptions \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/streaming-service-price-increase-1235784311/\">got significantly more expensive\u003c/a>. After three years of other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13892596/historic-west-portal-theater-closes-permanently-due-to-pandemic\">tough-to-swallow theater closures\u003c/a>, and tumult for fans of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13917362/castro-theatre-seating-renovation-town-hall\">movies at the Castro\u003c/a>, we’re happy for even the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/s-f-real-estate-office-movie-theater-18431003.php\">smallest bit of good news\u003c/a> for local theaters.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939098\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The studio of San Francisco sign painter and pinstriper Lauren D’Amato at Headlands Center for the Arts, Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Lots of Love for Sign Painting (and Signs in General) \u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With a healthy local sign painting scene, it’s no surprise we saw a lot of this work in gallery spaces this year — and a greater appreciation for the artistry of signs, period. Lauren D’Amato’s \u003ca href=\"https://houseofseiko.info/complete_machine\">solo at House of Seiko\u003c/a> borrowed from real-life Bayview signs, and she later received the Headlands’ Tournesol Award for an emerging Bay Area painter. The \u003ca href=\"https://web-production-7d4c4.up.railway.app/pieces/pieces/pieces/shows/2/\">inaugural show at Berkeley’s 127010\u003c/a>, curated by Oliver Hawk Holden, focused on artists merging commercial craft and fine art (a gold leaf and enamel piece by sign painter Michelle “Meng” Nguyen was a standout). And Pacific Saw Works, a new artist-run space in Oakland, christened their walls with a show of sign painters called, simply, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificsawworks.com/exhibitions\">\u003ci>Signs\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. I also need to mention the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/tenderloin-neon-sign-district-wins-approval/article_cf388ae8-3939-11ed-94c7-3376ecdea09c.html\">legislation\u003c/a> that passed late last year to make it easier to repair old neon signs (which often include painted elements) and install new ones in the Tenderloin. This year, we saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7G72syuX0/?img_index=1\">the electric results\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1017px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"652\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938611\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg 1017w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Jackson about to win 12 Grammys for ‘Thriller’ at the 1984 awards. At his side is his date Brooke Shields. At the time, says Mary J. Blige in a new documentary, Jackson was considered ‘super-duper-duper sexy.’ \u003ccite>(Ron Galella/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>TV Going Peak ’80s and ’90s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My childhood was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97337/the-other-f-word-how-homophobic-language-has-ruined-80s-teen-movies\">the 1980s\u003c/a>, my teen years coincided with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915084/chloe-sherman-renegade-san-francisco-1990s-schlomer-haus\">the ’90s\u003c/a>, and goddamnit, the streaming platforms \u003cem>really\u003c/em> played into my rapidly aging hands this year. In 2023, I finally got to rewatch \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936463/moonlighting-hulu-cybill-shepherd-bruce-willis-1980s-comedy\">\u003cem>Moonlighting\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (the endearingly preposterous detective show that launched Bruce Willis’ career) and unabashedly immerse myself in \u003cem>L.A. Law\u003c/em> at an age where I could actually understand it. But nowhere has ’80s and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/14084/90s-nostalgia-a-look-at-how-our-lives-do-and-dont-matter\">’90s nostalgia\u003c/a> shown up harder than in celebrity documentaries. Watching retrospectives about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938155\">\u003cem>Thriller\u003c/em>-era Michael Jackson\u003c/a>, Michael J. Fox, Wham!, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924520/pamela-anderson-captivatingly-tells-her-own-story-in-new-netflix-documentary\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a>, Anna Nicole Smith, the Gladiators, Robbie Williams, David Beckham and, yes, even Apple TV+’s far too rose-tinted profile of \u003cem>The Super Models\u003c/em> was like seeing my first 20 years of life flash before my eyes. My middle-aged ass is clearly being pandered to — and I absolutely love it.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Movies! Pants! Barbie! The Internet! Whatever everyone thinks is happening to San Francisco! The KQED Arts & Culture team weighs in on the year. 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","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Bay Area's Hottest, Weirdest, Worst and Funniest Trends of 2023","datePublished":"2023-12-08T17:39:47.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T19:56:45.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13939092/bay-area-trends-of-2023","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Welcome to our list of Bay Area arts and culture trends in 2023. Notably, it was a year that few are describing as “the worst year ever,” as many year-end listmakers were understandably wont to do for a while. We also suppose this list could have included things like AI, driverless cars, robot deliveries and the metaverse. It was just Tom Waits’ birthday; \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/195963-we-are-buried-beneath-the-weight-of-information-which-is\">let’s let him weigh in\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s to you all, individually and collectively, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8AMZmWqgRM\">love and happiness\u003c/a> in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A blonde woman with a microphone is on stage performing.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1815\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937426\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-800x567.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1020x723.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-768x544.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-2048x1452.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1920x1361.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs onstage during The Eras Tour at Levi’s Stadium on July 28, 2023 in Santa Clara. \u003ccite>(Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Return of the Monoculture\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Twelve years after Touré’s defining treatise “\u003ca href=\"https://www.salon.com/2011/09/29/how_niches_killed_culture/\">Why I Miss the Monoculture\u003c/a>,” the monoculture is back, for better or for worse. Taylor Swift alone absolutely dominated the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-top-album-sales-chart-1235464968/\">recording\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.normantranscript.com/community/taylor-swift-is-spotify-s-most-streamed-artist-of-2023-ending-bad-bunnys-3-year/article_daecf7f8-8fa4-11ee-8337-5f9be5f11a35.html\">streaming\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-eras-tour-top-grossing-global-tour/\">touring\u003c/a> industry, while captivating the \u003ca href=\"https://ew.com/movies/taylor-swift-eras-tour-concert-film-tops-box-office-breaks-global-record/\">box office\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937413/uc-berkeleys-taylor-swift-business-class-set-for-2024\">UC system\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/\">\u003cem>TIME\u003c/em> magazine\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931892/dear-city-leaders-stop-with-the-taylor-swift-pandering-already\">our nation’s elected officials\u003c/a> — and Beyoncé was \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/music/news/beyonce-record-most-grammy-wins-all-time-1235513412/\">not far behind\u003c/a>. \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Oppenheimer\u003c/em> took the nation’s multiplexes \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/summer-box-office-hits-4-billion-barbie-oppenheimer-1235712314/\">by storm\u003c/a>, and superhero franchises like \u003cem>Guardians of the Galaxy\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Spider-Man\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Ant-Man\u003c/em> filled out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2023/\">Top 10 box office list\u003c/a>. In other words, if you needed common ground to talk about with coworkers, you had plenty to pick from this year.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13894605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13894605\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immersive van Gogh at SVN West, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Cheshire Isaacs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The End of Immersive ‘Art Experiences’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let me tell you one thing I didn’t miss this year: being immersed in a so-called art experience. 2022 was full of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13894558/immersive-van-gogh-review-san-francisco\">Immersive van Gogh\u003c/a> spawn (a frankly offensive Frida Kahlo, a fine-by-comparison \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909273/review-imagine-picasso-immersive-san-francisco\">Picasso thing\u003c/a> at the Armory). Those events, in turn, were the immaterial outcome of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13804930/no-filter-necessary-in-sfs-instagram-ready-color-factory\">Color Factory\u003c/a>, the Museum of Ice Cream and (my personal least favorite) the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861247/the-90s-experience-instagram\">90’s Experience\u003c/a>. Strangely, we’ve now come full circle: the immersive photo-op has phase-shifted back into physical artwork and taken up residence at our largest museum, courtesy of SFMOMA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935810/yayoi-kusama-sfmoma-infinite-love-review\">Yayoi Kusama exhibition\u003c/a>, which literally costs $10 a minute. If museums learned one thing from all the immersive offshoots over the years, it’s that people will pay top dollar for a limited amount of time in an audio-visual experience utterly stripped of context.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939100\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If San Francisco’s new marketing campaign slogan sounds familiar, well… (seen here: a sign in Las Vegas.) \u003ccite>(Darren Asay/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco Spending Millions Trying to Rebrand Itself\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Imagine you live elsewhere, and your understanding of San Francisco is essentially Fox News footage of people pillaging Walgreens. But wait! You encounter a bus ad: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/san-francisco-ad-campaign.html\">It All Starts Here\u003c/a>.” Are you overcome with desire to travel to SF? How about “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RkuigBlSLg\">Always San Francisco\u003c/a>,” does that do anything for you? This is, as far as I can tell, the scenario on which city leaders and a handful of tech billionaires wagered a combined $10 million in 2023, attempting to reverse reputational damage caused by a dearth of affordable housing, an absurd cost of living and a devastating fentanyl crisis \u003cem>with marketing\u003c/em>. Does this feel a little like the captain of the Titanic launching a social media rebrand mid-collision? Sure! Do nuanced discussions of public health, inequality and long-term investments in the arts make for snappy copy in politicians’ campaign materials? Not really! But hey, maybe we just haven’t come up with the right slogan yet. In the meantime, we have this new “\u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/04/san-francisco-anthem-premiere-johns-grill/\">San Francisco theme song\u003c/a>,” about which I will say: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931922/tony-bennett-san-francisco-remembrance\">We miss you, Tony Bennett\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Emma Silvers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg\" alt=\"A hand reaches to pick up an icy pink beverage. There's also a iced chocolate drink and a plate of corn roti on the table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13925324\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dek Doi Cafe’s Thai-style “pink milk” and street food style sweet roti.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Bay Area’s (Mom-and-Pop) Restaurant Scene Isn’t Dead Yet\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These days, keeping a restaurant afloat in the Bay Area seems like an impossible task — an unwinnable battle against \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-restaurants-crime-closure-18373900.php\">thieves\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2mhcvLNwW/\">vandals\u003c/a> and an overall “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/cafe-international-lower-haight-18339072.php\">sea of lawlessness\u003c/a>.” Or so goes the prevailing narrative, anyway. A few Oakland restaurateurs even declared a (\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/27/strike-oakland-business-closure-protest/\">largely overblown, hour-long\u003c/a>) “strike” in protest. And it’s true that crime (and, nearly as bad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933006/hina-yakitori-closing-grilled-chicken-omakase-san-francisco\">the \u003cem>perception\u003c/em> of crime\u003c/a>) is a real concern. This isn’t an economy that leaves much margin for error, and the sheer economics of the Bay have snuffed out a lot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.bonappetit.com/story/sf-bay-area-dining-problem-opinion\">innovation at the highest end\u003c/a>. Still, anyone lamenting the death of Bay Area food hasn’t been eating out at the same places we have — not when 2023 has gifted us with S-tier \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936332/tchaka-haitian-restaurant-oakland\">Haitian comfort food\u003c/a>, idiosyncratic little Thai cafes serving dessert rotis and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925310/dek-doi-cafe-pink-milk-thai-bl-oakland\">gay pink milk\u003c/a>,” and joyously off-kilter \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/egglicious-india-san-jose-18193681.php\">Indian egg restaurants\u003c/a>. Now as always, when it comes to niche, street-level mom-and-pops, the Bay remains undefeated.\u003cem>—Luke Tsai\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939096\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of the Oakland A’s gather during a reverse boycott at the Oakland Coliseum to protest the ownership of the baseball team on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The A’s Resent You\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Well, the A’s \u003cem>owners\u003c/em> do, at least. That much was confirmed in 2023, during which, instead of my usual seven or eight games at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/gmeline/status/1179463946631184384\">the greatest ballpark in America\u003c/a>, I could only bring myself to go to one. Finally, after years of neglect, the A’s owner — I’d say his name, but it’d have to be accompanied by the foulest string of obscenities imaginable — acquired approval from Major League Baseball to move the whole sad, desiccated team southward to sad, desiccated Las Vegas. Sure, there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\">another baseball team coming to town\u003c/a>. But 2023 was the year of the “SELL” T-shirt, and the broken hearts of longtime fans.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person stands holding a sign with a building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937172\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soha Leach, 42, poses in front of a marching crowd at the ‘Stop the Genocide in Gaza’ rally at the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 28. \u003ccite>(Olivia Cruz Mayeda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Pro-Palestinian Uprising Larger Than Ever\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year saw the largest, most cohesive wave of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937170/the-art-of-protest-in-san-francisco-5-messages-from-the-gaza-rally\">pro-Palestinian protests\u003c/a> ever. In the Bay Area, Richmond became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/richmond-city-council-passes-resolution-showing-solidarity-with-gaza/\">first American city\u003c/a> to pass a ceasefire resolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968400/oakland-city-council-set-to-vote-on-gaza-cease-fire-resolution\">followed by Oakland\u003c/a>. Bay Area artists, in particular, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">rallied in protest\u003c/a> of Israel’s most recent siege of Gaza, which has so far killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-passes-15000-palestinian-official-says?nid=322376&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=491046\">more than 15,000\u003c/a> Palestinians. Artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937219/bay-area-artists-palestinian-childrens-relief-fund-continental-club\">raised upwards of $13,000\u003c/a> for Palestinian children at a November fundraiser in Oakland, matched in the restaurant scene with support for and by Palestinian \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/israel-hamas-war-giving-back-to-gaza-fundraiser-san-jose-business-el-halal-amigos/13968097/\">businesses and eateries\u003c/a> here in the Bay Area. Even local surfers got involved, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937866/local-surfers-screening-gaza-surf-club\">screening\u003c/a> the documentary \u003cem>Gaza Surf Club\u003c/em> to call upon their community to advocate for a ceasefire. With their dollars, poetry, policy, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938619/porch-party-oakland-pop-up-art-activism-community\">food\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">organized boycotts\u003c/a>, Bay Area folks are showing up for Palestinians now more than ever.\u003cem>—Olivia Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13848951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg\" alt=\"Signage at Bandcamp's new Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13848951\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-1020x696.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage at Bandcamp’s Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019. The downtown Oakland performance space and record showroom closed in 2023 shortly after Bandcamp’s sale to Songtradr. \u003ccite>(Sam Lefebvre/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Music Industry Making it Harder to Be an Artist — and Fan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2023, we convinced ourselves that paying Ticketmaster hundreds of dollars in fees would be a fair exchange for experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13934154/beyonce-review-levis-stadium-2023-renaissance-world-tour\">Beyoncé tour\u003c/a>. But throughout the year, the ubiquitous ticketing company drove up prices for large and small concerts alike with those exorbitant add-on fees, all while its parent company, Live Nation, pocketed record profits. Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935406/fillmore-live-nation-on-road-again-touring-artists\">independent touring musicians\u003c/a> continued to lose money amidst post-pandemic gas prices and inflation. Songtradr bought Bandcamp and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936509/idiotic-and-cruel-musicians-slam-layoffs-at-bandcamp\">laid off staff\u003c/a> including the entire union bargaining committee, prompting a labor complaint, and Spotify announced that it will stop paying royalties on songs with under 1,000 streams. The music industry is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101893314/how-musicians-are-navigating-streaming-algorithms-ai-and-automation\">increasingly stacked against up-and-coming musicians\u003c/a>, which is why it’s all the more important to be intentional about supporting our local artists.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rubber gloved hand sprinkles chopped cilantro onto an oversized pupusa topped the meat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938220\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Morales sprinkles cilantro on a Birria Pupusa Pizza in the kitchen at Pupuseria Las Cabańas in Hayward, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Watch Me Eat This Pupusa The Size of Your Head and sMasH tHaT LiKe bUtToN!!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone chronically on TikTok and Instagram has probably already noticed this year’s biggest food trend: the proliferation of local, raucous, personality-driven food influencers. From the humorous caricatures of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thesnacksensei/?hl=en\">The Snack Sensei\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafoodz/\">BayAreaFoodz\u003c/a> to the health-focused feed of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915889/berkeley-vegan-food-festival-bizerkeley-vegan\">Bizerkeley Vegan\u003c/a> and lavish outings of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allie.eats/?hl=en\">Allie Eats\u003c/a> (nearly half a million followers combined between the four accounts), there’s more bombastic food-related content than ever from the Bay Area. Viral videos of an oversized pupusa or a pan dulce big enough to use as a literal pillow has fueled a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936325/social-media-biggest-pupusas-burritos-instagram-tiktok-latinextravagant-bay-area\">new wave of extravagant restaurateurs\u003c/a> catering to the frenzy by super-sizing, quadruple-dipping and gold-flaking everything under the sun — often collabing with foodie accounts to build hype. And all of our internet-marinated brains seem to be eating it up.\u003cem>—Alan Chazaro\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1630px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png\" alt='A blue sky background with a large Barbie logo in the center and a United airplane. Text around it reads: \"This Barbie is a dream. Now flying.\"' width=\"1630\" height=\"1196\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png 1630w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-800x587.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1020x748.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-160x117.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-768x564.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1536x1127.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Barbie isn’t a Barbie. Now, knock it off, United. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @united)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Barbie Burnout\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At first it was like, yay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933011/its-billiongirlsummer-taylor-beyonce-and-barbie-made-for-one-epic-trifecta\">girly pop culture moment\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931981/greta-gerwig-box-office-record-female-directors\">female director from Sacramento making hella bank\u003c/a>, but then it was like, why is every commercial this very specific shade of pink and why are all the makeup stores pink, and the clothing stores, and the shoe stores, and why is that Burger King burger pink, and why is my Google search pink, and is it okay that everyone’s making \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931677/barbenheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-box-office-greta-gerwig-christopher-nolan\">memes that combine Barbie and the actual atomic bomb\u003c/a>, and what the hell is an Ice Spice Munchkin, and isn’t it a bit weird that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kidshttps://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kids\">the TSA used Barbie in a knives warning\u003c/a>, and isn’t the end of the movie where Barbie goes to the gynecologist actually lazy and reductive, and wouldn’t it have been better if she was in the Mattel CEO chair instead because women aren’t allowed that very often, and actually, just forget it, because even though \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931753/allan-doll-michael-cera-greta-gerwig-barbie-movie-review\">Allan is the literal greatest\u003c/a>, I want nothing to do with any of this now.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 928px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939095\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png 928w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-800x236.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-160x47.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-768x227.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks, Elon. \u003ccite>(X)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Billionaires Ruining the Internet’s Usefulness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While TikTok continues to drive culture and dominate discourse among young people, adults like Elon Musk (“adults,” ha) couldn’t figure out what to do with their social media platforms if it walked up and hit them with a Cybertruck. Meta did what it always does and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931259/threads-meta-thanks-i-hate-it\">copied an existing platform\u003c/a> with Threads. BlueSky didn’t fully catch on, Mastodon is a distant memory, and BeReal kinda withered and died. And, in the midst of it all, Google Search became \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/16yxzg0/google_is_no_longer_a_search_engine/\">more useless than ever\u003c/a>, prompting users seeking information to be fed pages of ads, or worse, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jakezward/status/1728032639402037610\">AI-generated garbage\u003c/a>. (This is where I repeat my catchphrase: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=subscribe%20to%20a%20newspaper%20from%3Agmeline&src=typed_query&f=top\">subscribe to a newspaper\u003c/a>.)\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/GettyImages-1455560954-scaled-e1673477731985.jpg\" alt=\"A stack of books featuring Prince Harry's face in close up, sit in a neat pile.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923614\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ is offered for sale at a Barnes & Noble store on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Scott Olson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Flood of Celebrity Memoirs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The secret to publishing a NYT-bestselling blockbuster this year seemed to lie in aristocracy. Celebrity memoirs have never gone out of style, but the monumental success of Prince Harry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923613/dish-from-prince-harry-one-of-their-own-could-fuel-royal-change\">\u003cem>Spare\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and pop music royalty Britney Spears’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936729/britney-spears-book-autobiography-the-woman-in-me-gallery-books\">\u003cem>The Woman in Me\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which sold over 1.6 million and 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone in their first weeks, shifted the spotlight back on the genre in 2023. For those of us seeking even more juicy, reflective stories from our aspirational tax bracket, memoirs from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937730/barbra-streisands-memoir-review-my-name-is-barbra\">Barbra Streisand\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936614/dolly-parton-book-review-behind-the-seams-my-life-in-rhinestones\">Dolly Parton\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13930083/elliot-page-shares-struggles-and-former-selves-in-engaging-new-memoir\">Elliot Page\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151356491/pamela-anderson-book-memoir\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206140650/jada-pinkett-will-smith-tupac-worthy\">Jada Pinkett Smith\u003c/a> did not disappoint. Pro tip: These memoirs make great stocking stuffers for the pop culture fanatics in your life.\u003cem>—Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939097\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pants! \u003ccite>(Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Great Pants Awakening\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I went to high school in the late aughts, when we all traded low-rise flares for skinny jeans, so I’ve been studying the latest Great Pants Awakening like an anthropologist, gathering data on BART and TikTok, and surveying friends and family members of all ages. Some millennials dared to break up with our beloved tapered legs and waist-cinching highrise trousers, while others clung on to their favorite cuts for dear life. Meanwhile, new pants styles challenged all generations to reconsider their notions of beauty, gender and even propriety. Unisex cargo pants paired with a baggy hoodie to hide the body; thong-revealing ultra-low-rise with nipple-baring mesh on top. It’s all fair game, and both looks can be seen on the same person in a given week. 2023 was all about poly-pantism: the way of the future.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1852px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1852\" height=\"1384\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939094\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg 1852w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-800x598.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1020x762.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-768x574.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1536x1148.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1852px) 100vw, 1852px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Albany Twin theater pictured on June 16, 2023, the day after its final movie screening. The theater had served Albany’s moviegoing public for 88 years. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Too Many Movie Theaters Biting the Dust\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Despite some hopeful reopenings such as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924146/4-star-theater-talk-movies-richmond-history-woody-labounty\">4-Star Theater\u003c/a>, the Bay Area’s movie theaters continue to roll credits and close down for good. The Albany Twin, the Century Theater in San Francisco’s Westfield Mall, the CGV (formerly the AMC) on Van Ness, the Rohnert Park Reading cinema and others all shuttered. “But we can watch movies at home now,” you might say! Joke’s on you, bub: fees for streaming subscriptions \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/streaming-service-price-increase-1235784311/\">got significantly more expensive\u003c/a>. After three years of other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13892596/historic-west-portal-theater-closes-permanently-due-to-pandemic\">tough-to-swallow theater closures\u003c/a>, and tumult for fans of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13917362/castro-theatre-seating-renovation-town-hall\">movies at the Castro\u003c/a>, we’re happy for even the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/s-f-real-estate-office-movie-theater-18431003.php\">smallest bit of good news\u003c/a> for local theaters.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939098\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The studio of San Francisco sign painter and pinstriper Lauren D’Amato at Headlands Center for the Arts, Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Lots of Love for Sign Painting (and Signs in General) \u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With a healthy local sign painting scene, it’s no surprise we saw a lot of this work in gallery spaces this year — and a greater appreciation for the artistry of signs, period. Lauren D’Amato’s \u003ca href=\"https://houseofseiko.info/complete_machine\">solo at House of Seiko\u003c/a> borrowed from real-life Bayview signs, and she later received the Headlands’ Tournesol Award for an emerging Bay Area painter. The \u003ca href=\"https://web-production-7d4c4.up.railway.app/pieces/pieces/pieces/shows/2/\">inaugural show at Berkeley’s 127010\u003c/a>, curated by Oliver Hawk Holden, focused on artists merging commercial craft and fine art (a gold leaf and enamel piece by sign painter Michelle “Meng” Nguyen was a standout). And Pacific Saw Works, a new artist-run space in Oakland, christened their walls with a show of sign painters called, simply, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificsawworks.com/exhibitions\">\u003ci>Signs\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. I also need to mention the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/tenderloin-neon-sign-district-wins-approval/article_cf388ae8-3939-11ed-94c7-3376ecdea09c.html\">legislation\u003c/a> that passed late last year to make it easier to repair old neon signs (which often include painted elements) and install new ones in the Tenderloin. This year, we saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7G72syuX0/?img_index=1\">the electric results\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1017px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"652\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938611\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg 1017w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Jackson about to win 12 Grammys for ‘Thriller’ at the 1984 awards. At his side is his date Brooke Shields. At the time, says Mary J. Blige in a new documentary, Jackson was considered ‘super-duper-duper sexy.’ \u003ccite>(Ron Galella/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>TV Going Peak ’80s and ’90s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My childhood was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97337/the-other-f-word-how-homophobic-language-has-ruined-80s-teen-movies\">the 1980s\u003c/a>, my teen years coincided with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915084/chloe-sherman-renegade-san-francisco-1990s-schlomer-haus\">the ’90s\u003c/a>, and goddamnit, the streaming platforms \u003cem>really\u003c/em> played into my rapidly aging hands this year. In 2023, I finally got to rewatch \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936463/moonlighting-hulu-cybill-shepherd-bruce-willis-1980s-comedy\">\u003cem>Moonlighting\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (the endearingly preposterous detective show that launched Bruce Willis’ career) and unabashedly immerse myself in \u003cem>L.A. Law\u003c/em> at an age where I could actually understand it. But nowhere has ’80s and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/14084/90s-nostalgia-a-look-at-how-our-lives-do-and-dont-matter\">’90s nostalgia\u003c/a> shown up harder than in celebrity documentaries. Watching retrospectives about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938155\">\u003cem>Thriller\u003c/em>-era Michael Jackson\u003c/a>, Michael J. Fox, Wham!, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924520/pamela-anderson-captivatingly-tells-her-own-story-in-new-netflix-documentary\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a>, Anna Nicole Smith, the Gladiators, Robbie Williams, David Beckham and, yes, even Apple TV+’s far too rose-tinted profile of \u003cem>The Super Models\u003c/em> was like seeing my first 20 years of life flash before my eyes. My middle-aged ass is clearly being pandered to — and I absolutely love it.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\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>\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\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13939092/bay-area-trends-of-2023","authors":["11242","11748","11883","61","11872","185","7237","11743","11387"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_73","arts_2303","arts_835","arts_76","arts_74","arts_69","arts_75","arts_13238","arts_990","arts_70"],"tags":["arts_11374","arts_6425","arts_21777","arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_5544","arts_1551","arts_2137","arts_3026","arts_1553"],"featImg":"arts_13937095","label":"arts"},"arts_13936325":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13936325","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13936325","score":null,"sort":[1700511681000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"social-media-biggest-pupusas-burritos-instagram-tiktok-latinextravagant-bay-area","title":"How Social Media Is Fueling a New Era of 'Latinextravagant' Restaurants","publishDate":1700511681,"format":"standard","headTitle":"How Social Media Is Fueling a New Era of ‘Latinextravagant’ Restaurants | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>[dropcap]C[/dropcap]apturing the enormity of Latinidad is impossible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our diasporas are simply too sprawling and unwieldy. We are too bass-thumping. Too slippery. Too regionally layered and linguistically varied. Too contradictory, too bombastic, too fragmented, too migratory. Sometimes too nepotistic. Perhaps too open-hearted? We definitely resist simple definitions. (We can’t even internally agree on whether we call ourselves Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latine or, my personal favorite, Latin@).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I love us for that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It makes sense, then, that our foods, which are equally hyphenated, uncategorizable and epic, push against the borders of tradition. Indeed, our culinary offerings are as sprawling and bold as our own communities are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Picture a restaurant in Hayward that serves pupusas with the circumference of a pizza. Or, at a Dublin taqueria, a ridiculously gigantic bowl of phở birria next to a cake-sized pan dulce French toast that’ll feed an entire family. Down in San Jose, you can grub on generously-loaded baked potatoes topped with sour cream, jalapeños and al pastor. And in Richmond, when all else fails, there’s always the amalgam of Hot Cheetos on this and Doritos on that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936289\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936289\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large pupusa cooking on a griddle is flipped using a pizza peel.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flipping one of Las Cabañas’ oversized pupusas on the griddle. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the words of \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/el_tragon_de_LA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">L.A. Taco’s Memo Torres\u003c/a>, a journalist who often goes viral for showcasing imaginative Latinx meals, including both the \u003ca href=\"https://lataco.com/tiny-tamales-street-vendor\">tiniest\u003c/a> \u003cem>and\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://lataco.com/biggest-tamales-torrance-los-angeles\">largest\u003c/a> tamales in L.A.: “Latinos can be extra flamboyant.” It’s true. When it comes to cooking and eating, we tend to possess a Super Saiyan level of confidence. It’s a state of being that I’ve taken to calling “Latinextravagant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lifestyle doesn’t come without its flaws: cycles of dietary miseducation, questionable spending habits and social media vulturing. Certainly, the widespread influence of platforms like Instagram and TikTok has warped the foodscape, with businesses adjusting their models to meet the algorithm’s demands. But combining intergenerational family knowledge with internet trends is a major part of how today’s food businesses are able to thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And no one seems to be doing it with as much out-of-pocket razzle dazzle as Latinx food entrepreneurs.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Pupusas the Size of a Pizza\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Perhaps no other eatery in the East Bay delivers a more Latinextravagant experience than Hayward’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pupuseria_las_cabanas/\">Pupuseria Las Cabañas\u003c/a>. A Salvadoran sit-down with a full bar, Las Cabañas is best known for its pizza-sized pupusas and dizzying selection of margaritas. When I went on a weekend after 10 p.m., lines snaked out the door. It felt like I was stepping into a family celebration, with abuelos cracking jokes beside sleeping infants while college-aged friends buzzed around.[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\"]‘Our foods, which are equally hyphenated, uncategorizable and epic, push against the borders of tradition.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las Cabañas encapsulates the ways in which family legacy, comfort food, social media clout and intergenerational evolution intersect to create something uniquely appealing to modern eaters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What does that look like? A plate of gargantuan pupusas locas. The dish hails from El Salvador, where larger-than-average pupusas have been cooked up for eons. But for owner Frankie Martinez, it’s about taking it over the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936288\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person with a goatee looks at the camera and leans against a wall inside a restaurant.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pupuseria Las Cabańas owner Frankie Martinez poses for a portrait at his Hayward restaurant. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To make the pupusa loca, a giant lump of masa — which weighs several pounds and resembles a small medicine ball — gets flattened into something like pizza dough, then kneaded and knuckled into a girthy disc that gets filled with cheese and refried beans. The process to make a single pupusa loca takes roughly 10 minutes inside a narrow, scorching-hot kitchen. It’s finally plated with an optional birria topping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the somewhat gimmicky nature of the dish, there is an emphasis on made-from-scratch ingredients, giving the final product a fire-kissed freshness that can hold its own against pupusas of any diameter. Social media has played a role, too, in helping to increase the local pupuseria’s mojo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never knew how much [social media] would impact our sales,” Martinez says. “I had to hire a lot more people, put more systems in place. It’s not just our regular customers anymore, we get people who don’t even know what a pupusa is, so we’ve had to train our workers on how to even explain it. People are coming and just showing us something they saw on their phones and telling us that’s what they want. They’re not even looking at our menus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936294\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"The interior of a restaurant with several tables full of customers.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restaurant is known for its festive, party-like atmosphere. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Martinez, the pupusa loca is so large that he only knows of one patron who has single-mouthedly finished it. The rest? They order it, take a selfie, attempt a few bites, then box it up to go — in an actual pizza box. (I shamefully admit my wife and I only ate about half, but we tried, damn it.) Martinez is aware that the spectacle and presentation of his food is just as important as the quality. It’s all part of his strategy. And it’s working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody is on TikTok and Instagram,” says Cesar Arroyo, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ieatcalifornia/\">a Bay Area food influencer\u003c/a> and Gen-Z immigrant from Mexico who went from working construction to consulting for restaurant owners like Martinez to promote brand growth. “Simple videos can go viral and save a whole business. It can sometimes be too much, to be honest with you. But you want to bring in a crowd. You want people to take a picture with something big. It’s exposure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While at Las Cabañas, you’ll also want to also check out their pupusa bombs — deep fried bolitas of masa stuffed with cheese, frijoles and, if you so desire, birria (what else?). They’re equally photogenic, with fun cheese pulls and gooey insides dripping out of the spherical pupusa shell. And if you’re feeling especially Latinextravagant, you can add an order of “Angelita’s Margarita.” Named after Martinez’s mother, the drink is an endearing tribute to the original “hustler” who first opened Las Cabañas in 2004. After she passed from an illness in 2015, Martinez has carried on his mother’s recipes but with a modernized, Instagram-friendly twist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936292\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A fork and knife cut into a filled fried-looking ball.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cutting into the oozy, cheesy interior of a pupusa bomb. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The exposure has undoubtedly been good for Martinez’s family-owned business. He confirms a boost in clientele since he introduced the mammoth birria pupusas in 2018 that has been unlike anything previously seen in the restaurant’s multi-decade existence. This summer, numerous Bay Area food influencers — including Arroyo, whose IEatCalifornia account on Instagram has over 41,000 followers — have posted about the giant pupusa, which has led to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-pupuseria-las-cabanas-giant-pupusa-18362742.php\">mainstream news outlets\u003c/a> catching on. I personally found out about the pupuseria when a friend DMed me a viral video of the pupusa loca earlier this year. Despite living in Hayward for years, I hadn’t known about Las Cabañas prior to seeing it on social media. [pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Cesar Arroyo\"]‘You want to bring in a crowd. You want people to take a picture with something big.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started doing more social media, especially in 2020 when the pandemic happened,” Martinez says. “When my mom was around, she was skeptical of it. She wanted us to do TV commercials. But I told her people don’t watch those as much anymore. I know she would be proud of where the restaurant is today and she would understand and support it. She’d be like ‘What are you doing now, aye mijo? Que no son bayuncadas.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>L.A. Taco’s Torres has noticed similar social media trends in Southern California, where many of the nation’s Latinx food trends — including \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/11/21/20937687/el-garage-quesabirria-birria-taco-richmond-instagram\">quesabirria\u003c/a> — originally took off. “[Social media] is a way for people to empower their business in their own style. Any chef who wants to be out of pocket can [do so].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thesnacksensei/video/7284136103475481902\" data-video-id=\"7284136103475481902\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@thesnacksensei\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thesnacksensei?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thesnacksensei\u003c/a> The Biggest Pupusas In The Bay Area! 📍 Pupuseria Las Cabanas In Hayward CA 🔥 \u003ca title=\"pupusas\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pupusas?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pupusas\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"pupuseria\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pupuseria?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pupuseria\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"bayarea\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bayarea?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bayarea\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Wild Thing (Re-Recorded) - Tone-Loc\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Wild-Thing-Re-Recorded-6717747275818387458?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Wild Thing (Re-Recorded) – Tone-Loc\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003cbr>\nHowever, it’s a flawed system — one that fosters a certain kind of gatekeeping, fetishization and even exploitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vultures of IG and TikTok, like anything, have a downside,” Torres continues. “With millions of followers, [some food influencers] charge $800 to $1,000 for an hour. That’s capitalism right there. I know a lot of influencers who invite me to eat with them, and their rates with vendors are fucking outrageous. But yeah, it’s catchy, to get on the map, to get attention. Especially for small vendors. Social media is where they can get their publicity for cheaper, even if influencers are charging an arm and an ass for content.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Martinez hasn’t shied away from that approach, though, leveraging the Instagram-driven birria craze through popular food personalities like San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thesnacksensei/?hl=en\">Snack Sensei\u003c/a> to further blow up. The dynamic is complicated, as the social media buzz that comes with a made-for-glam dish like the pupusa loca is one of the easiest ways hard-working restaurateurs like Martinez can make their business stand out in a culinary landscape saturated with over-hyped content. It highlights this current generation of foodmakers’ larger struggles to present their cultural foods to a wider audience — foods that, in many cases, were simply overlooked in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938219\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938219\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A female line cook uses a spatula to lift a giant pupusa onto a plate.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Morales, a cook at Las Cabañas, places a finished pupusa onto a plate. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>A Cultural Marriage of Birria and Phở\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In one of Dublin’s sleepiest, least glamorous strip malls, you’ll find what may be the most underappreciated fusion eatery in our region: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/taqueriaaztecadublinca/\">Taqueria Azteca\u003c/a>. Acquired in 1998 by Luong “Lu” Dang, a Vietnamese war refugee who arrived in the East Bay in the ‘70s, the shop has maintained its down-to-earth, homely Mexican vibes from previous ownership, while loudly introducing some of Dang’s zanier combinations, like Bochata (boba + horchata) and birria-filled bao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azteca is the proud home of quesabirria grilled cheese sandwiches and — my wife’s favorite — pan dulce French toast. Served on a massive, custom-made concha from \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JuanitaMarketTracy/\">Juanita Market #4 in Tracy\u003c/a>, the dense, pink beauty is buttered up and prepared like any other French toast, with an optional tray of ham and eggs on the side. To be mega-clear, this pan dulce has the acreage of a cake, with a heft that can only be described as intimidating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937819\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937819\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549.jpg\" alt=\"a tray of pink pan dulce french toast is topped with strawberries and served with a hefty side of eggs and ham\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taqueria Azteca’s pan dulce French toast is topped with strawberries and served with a hefty side of eggs and ham on a cafeteria-sized tray. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the restaurant’s flagship item is its bone-in birria phở — an eye-popping amount of noodles swimming around in consommé broth, with a “dinosaur bone” of meat casually laid on top. For the average eater, it more than suffices as lunch and dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Years ago, I didn’t have the nuts to do this,” Dang says. “But the Bay Area has a huge Vietnamese and Latino community, so everyone loves to see it. At first we were all clumsy with it, but we found our rhythm and are learning how to do it properly. Ask the [Latino] cooks here what they eat. They’re the ones making stuff that’s personal to them, and we each add our own touches. We eat our own food every day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Dang’s case, it’s not so much about pushing forward a family tradition as it is about fusing immigrant experiences. Married to Estefany Garcia, an immigrant from Michoacán, Dang has extensively toured various pueblos around Mexico, listing off dishes that even I — the son of Mexicans whose own mother lives in Veracruz — didn’t recognize, including corundas, uchepos and morisquetas. Together, Dang and Garcia are organically uniting their cultures through a genuine, love-bound exploration of their own brand of Latinextravagant cuisine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937818\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937818\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541.jpg\" alt=\"a bone-in slab of Mexican birria is served in a giant bowl of Vietnamese pho\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Dublin, a bone-in slab of Mexican birria is served in a giant bowl of Vietnamese phở. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It allows us to open up our kitchen in ways that are both traditional and non-traditional,” he says. “We’re always blending. At home, she might cook phở, and then she’ll make tinga and we’ll mix it. I added birria to bao, as well. The bao bun is a very different texture [from tortillas]. It’s soft and chewy and crispy, inside and out. It’s fun and easy to share. And it’s so damn good to eat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The internet has played a major role for Lu and Garcia’s concoctions, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Social media] is a communication channel unlike before,” says Lu. “I used to do TV and radio in the 2000s, and it was completely hit or miss. For small businesses like us, we can’t afford that. With Instagram, it levels the playing field. We eat with our eyes first. Something that we can do to grab your attention is to make it over-the-top.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bayareafoodz/video/7293918581539048734\" data-video-id=\"7293918581539048734\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@bayareafoodz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bayareafoodz?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bayareafoodz\u003c/a> Check out this Big ass taco i got from @taqueriaaztecadublin its get no better than this \u003ca title=\"bayarea\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bayarea?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bayarea\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"tacos\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tacos?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tacos\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"tacostuesday\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tacostuesday?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tacostuesday\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"bayareafoodz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bayareafoodz?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bayareafoodz\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Bayareafoodz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7293918667434773279?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Bayareafoodz\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a small, otherwise modest eatery where Latino construction workers, white suburban moms and Asian elders mingle, Azteca is among the most unexpectedly “epic” dining experiences I’ve found in the Bay. Lu is extremely passionate about keeping Azteca’s foods playful and inviting — a major element of Mexican food that attracted him when he first came to it as an outsider. It’s something that Latinextravagant foods tend to do: They compel others to join in and share.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Beyond the Big Dishes\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s not always about dishing out the largest super-sized taco on the block. It’s also about paying homage in smaller, but equally creative, ways. After all, there’s a reason antojitos locos (or “crazy snacks”) have also gone viral throughout Mexico and Central America, and have now reached the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recent favorite of mine is the Tostielote, an open-faced bag of Tostitos buried under esquites, parmesan cheese, sour cream, butter and mayonnaise. I recommend the version at \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2_ptbtSSyQ\">Junior’s Roaster\u003c/a>, a food truck located in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957907/this-is-our-city-san-joses-berryessa-flea-market-vendors-fight-to-stay\">the San José Flea Market\u003c/a>. There, you’ll encounter an old-school roasting machine that is used to prepare elotes, esquites and papas horneadas (baked potatoes). You can add any mix of meats (carne asada, al pastor, pollo asado), junk food (Flamin’ Hots, Ruffles, Takis) and hot sauces for a customized perfection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914234\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914234\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A foil-wrapped burrito and a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos on red and white checkered butcher paper.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Flamin’ Hot Cheeto burrito is by far the most popular item at Taqueria El Mezcal, which has locations in San Pablo, Hayward and San Lorenzo. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/elmezcalsanpablo/\">Taqueria El Mezcal\u003c/a>, a humble local chain with three locations scattered throughout the East Bay, is known for its fiery, snack-inspired dishes. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13913985/hot-cheeto-burrito-taqueria-el-mezcal-richard-montanez-san-pablo\">Officially recognized by Chester Cheetah for its Hot Cheetos burrito\u003c/a>, the restaurant unveiled a new botana-inspired masterpiece this summer: the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/alan_chazaro/status/1696339131289203181\">Doritos chilaquiles burrito\u003c/a>. It includes a bag’s worth of spicy nacho Doritos, refried beans, three fried eggs, crema, guacamole and your choice of meat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13931115,arts_13920483,arts_13913985']\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/b>None of these Latinextravagant foods are exactly calorie-conscious. And for the most part, that’s okay: The restaurants themselves wouldn’t suggest that customers eat this stuff every day, and they aren’t necessarily challenging anyone to take down a giant burrito or pupusa on their own, either. The super-sized dishes are meant to be novelty foods — a memorable experience rather than your daily source of sustenance. And in many cases, immigrant foodmakers are simply tailoring their menus in response to their TikTok and Instagram numbers, even bantering and discussing ideas with commenters in the reply sections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a recipe that has, at least so far, proven itself successful for the times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s mostly a marketing thing, but [Latinx businesses] do really think out of the box,” Arroyo, the influencer, says. “Some people don’t like it, but I believe in food bringing people together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When done well, the Latinextravagant approach to food attracts more people to the table than ever. At our core, Latinx diasporas are simply too big to be boxed in, and our foods could never fit inside any one nation’s stomach. But still, we try our best to share it with everyone else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938220\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938220\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rubber gloved hand sprinkles chopped cilantro onto an oversized pupusa topped the meat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The finishing touch: sprinkling chopped onions and cilantro onto a giant — and truly Latinextravagant — pupusa. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" 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\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pupuseria_las_cabanas/\">Pupuseria Las Cabañas\u003c/a> is located at 30030 Mission Blvd. in Hayward. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/taqueriaaztecadublinca/\">Taqueria Azteca\u003c/a> is located at 7155 Amador Plaza Rd. in Dublin.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The super-sized flamboyance of pupusas locas, Hot Cheetos burritos and birria pho.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705003077,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":44,"wordCount":2980},"headData":{"title":"The Bay Area's Biggest Pupusas, Burritos Are a Social Media Hit | KQED","description":"The super-sized flamboyance of pupusas locas, Hot Cheetos burritos and birria pho.","ogTitle":"How Social Media Is Fueling a New Era of 'Latinextravagant' Restaurants","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"How Social Media Is Fueling a New Era of 'Latinextravagant' Restaurants","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"The Bay Area's Biggest Pupusas, Burritos Are a Social Media Hit %%page%% %%sep%% KQED","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"How Social Media Is Fueling a New Era of 'Latinextravagant' Restaurants","datePublished":"2023-11-20T20:21:21.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T19:57:57.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"source":"Food","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/food","sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13936325/social-media-biggest-pupusas-burritos-instagram-tiktok-latinextravagant-bay-area","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">C\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>apturing the enormity of Latinidad is impossible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our diasporas are simply too sprawling and unwieldy. We are too bass-thumping. Too slippery. Too regionally layered and linguistically varied. Too contradictory, too bombastic, too fragmented, too migratory. Sometimes too nepotistic. Perhaps too open-hearted? We definitely resist simple definitions. (We can’t even internally agree on whether we call ourselves Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latine or, my personal favorite, Latin@).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I love us for that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It makes sense, then, that our foods, which are equally hyphenated, uncategorizable and epic, push against the borders of tradition. Indeed, our culinary offerings are as sprawling and bold as our own communities are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Picture a restaurant in Hayward that serves pupusas with the circumference of a pizza. Or, at a Dublin taqueria, a ridiculously gigantic bowl of phở birria next to a cake-sized pan dulce French toast that’ll feed an entire family. Down in San Jose, you can grub on generously-loaded baked potatoes topped with sour cream, jalapeños and al pastor. And in Richmond, when all else fails, there’s always the amalgam of Hot Cheetos on this and Doritos on that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936289\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936289\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large pupusa cooking on a griddle is flipped using a pizza peel.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-013-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flipping one of Las Cabañas’ oversized pupusas on the griddle. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the words of \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/el_tragon_de_LA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">L.A. Taco’s Memo Torres\u003c/a>, a journalist who often goes viral for showcasing imaginative Latinx meals, including both the \u003ca href=\"https://lataco.com/tiny-tamales-street-vendor\">tiniest\u003c/a> \u003cem>and\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://lataco.com/biggest-tamales-torrance-los-angeles\">largest\u003c/a> tamales in L.A.: “Latinos can be extra flamboyant.” It’s true. When it comes to cooking and eating, we tend to possess a Super Saiyan level of confidence. It’s a state of being that I’ve taken to calling “Latinextravagant.”\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>The lifestyle doesn’t come without its flaws: cycles of dietary miseducation, questionable spending habits and social media vulturing. Certainly, the widespread influence of platforms like Instagram and TikTok has warped the foodscape, with businesses adjusting their models to meet the algorithm’s demands. But combining intergenerational family knowledge with internet trends is a major part of how today’s food businesses are able to thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And no one seems to be doing it with as much out-of-pocket razzle dazzle as Latinx food entrepreneurs.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Pupusas the Size of a Pizza\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Perhaps no other eatery in the East Bay delivers a more Latinextravagant experience than Hayward’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pupuseria_las_cabanas/\">Pupuseria Las Cabañas\u003c/a>. A Salvadoran sit-down with a full bar, Las Cabañas is best known for its pizza-sized pupusas and dizzying selection of margaritas. When I went on a weekend after 10 p.m., lines snaked out the door. It felt like I was stepping into a family celebration, with abuelos cracking jokes beside sleeping infants while college-aged friends buzzed around.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘Our foods, which are equally hyphenated, uncategorizable and epic, push against the borders of tradition.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"large","align":"right","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las Cabañas encapsulates the ways in which family legacy, comfort food, social media clout and intergenerational evolution intersect to create something uniquely appealing to modern eaters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What does that look like? A plate of gargantuan pupusas locas. The dish hails from El Salvador, where larger-than-average pupusas have been cooked up for eons. But for owner Frankie Martinez, it’s about taking it over the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936288\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person with a goatee looks at the camera and leans against a wall inside a restaurant.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-004-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pupuseria Las Cabańas owner Frankie Martinez poses for a portrait at his Hayward restaurant. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To make the pupusa loca, a giant lump of masa — which weighs several pounds and resembles a small medicine ball — gets flattened into something like pizza dough, then kneaded and knuckled into a girthy disc that gets filled with cheese and refried beans. The process to make a single pupusa loca takes roughly 10 minutes inside a narrow, scorching-hot kitchen. It’s finally plated with an optional birria topping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the somewhat gimmicky nature of the dish, there is an emphasis on made-from-scratch ingredients, giving the final product a fire-kissed freshness that can hold its own against pupusas of any diameter. Social media has played a role, too, in helping to increase the local pupuseria’s mojo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never knew how much [social media] would impact our sales,” Martinez says. “I had to hire a lot more people, put more systems in place. It’s not just our regular customers anymore, we get people who don’t even know what a pupusa is, so we’ve had to train our workers on how to even explain it. People are coming and just showing us something they saw on their phones and telling us that’s what they want. They’re not even looking at our menus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936294\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"The interior of a restaurant with several tables full of customers.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-033-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restaurant is known for its festive, party-like atmosphere. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Martinez, the pupusa loca is so large that he only knows of one patron who has single-mouthedly finished it. The rest? They order it, take a selfie, attempt a few bites, then box it up to go — in an actual pizza box. (I shamefully admit my wife and I only ate about half, but we tried, damn it.) Martinez is aware that the spectacle and presentation of his food is just as important as the quality. It’s all part of his strategy. And it’s working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody is on TikTok and Instagram,” says Cesar Arroyo, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ieatcalifornia/\">a Bay Area food influencer\u003c/a> and Gen-Z immigrant from Mexico who went from working construction to consulting for restaurant owners like Martinez to promote brand growth. “Simple videos can go viral and save a whole business. It can sometimes be too much, to be honest with you. But you want to bring in a crowd. You want people to take a picture with something big. It’s exposure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While at Las Cabañas, you’ll also want to also check out their pupusa bombs — deep fried bolitas of masa stuffed with cheese, frijoles and, if you so desire, birria (what else?). They’re equally photogenic, with fun cheese pulls and gooey insides dripping out of the spherical pupusa shell. And if you’re feeling especially Latinextravagant, you can add an order of “Angelita’s Margarita.” Named after Martinez’s mother, the drink is an endearing tribute to the original “hustler” who first opened Las Cabañas in 2004. After she passed from an illness in 2015, Martinez has carried on his mother’s recipes but with a modernized, Instagram-friendly twist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936292\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A fork and knife cut into a filled fried-looking ball.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-029-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cutting into the oozy, cheesy interior of a pupusa bomb. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The exposure has undoubtedly been good for Martinez’s family-owned business. He confirms a boost in clientele since he introduced the mammoth birria pupusas in 2018 that has been unlike anything previously seen in the restaurant’s multi-decade existence. This summer, numerous Bay Area food influencers — including Arroyo, whose IEatCalifornia account on Instagram has over 41,000 followers — have posted about the giant pupusa, which has led to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-pupuseria-las-cabanas-giant-pupusa-18362742.php\">mainstream news outlets\u003c/a> catching on. I personally found out about the pupuseria when a friend DMed me a viral video of the pupusa loca earlier this year. Despite living in Hayward for years, I hadn’t known about Las Cabañas prior to seeing it on social media. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘You want to bring in a crowd. You want people to take a picture with something big.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"large","align":"right","citation":"Cesar Arroyo","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started doing more social media, especially in 2020 when the pandemic happened,” Martinez says. “When my mom was around, she was skeptical of it. She wanted us to do TV commercials. But I told her people don’t watch those as much anymore. I know she would be proud of where the restaurant is today and she would understand and support it. She’d be like ‘What are you doing now, aye mijo? Que no son bayuncadas.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>L.A. Taco’s Torres has noticed similar social media trends in Southern California, where many of the nation’s Latinx food trends — including \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/11/21/20937687/el-garage-quesabirria-birria-taco-richmond-instagram\">quesabirria\u003c/a> — originally took off. “[Social media] is a way for people to empower their business in their own style. Any chef who wants to be out of pocket can [do so].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thesnacksensei/video/7284136103475481902\" data-video-id=\"7284136103475481902\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@thesnacksensei\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thesnacksensei?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thesnacksensei\u003c/a> The Biggest Pupusas In The Bay Area! 📍 Pupuseria Las Cabanas In Hayward CA 🔥 \u003ca title=\"pupusas\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pupusas?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pupusas\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"pupuseria\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pupuseria?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pupuseria\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"bayarea\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bayarea?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bayarea\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Wild Thing (Re-Recorded) - Tone-Loc\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Wild-Thing-Re-Recorded-6717747275818387458?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Wild Thing (Re-Recorded) – Tone-Loc\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nHowever, it’s a flawed system — one that fosters a certain kind of gatekeeping, fetishization and even exploitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vultures of IG and TikTok, like anything, have a downside,” Torres continues. “With millions of followers, [some food influencers] charge $800 to $1,000 for an hour. That’s capitalism right there. I know a lot of influencers who invite me to eat with them, and their rates with vendors are fucking outrageous. But yeah, it’s catchy, to get on the map, to get attention. Especially for small vendors. Social media is where they can get their publicity for cheaper, even if influencers are charging an arm and an ass for content.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Martinez hasn’t shied away from that approach, though, leveraging the Instagram-driven birria craze through popular food personalities like San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thesnacksensei/?hl=en\">Snack Sensei\u003c/a> to further blow up. The dynamic is complicated, as the social media buzz that comes with a made-for-glam dish like the pupusa loca is one of the easiest ways hard-working restaurateurs like Martinez can make their business stand out in a culinary landscape saturated with over-hyped content. It highlights this current generation of foodmakers’ larger struggles to present their cultural foods to a wider audience — foods that, in many cases, were simply overlooked in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938219\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938219\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A female line cook uses a spatula to lift a giant pupusa onto a plate.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-018-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Morales, a cook at Las Cabañas, places a finished pupusa onto a plate. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>A Cultural Marriage of Birria and Phở\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In one of Dublin’s sleepiest, least glamorous strip malls, you’ll find what may be the most underappreciated fusion eatery in our region: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/taqueriaaztecadublinca/\">Taqueria Azteca\u003c/a>. Acquired in 1998 by Luong “Lu” Dang, a Vietnamese war refugee who arrived in the East Bay in the ‘70s, the shop has maintained its down-to-earth, homely Mexican vibes from previous ownership, while loudly introducing some of Dang’s zanier combinations, like Bochata (boba + horchata) and birria-filled bao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azteca is the proud home of quesabirria grilled cheese sandwiches and — my wife’s favorite — pan dulce French toast. Served on a massive, custom-made concha from \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JuanitaMarketTracy/\">Juanita Market #4 in Tracy\u003c/a>, the dense, pink beauty is buttered up and prepared like any other French toast, with an optional tray of ham and eggs on the side. To be mega-clear, this pan dulce has the acreage of a cake, with a heft that can only be described as intimidating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937819\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937819\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549.jpg\" alt=\"a tray of pink pan dulce french toast is topped with strawberries and served with a hefty side of eggs and ham\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5549-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taqueria Azteca’s pan dulce French toast is topped with strawberries and served with a hefty side of eggs and ham on a cafeteria-sized tray. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the restaurant’s flagship item is its bone-in birria phở — an eye-popping amount of noodles swimming around in consommé broth, with a “dinosaur bone” of meat casually laid on top. For the average eater, it more than suffices as lunch and dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Years ago, I didn’t have the nuts to do this,” Dang says. “But the Bay Area has a huge Vietnamese and Latino community, so everyone loves to see it. At first we were all clumsy with it, but we found our rhythm and are learning how to do it properly. Ask the [Latino] cooks here what they eat. They’re the ones making stuff that’s personal to them, and we each add our own touches. We eat our own food every day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Dang’s case, it’s not so much about pushing forward a family tradition as it is about fusing immigrant experiences. Married to Estefany Garcia, an immigrant from Michoacán, Dang has extensively toured various pueblos around Mexico, listing off dishes that even I — the son of Mexicans whose own mother lives in Veracruz — didn’t recognize, including corundas, uchepos and morisquetas. Together, Dang and Garcia are organically uniting their cultures through a genuine, love-bound exploration of their own brand of Latinextravagant cuisine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937818\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937818\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541.jpg\" alt=\"a bone-in slab of Mexican birria is served in a giant bowl of Vietnamese pho\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_5541-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Dublin, a bone-in slab of Mexican birria is served in a giant bowl of Vietnamese phở. \u003ccite>(Briana Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It allows us to open up our kitchen in ways that are both traditional and non-traditional,” he says. “We’re always blending. At home, she might cook phở, and then she’ll make tinga and we’ll mix it. I added birria to bao, as well. The bao bun is a very different texture [from tortillas]. It’s soft and chewy and crispy, inside and out. It’s fun and easy to share. And it’s so damn good to eat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The internet has played a major role for Lu and Garcia’s concoctions, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Social media] is a communication channel unlike before,” says Lu. “I used to do TV and radio in the 2000s, and it was completely hit or miss. For small businesses like us, we can’t afford that. With Instagram, it levels the playing field. We eat with our eyes first. Something that we can do to grab your attention is to make it over-the-top.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bayareafoodz/video/7293918581539048734\" data-video-id=\"7293918581539048734\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@bayareafoodz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bayareafoodz?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bayareafoodz\u003c/a> Check out this Big ass taco i got from @taqueriaaztecadublin its get no better than this \u003ca title=\"bayarea\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bayarea?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bayarea\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"tacos\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tacos?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tacos\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"tacostuesday\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tacostuesday?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tacostuesday\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"bayareafoodz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bayareafoodz?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bayareafoodz\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Bayareafoodz\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7293918667434773279?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Bayareafoodz\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a small, otherwise modest eatery where Latino construction workers, white suburban moms and Asian elders mingle, Azteca is among the most unexpectedly “epic” dining experiences I’ve found in the Bay. Lu is extremely passionate about keeping Azteca’s foods playful and inviting — a major element of Mexican food that attracted him when he first came to it as an outsider. It’s something that Latinextravagant foods tend to do: They compel others to join in and share.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Beyond the Big Dishes\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s not always about dishing out the largest super-sized taco on the block. It’s also about paying homage in smaller, but equally creative, ways. After all, there’s a reason antojitos locos (or “crazy snacks”) have also gone viral throughout Mexico and Central America, and have now reached the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recent favorite of mine is the Tostielote, an open-faced bag of Tostitos buried under esquites, parmesan cheese, sour cream, butter and mayonnaise. I recommend the version at \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2_ptbtSSyQ\">Junior’s Roaster\u003c/a>, a food truck located in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957907/this-is-our-city-san-joses-berryessa-flea-market-vendors-fight-to-stay\">the San José Flea Market\u003c/a>. There, you’ll encounter an old-school roasting machine that is used to prepare elotes, esquites and papas horneadas (baked potatoes). You can add any mix of meats (carne asada, al pastor, pollo asado), junk food (Flamin’ Hots, Ruffles, Takis) and hot sauces for a customized perfection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914234\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914234\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A foil-wrapped burrito and a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos on red and white checkered butcher paper.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/hotcheetoburrito_lead-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Flamin’ Hot Cheeto burrito is by far the most popular item at Taqueria El Mezcal, which has locations in San Pablo, Hayward and San Lorenzo. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/elmezcalsanpablo/\">Taqueria El Mezcal\u003c/a>, a humble local chain with three locations scattered throughout the East Bay, is known for its fiery, snack-inspired dishes. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13913985/hot-cheeto-burrito-taqueria-el-mezcal-richard-montanez-san-pablo\">Officially recognized by Chester Cheetah for its Hot Cheetos burrito\u003c/a>, the restaurant unveiled a new botana-inspired masterpiece this summer: the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/alan_chazaro/status/1696339131289203181\">Doritos chilaquiles burrito\u003c/a>. It includes a bag’s worth of spicy nacho Doritos, refried beans, three fried eggs, crema, guacamole and your choice of meat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13931115,arts_13920483,arts_13913985","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/b>None of these Latinextravagant foods are exactly calorie-conscious. And for the most part, that’s okay: The restaurants themselves wouldn’t suggest that customers eat this stuff every day, and they aren’t necessarily challenging anyone to take down a giant burrito or pupusa on their own, either. The super-sized dishes are meant to be novelty foods — a memorable experience rather than your daily source of sustenance. And in many cases, immigrant foodmakers are simply tailoring their menus in response to their TikTok and Instagram numbers, even bantering and discussing ideas with commenters in the reply sections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a recipe that has, at least so far, proven itself successful for the times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s mostly a marketing thing, but [Latinx businesses] do really think out of the box,” Arroyo, the influencer, says. “Some people don’t like it, but I believe in food bringing people together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When done well, the Latinextravagant approach to food attracts more people to the table than ever. At our core, Latinx diasporas are simply too big to be boxed in, and our foods could never fit inside any one nation’s stomach. But still, we try our best to share it with everyone else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938220\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938220\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rubber gloved hand sprinkles chopped cilantro onto an oversized pupusa topped the meat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The finishing touch: sprinkling chopped onions and cilantro onto a giant — and truly Latinextravagant — pupusa. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" 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\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>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pupuseria_las_cabanas/\">Pupuseria Las Cabañas\u003c/a> is located at 30030 Mission Blvd. in Hayward. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/taqueriaaztecadublinca/\">Taqueria Azteca\u003c/a> is located at 7155 Amador Plaza Rd. in Dublin.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13936325/social-media-biggest-pupusas-burritos-instagram-tiktok-latinextravagant-bay-area","authors":["11748"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_12276"],"tags":["arts_10278","arts_1297","arts_2098","arts_5747","arts_14985","arts_21708","arts_14062","arts_2479","arts_2137","arts_8017"],"featImg":"arts_13936291","label":"source_arts_13936325"},"arts_13931533":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13931533","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13931533","score":null,"sort":[1689289540000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kids","title":"The FBI, IRS and Other Cringe-Makers Trying To Reach Gen Z on Social Media","publishDate":1689289540,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The FBI, IRS and Other Cringe-Makers Trying To Reach Gen Z on Social Media | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>You know that feeling you get every time a Fox News presenter uses the word “woke”? That full-body cringe? You probably also experience it every time your dad says “on fleek” or your aunt talks about getting a “glow up.” And I’m fairly certain everyone who watched the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925510/senators-are-calling-on-the-justice-department-to-look-into-ticketmasters-practices\">Ticketmaster Senate hearing\u003c/a> last January knows exactly what I’m talking about. (Thanks for all the forced Taylor Swift references, politicians!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z347R_2R0HM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s become virtually impossible to avoid these kinds of pandering pop culture references and cringeworthy puns, even in what should be the dullest corners of the internet. There have lately been some major offenders! Let us now collectively point in their direction and judge them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The FBI Wants You to ‘Speak Now’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s take a moment to think this one through, because honestly, it boggles the mind on multiple levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three days after Taylor Swift released her much-hyped \u003cem>Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) \u003c/em>album, someone at the actual Federal Bureau of Investigation noticed, had an incredibly misguided ‘ah-ha’ moment, then came up with … this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/FBIWFO/status/1678524780230656000\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because, sure, one of the best ways to get federal crime tips is to wink at a bunch of Taylor Swift fans on Twitter and expect them to immediately spill the many felony-related secrets they’ve been harboring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Snitching: Apparently just one well-placed “Better Than Revenge” reference away!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>H&R Block Goes to ‘Taxchella’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember that nerdy kid from math club who decided one summer they were going to be cool next year? So they showed up Sophomore year wearing a brand new, stiff-as-all-get-out leather jacket over their regular nerd clothes, and thought that would do the trick? This H&R Block tweet reminds me of that kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/HRBlock/status/1646875959537147906\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think we can all agree that Portugal, the Tax Pro is a real low point here.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Velveeta Gets in on the Stupid Coachella Thing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Say what you want about H&R Block’s abomination, but at least it was timed to coincide with the first day of Coachella. Velveeta (you heard me) waited two full months to hit the internet with this — a fake festival lineup full of dairy puns that uses the word “drip” repeatedly and still expects us to want to eat cheese afterwards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CuUsRBiSyiA/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Really, Velveeta social media person? You’re just gonna go ahead and leave Cheesy XCX sitting there right above Cheesy XX? For shame.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The State of New Jersey Knows a Song\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The scene: An over-decorated corner of an office block in Trenton, NJ. Two social media employees smile at each other, fresh from Photoshopping the state of New Jersey onto a picture of Baby Yoda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Susan: Man. We are killing it, bro.\u003cbr>\nDave: I know, dude. What’s next?\u003cbr>\nSusan: I mean… I’ve got this GIF of a pier at sunset?\u003cbr>\nDave: Should we Photoshop Baby Yoda onto it?\u003cbr>\nSusan: Hold my Snapple, friend, because I’ve got an even better idea.\u003cbr>\nDave: Is the idea just “Lizzo”?\u003cbr>\nSusan: Yes!\u003cbr>\nDave: Isn’t she from Detroit though?\u003cbr>\nSusan: Yeah, but… That’s close enough though, right?\u003cbr>\nDave: Totally, dude. Still a genius idea. Just make sure you do the text in lowercase like The Kids do it.\u003cbr>\nSusan: Done!\u003cbr>\nDave and Susan: *high five*\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NJGov/status/1227975614742876160\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How Deep is the Ocean?” by Frank Sinatra — who actually \u003cem>is\u003c/em> from New Jersey — was right there, Susan. Right friggin’ there.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The IRS Wants You to Think It Gets Nintendo\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Someone at the IRS thinks that if you need a six-month extension on filing your taxes, you’re probably a Super Mario Bros. fan. (Gamers, amiright?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out these killer and not at all boxy graphics!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CqrEcdsLZUR/?img_index=1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No fire will come your way”? Really, IRS? This is not as seamless as you think it was.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New York City’s Conflicts of Interest Board Has a Full-Blown Meltdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not gonna lie, I did have to look up what the New York Conflicts of Interest Board does exactly. If you also don’t know — and to put it as briefly as possible — it’s a government agency that “seeks to prevent ethics questions from becoming ethics problems for public servants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Less easy to understand is why on God’s green Earth these tweets happened:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NYCCOIB/status/1228399887588392960\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What just happened? I mean… What. Just. Happened?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>United Tries to Do a ‘Barbie’ Something\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Thanks, United. This makes no sense. No sense at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqq271EuOrh/?hl=en\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The laziness is brazen.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The TSA Turns ‘Barbie’ Into a Slasher Movie\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What is it with air travel-related accounts and Greta Gerwig’s friggin’ \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> movie?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to be outdone by United, someone at the TSA took it upon themselves to transform an amusing, tongue-in-cheek \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> publicity image into a Cronenberg-ian nightmare that:\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Extracts any and all semblance of humor from the image\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Severs Barbie’s legs from her torso (!)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jams Barbie’s body full of knives (!!)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Punishes anyone foolish enough to keep looking at this with a list of godawful puns\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CqtMDJtP1AX/?img_index=1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This feels like an HR violation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Parks and … what the heck?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>New York City’s Parks Department is prone to leaning into hip-hop culture, posting recent clips of rappers Sean Combs, Fat Joe and Jim Jones. One still has to wonder what its social media team was trying to say when it posted \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CMQwnSXgY2U/?hl=en\">this clip from 1991’s \u003cem>New Jack City\u003c/em>\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CMQwnSXgY2U/?hl=en\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps “Come hang out at our New York City playgrounds where guns are plentiful, men are intimidating and women wear terrible hats?” Slow clap, Parks and Rec department. Slow clap.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Product Safety Folks Do … Whatever This is\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you are a dull entity insisting on making pop culture references in your social media posts, the least you can do is reference things that normal people understand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let us ponder the wonder contained in this U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission post:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/USCPSC/status/1230277447859474433\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I tried hard to understand what the bejesus was going on here and, beyond the obvious laser cat meme, all I managed to figure out is “Should have sent a poet” is a quote from (*checks notes*) the 1997 Jodie Foster alien movie \u003cem>Contact.\u003c/em> (Way to keep it current, guys!) Who Franklin and Dr. Jackson are remains a mystery that not even Google can solve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good luck out there.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The FBI and IRS are among the many formal institutions trying to be Down With The Kids on social media. The results are beyond cringe. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705005275,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":32,"wordCount":1192},"headData":{"title":"The FBI Just Asked Taylor Swift Fans for Crime Tips | KQED","description":"The FBI and IRS are among the many formal institutions trying to be Down With The Kids on social media. The results are beyond cringe. 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That full-body cringe? You probably also experience it every time your dad says “on fleek” or your aunt talks about getting a “glow up.” And I’m fairly certain everyone who watched the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925510/senators-are-calling-on-the-justice-department-to-look-into-ticketmasters-practices\">Ticketmaster Senate hearing\u003c/a> last January knows exactly what I’m talking about. (Thanks for all the forced Taylor Swift references, politicians!)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Z347R_2R0HM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Z347R_2R0HM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s become virtually impossible to avoid these kinds of pandering pop culture references and cringeworthy puns, even in what should be the dullest corners of the internet. There have lately been some major offenders! Let us now collectively point in their direction and judge them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The FBI Wants You to ‘Speak Now’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s take a moment to think this one through, because honestly, it boggles the mind on multiple levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three days after Taylor Swift released her much-hyped \u003cem>Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) \u003c/em>album, someone at the actual Federal Bureau of Investigation noticed, had an incredibly misguided ‘ah-ha’ moment, then came up with … this.\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>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1678524780230656000"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Because, sure, one of the best ways to get federal crime tips is to wink at a bunch of Taylor Swift fans on Twitter and expect them to immediately spill the many felony-related secrets they’ve been harboring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Snitching: Apparently just one well-placed “Better Than Revenge” reference away!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>H&R Block Goes to ‘Taxchella’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember that nerdy kid from math club who decided one summer they were going to be cool next year? So they showed up Sophomore year wearing a brand new, stiff-as-all-get-out leather jacket over their regular nerd clothes, and thought that would do the trick? This H&R Block tweet reminds me of that kid.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1646875959537147906"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>I think we can all agree that Portugal, the Tax Pro is a real low point here.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Velveeta Gets in on the Stupid Coachella Thing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Say what you want about H&R Block’s abomination, but at least it was timed to coincide with the first day of Coachella. Velveeta (you heard me) waited two full months to hit the internet with this — a fake festival lineup full of dairy puns that uses the word “drip” repeatedly and still expects us to want to eat cheese afterwards.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"CuUsRBiSyiA"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Really, Velveeta social media person? You’re just gonna go ahead and leave Cheesy XCX sitting there right above Cheesy XX? For shame.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The State of New Jersey Knows a Song\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The scene: An over-decorated corner of an office block in Trenton, NJ. Two social media employees smile at each other, fresh from Photoshopping the state of New Jersey onto a picture of Baby Yoda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Susan: Man. We are killing it, bro.\u003cbr>\nDave: I know, dude. What’s next?\u003cbr>\nSusan: I mean… I’ve got this GIF of a pier at sunset?\u003cbr>\nDave: Should we Photoshop Baby Yoda onto it?\u003cbr>\nSusan: Hold my Snapple, friend, because I’ve got an even better idea.\u003cbr>\nDave: Is the idea just “Lizzo”?\u003cbr>\nSusan: Yes!\u003cbr>\nDave: Isn’t she from Detroit though?\u003cbr>\nSusan: Yeah, but… That’s close enough though, right?\u003cbr>\nDave: Totally, dude. Still a genius idea. Just make sure you do the text in lowercase like The Kids do it.\u003cbr>\nSusan: Done!\u003cbr>\nDave and Susan: *high five*\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1227975614742876160"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>“How Deep is the Ocean?” by Frank Sinatra — who actually \u003cem>is\u003c/em> from New Jersey — was right there, Susan. Right friggin’ there.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The IRS Wants You to Think It Gets Nintendo\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Someone at the IRS thinks that if you need a six-month extension on filing your taxes, you’re probably a Super Mario Bros. fan. (Gamers, amiright?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out these killer and not at all boxy graphics!\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"CqrEcdsLZUR"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>“No fire will come your way”? Really, IRS? This is not as seamless as you think it was.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New York City’s Conflicts of Interest Board Has a Full-Blown Meltdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not gonna lie, I did have to look up what the New York Conflicts of Interest Board does exactly. If you also don’t know — and to put it as briefly as possible — it’s a government agency that “seeks to prevent ethics questions from becoming ethics problems for public servants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Less easy to understand is why on God’s green Earth these tweets happened:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1228399887588392960"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>What just happened? I mean… What. Just. Happened?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>United Tries to Do a ‘Barbie’ Something\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Thanks, United. This makes no sense. No sense at all.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"Cqq271EuOrh"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The laziness is brazen.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The TSA Turns ‘Barbie’ Into a Slasher Movie\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What is it with air travel-related accounts and Greta Gerwig’s friggin’ \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> movie?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to be outdone by United, someone at the TSA took it upon themselves to transform an amusing, tongue-in-cheek \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> publicity image into a Cronenberg-ian nightmare that:\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Extracts any and all semblance of humor from the image\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Severs Barbie’s legs from her torso (!)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jams Barbie’s body full of knives (!!)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Punishes anyone foolish enough to keep looking at this with a list of godawful puns\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"CqtMDJtP1AX"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>This feels like an HR violation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Parks and … what the heck?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>New York City’s Parks Department is prone to leaning into hip-hop culture, posting recent clips of rappers Sean Combs, Fat Joe and Jim Jones. One still has to wonder what its social media team was trying to say when it posted \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CMQwnSXgY2U/?hl=en\">this clip from 1991’s \u003cem>New Jack City\u003c/em>\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"CMQwnSXgY2U"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Perhaps “Come hang out at our New York City playgrounds where guns are plentiful, men are intimidating and women wear terrible hats?” Slow clap, Parks and Rec department. Slow clap.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Product Safety Folks Do … Whatever This is\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you are a dull entity insisting on making pop culture references in your social media posts, the least you can do is reference things that normal people understand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let us ponder the wonder contained in this U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission post:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1230277447859474433"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>I tried hard to understand what the bejesus was going on here and, beyond the obvious laser cat meme, all I managed to figure out is “Should have sent a poet” is a quote from (*checks notes*) the 1997 Jodie Foster alien movie \u003cem>Contact.\u003c/em> (Way to keep it current, guys!) Who Franklin and Dr. Jackson are remains a mystery that not even Google can solve.\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>Good luck out there.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kids","authors":["11242"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_2303","arts_75"],"tags":["arts_14452","arts_2767","arts_2098","arts_11994","arts_2137","arts_2391","arts_1553"],"featImg":"arts_13931693","label":"arts"},"arts_13931259":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13931259","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13931259","score":null,"sort":[1688688469000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"threads-meta-thanks-i-hate-it","title":"Threads: First Impressions of the Latest ‘Thanks, I Hate It’ Social Media App","publishDate":1688688469,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Threads: First Impressions of the Latest ‘Thanks, I Hate It’ Social Media App | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Threads! It’s mostly terrible, yes? But you’re also on it? And you’ve checked it 17 times since it launched last night? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter-competitor app Threads is here, and already it’s amassed millions of users thanks to its close integration with Instagram. It has also amassed complaints, speculation, and every once in a while, a quality post. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, on the first full day of Threads’ availability to the public, some of us from the KQED Arts team offer our first impressions. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0091.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931267\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0091.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0091-160x69.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Give us a followers-only, chronological feed, jeez\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A followers-only, chronological feed is the only thing anybody wants in a social media app, and this is what Threads denies its users. The only reason to join a new social media platform is to revel in its followers-only, chronological feed, because five years down the line, it’s inevitably ruined by shoving a bunch of stuff in your face that nobody wants. Threads has decided to jump straight to this five-years-later point of \u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/\">enshittification\u003c/a>: my feed is full of Mr. Beast, Complex, Wendy’s, crypto bros, tech reporters and other garbage I did not sign up to see. I’d love to say that this would mean the death knell for Threads, but Meta is essentially too big to fail; in nearly every other instance of stealing from other social media platforms, they’ve gotten away with it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This morning, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri acknowledged the lack of a followers-only feed, along with the absence of search, hashtags, and DMs, and promised “we’re on it.” But for those who want to run screaming and delete their account now, sorry: if you delete your Threads account, you’re also \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyhughes/status/1676775597735923719\">forced to delete your Instagram account with it\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the upsides? “At least it isn’t Twitter” isn’t much of a glowing review. But I no longer want to supply free content to Elon Musk on his constantly malfunctioning platform, and I’m not alone. Time will tell if Zuckerberg’s crew can come up with features more compelling for what they are than what they aren’t.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0096.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931271\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0096.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0096-160x277.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The calm? Yeah, that won’t last\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>12 p.m. July 6: How is Threads? I wouldn’t know, baby! Having worked in social media and social-adjacent journalism roles for over a decade, I’m \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/explainers\">finally in a job\u003c/a> that does not require me to be wildly invested and involved in “the latest in social media” on a 24/7 basis. So like any reasonable person who wrests a degree of control back over their life, I am now — for the next few hours, anyway — gleefully flexing that control by not activating my Threads account (and let’s be real, if you have an Instagram account that’s all this really is — a de facto activation of the Threads account every Instagram user basically already now has.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This calm won’t last, of course. Judging from the air of “oh, of course” inevitability with which the launch announcement was met among Twitter users, Threads is probably going to become the next Twitter pretty fast. Not just because of that portability of your account and your follower count from Instagram (although do you want to see what your most visual pals are writing in text format?) but because of the fact we’ve all been waiting for New Twitter and, like Goldilocks with a screen time problem, we’ve not found any of the previous options on offer to be Just Right. We’re all tired, and if there’s finally a new option that looks good enough, we’ll probably accept it, with all its wrinkles and evolving features. So, if enough folks make that compromise (and I think they will, fueled by what’s been done to their beloved Twitter since Musk’s takeover), I’ll do it too — basically, so as not to be left in the cold on both the personal and professional fronts. But for now… just let me have a day without Threads?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>5 p.m. July 6: I am probably now on Threads.—\u003cem>Carly Severn\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0095.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"348\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931270\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0095.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0095-160x74.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Bring back anonymity!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I was shaped/burned by the flames of Tumblr in the mid-to-late 2010s, so the first thing I noticed about Threads is that you need to link it with your Instagram. This makes it slightly more annoying to have alternate, somewhat-anonymous accounts, since Instagram tends to be more personable or influencer-y than, say, the K-pop stan accounts of Twitter and TikTok.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to imply that there isn’t a wide fandom scene on Instagram, but I have a hard time seeing those subcultures flourishing in an isolating environment like Threads. (I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing.) There’s not a ton of opportunities to personalize one’s profile, like adding a header.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also very ugly.—\u003cem>Nisa Khan\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0090.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"269\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931266\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0090.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0090-160x57.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Call it what it is: two billionaires in a tiresome pissing contest\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Most of what I’ve seen on Threads so far is (fittingly) very meta and therefore very boring. Threads about Threads. Beyond that, what I dislike most about the Current State of Social Media is knowing who’s calling the shots: a couple of billionaires engaged in a pissing contest over a form of communication and expression that has come to mean very much to very many. These bros are the frickin’ worst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark Zuckerberg, a 39-year-old American man worth $101.5 billion and who employs tens of thousands of people, shitposted on Twitter yesterday for the first time in 11 years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/finkd/status/1676747594460962817?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile Twitter — owned by Elon Musk, a person I try to know as little about as possible (and who happens to be worth an unfathomable $249.4 billion) — is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2023/twitter-is-threatening-to-sue-meta-over-threads\">threatening to sue Meta\u003c/a> over Threads. (The Twitter lawyer’s letter accuses Meta of hiring former Twitter employees with trade secrets.) It’s like a straight-up schoolyard scene over here, folks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1677042708756439041?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Concurrently, Twitter itself is being sued by former employees for a host of reasons, including, most recently, allegedly \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23784760/twitter-lawsuit-arbitration-laid-off-employees-jams-musk\">refusing to pay for legal arbitration fees\u003c/a>. Any time a reporter asks Twitter for comment, they get a poop emoji in response. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I do not want to know any of this\u003c/em>. Better yet, I don’t want the products that help me learn new things, connect with colleagues, look at art and stay in touch to do such fundamentally bad things that we need to constantly cover both their mistakes and willful wrongdoings. I am even mad at my editor for asking me to think about the Current State of Social Media and write something about it. Insert a “throwing up arms in disgust” emoji here.—\u003cem>Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0093.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931269\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0093.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0093-160x68.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I hated everything before and I will probably hate this too\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I have, in my entire life, only willingly joined two social media platforms. The first was Friendster (yes, I’m old, shut your mouth, etc.) and the second was MySpace. (Miss you, Tom!) I was dragged kicking and screaming from MySpace when it became apparent that no one else was using it anymore. Fifteen years on, I am still cursing the first person in my Top 8 to defect to Facebook and take everyone else with them. (I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN, JOE.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twitter was thrust upon me by my editor when I started working for JustinTimberlake.com in 2009. “It’s essential that you’re on this platform,” she said, entirely unaware that because of my refusal to ever interact with the site, no one would see my posts anyway. Still, I dutifully typed out dull sentences of 140 characters or less and links (that still populated as boring-ass URLs instead of actual article previews) for as long as I remained in Mr. Timberlake’s employ. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s only in the last six years that I’ve actually found Twitter useful at all. Writing about pop culture for KQED meant checking the “Trending” topics every single morning. Now I question whether the section even works anymore. When it comes to using Twitter, Elon Musk’s toolbaggery is a major turnoff, for sure, but — real talk — if Twitter still worked, I would still use it. I really do miss it being useful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside Threads, for the first 20 minutes, I felt like Janet in \u003cem>The Good Place\u003c/em> — just staring into bare white nothingness, waiting for someone to summon me from the abyss. When I did finally find the “thread” portion — the place with actual posts — I was immediately reminded that \u003ca href=\"https://www.pilotonline.com/2020/08/05/with-tiktok-mired-in-uncertainty-facebook-pounces-with-instagram-reels/\">social media biter\u003c/a> Mark Zuckerberg is involved in this by the fact that the layout is basically identical to Twitter. (Is that legal? It feels like that shouldn’t be legal…) The second thing that struck me is that the people I primarily follow on Instagram are artists and friends, not the journalists I follow on Twitter. I have no idea how to find my favorite writers and commentators on Threads and I am 98% sure that I don’t have the patience to figure it out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So sure, I’m on Threads now. (Shrug emoji.) But like every other platform that isn’t Friendster or MySpace, I will probably only figure out how to use it about three years after the 38,763,893 other people who downloaded it before me. Probably see you there when I do. Because, really. Where else are we going to go?—\u003cem>Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Zuckerberg’s new competitor to Elon Musk’s decaying Twitter has launched. What’s good and what’s unbearable?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705005305,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":29,"wordCount":1693},"headData":{"title":"Threads: First Impressions of the Latest Social Media App | KQED","description":"Zuckerberg’s new competitor to Elon Musk’s decaying Twitter has launched. What’s good and what’s unbearable?","ogTitle":"Threads: First Impressions of the Latest ‘Thanks, I Hate It’ Social Media App","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"Threads: First Impressions of the Latest ‘Thanks, I Hate It’ Social Media App","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Threads: First Impressions of the Latest Social Media App %%page%% %%sep%% KQED","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Threads: First Impressions of the Latest ‘Thanks, I Hate It’ Social Media App","datePublished":"2023-07-07T00:07:49.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T20:35:05.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"source":"Commentary","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/artscommentary","sticky":false,"WpOldSlug":"threads-first-impressions-of-the-latest-thanks-i-hate-it-social-media-app","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13931259/threads-meta-thanks-i-hate-it","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Threads! It’s mostly terrible, yes? But you’re also on it? And you’ve checked it 17 times since it launched last night? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter-competitor app Threads is here, and already it’s amassed millions of users thanks to its close integration with Instagram. It has also amassed complaints, speculation, and every once in a while, a quality post. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, on the first full day of Threads’ availability to the public, some of us from the KQED Arts team offer our first impressions. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0091.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931267\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0091.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0091-160x69.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Give us a followers-only, chronological feed, jeez\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A followers-only, chronological feed is the only thing anybody wants in a social media app, and this is what Threads denies its users. The only reason to join a new social media platform is to revel in its followers-only, chronological feed, because five years down the line, it’s inevitably ruined by shoving a bunch of stuff in your face that nobody wants. Threads has decided to jump straight to this five-years-later point of \u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/\">enshittification\u003c/a>: my feed is full of Mr. Beast, Complex, Wendy’s, crypto bros, tech reporters and other garbage I did not sign up to see. I’d love to say that this would mean the death knell for Threads, but Meta is essentially too big to fail; in nearly every other instance of stealing from other social media platforms, they’ve gotten away with it. \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 morning, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri acknowledged the lack of a followers-only feed, along with the absence of search, hashtags, and DMs, and promised “we’re on it.” But for those who want to run screaming and delete their account now, sorry: if you delete your Threads account, you’re also \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyhughes/status/1676775597735923719\">forced to delete your Instagram account with it\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the upsides? “At least it isn’t Twitter” isn’t much of a glowing review. But I no longer want to supply free content to Elon Musk on his constantly malfunctioning platform, and I’m not alone. Time will tell if Zuckerberg’s crew can come up with features more compelling for what they are than what they aren’t.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0096.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931271\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0096.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0096-160x277.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The calm? Yeah, that won’t last\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>12 p.m. July 6: How is Threads? I wouldn’t know, baby! Having worked in social media and social-adjacent journalism roles for over a decade, I’m \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/explainers\">finally in a job\u003c/a> that does not require me to be wildly invested and involved in “the latest in social media” on a 24/7 basis. So like any reasonable person who wrests a degree of control back over their life, I am now — for the next few hours, anyway — gleefully flexing that control by not activating my Threads account (and let’s be real, if you have an Instagram account that’s all this really is — a de facto activation of the Threads account every Instagram user basically already now has.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This calm won’t last, of course. Judging from the air of “oh, of course” inevitability with which the launch announcement was met among Twitter users, Threads is probably going to become the next Twitter pretty fast. Not just because of that portability of your account and your follower count from Instagram (although do you want to see what your most visual pals are writing in text format?) but because of the fact we’ve all been waiting for New Twitter and, like Goldilocks with a screen time problem, we’ve not found any of the previous options on offer to be Just Right. We’re all tired, and if there’s finally a new option that looks good enough, we’ll probably accept it, with all its wrinkles and evolving features. So, if enough folks make that compromise (and I think they will, fueled by what’s been done to their beloved Twitter since Musk’s takeover), I’ll do it too — basically, so as not to be left in the cold on both the personal and professional fronts. But for now… just let me have a day without Threads?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>5 p.m. July 6: I am probably now on Threads.—\u003cem>Carly Severn\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0095.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"348\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931270\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0095.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0095-160x74.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Bring back anonymity!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I was shaped/burned by the flames of Tumblr in the mid-to-late 2010s, so the first thing I noticed about Threads is that you need to link it with your Instagram. This makes it slightly more annoying to have alternate, somewhat-anonymous accounts, since Instagram tends to be more personable or influencer-y than, say, the K-pop stan accounts of Twitter and TikTok.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to imply that there isn’t a wide fandom scene on Instagram, but I have a hard time seeing those subcultures flourishing in an isolating environment like Threads. (I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing.) There’s not a ton of opportunities to personalize one’s profile, like adding a header.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also very ugly.—\u003cem>Nisa Khan\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0090.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"269\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931266\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0090.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0090-160x57.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Call it what it is: two billionaires in a tiresome pissing contest\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Most of what I’ve seen on Threads so far is (fittingly) very meta and therefore very boring. Threads about Threads. Beyond that, what I dislike most about the Current State of Social Media is knowing who’s calling the shots: a couple of billionaires engaged in a pissing contest over a form of communication and expression that has come to mean very much to very many. These bros are the frickin’ worst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark Zuckerberg, a 39-year-old American man worth $101.5 billion and who employs tens of thousands of people, shitposted on Twitter yesterday for the first time in 11 years. \u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1676747594460962817"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile Twitter — owned by Elon Musk, a person I try to know as little about as possible (and who happens to be worth an unfathomable $249.4 billion) — is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2023/twitter-is-threatening-to-sue-meta-over-threads\">threatening to sue Meta\u003c/a> over Threads. (The Twitter lawyer’s letter accuses Meta of hiring former Twitter employees with trade secrets.) It’s like a straight-up schoolyard scene over here, folks.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1677042708756439041"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Concurrently, Twitter itself is being sued by former employees for a host of reasons, including, most recently, allegedly \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23784760/twitter-lawsuit-arbitration-laid-off-employees-jams-musk\">refusing to pay for legal arbitration fees\u003c/a>. Any time a reporter asks Twitter for comment, they get a poop emoji in response. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I do not want to know any of this\u003c/em>. Better yet, I don’t want the products that help me learn new things, connect with colleagues, look at art and stay in touch to do such fundamentally bad things that we need to constantly cover both their mistakes and willful wrongdoings. I am even mad at my editor for asking me to think about the Current State of Social Media and write something about it. Insert a “throwing up arms in disgust” emoji here.—\u003cem>Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0093.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13931269\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0093.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_0093-160x68.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I hated everything before and I will probably hate this too\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I have, in my entire life, only willingly joined two social media platforms. The first was Friendster (yes, I’m old, shut your mouth, etc.) and the second was MySpace. (Miss you, Tom!) I was dragged kicking and screaming from MySpace when it became apparent that no one else was using it anymore. Fifteen years on, I am still cursing the first person in my Top 8 to defect to Facebook and take everyone else with them. (I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN, JOE.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twitter was thrust upon me by my editor when I started working for JustinTimberlake.com in 2009. “It’s essential that you’re on this platform,” she said, entirely unaware that because of my refusal to ever interact with the site, no one would see my posts anyway. Still, I dutifully typed out dull sentences of 140 characters or less and links (that still populated as boring-ass URLs instead of actual article previews) for as long as I remained in Mr. Timberlake’s employ. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s only in the last six years that I’ve actually found Twitter useful at all. Writing about pop culture for KQED meant checking the “Trending” topics every single morning. Now I question whether the section even works anymore. When it comes to using Twitter, Elon Musk’s toolbaggery is a major turnoff, for sure, but — real talk — if Twitter still worked, I would still use it. I really do miss it being useful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside Threads, for the first 20 minutes, I felt like Janet in \u003cem>The Good Place\u003c/em> — just staring into bare white nothingness, waiting for someone to summon me from the abyss. When I did finally find the “thread” portion — the place with actual posts — I was immediately reminded that \u003ca href=\"https://www.pilotonline.com/2020/08/05/with-tiktok-mired-in-uncertainty-facebook-pounces-with-instagram-reels/\">social media biter\u003c/a> Mark Zuckerberg is involved in this by the fact that the layout is basically identical to Twitter. (Is that legal? It feels like that shouldn’t be legal…) The second thing that struck me is that the people I primarily follow on Instagram are artists and friends, not the journalists I follow on Twitter. I have no idea how to find my favorite writers and commentators on Threads and I am 98% sure that I don’t have the patience to figure it out.\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>So sure, I’m on Threads now. (Shrug emoji.) But like every other platform that isn’t Friendster or MySpace, I will probably only figure out how to use it about three years after the 38,763,893 other people who downloaded it before me. Probably see you there when I do. Because, really. Where else are we going to go?—\u003cem>Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13931259/threads-meta-thanks-i-hate-it","authors":["92"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_2303"],"tags":["arts_16989","arts_11374","arts_2767","arts_1934","arts_2098","arts_2137","arts_1935","arts_1553"],"featImg":"arts_13931265","label":"source_arts_13931259"},"arts_13931115":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13931115","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13931115","score":null,"sort":[1688153021000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"tacos-el-rulas-richmond-taco-truck-alambre-papa-loca-instagram-food-influencer","title":"This New Richmond Taco Truck Is a Cheesy, Meaty Social Media Sensation","publishDate":1688153021,"format":"standard","headTitle":"This New Richmond Taco Truck Is a Cheesy, Meaty Social Media Sensation | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>As a crowd lines up in front of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tacoselrulas/?hl=en\">Tacos El Rulas #2\u003c/a> food truck on a recent Friday night, the real show is happening a few feet away in a long, tented section of the parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bookended by a big charcoal grill on one side and a spinning, sizzling al pastor trompo on the other, the taqueros work their magic on the flat-tops. They hand-press fresh tortillas, griddle onions and bell peppers in bacon fat, and layer heaps of well-charred meat and melted cheese to assemble the over-the-top creations that have become the truck’s calling card: the “papá loca” (a Mexican American analogue to the fully loaded baked potato) and the alambre — a cheesy, street food–style mixed grill that’s popular in Mexico City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What I love about El Rulas is the backyard party vibe — something about the tight cluster of picnic tables and cheerful banda music and the smell of smoky grilled meats seeping deep into your clothes. All in all, it’s about as fun a place as there is right now to grab tacos in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931128\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931128\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot.jpg\" alt=\"The Tacos El Rulas #2 taco truck displays the red, green and white of the Mexican flag. To its left, the truck's taqueros prepare food on flat-top grills. To the right is a tented dining area with picnic tables.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The taco truck’s parking lot setup feels as festive as a backyard party. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When a lot of people are here, it just feels like a small get-together,” says Angeles Lopez, a high school senior who helps her father, Raul Ramirez Rodriguez, operate the business. “It doesn’t really feel like I’m working.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tacos El Rulas isn’t exactly a newcomer to the East Bay taco scene. Early in the pandemic, one of its trucks — known for its \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2021/2/11/22275500/tacos-el-rulas-truck-berkeley-quesabirria-torta-cubana-handmade-tortillas\">outlandishly overstuffed tortas\u003c/a> — debuted in the parking lot of a Berkeley auto shop. Its second truck used to be stationed at a smaller, more out-of-the-way location in Richmond, on Rumrill Road, before moving to its current spot on \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/a-richmond-taco-crawl-2-1/\">23rd Street\u003c/a> in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13915646,arts_13923359']\u003c/span>The new location’s popularity is, at least in part, a social media success story. I had driven past a few dozen times since it opened but, even as a fan of the Berkeley truck, never got around to stopping by. Then, a few weeks ago, three or four different \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Csmwe4OpYEd/?hl=en\">food influencer\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CsuHiSGtc7I/?hl=en\">videos\u003c/a> featuring Tacos El Rulas popped up on my Instagram feed in the span of a couple of days — this despite the fact that the truck has almost no presence on \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/tacos-el-rulas-richmond\">Yelp\u003c/a> or in traditional food media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lopez explains that the viral Instagram and TikTok videos are a deliberate part of their marketing strategy. When business lagged in the taco truck’s first couple of months, her father reached out directly to several prominent Bay Area food influencers to see if they’d be willing to help him promote his food (for a fee, of course). It seems \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6kFO_rIuI/?hl=en\">nearly all of them\u003c/a> said yes. According to Lopez, early boosters like \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Csbu6DarI8D/?hl=en\">@booziebrunch\u003c/a> were instrumental in helping to introduce Tacos El Rulas to the Black community, which now forms a large part of the truck’s fanbase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931130\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931130\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre.jpg\" alt=\"A cheesy mix of meat, bell pappers, and onions served in an aluminum tray with a stack of corn tortillas on top.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The alambre in all its glory. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931129\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931129\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holding a taco stuffed with cheesy meat, onions, and peppers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemble your own tacos. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of course, El Rulas’ massively portioned alambres and papás locas are uniquely suited for social media. (Everyone loves a good cheese pull, after all.) And it doesn’t hurt that those specific items — only available at the Richmond location — are legitimately delicious. The alambre is a gut-busting mix of chorizo, bacon, onions, peppers, pineapple, melted cheese and your choice of meat. As a crowning touch, a squirt of Worcestershire and Maggi seasoning adds a unique, almost stir fry–like savoriness, and the whole thing comes topped with a stack of handmade tortillas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The papá loca is just as much of a crowd-pleaser: a couple of big-ass potatoes topped with an unconscionable amount of butter, bacon, cheese, onions, guacamole and, again, your choice of meat. A day’s worth of calories, probably, though it’s still hard to stop myself from eating the whole thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931127\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931127\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill.jpg\" alt=\"A man in black uses tongs to flip a rack of ribs cooking on the grill. A long chorizo sausage is coiled overhead on the frame of the grill.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The grill station features whole racks of pork ribs, ribeye steaks and a long coil of chorizo cooking overhead. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If anything, the Tacos El Rulas menu has so many options that it can be intimidating for a first-timer. Their signature meat is Mexico City–style al pastor sliced off a pineapple-topped vertical spit, but every time I’ve visited, something new has caught my eye: garlic-butter shrimp, racks of pork ribs, flame-grilled ribeye steaks. They do the trendy \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/11/21/20937687/el-garage-quesabirria-birria-taco-richmond-instagram\">quesabirria tacos\u003c/a> here, as well as extra-crunchy vampiro tacos and quesadillas made with their fresh, hand-pressed tortillas. And while the mammoth torta Cubana has always been a star at the Berkeley truck, the Richmond location has a stand-alone torta menu with a whopping 18 varieties — more than you’ll find just about anywhere other than a dedicated torta shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Something for everyone” might not be your typical taco truck credo, but so far, Tacos El Rulas’ maximalist, social media–driven approach seems to be working. Lopez says that customers regularly drive from as far away as Vallejo or San Francisco, often because they saw the alambre or the papá loca on TikTok or Instagram.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time someone tells me that, I get amazed and surprised,” Lopez says. “But they always end up liking our food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931126\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931126\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles.jpg\" alt=\"A teenage girl in a black long-sleeved Nirvana T-shirt stands in front of a green taco truck.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1439\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-1536x1151.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angeles Lopez (left), a rising high school senior, helps her father run both of the Tacos El Rulas food trucks. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" 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\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tacoselrulas/?hl=en\">\u003ci>Tacos El Rulas #2\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> is located at 232 23rd St. in Richmond, in a parking lot shared by a beauty salon and an astrology shop. It’s open Sundays–Thursdays from 4 p.m. to midnight, and Fridays–Saurdays from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Tacos El Rulas is winning hearts and minds — and Instagram feeds — with its decadent alambres and papás locas.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705005320,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":1012},"headData":{"title":"Richmond's Tacos El Rulas Taco Truck Is an Instagram Sensation | KQED","description":"Tacos El Rulas is winning hearts and minds — and Instagram feeds — with its decadent alambres and papás locas.","ogTitle":"This New Richmond Taco Truck Is a Cheesy, Meaty Social Media Sensation","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"This New Richmond Taco Truck Is a Cheesy, Meaty Social Media Sensation","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Richmond's Tacos El Rulas Taco Truck Is an Instagram Sensation %%page%% %%sep%% KQED","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"This New Richmond Taco Truck Is a Cheesy, Meaty Social Media Sensation","datePublished":"2023-06-30T19:23:41.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T20:35:20.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"source":"Food","sourceUrl":"/food/","sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13931115/tacos-el-rulas-richmond-taco-truck-alambre-papa-loca-instagram-food-influencer","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As a crowd lines up in front of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tacoselrulas/?hl=en\">Tacos El Rulas #2\u003c/a> food truck on a recent Friday night, the real show is happening a few feet away in a long, tented section of the parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bookended by a big charcoal grill on one side and a spinning, sizzling al pastor trompo on the other, the taqueros work their magic on the flat-tops. They hand-press fresh tortillas, griddle onions and bell peppers in bacon fat, and layer heaps of well-charred meat and melted cheese to assemble the over-the-top creations that have become the truck’s calling card: the “papá loca” (a Mexican American analogue to the fully loaded baked potato) and the alambre — a cheesy, street food–style mixed grill that’s popular in Mexico City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What I love about El Rulas is the backyard party vibe — something about the tight cluster of picnic tables and cheerful banda music and the smell of smoky grilled meats seeping deep into your clothes. All in all, it’s about as fun a place as there is right now to grab tacos in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931128\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931128\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot.jpg\" alt=\"The Tacos El Rulas #2 taco truck displays the red, green and white of the Mexican flag. To its left, the truck's taqueros prepare food on flat-top grills. To the right is a tented dining area with picnic tables.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_lot-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The taco truck’s parking lot setup feels as festive as a backyard party. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When a lot of people are here, it just feels like a small get-together,” says Angeles Lopez, a high school senior who helps her father, Raul Ramirez Rodriguez, operate the business. “It doesn’t really feel like I’m working.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tacos El Rulas isn’t exactly a newcomer to the East Bay taco scene. Early in the pandemic, one of its trucks — known for its \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2021/2/11/22275500/tacos-el-rulas-truck-berkeley-quesabirria-torta-cubana-handmade-tortillas\">outlandishly overstuffed tortas\u003c/a> — debuted in the parking lot of a Berkeley auto shop. Its second truck used to be stationed at a smaller, more out-of-the-way location in Richmond, on Rumrill Road, before moving to its current spot on \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/a-richmond-taco-crawl-2-1/\">23rd Street\u003c/a> in March.\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>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13915646,arts_13923359","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>The new location’s popularity is, at least in part, a social media success story. I had driven past a few dozen times since it opened but, even as a fan of the Berkeley truck, never got around to stopping by. Then, a few weeks ago, three or four different \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Csmwe4OpYEd/?hl=en\">food influencer\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CsuHiSGtc7I/?hl=en\">videos\u003c/a> featuring Tacos El Rulas popped up on my Instagram feed in the span of a couple of days — this despite the fact that the truck has almost no presence on \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/tacos-el-rulas-richmond\">Yelp\u003c/a> or in traditional food media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lopez explains that the viral Instagram and TikTok videos are a deliberate part of their marketing strategy. When business lagged in the taco truck’s first couple of months, her father reached out directly to several prominent Bay Area food influencers to see if they’d be willing to help him promote his food (for a fee, of course). It seems \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6kFO_rIuI/?hl=en\">nearly all of them\u003c/a> said yes. According to Lopez, early boosters like \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Csbu6DarI8D/?hl=en\">@booziebrunch\u003c/a> were instrumental in helping to introduce Tacos El Rulas to the Black community, which now forms a large part of the truck’s fanbase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931130\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931130\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre.jpg\" alt=\"A cheesy mix of meat, bell pappers, and onions served in an aluminum tray with a stack of corn tortillas on top.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The alambre in all its glory. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931129\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931129\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holding a taco stuffed with cheesy meat, onions, and peppers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_alambre-closeup-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemble your own tacos. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of course, El Rulas’ massively portioned alambres and papás locas are uniquely suited for social media. (Everyone loves a good cheese pull, after all.) And it doesn’t hurt that those specific items — only available at the Richmond location — are legitimately delicious. The alambre is a gut-busting mix of chorizo, bacon, onions, peppers, pineapple, melted cheese and your choice of meat. As a crowning touch, a squirt of Worcestershire and Maggi seasoning adds a unique, almost stir fry–like savoriness, and the whole thing comes topped with a stack of handmade tortillas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The papá loca is just as much of a crowd-pleaser: a couple of big-ass potatoes topped with an unconscionable amount of butter, bacon, cheese, onions, guacamole and, again, your choice of meat. A day’s worth of calories, probably, though it’s still hard to stop myself from eating the whole thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931127\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931127\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill.jpg\" alt=\"A man in black uses tongs to flip a rack of ribs cooking on the grill. A long chorizo sausage is coiled overhead on the frame of the grill.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_grill-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The grill station features whole racks of pork ribs, ribeye steaks and a long coil of chorizo cooking overhead. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If anything, the Tacos El Rulas menu has so many options that it can be intimidating for a first-timer. Their signature meat is Mexico City–style al pastor sliced off a pineapple-topped vertical spit, but every time I’ve visited, something new has caught my eye: garlic-butter shrimp, racks of pork ribs, flame-grilled ribeye steaks. They do the trendy \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/11/21/20937687/el-garage-quesabirria-birria-taco-richmond-instagram\">quesabirria tacos\u003c/a> here, as well as extra-crunchy vampiro tacos and quesadillas made with their fresh, hand-pressed tortillas. And while the mammoth torta Cubana has always been a star at the Berkeley truck, the Richmond location has a stand-alone torta menu with a whopping 18 varieties — more than you’ll find just about anywhere other than a dedicated torta shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Something for everyone” might not be your typical taco truck credo, but so far, Tacos El Rulas’ maximalist, social media–driven approach seems to be working. Lopez says that customers regularly drive from as far away as Vallejo or San Francisco, often because they saw the alambre or the papá loca on TikTok or Instagram.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time someone tells me that, I get amazed and surprised,” Lopez says. “But they always end up liking our food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931126\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931126\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles.jpg\" alt=\"A teenage girl in a black long-sleeved Nirvana T-shirt stands in front of a green taco truck.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1439\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/tacos-el-rulas_angeles-1536x1151.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angeles Lopez (left), a rising high school senior, helps her father run both of the Tacos El Rulas food trucks. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" 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\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tacoselrulas/?hl=en\">\u003ci>Tacos El Rulas #2\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> is located at 232 23rd St. in Richmond, in a parking lot shared by a beauty salon and an astrology shop. It’s open Sundays–Thursdays from 4 p.m. to midnight, and Fridays–Saurdays from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13931115/tacos-el-rulas-richmond-taco-truck-alambre-papa-loca-instagram-food-influencer","authors":["11743"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_12276"],"tags":["arts_1270","arts_10278","arts_1297","arts_2098","arts_14985","arts_14062","arts_2479","arts_2137","arts_14984","arts_8017"],"featImg":"arts_13931125","label":"source_arts_13931115"},"arts_13929332":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13929332","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13929332","score":null,"sort":[1684434652000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"heaven-has-a-bathrobe-clad-receptionist-named-denise-shes-helping-tiktok-grieve","title":"Heaven Has a Bathrobe-Clad Receptionist Named Denise. She’s Helping TikTok Grieve","publishDate":1684434652,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Heaven Has a Bathrobe-Clad Receptionist Named Denise. She’s Helping TikTok Grieve | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>If you ask anyone on TikTok what happens when you die, there’s a decent chance they’ll put it this way: You appear in a waiting room. You’re wearing a bathrobe. And you’re greeted not by St. Peter or Mother Mary, but by a gum-snapping, keyboard-clacking \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7210484666183404846\">New Yorker named Denise\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As heaven’s receptionist, Denise will hand you a welcome packet and ask what you want your ghost outfit to be. She’ll fill you in on heaven’s amenities (there’s a free margarita bar), and she’ll likely leave you with a little bit of gossip, lowering her voice to gripe about Paul Revere’s latest email (all caps, subject line: URGENT) or that time in the nail salon when Jackie Kennedy met Marilyn Monroe (“like two cats on a hot tin roof”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7210484666183404846\" data-video-id=\"7210484666183404846\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"greenscreen\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/greenscreen?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#greenscreen\u003c/a> there have been many requests for more footage of denise on the job. You go Denise \u003ca title=\"ghostoutfit\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ghostoutfit?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ghostoutfit\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Bossa nova that looks good in a cafe(976272) - MiYAMO\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Bossa-nova-that-looks-good-in-a-cafe-976272-6941084509500606466?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Bossa nova that looks good in a cafe(976272) – MiYAMO\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But for all her office-gal kvetching, Denise is a people person. When someone shows up in the waiting room with fear or confusion — having \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7218385592424336682\">died too young\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213123155471224107\">too soon\u003c/a> — it’s Denise who’s there to scoop them up in a hug and show them all of heaven’s silver linings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And for the TikTokers watching along, she has become a tool for thinking through the afterlife — and for grieving those who’ve already made their way there.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The real Denise is a 26-year-old pageant queen\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Though arguably just as poignant as \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/01/31/801540105/a-goodbye-to-the-good-place\">\u003cem>The Good Place\u003c/em>\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1213570\">\u003cem>Field of Dreams\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the world of heaven’s reception is a low-fi, short-form experience. And like most TikTok series, it’s the imaginings of one person alone: Taryn Delanie Smith.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful young woman of color stands on the red carpet of the Lincoln Center, wearing a white dress and a sash.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taryn Delanie Smith, pictured here at the opening of New York’s David Geffen Hall, entered the Miss New York pageant after she’d built a strong following on TikTok. \u003ccite>(Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Lincoln Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 26-year-old, better known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21\">@taryntino21\u003c/a>, considers herself first and foremost a content creator — she has gained 1.2 million TikTok followers in two years of posting. But she’s an offline celebrity in her own right as well, having been crowned 2022’s Miss New York and runner-up in the Miss America competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before Smith had any sort of platform, she herself was a receptionist, working long hours to pay her way through a master’s degree in international communication. It’s that experience that she pulls from to inform Denise’s character.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13893843']“I got promoted to the call center eventually, which was definitely not the promotion I thought it’d be,” Smith said in an interview with NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even heaven’s receptionist has to go through the same mundane daily dramas as any earthly office worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s the slew of entitled folks who think they deserve the Angel Premium Plus package but are short on the cost: 7,899 good deeds. But then there’s the creepy resident with red eyes who keeps abusing a downstairs pass to terrorize a suburban family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7234535523090533674\" data-video-id=\"7234535523090533674\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> So many tammy fans out here smh she IS trying to turn her ghoulish life around guys \u003ca title=\"heaven\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heaven?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#heaven\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"receptionist\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/receptionist?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#receptionist\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ It is a looped file of 3 minutes and 29 seconds.(1066513) - Clar Music\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/It-is-a-looped-file-of-3-minutes-and-29-seconds-1066513-6997857279706712065?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ It is a looped file of 3 minutes and 29 seconds.(1066513) – Clar Music\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003ch3>“Why can’t we just let women do it all?”\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It’s these types of creative, world-building details that keep Smith’s audience so hooked. But like all great ideas, Denise’s character was born in the least grandiose of ways — as a stray thought in the shower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was standing there thinking, ‘If I die in a chicken suit, then I have to wear the chicken suit forever.’ Can you imagine a ghost coming to you in a chicken suit?” Smith said. “And I just couldn’t stop giggling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She hopped out of the shower and into a robe and towel, found the first stock image of heaven that came up on Google and made what she thought would be the stupidest video on the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, the heaven’s receptionist videos have been viewed over 37 million times on Smith’s TikTok page, and at least 22 million times on other platforms. Smith gets recognized on the street as Denise more often than she does as Miss New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213844985483939115\" data-video-id=\"7213844985483939115\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> Someone in Michigan is having a horrible 2023 \u003ca title=\"heaven\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heaven?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#heaven\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"receptionist\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/receptionist?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#receptionist\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ 4 beat Jazz instrumental music. Live style. - Masanobu\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/4-beat-Jazz-instrumental-music-Live-style-6817537371345520641?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ 4 beat Jazz instrumental music. Live style. – Masanobu\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Holding those dual identities might be incongruous in some minds, but for Smith, it just works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why can’t we just let women do it all? Just let them be their beautiful, silly, authentic selves,” she said. “I didn’t really think I’d be pushing the envelope just by being myself and being a beauty queen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13909111']The same authenticity that plays well with today’s Generation Z audiences helped her stand out onstage. Shunning \u003ca href=\"https://www.glamour.com/story/black-women-beauty-pageants-natural-hair\">archaic Black beauty standards\u003c/a>, Smith competed in Miss New York with her natural hair, a move that ultimately earned her \u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tiktok-comedian-taryn-delanie-smith-195837879.html\">more praise than criticism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If anything, she said, she has faced more criticism for her comedy than her looks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For people that are fans of pageantry, they don’t get my TikTok characters. Some of them would be like, ‘I don’t get it. Why is she being so weird?’ And I’m not being weird. I’m having fun. I’m being silly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would love for more adults to be able to release that inhibition, even if it’s just in private,” she said. “I think humans were meant to create things. We just get in our own way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>When Denise gets personal, the comments get real\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The more Smith shows up as her uninhibited self, the more the audience adopts the same mindset. If you’re not careful, the humor can chip away at the hardened edges of grief, revealing something soft and raw underneath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to kill the vibe,” one user \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7211276665647828267\">wrote in the comments section early on\u003c/a>, “but these make me so happy because I imagine someone sweet like you greeted my mom.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without warning, Smith broke with the humor in her sixth Denise video. As the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” ran low in the background, she tenderly welcomed another commenter’s mother into heaven by name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No, it’s all right. Come forward. I know who you are. You’re Gerry, right?” \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213123155471224107\">Denise says as she looks up from her laptop\u003c/a>, her face full of sheer kindness. “You are so loved. I’m already getting prayer mail for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213123155471224107\" data-video-id=\"7213123155471224107\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> Replying to @jennifertavernier13 for you and your mama ❤️ she absolutely qualified for angel premium plus btw! \u003ca title=\"heaven\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heaven?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#heaven\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"receptionist\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/receptionist?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#receptionist\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Somewhere Over The Rainbow_What A Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Somewhere-Over-The-RainbowWhat-A-Wonderful-World-6981484589350455298?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Somewhere Over The Rainbow_What A Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For such a personal message, it had wide resonance. The video has racked up over 10,000 comments, many of them filled with heart emojis and stories about even more lost loved ones — people missing mothers also, coincidentally, named Gerry, but also lost babies, aunts, great-uncles, older brothers, younger sisters, grandparents, celebrity idols and beloved pets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13922668']Smith said she receives many, sometimes “hundreds,” of emails and comments every week requesting that she insert specific people into her videos. The stories are so touching that she can’t read them all because of how much she’ll cry. But some days she still tries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m actually very spiritual. I believe in this stuff. I’ve lost people that I talk to all the time,” she said. “Because love just doesn’t … it can’t go away. It’s too big. When you love somebody the way my mom loves me, the way I love my friends, it can’t be contained in this boring earthly body.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Grief arises on TikTok the way it does in the real world: randomly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In the real world, we carry a persistent expectation that our grief will expire. Funerals come and go. Bereavement leave ends. Friends stop asking how you’re doing out of fear of saying the wrong thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on TikTok, in what can often be an endless sea of noise and distraction, images of grief can arise randomly in the algorithm just as easily as reminders of your loved ones pop up uninvited as you move through the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The difference on the platform is that you’re often, by default, not alone in the experience. The video may be confessional, theatrical or didactic, but there’s a good chance it’s going to feature a human you can see and connect to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like each successive generation breaks a boundary when it comes to sharing grief,” said Megan Devine, a psychotherapist who studies grief and is the author of \u003cem>It’s OK That You’re Not OK.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On TikTok, you get rewarded for immediacy, which feeds into the sense of, ‘We should be talking about this more,'” Devine said. “It’s making big overwhelming issues digestible. … It’s safer to explore the edges of what we can tell the truth about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hashtag #Grief is among TikTok’s most popular, with over 9 billion individual posts. And even in that huge conversation, Smith’s videos about Denise manage to stand out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7232036504267164970\" data-video-id=\"7232036504267164970\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> Parts of this email were shared with permission from @Becca Darling ❤️ it took me awhile to be able to record this one without getting teary. Hugs becca. \u003ca title=\"grief\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grief?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#grief\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"heaven\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heaven?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#heaven\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"receptionist\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/receptionist?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#receptionist\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Taryn Delanie🤠\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7232036530368318254?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Taryn Delanie🤠\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What she does so intuitively well is pair grief with a dose of playfulness, and also with secularity and spirituality, authenticity and vulnerability, the personal and the universal — all combining into a potent catharsis cocktail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13916203']But above all, “she’s speaking to the most human need: the need for connection,” Devine said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully for Denise’s fans, Smith, too, is in it for the human connection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only reason I do this is because of the collaborative nature of it,” she said, adding that she has found the most inspiration for the videos in the comments section. “As long as we’re still doing this together as a team, then I’m here for it.”\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=Heaven+has+a+bathrobe-clad+receptionist+named+Denise.+She%27s+helping+TikTok+grieve&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Taryn Smith, a 26-year-old TikToker, is so beloved as heaven's receptionist, her videos have been viewed over 37 million times.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705005483,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":44,"wordCount":1877},"headData":{"title":"Fans Adore TikTok Star Taryn Smith as Heaven's Receptionist | KQED","description":"Taryn Smith, a 26-year-old TikToker, is so beloved as heaven's receptionist, her videos have been viewed over 37 million times.","ogTitle":"Heaven Has a Bathrobe-Clad Receptionist Named Denise. 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You’re wearing a bathrobe. And you’re greeted not by St. Peter or Mother Mary, but by a gum-snapping, keyboard-clacking \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7210484666183404846\">New Yorker named Denise\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As heaven’s receptionist, Denise will hand you a welcome packet and ask what you want your ghost outfit to be. She’ll fill you in on heaven’s amenities (there’s a free margarita bar), and she’ll likely leave you with a little bit of gossip, lowering her voice to gripe about Paul Revere’s latest email (all caps, subject line: URGENT) or that time in the nail salon when Jackie Kennedy met Marilyn Monroe (“like two cats on a hot tin roof”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7210484666183404846\" data-video-id=\"7210484666183404846\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"greenscreen\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/greenscreen?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#greenscreen\u003c/a> there have been many requests for more footage of denise on the job. You go Denise \u003ca title=\"ghostoutfit\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ghostoutfit?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ghostoutfit\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Bossa nova that looks good in a cafe(976272) - MiYAMO\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Bossa-nova-that-looks-good-in-a-cafe-976272-6941084509500606466?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Bossa nova that looks good in a cafe(976272) – MiYAMO\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But for all her office-gal kvetching, Denise is a people person. When someone shows up in the waiting room with fear or confusion — having \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7218385592424336682\">died too young\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213123155471224107\">too soon\u003c/a> — it’s Denise who’s there to scoop them up in a hug and show them all of heaven’s silver linings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And for the TikTokers watching along, she has become a tool for thinking through the afterlife — and for grieving those who’ve already made their way there.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The real Denise is a 26-year-old pageant queen\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Though arguably just as poignant as \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/01/31/801540105/a-goodbye-to-the-good-place\">\u003cem>The Good Place\u003c/em>\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1213570\">\u003cem>Field of Dreams\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the world of heaven’s reception is a low-fi, short-form experience. And like most TikTok series, it’s the imaginings of one person alone: Taryn Delanie Smith.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful young woman of color stands on the red carpet of the Lincoln Center, wearing a white dress and a sash.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/gettyimages-1436869743-684d86d413c78aba2bef24d3f13d895af6b06b65-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taryn Delanie Smith, pictured here at the opening of New York’s David Geffen Hall, entered the Miss New York pageant after she’d built a strong following on TikTok. \u003ccite>(Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Lincoln Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 26-year-old, better known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21\">@taryntino21\u003c/a>, considers herself first and foremost a content creator — she has gained 1.2 million TikTok followers in two years of posting. But she’s an offline celebrity in her own right as well, having been crowned 2022’s Miss New York and runner-up in the Miss America competition.\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>But before Smith had any sort of platform, she herself was a receptionist, working long hours to pay her way through a master’s degree in international communication. It’s that experience that she pulls from to inform Denise’s character.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13893843","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I got promoted to the call center eventually, which was definitely not the promotion I thought it’d be,” Smith said in an interview with NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even heaven’s receptionist has to go through the same mundane daily dramas as any earthly office worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s the slew of entitled folks who think they deserve the Angel Premium Plus package but are short on the cost: 7,899 good deeds. But then there’s the creepy resident with red eyes who keeps abusing a downstairs pass to terrorize a suburban family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7234535523090533674\" data-video-id=\"7234535523090533674\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> So many tammy fans out here smh she IS trying to turn her ghoulish life around guys \u003ca title=\"heaven\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heaven?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#heaven\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"receptionist\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/receptionist?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#receptionist\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ It is a looped file of 3 minutes and 29 seconds.(1066513) - Clar Music\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/It-is-a-looped-file-of-3-minutes-and-29-seconds-1066513-6997857279706712065?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ It is a looped file of 3 minutes and 29 seconds.(1066513) – Clar Music\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003ch3>“Why can’t we just let women do it all?”\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It’s these types of creative, world-building details that keep Smith’s audience so hooked. But like all great ideas, Denise’s character was born in the least grandiose of ways — as a stray thought in the shower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was standing there thinking, ‘If I die in a chicken suit, then I have to wear the chicken suit forever.’ Can you imagine a ghost coming to you in a chicken suit?” Smith said. “And I just couldn’t stop giggling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She hopped out of the shower and into a robe and towel, found the first stock image of heaven that came up on Google and made what she thought would be the stupidest video on the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, the heaven’s receptionist videos have been viewed over 37 million times on Smith’s TikTok page, and at least 22 million times on other platforms. Smith gets recognized on the street as Denise more often than she does as Miss New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213844985483939115\" data-video-id=\"7213844985483939115\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> Someone in Michigan is having a horrible 2023 \u003ca title=\"heaven\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heaven?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#heaven\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"receptionist\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/receptionist?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#receptionist\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ 4 beat Jazz instrumental music. Live style. - Masanobu\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/4-beat-Jazz-instrumental-music-Live-style-6817537371345520641?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ 4 beat Jazz instrumental music. Live style. – Masanobu\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Holding those dual identities might be incongruous in some minds, but for Smith, it just works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why can’t we just let women do it all? Just let them be their beautiful, silly, authentic selves,” she said. “I didn’t really think I’d be pushing the envelope just by being myself and being a beauty queen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13909111","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The same authenticity that plays well with today’s Generation Z audiences helped her stand out onstage. Shunning \u003ca href=\"https://www.glamour.com/story/black-women-beauty-pageants-natural-hair\">archaic Black beauty standards\u003c/a>, Smith competed in Miss New York with her natural hair, a move that ultimately earned her \u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tiktok-comedian-taryn-delanie-smith-195837879.html\">more praise than criticism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If anything, she said, she has faced more criticism for her comedy than her looks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For people that are fans of pageantry, they don’t get my TikTok characters. Some of them would be like, ‘I don’t get it. Why is she being so weird?’ And I’m not being weird. I’m having fun. I’m being silly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would love for more adults to be able to release that inhibition, even if it’s just in private,” she said. “I think humans were meant to create things. We just get in our own way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>When Denise gets personal, the comments get real\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The more Smith shows up as her uninhibited self, the more the audience adopts the same mindset. If you’re not careful, the humor can chip away at the hardened edges of grief, revealing something soft and raw underneath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to kill the vibe,” one user \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7211276665647828267\">wrote in the comments section early on\u003c/a>, “but these make me so happy because I imagine someone sweet like you greeted my mom.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without warning, Smith broke with the humor in her sixth Denise video. As the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” ran low in the background, she tenderly welcomed another commenter’s mother into heaven by name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No, it’s all right. Come forward. I know who you are. You’re Gerry, right?” \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213123155471224107\">Denise says as she looks up from her laptop\u003c/a>, her face full of sheer kindness. “You are so loved. I’m already getting prayer mail for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7213123155471224107\" data-video-id=\"7213123155471224107\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> Replying to @jennifertavernier13 for you and your mama ❤️ she absolutely qualified for angel premium plus btw! \u003ca title=\"heaven\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/heaven?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#heaven\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"receptionist\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/receptionist?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#receptionist\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Somewhere Over The Rainbow_What A Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Somewhere-Over-The-RainbowWhat-A-Wonderful-World-6981484589350455298?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Somewhere Over The Rainbow_What A Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"tiktok","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For such a personal message, it had wide resonance. The video has racked up over 10,000 comments, many of them filled with heart emojis and stories about even more lost loved ones — people missing mothers also, coincidentally, named Gerry, but also lost babies, aunts, great-uncles, older brothers, younger sisters, grandparents, celebrity idols and beloved pets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13922668","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Smith said she receives many, sometimes “hundreds,” of emails and comments every week requesting that she insert specific people into her videos. The stories are so touching that she can’t read them all because of how much she’ll cry. But some days she still tries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m actually very spiritual. I believe in this stuff. I’ve lost people that I talk to all the time,” she said. “Because love just doesn’t … it can’t go away. It’s too big. When you love somebody the way my mom loves me, the way I love my friends, it can’t be contained in this boring earthly body.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Grief arises on TikTok the way it does in the real world: randomly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In the real world, we carry a persistent expectation that our grief will expire. Funerals come and go. Bereavement leave ends. Friends stop asking how you’re doing out of fear of saying the wrong thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on TikTok, in what can often be an endless sea of noise and distraction, images of grief can arise randomly in the algorithm just as easily as reminders of your loved ones pop up uninvited as you move through the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The difference on the platform is that you’re often, by default, not alone in the experience. The video may be confessional, theatrical or didactic, but there’s a good chance it’s going to feature a human you can see and connect to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like each successive generation breaks a boundary when it comes to sharing grief,” said Megan Devine, a psychotherapist who studies grief and is the author of \u003cem>It’s OK That You’re Not OK.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On TikTok, you get rewarded for immediacy, which feeds into the sense of, ‘We should be talking about this more,'” Devine said. “It’s making big overwhelming issues digestible. … It’s safer to explore the edges of what we can tell the truth about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hashtag #Grief is among TikTok’s most popular, with over 9 billion individual posts. And even in that huge conversation, Smith’s videos about Denise manage to stand out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21/video/7232036504267164970\" data-video-id=\"7232036504267164970\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@taryntino21\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@taryntino21?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taryntino21\u003c/a> Parts of this email were shared with permission from @Becca Darling ❤️ it took me awhile to be able to record this one without getting teary. 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