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Resolutions are a metronome through which we can tunnel back into past visions of ourselves and forward into imagined horizons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve asked six Bay Area writers to share their resolutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818192\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kai Carlson-Wee, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I’m sitting here on Christmas Eve in snowy Minnesota watching \u003cem>Die Hard\u003c/em>. Bruce Willis has killed a few German terrorists and is plotting to blow up a skyscraper. The surface-level plot of the movie is about good vs. evil, wayward American heroes vs. meticulous international villains. But the deeper plot is about a man’s inability to accept change in his life. The popularity of this film is largely about the action scenes and classic one-liners (“Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker”), but the enduring affection for the film is due to Willis’ character: a man who can’t bring himself to reconcile with his estranged wife, too stubborn to change his perspective until he is pushed to the edge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year around this time I write up a few basic things I want to improve on. Maybe I decide to quit drinking. Maybe I promise to eat more salads. But inevitably, after a few weeks, the old habits start creeping back into my life. So what’s the point of New Year’s? Why do we promise ourselves improvements when we know the resolutions won’t stick? I think in many ways resolutions are less about superficial contracts and more about a desire to change. We want a license to do something radical, to “change your life,” as the poet Rilke says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So this year, in the spirit of \u003cem>Die Hard\u003c/em>, instead of listing ways to improve, I want to think of ways I can accept more change in my life. I want to be willing to take more risks. I want to allow myself to be open to new people, to empathize more deeply with strangers. I want to pay more attention to symbols and vague interactions with fate. I want to quit worrying about my ideal self, and start thinking about the direction my soul is evolving. I want to get down with this existential stuff, because, honestly, I’m tired of trying to be better. In a year that has been so full of violence and superficial chaos, I want my New Year’s Resolution to be more about making mistakes, writing some weird shit, f-cking up, and allowing myself transformation. Not in a machine-gun glory kind of way, but in real way that pushes me to risk being honest, to love the world more deeply, and to welcome the change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kai Carlson-Wee’s first book of poems ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.boaeditions.org/products/rail-pre-order\">Rail\u003c/a>‘ is out from BOA Editions in April 2018.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818193\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Zahra Noorbakhsh, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My New Year’s Resolution is to go on a ten-minute walk three times a day, no matter what. This is harder than it should be. I’ve learned that the more concrete, actionable, and specific the resolution, the harder it is to rationalize excuses. I’ve spent ten minutes wondering about Facebook posts, scrolling Twitter, or in a bathrobe staring at a wall — so I knew I had three opportunities in a day for ten-minute walks. I picked three because I wanted an action that would require my mind to visualize my day in three chunks. I also wanted to create a new normal for movement. As a writer and comedian, I spend most of my day in a chair: in airplanes, in cars, on BART, at my desk. I don’t want hemorrhoids; I heard they’re painful. It’s not just for fear of hemorrhoids, though. Ten minutes of intentional movement is terrifying to me. I can’t bear my thoughts: travel ban, refugees, war, internment. I resolved that if I can breathe through my fears for ten minutes a day, my heart will pump happy. Plus, I don’t want to die from reading headlines, each cortisol inducing quote from an orange buffoon eroding my ventricles. No thank you, I already have plans. I want to die by tsunami, taking my last breath staring up at its magnificent crest, birthed by the collision of tectonic plates, crashing in a rage against humanity. So, I resolve to walk for ten-minutes, three times a day, no matter what.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Zahra Noorbakhsh is the co-host of the brilliant \u003ca href=\"http://www.goodmuslimbadmuslim.com/\">Good Muslim Bad Muslim\u003c/a>. Give her a listen.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818194\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kim Shuck, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I never got into the habit of making New Year’s resolutions, but I do make plans. I think that as a teacher, I often feel like a bottle rocket when I finish my grading. Without plans, I zoom around and don’t get much done. This year, I want to support more young people who write by inviting them to read and hopefully revitalizing a youth laureate program. At the same time, I need to find more time for the kind of investigation that I need in order to write. The last few months have been overwhelming and really good, but it’s been difficult to get a pen on paper. I’ve wound up with piles of poem rubble, but nothing cohesive. Maybe it’s the political situation, maybe it’s my personal circumstances, but if I am going to be actively poeting, I need to make a change of some kind. I’m spending time in the Presidio with my nose into their project to restore and protect Mountain Lake and the creek daylighting. Systems are systems and it’s fun to watch this system come back together. The symbolism of that is encouraging, what with the cultural work that needs to happen. What’s a poet? What do poets need to know/pay attention to? The answer may be that a poet needs to know everything. So maybe my resolution now and in other years is to make time to have a peek at more of the everything that I hope to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kim Shuck is San Francisco’s poet laureate. Catch her \u003ca href=\"http://www.poetryflash.org/calendar/?t=0n20180118c_olander-shuck\">reading\u003c/a> on January 18th at Moe’s Books (2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley) at 7:30 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818195\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Nayomi Munaweera, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My New Year’s resolution for 2018 is the same as it’s been every other year: write more, write better. I think I’ve had this resolution for the past ten years, at least. I also promise myself that I’ll meditate, do yoga, excercise, etc. — all the stuff to counteract the effects of spending a life hunched over a table writing a thing. But I’ll be happy if just the first part of this comes true. I’m working on a third novel and would love to have most of it done the coming year, but who knows! Books never do what their writers want them to do. So as with all previous years, we shall see. I’d also like to be a nicer, more joyful and loving person but again that’s also secondary to the writing. I suspect every writer I know is making a similar resolution. We are a ridiculous and obsessive tribe of people. Thank God other people love us and occasionally take us outside to enjoy the sunshine and trees!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nayomi Munaweera is the author of ‘Island of Mirrors’ and more recently, ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.nayomimunaweera.com/books\">What Lies Between Us\u003c/a>.’\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818196\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Michael David Lukas, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For the past few years, I’ve been making New Year’s resolutions twice a year — once in the fall during the Jewish high holidays and again in the winter at the end of the Gregorian year — which I like because it gives me the chance to recommit to resolutions I’ve already broken. Plus, it’s always nice to get a head start on the Goyim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, almost all my resolutions had something to do with attention. Don’t check your email while walking down the street. Don’t look at the news when you wake up middle of the night to pee. Don’t convince your toddler to watch YouTube videos of baby pigs so that you can check Facebook. Don’t pretend to go to the bathroom in the middle of dinner so that you can look at Politico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, none of these resolutions lasted more than a few days. And so, for my Gregorian New Year’s resolutions I tried a different tack. Instead of giving myself a list of prohibitions, I want to try to nudge my attention into the world around me. I want to look at trees more (because trees understand), I want to sit on more benches, go on more hikes, and spend at least 10 minutes a day thinking about nothing. Because, when it comes down to it, the thing I want most of all is more nothing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Michael David Lukas is the author of ‘The Oracle of Stamboul’. His second novel ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553675/the-last-watchman-of-old-cairo-by-michael-david-lukas/9780399181160/\">The Last Watchman of Old Cairo\u003c/a>‘ is forthcoming from Spiegel & Grau in March.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818197\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>MK Chavez, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I have a particular fondness for New Year’s Eve. There is nothing like a spirited review of the previous year, a reckoning of sorts, followed by the practice of resolution. Sometimes it’s the act of recommitting for the sake of repetition because some part of me believes that you just don’t give up, or starting something new because another part of me is a hopeless romantic, always looking for a new passion. I already know this next year will be the year of the lyric essay. I’m smitten beyond belief. For me, this process of reflection, analysis, and recommitment is a sacred practice. I suppose that writing is all about beginnings endings too. My first resolution: Say goodbye to 2017 while on the Coastal Starlight in transit from Portland, Oregon to Oakland, California. And my second: to begin 2018 in motion, traveling through the darkness but moving forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>MK Chavez is the recipient of the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. She is the author of ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.nomadicpress.org/store/dearanimal\">Dear Animal\u003c/a>.’\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12935470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-160x8.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-768x40.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-240x13.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-375x20.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-520x27.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Spine is a biweekly column. Check us back here in two weeks.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Zahra Noorbakhsh, Kim Shuck and more on their hopes for 2018.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028838,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":28,"wordCount":1817},"headData":{"title":"Six Bay Area Writers Share Their New Year's Resolutions | KQED","description":"Zahra Noorbakhsh, Kim Shuck and more on their hopes for 2018.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Six Bay Area Writers Share Their New Year's Resolutions","datePublished":"2017-12-31T16:00:39.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:07:18.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13817884/six-bay-area-writers-share-their-new-years-resolutions","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>New Year’s resolutions matter so much as we prize cycles of time. I for one lay my loyalty at the feet of the watch face and the minute hand. New Year’s Eve is my favorite celebration. Through the fog of sequins, glitter, and champagne, this is a gala that looks back and forward. Resolutions are a metronome through which we can tunnel back into past visions of ourselves and forward into imagined horizons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve asked six Bay Area writers to share their resolutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818192\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KaiCW.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kai Carlson-Wee, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I’m sitting here on Christmas Eve in snowy Minnesota watching \u003cem>Die Hard\u003c/em>. Bruce Willis has killed a few German terrorists and is plotting to blow up a skyscraper. The surface-level plot of the movie is about good vs. evil, wayward American heroes vs. meticulous international villains. But the deeper plot is about a man’s inability to accept change in his life. The popularity of this film is largely about the action scenes and classic one-liners (“Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker”), but the enduring affection for the film is due to Willis’ character: a man who can’t bring himself to reconcile with his estranged wife, too stubborn to change his perspective until he is pushed to the edge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year around this time I write up a few basic things I want to improve on. Maybe I decide to quit drinking. Maybe I promise to eat more salads. But inevitably, after a few weeks, the old habits start creeping back into my life. So what’s the point of New Year’s? Why do we promise ourselves improvements when we know the resolutions won’t stick? I think in many ways resolutions are less about superficial contracts and more about a desire to change. We want a license to do something radical, to “change your life,” as the poet Rilke says.\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>So this year, in the spirit of \u003cem>Die Hard\u003c/em>, instead of listing ways to improve, I want to think of ways I can accept more change in my life. I want to be willing to take more risks. I want to allow myself to be open to new people, to empathize more deeply with strangers. I want to pay more attention to symbols and vague interactions with fate. I want to quit worrying about my ideal self, and start thinking about the direction my soul is evolving. I want to get down with this existential stuff, because, honestly, I’m tired of trying to be better. In a year that has been so full of violence and superficial chaos, I want my New Year’s Resolution to be more about making mistakes, writing some weird shit, f-cking up, and allowing myself transformation. Not in a machine-gun glory kind of way, but in real way that pushes me to risk being honest, to love the world more deeply, and to welcome the change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kai Carlson-Wee’s first book of poems ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.boaeditions.org/products/rail-pre-order\">Rail\u003c/a>‘ is out from BOA Editions in April 2018.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818193\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/ZahraN.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Zahra Noorbakhsh, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My New Year’s Resolution is to go on a ten-minute walk three times a day, no matter what. This is harder than it should be. I’ve learned that the more concrete, actionable, and specific the resolution, the harder it is to rationalize excuses. I’ve spent ten minutes wondering about Facebook posts, scrolling Twitter, or in a bathrobe staring at a wall — so I knew I had three opportunities in a day for ten-minute walks. I picked three because I wanted an action that would require my mind to visualize my day in three chunks. I also wanted to create a new normal for movement. As a writer and comedian, I spend most of my day in a chair: in airplanes, in cars, on BART, at my desk. I don’t want hemorrhoids; I heard they’re painful. It’s not just for fear of hemorrhoids, though. Ten minutes of intentional movement is terrifying to me. I can’t bear my thoughts: travel ban, refugees, war, internment. I resolved that if I can breathe through my fears for ten minutes a day, my heart will pump happy. Plus, I don’t want to die from reading headlines, each cortisol inducing quote from an orange buffoon eroding my ventricles. No thank you, I already have plans. I want to die by tsunami, taking my last breath staring up at its magnificent crest, birthed by the collision of tectonic plates, crashing in a rage against humanity. So, I resolve to walk for ten-minutes, three times a day, no matter what.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Zahra Noorbakhsh is the co-host of the brilliant \u003ca href=\"http://www.goodmuslimbadmuslim.com/\">Good Muslim Bad Muslim\u003c/a>. Give her a listen.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818194\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KimS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kim Shuck, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I never got into the habit of making New Year’s resolutions, but I do make plans. I think that as a teacher, I often feel like a bottle rocket when I finish my grading. Without plans, I zoom around and don’t get much done. This year, I want to support more young people who write by inviting them to read and hopefully revitalizing a youth laureate program. At the same time, I need to find more time for the kind of investigation that I need in order to write. The last few months have been overwhelming and really good, but it’s been difficult to get a pen on paper. I’ve wound up with piles of poem rubble, but nothing cohesive. Maybe it’s the political situation, maybe it’s my personal circumstances, but if I am going to be actively poeting, I need to make a change of some kind. I’m spending time in the Presidio with my nose into their project to restore and protect Mountain Lake and the creek daylighting. Systems are systems and it’s fun to watch this system come back together. The symbolism of that is encouraging, what with the cultural work that needs to happen. What’s a poet? What do poets need to know/pay attention to? The answer may be that a poet needs to know everything. So maybe my resolution now and in other years is to make time to have a peek at more of the everything that I hope to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kim Shuck is San Francisco’s poet laureate. Catch her \u003ca href=\"http://www.poetryflash.org/calendar/?t=0n20180118c_olander-shuck\">reading\u003c/a> on January 18th at Moe’s Books (2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley) at 7:30 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818195\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Nayomi.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Nayomi Munaweera, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My New Year’s resolution for 2018 is the same as it’s been every other year: write more, write better. I think I’ve had this resolution for the past ten years, at least. I also promise myself that I’ll meditate, do yoga, excercise, etc. — all the stuff to counteract the effects of spending a life hunched over a table writing a thing. But I’ll be happy if just the first part of this comes true. I’m working on a third novel and would love to have most of it done the coming year, but who knows! Books never do what their writers want them to do. So as with all previous years, we shall see. I’d also like to be a nicer, more joyful and loving person but again that’s also secondary to the writing. I suspect every writer I know is making a similar resolution. We are a ridiculous and obsessive tribe of people. Thank God other people love us and occasionally take us outside to enjoy the sunshine and trees!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nayomi Munaweera is the author of ‘Island of Mirrors’ and more recently, ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.nayomimunaweera.com/books\">What Lies Between Us\u003c/a>.’\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818196\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MLukas.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Michael David Lukas, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For the past few years, I’ve been making New Year’s resolutions twice a year — once in the fall during the Jewish high holidays and again in the winter at the end of the Gregorian year — which I like because it gives me the chance to recommit to resolutions I’ve already broken. Plus, it’s always nice to get a head start on the Goyim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, almost all my resolutions had something to do with attention. Don’t check your email while walking down the street. Don’t look at the news when you wake up middle of the night to pee. Don’t convince your toddler to watch YouTube videos of baby pigs so that you can check Facebook. Don’t pretend to go to the bathroom in the middle of dinner so that you can look at Politico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, none of these resolutions lasted more than a few days. And so, for my Gregorian New Year’s resolutions I tried a different tack. Instead of giving myself a list of prohibitions, I want to try to nudge my attention into the world around me. I want to look at trees more (because trees understand), I want to sit on more benches, go on more hikes, and spend at least 10 minutes a day thinking about nothing. Because, when it comes down to it, the thing I want most of all is more nothing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Michael David Lukas is the author of ‘The Oracle of Stamboul’. His second novel ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553675/the-last-watchman-of-old-cairo-by-michael-david-lukas/9780399181160/\">The Last Watchman of Old Cairo\u003c/a>‘ is forthcoming from Spiegel & Grau in March.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13818197\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1020x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1020x449.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-160x70.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-800x352.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-768x338.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1920x846.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-960x423.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-240x106.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-375x165.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez-520x229.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MKChavez.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>MK Chavez, Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I have a particular fondness for New Year’s Eve. There is nothing like a spirited review of the previous year, a reckoning of sorts, followed by the practice of resolution. Sometimes it’s the act of recommitting for the sake of repetition because some part of me believes that you just don’t give up, or starting something new because another part of me is a hopeless romantic, always looking for a new passion. I already know this next year will be the year of the lyric essay. I’m smitten beyond belief. For me, this process of reflection, analysis, and recommitment is a sacred practice. I suppose that writing is all about beginnings endings too. My first resolution: Say goodbye to 2017 while on the Coastal Starlight in transit from Portland, Oregon to Oakland, California. And my second: to begin 2018 in motion, traveling through the darkness but moving forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>MK Chavez is the recipient of the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. She is the author of ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.nomadicpress.org/store/dearanimal\">Dear Animal\u003c/a>.’\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12935470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-160x8.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-768x40.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-240x13.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-375x20.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-520x27.jpg 520w\" 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>The Spine is a biweekly column. Check us back here in two weeks.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13817884/six-bay-area-writers-share-their-new-years-resolutions","authors":["78"],"series":["arts_1054"],"categories":["arts_73"],"tags":["arts_1118","arts_596","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13818191","label":"arts_1054"},"arts_13818199":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13818199","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13818199","score":null,"sort":[1514583718000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"who-won-2017","title":"Who Won 2017?","publishDate":1514583718,"format":"image","headTitle":"Who Won 2017? | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>I’ve been arguing with myself for the better half of the past two weeks, trying to figure out who actually won 2017. It’s not a matter of who made the most money, or who was the most popular. It’s not even a question of — as the kids say — who was living their best life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, I want to know who had the greatest impact on public discourse this year. When we look back, five or ten years from now, what will we say 2017 was the year of?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to get the bottom of this question, I chose to use the good ol’ American method of comparative competition. I laid out all of the names (not just people, but places and things as well), and pit them against one and other in an NCAA March Madness-style bracket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before we get to the bracket, it’s important to note that not every “winner” of 2017 could fit — I only had 64 slots. So, while \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/frederick-douglass-trump/515292/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederick Douglass had a much better year\u003c/a> than some of us who are actually living, his name isn’t on the list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Okay, here’s the bracket:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818276\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-800x1339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1339\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-160x268.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-768x1285.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-240x402.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-375x628.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-520x870.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 16th seed in every division is someone who slid in: the underdog, the person/place/thing that finessed their way to victory this year. Whether it be through media antics or unhealthy relationships, the 16th seeds brought home a W. And if you ask me, a win is a win — even if they played dirty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration is included as a concept that impacted the news, not just in the United States but abroad. In terms of the States, this is about DACA, ICE and travel bans. Immigration as a concept won a lot of public discourse this year, for better and for worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round One\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818281\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural disasters over Bhad Bhabie (the “Cash Me Outside” girl):\u003c/strong> While 14-year-old Bhad Bhabie \u003ca href=\"https://www.maxim.com/news/danielle-bregoli-pays-moms-mortgage-2017-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had a ball on social media\u003c/a> this year, even landing a multi-million dollar deal with Atlantic Records, she doesn’t hold a candle to the centripetal force that overtook the Atlantic Ocean this year — let alone the California wildfires and the earthquakes that hit our neighbor to the south.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tiffany Haddish over Lin-Manuel Miranda:\u003c/strong> Lin-Manuel Miranda has been on a roll since the success of \u003cem>Hamilton\u003c/em> last year. I’ve seen him on everything from \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> to \u003cem>Saturday Night Live\u003c/em>. But the underdog, Tiffany Haddish, hit the silver screen and made a splash in \u003cem>Girls Trip\u003c/em>; she killed interviews on late-night TV and early-morning radio, and she was also on \u003cem>SNL\u003c/em> — making history as the first African American female comedian to ever host the show. She won!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maxine Waters over Marshawn Lynch:\u003c/strong> Despite the Raiders’ mediocre season, the Oakland African king known as “Beastmode” has had an incredible year. Besides playing for his hometown team, his clothing line is thriving and he has a reality show on Facebook video — and it’s actually entertaining. But his year doesn’t compare to Maxine Waters’. She won 2017 with three simple words that carried more weight than even Marshawn’s most profoundly brief speeches: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EvuBakBj3I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reclaiming my time\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818301\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 534px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818301\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_.jpg\" alt=\"Jay-Z speaks onstage during Time and Punishment: A Town Hall Discussion with Jay-Z and Harvey Weinstein on Spike TV at MTV Studios on March 8, 2017 in New York City. \" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_.jpg 534w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-375x562.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-520x779.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jay-Z speaks onstage during Time and Punishment: A Town Hall Discussion with Jay-Z and Harvey Weinstein on Spike TV at MTV Studios on March 8, 2017 in New York City. \u003ccite>(Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Spike)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jay-Z over Aziz Ansari:\u003c/strong> Aziz had a great year with the successful second season of his show \u003cem>Master of None\u003c/em>. But Hov is second to none when it comes to the art of rap. Although Jay took some Ls on social media, overall he had an amazing year, welcoming his newborn twins and enjoying the success of his latest album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Cast of \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em> over Remy Ma:\u003c/strong> I’m all for formerly incarcerated people getting out and getting to work, and Remy did just that: She put in work. That “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1MsZWVg7nY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShEther\u003c/a>” track, a Nicki Minaj diss, turned heads. But the cast of the movie \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em> unintentionally dropped a diss track when they accepted the Oscar for Best Picture over \u003cem>La La Land\u003c/em>, and it was much more memorable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kim Jong-un over Tyler The Creator:\u003c/strong> I really just want to see these two guys compete — like, in real life. I don’t care if it’s a Hacky race, arm wrestling match or a game of NBA Jam on Sega. It’d just be entertaining. But for the sake of this bracket, Kim wins over Tyler off the strength of beefing with 45 and launching multiple missiles as a “test.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chance The Rapper over Kamala Harris:\u003c/strong> This is a tough one. Kamala is a force to be reckoned with, undoubtedly. Even though this is her first go-round as senator, she’s spearheaded some great work, from demanding that Al Franken step down to championing bail reform. But Chance the Rapper is a rapper, and he’s fighting a very similar legislative fight. Mr. Rapper pushed for education reform in his native Chicago, won three Grammys this year, recently tried on the role of a weatherman \u003cem>and\u003c/em> dropped a Christmas album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>45 over Chadwick Boseman:\u003c/strong> Actor Chadwick Boseman (a.k.a. Thurgood Marshall, a.k.a. Jackie Robinson, a.k.a. the Black Panther) has had a great year. But unfortunately, Mr. 45 was inaugurated as the President of the United States in January, and, somehow, he remains. He stirred the pot more times than Boseman this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818282\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domestic Terrorism over Joe Budden:\u003c/strong> Joe made his way back into the limelight via Complex’s \u003cem>Everyday Struggle\u003c/em> series, and his ongoing beef with Lil Yachty and Migos put him squarely in the middle of the old- vs. new-school hip-hop debate. But domestic terrorism, in the form of mass shootings, has claimed more lives than we can accept as a nation. Headline after headline, seemingly every week, there was another shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Daniel Caesar over Kate McKinnon:\u003c/strong> While Kate brought light and laughter into our lives on many nights of wondering what the hell the people in Washington are doing, it was Daniel Caesar who provided the soundtrack to marriage proposals, weddings and young love. His words, while not nearly as funny as Kate’s, made us tear up all the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818299\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Bregman #2 and Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game seven to win the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Bregman #2 and Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game seven to win the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. \u003ccite>(Harry How/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Houston Astros over Tracee Ellis Ross:\u003c/strong> Okay, Tracee is the bomb. Like, old-school, ’90s-slang the bomb. She’s a great media personality, an extremely accomplished actress and she’s freaking beautiful! Her accomplishments with \u003cem>Black-ish\u003c/em> should be acknowledged. But, I think even she’d agree how incredible it was that the Houston Astros brought the MLB World Series trophy to H-Town for the first time, especially after that massive hurricane. It was the work of heroes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Colin Kaepernick over Dave Chappelle:\u003c/strong> Dave came out of retirement, dropped two stand-up specials on Netflix with more to come, made an appearance on Def Comedy Jam and rocked some local Bay Area shows. Meanwhile, Colin hasn’t played a single snap in the 2017-2018 NFL season, but he’s had the most influence on football at large and America’s ongoing conversation about civil rights. Hence, the \u003cem>GQ\u003c/em> Citizen of the Year nod.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kevin Durant over Daveed Diggs:\u003c/strong> Daveed has been on a roll since the stage play \u003cem>Hamilton\u003c/em>. I’ve spotted him in TV shows and sitting courtside in Los Angeles. But Kevin Durant won his first NBA championship. And as a Bay Area native and Warriors fan, I know Daveed appreciates that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cardi B over Asahd Khaled:\u003c/strong> Look man, I don’t think there’s a kid who’s had a better first year of living. Asahd can brag for the rest of his life that his baby photo, an image of him draped in gold chains, is on the cover of a top-selling album. DJ Khaled and Nicole Tuck, you’re doing just fine. But Cardi B kicked in the door of the pop culture world, and we saw nothing but the red bottoms of her bloody shoes. She dropped a summer anthem and hasn’t turned back since. This was her year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Issa Rae over SZA:\u003c/strong> In another close matchup, these two both put it down for the culture. SZA had an amazing run: She dropped a great album while being one of the flyest human beings on the internet. But Issa Rae’s success with the second season of her show, \u003cem>Insecure\u003c/em>, deserves praise. Plus, Issa’s comment about how she’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WafoKj6MzcU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rooting for everybody black\u003c/a>” on the Emmys red carpet stole the show. She wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Miss Texas, Margana Wood:\u003c/strong> Margana’s comment about 45 and white supremacy were amazing usage of her platform, but nothing compares to the people power exhibited in the form of protests this year. From protests at the San Francisco Airport challenging Trump’s travel ban to protests in Virginia against white supremacy, this year has seen an amazing amount of people coming together to demonstrate their beliefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818283\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3.jpg 595w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healthcare over Chris Brown:\u003c/strong> While Mr. Brown won back some fans by releasing a documentary and 40-track album, his art paled in comparison to the healthcare debate, a tug-of-war between legislators that will have lasting impact for generations. When we look back at 2017, we’ll have no choice but to acknowledge it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> over Ed Sheeran:\u003c/strong> Sorry Ed, you had a hit song, great album and a good run. But this is \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> we’re talking about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jordan Peele over Logic:\u003c/strong> Logic dropped a much-needed track about suicide awareness, but \u003cem>Get Out\u003c/em> brought a clever, necessary take on racial issues that have been plaguing America from the start. On top of that, Jordan took a step outside of his normal comedy writing and created a thriller. It’s not a comedy, no matter what the people who give awards say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818304\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818304\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_.jpg\" alt=\"Rappers Quavo, Takeoff and Offset of Migos attend the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rappers Quavo, Takeoff and Offset of Migos attend the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. \u003ccite>(Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Migos over Doug Jones:\u003c/strong> While Doug Jones’ December win in the Alabama Senate race made headlines, the rap group Migos had pop culture in a headlock. Hit songs, appearances at award shows and countless memes — the W goes to the trio from Atlanta, not the politician from Alabama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bitcoin over Kofi Siriboe:\u003c/strong> Kofi, a handsome gentleman who stole the attention of my girlfriend and my momma, had a great year. His appearances in \u003cem>Queen Sugar\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Girls Trip\u003c/em> thrust him into the spotlight. But know what looks better than Kofi? A Bitcoin. The crypto-currency made headlines in the past couple months as its value rose astronomically, then crashed again. Winner goes to the intangible coins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Beyoncé over LecRae:\u003c/strong> Uh… They’re both from Houston. And, um… they both make music. But the comparisons stop there. Queen B by a landslide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Washington Post\u003c/em> over the cast from \u003cem>Stranger Things\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> While 11 and her cast of lovable dweebs stole our hearts and pushed our imaginations to the limit, the staff at the \u003cem>Washington Post\u003c/em> brought reality to our doorsteps. I’m a fan of a good science fiction series, especially one that takes you to another dimension, but “Democracy Dies in Darkness” is an undeniably cold tagline. And true to form, \u003cem>WaPo’s\u003c/em> coverage of domestic politics, international war and much more kept me informed in the dark days of 2017. It’s like they’ve kept a finger on the pulse of “the upside down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over Rapsody:\u003c/strong> Rapsody dropped a top-tier rap album this year, but the issue of immigration is bigger than hip-hop. Sorry Rapsody — immigration wins this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818284\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4.jpg 602w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Blac Chyna:\u003c/strong> In short, Blac Chyna got over on her former romantic partner and secured the bag. Congrats. But the #MeToo movement was the biggest clap-back to all the men in positions of power who’ve been getting over on women for years. The #MeToo movement by a landslide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solange over Gucci Mane:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. It might even go into overtime. Solange slayed 2017. Her 2016 album \u003cem>A Seat At the Table\u003c/em> carried right over into a successful 2017 tour, TV appearances and magazine covers. Plus her hair is amazing — and no, you can’t touch it. But Gucci also built on the momentum of an amazing 2016, by getting married and dropping a book. Big life goals accomplished this year for Mr. Mane, a formerly incarcerated man. In the end, though, it’s Solange at the buzzer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818306\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 534px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818306\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams of the US celebrates with the championship trophy during the awards ceremony after her victory against Venus Williams of the US in the women's singles final on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2017. \" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena.jpg 534w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-375x562.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-520x779.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serena Williams of the US celebrates with the championship trophy during the awards ceremony after her victory against Venus Williams of the US in the women’s singles final on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2017. \u003ccite>(WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Serena Williams over Blake Shelton:\u003c/strong> Okay, Blake was awarded Sexiest Man Alive by \u003cem>People Magazine\u003c/em>, and we’re still wondering if every other man on the planet is dead. Serena won 2017. The Australian Open, a building named after her at Nike’s HQ, \u003cem>and\u003c/em> a newborn child? Winner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor Swift over Tom Brady:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. You’ve got to give it to Tom — what he did in the Super Bowl was amazing. And then he came back to the 2017-2018 NFL season at age 40 and played better than almost every other quarterback. But I’m tired of Tom winning. So Taylor, with her No. 1 album, \u003cem>Saturday Night Live\u003c/em> appearance and new beau, gets the W.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>LeBron over Miguel:\u003c/strong> This is another close one. Miguel dropped \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%26_Leisure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of the best R&B albums of the year\u003c/a>. And LeBron did actually \u003cem>lose\u003c/em> the NBA finals in June. But \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kingjames/status/911610455877021697?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calling Trump a bum\u003c/a> on Twitter was pretty memorable. LeBron wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rihanna over LaVar Ball:\u003c/strong> LaVar talks a lot. He’s gotten some play because of it, from ESPN mentions to a 45 Twitter diss. He’s had a great year. But come on, we’re talking about Rihanna, who took over the fashion and makeup worlds with Fenty this year. Case closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kendrick Lamar over The Rock:\u003c/strong> I’m still not sure about this one. The Rock had a great year: movies, magazines and the news that he and his partner are expecting a second child. But the Good Kid from M.A.A.D. City, a.k.a. King Kunta, a.k.a. K.Dot dropped an album and all the other rappers took notes. And then he reversed the track listing and dropped the same album again later in the year, and now \u003cem>that’s\u003c/em> selling. Winner: Kung Fu Kenny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tax Reform over Michael Che:\u003c/strong> Michael got a Netflix special — plus he’s had a memorable run on \u003cem>Saturday Night Live\u003c/em>, so much so that he was promoted to co-head writer. But the authors of the 2017 tax reform bill stole the show — along with a lot of other things.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Two\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818285\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1.jpg 432w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1-160x220.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1-240x329.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1-375x515.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over Tiffany Haddish:\u003c/strong> Tiffany’s natural gift for comedic storytelling is no match for Mother Nature’s anger at the man-made issue of global warming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818303\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 534px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818303\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine.jpg\" alt=\"House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) moderates a panel discussion about the Trump Administration's proposed cuts to the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs at the U.S. Capitol May 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. \" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine.jpg 534w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-375x562.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-520x779.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) moderates a panel discussion about the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs at the U.S. Capitol May 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maxine Waters over Jay-Z:\u003c/strong> Look, Jay-Z cheated on Beyoncé, put together some clever words over dope beats and dropped an album about it. He made a lot of money, too. Big whoop. Maxine Waters has put in work! She’s served in Congress since 1991, and this year she might’ve reached her pop culture apex. Beyond the work that she does for African Americans, women and the LGBTQ community, she dropped three words that were hotter than Hov’s whole album. “Reclaiming my time” is such a profound sentiment. \u003cem>That’s\u003c/em> how you speak truth to power. It’s perfect for the short attention span of the internet age. I even briefly considered getting it tattooed. No Jay-Z lyrics from \u003cem>4:44\u003c/em> spoke to me in the same way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kim Jong-un over the cast of \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> Sorry Hollywood, drama about the guy over in North Korea with his finger on nuclear arms garnered more attention this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>45 over Chance the Rapper:\u003c/strong> Sorry Chance, all of your efforts are respectable and you’re doing your part. But 45 has a lock on this one. Maybe one day we’ll have Mr. Rapper run for president, but until then, the current person in the oval office wins this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2.jpg 425w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2-160x224.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2-240x337.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2-375x526.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domestic Terrorism over Daniel Caesar:\u003c/strong> Sorry Daniel, unfortunately love doesn’t win this battle. Domestic Terrorism is too widespread, allowing fear to flourish in the hearts of many, and causing a love exodus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818302\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818302\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during Sports Illustrated's 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City.\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_-160x241.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_-240x361.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_-375x564.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during Sports Illustrated’s 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. \u003ccite>(Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Colin over the Houston Astros:\u003c/strong> While the accomplishments of the Astros on the baseball field were amazing, Colin won football without even putting on a jersey — evidence that this isn’t just a game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cardi B over Kevin Durant:\u003c/strong> Kevin dropped the ball with his \u003ca href=\"http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2733874-everything-you-need-to-know-about-kevin-durants-twitter-fail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media flub\u003c/a> over the summer while Cardi B broke chart records and flourished online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Issa Rae:\u003c/strong> Issa held it down for the culture, but the mass amounts of protests were evidence that there’s a mass culture of people coming together to hold down their beliefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818287\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3.jpg 425w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3-160x226.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3-240x338.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3-375x529.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healthcare over \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> Because healthcare is real and impacts us all, and I’ve never seen \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> before. Like, not a single movie. But I went to the doctor last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Migos over Jordan Peele:\u003c/strong> This one is debatable. Both have done it for the culture. But man, Migos have been \u003cem>everywhere\u003c/em>! I give it to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818300\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 617px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818300\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce.jpg\" alt=\"Beyoncé's photo announcing her pregnancy with twins became the most-liked Instagram photo of all time.\" width=\"617\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce.jpg 617w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-160x182.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-240x272.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-375x425.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-520x590.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beyoncé’s photo announcing her pregnancy with twins became the most-liked Instagram photo of all time. \u003ccite>(@beyonce/Instagram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Beyoncé over Bitcoin:\u003c/strong> Bitcoin has grown since it came into existence in 2009, and this year it blew the ceiling off the financial world. But Beyoncé has been glowing since birth, and this year, she used her music to do philanthropy work, graced the cover of numerous magazines and gave birth to twins. Her husband and little sister both had great years, but Beyoncé is the highest paid woman in music. If she allowed her face to be on a form of currency, Bitcoin would be gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over \u003cem>The Washington Post\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> As much as I appreciate a quality publication, the issue of immigration in American predates and might outlast this periodical. And this year in particular, the issue of immigration was one of the things that kept the newspaper going.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4.jpg 423w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4-160x230.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4-240x344.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4-375x538.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Solange:\u003c/strong> Witnessing how her music empowers women, I don’t think Solange would disagree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Serena Williams over Taylor Swift:\u003c/strong> Taylor had a good year, no lie. Record sales, awards and even reports of a new love. And the whole “\u003ca href=\"http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/12/name-a-badder-bitch-than-taylor-swift-memes-take-twitter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">name a bitch badder than Taylor Swift\u003c/a>” thing brought about a wealth of lessons about powerful women in society, so I guess we should thank her. But let’s be real, Serena won the Australian open in January and set the record for most Grand Slams, she was on the cover of \u003cem>Sports Illustrated’s\u003c/em> swimsuit edition, and Nike recently named a building after her. Oh, and she gave birth to her first child. Serena is a *queen* badder than Taylor Swift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818305\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818305\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Rihanna attends the 'Fenty Beauty' photocall at Callao cinema on September 23, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. \" width=\"600\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-160x181.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-240x271.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-375x423.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-520x587.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer Rihanna attends the ‘Fenty Beauty’ photocall at Callao cinema on September 23, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. \u003ccite>(Eduardo Parra/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rihanna over LeBron:\u003c/strong> Look man, LeBron won at birth. I know he grew up in a rough childhood and worked hard to get where he is, but the man was blessed with physical attributes that make mere mortals look weak in comparison. This year, he also lost the NBA championship to Kevin Durant & Co. Meanwhile, Rihanna, who sat courtside for a few of those NBA Finals games, put her stamp on this year, from fashion to music. Her beauty line Fenty was all over social media as fans flocked to support her latest venture. She became outspoken on political issues, using social media to voice her opinions. And, as if that weren’t enough, Bad Girl Riri got a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BXgaVpsDzfL/?hl=en&taken-by=badgalriri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noticeably healthier physique\u003c/a> this past year, setting Instagram aflame with conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tax Reform over Kendrick Lamar:\u003c/strong> Sorry Kendrick, your music is good and all, but this Tax Reform bill was pretty big news.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Three\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818289\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1.jpg 554w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-160x169.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-240x254.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-375x397.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-520x550.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over Maxine Waters:\u003c/strong> Maxine had a good run, and will continue to do incredible work. But natural disasters won this in a blowout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>45 over Kim Jong-un:\u003c/strong> First off, \u003cem>I really don’t want to see this battle actually happen\u003c/em>. And I’m not trying to fuel the flames by suggesting that 45 had a better year than Kim Jong-un, but without the 45th President of the United States of America saying Kim Jong-un’s name (or other things that he’s called him), I don’t know how much limelight the President of North Korea would’ve received. Even if you don’t like 45, you have to acknowledge that he accomplished one thing this year: He didn’t get fired. Not yet! So, kudos to him for that. Now, let’s hope these two can move toward a resolution and keep us from total global thermonuclear destruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2.jpg 559w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-160x171.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-240x257.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-375x402.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-520x557.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domestic Terrorism over Colin Kaepernick:\u003c/strong> Colin can work with youth, make social media comments and kneel all he wants, but people are still dying by way of random mass shootings — and I think Colin would agree. He’d even have a rational point if he were to lump police shootings into the definition of domestic terrorism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Cardi B:\u003c/strong> Sorry Cardi, pop culture and fashion are cool, but there’s nothing like seeing democracy at work. I’m a fan of seeing people come together for parties, but an even bigger fan for people coming together to rally for a collective cause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB.jpg\" alt=\"Cardi B performs at E11EVEN on November 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida. \" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-768x537.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-240x168.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-375x262.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-520x363.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cardi B performs at E11EVEN on November 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for E11EVEN)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818291\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3.jpg 555w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-160x170.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-240x255.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-375x398.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-520x552.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healthcare over Migos:\u003c/strong> Migos, it was fun while it lasted, but the healthcare debate is real. Sorry guys — you lose this one by a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over Beyoncé:\u003c/strong> Believe it or not, there \u003cem>is\u003c/em> something more important than Beyoncé. Immigration isn’t just an American issue, it’s a global issue. And while Beyoncé’s music is known around the world, the issue of immigration was front and center all over the world this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4.jpg 546w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-160x173.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-240x259.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-375x405.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-520x562.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Serena:\u003c/strong> Serena had a great year, but as an accomplished athlete who doesn’t get nearly as much recognition as her male counterparts, I’m sure she would agree that the #MeToo movement’s progress this year is extremely important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tax Reform over Rihanna:\u003c/strong> Sorry Bad Gal, I love all that you’ve got going on, but this tax reform bill is one for the ages.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Four\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-800x1051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1051\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-160x210.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-768x1009.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-240x315.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-375x493.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-520x683.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over 45:\u003c/strong> The lights are still off in Puerto Rico. 45 is a loser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Domestic Terrorism:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. It’s my hope that people will look back at this year and say “wow” at both things, but they’ll note that the protests had a larger impact than mass shootings — hopefully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark.jpg\" alt=\"Fire damage is seen from the air in the Coffey Park neighborhood October 11, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire damage is seen from the air in the Coffey Park neighborhood October 11, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California. \u003ccite>(ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over Healthcare:\u003c/strong> In an upset, the underdog becomes the winner.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n#MeToo over Tax Reform:\u003c/strong> While the tax reform bill impacts a large amount of people, the #MeToo movement brought about more headlines unique to this year. What’s really new about corrupt politicians pushing policies to pad their pockets?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Five\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818295\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div.jpg 626w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-160x250.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-240x376.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-375x587.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-520x814.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over Public Protests:\u003c/strong> Humans can organize all they want, but mother nature wins every time. Especially this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818308\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana.jpg\" alt=\"US actress Rose McGowan and Founder of #MeToo Campaign Tarana Burke, embrace on stage at the Women's March / Women's Convention in Detroit, Michigan, on October 27, 2017. \" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-768x502.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-240x157.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-375x245.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-520x340.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US actress Rose McGowan and Founder of #MeToo Campaign Tarana Burke, embrace on stage at the Women’s March / Women’s Convention in Detroit, Michigan, on October 27, 2017. \u003ccite>(RENA LAVERTY/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Immigration:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. But I believe the community of undocumented blue-collar workers would concur that something needs to be done about toxic masculinity, unwanted sexual advances and rape. #MeToo wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>And the Winner Is…\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-800x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-768x623.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-240x195.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-375x304.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-520x422.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a close one, natural disasters win over the #MeToo movement. It’s close because both issues are very similar: they’re both \u003cem>man\u003c/em>-made, they stem from issues that were ignored for years, they both became truly evident this year, and neither are going away anytime soon. But the thing that makes 2017 the year of natural disasters and not the year of the #MeToo campaign is the fact that this year was a terrifying anomaly for climate, crops, and calamities — and though the chatter about sexual harassment and assault was a little louder this year, the risks of it for women in and out of the workplace didn’t change… they’ve always been there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818311\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey.jpg\" alt=\"A man returns from the grocery store through high water along a street in Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on September 6, 2017 in Orange, Texas. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man returns from the grocery store through high water along a street in Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on September 6, 2017 in Orange, Texas. \u003ccite>(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So five or ten years from now, we’ll look back at this year and say that Daniel Caesar made a soundtrack for love. Beyoncé and Serena brought life into the world. Maxine Waters and Chance the Rapper both fought for righteousness in politics. LaVar Ball, Cardi B and Ed Sheeran all made their mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But natural disasters won by a longshot — and, unfortunately, will probably continue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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>Pendarvis Harshaw is the author of ‘\u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-og-harshaw-20170409-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OG Told Me\u003c/a>,’ a memoir about growing up in Oakland. Find him on Twitter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ogpenn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A huge March Madness-style face-off with 64 contenders — celebrities, athletes, politicians, global issues — for the year's biggest impact. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028842,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":92,"wordCount":4597},"headData":{"title":"Who Won 2017? | KQED","description":"A huge March Madness-style face-off with 64 contenders — celebrities, athletes, politicians, global issues — for the year's biggest impact. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Who Won 2017?","datePublished":"2017-12-29T21:41:58.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:07:22.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13818199/who-won-2017","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>I’ve been arguing with myself for the better half of the past two weeks, trying to figure out who actually won 2017. It’s not a matter of who made the most money, or who was the most popular. It’s not even a question of — as the kids say — who was living their best life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, I want to know who had the greatest impact on public discourse this year. When we look back, five or ten years from now, what will we say 2017 was the year of?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to get the bottom of this question, I chose to use the good ol’ American method of comparative competition. I laid out all of the names (not just people, but places and things as well), and pit them against one and other in an NCAA March Madness-style bracket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before we get to the bracket, it’s important to note that not every “winner” of 2017 could fit — I only had 64 slots. So, while \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/frederick-douglass-trump/515292/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederick Douglass had a much better year\u003c/a> than some of us who are actually living, his name isn’t on the list.\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>Okay, here’s the bracket:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818276\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-800x1339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1339\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-160x268.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-768x1285.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-240x402.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-375x628.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketWeb1-520x870.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 16th seed in every division is someone who slid in: the underdog, the person/place/thing that finessed their way to victory this year. Whether it be through media antics or unhealthy relationships, the 16th seeds brought home a W. And if you ask me, a win is a win — even if they played dirty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration is included as a concept that impacted the news, not just in the United States but abroad. In terms of the States, this is about DACA, ICE and travel bans. Immigration as a concept won a lot of public discourse this year, for better and for worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round One\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818281\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural disasters over Bhad Bhabie (the “Cash Me Outside” girl):\u003c/strong> While 14-year-old Bhad Bhabie \u003ca href=\"https://www.maxim.com/news/danielle-bregoli-pays-moms-mortgage-2017-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had a ball on social media\u003c/a> this year, even landing a multi-million dollar deal with Atlantic Records, she doesn’t hold a candle to the centripetal force that overtook the Atlantic Ocean this year — let alone the California wildfires and the earthquakes that hit our neighbor to the south.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tiffany Haddish over Lin-Manuel Miranda:\u003c/strong> Lin-Manuel Miranda has been on a roll since the success of \u003cem>Hamilton\u003c/em> last year. I’ve seen him on everything from \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> to \u003cem>Saturday Night Live\u003c/em>. But the underdog, Tiffany Haddish, hit the silver screen and made a splash in \u003cem>Girls Trip\u003c/em>; she killed interviews on late-night TV and early-morning radio, and she was also on \u003cem>SNL\u003c/em> — making history as the first African American female comedian to ever host the show. She won!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maxine Waters over Marshawn Lynch:\u003c/strong> Despite the Raiders’ mediocre season, the Oakland African king known as “Beastmode” has had an incredible year. Besides playing for his hometown team, his clothing line is thriving and he has a reality show on Facebook video — and it’s actually entertaining. But his year doesn’t compare to Maxine Waters’. She won 2017 with three simple words that carried more weight than even Marshawn’s most profoundly brief speeches: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EvuBakBj3I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reclaiming my time\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818301\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 534px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818301\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_.jpg\" alt=\"Jay-Z speaks onstage during Time and Punishment: A Town Hall Discussion with Jay-Z and Harvey Weinstein on Spike TV at MTV Studios on March 8, 2017 in New York City. \" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_.jpg 534w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-375x562.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Jayz_-520x779.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jay-Z speaks onstage during Time and Punishment: A Town Hall Discussion with Jay-Z and Harvey Weinstein on Spike TV at MTV Studios on March 8, 2017 in New York City. \u003ccite>(Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Spike)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jay-Z over Aziz Ansari:\u003c/strong> Aziz had a great year with the successful second season of his show \u003cem>Master of None\u003c/em>. But Hov is second to none when it comes to the art of rap. Although Jay took some Ls on social media, overall he had an amazing year, welcoming his newborn twins and enjoying the success of his latest album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Cast of \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em> over Remy Ma:\u003c/strong> I’m all for formerly incarcerated people getting out and getting to work, and Remy did just that: She put in work. That “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1MsZWVg7nY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShEther\u003c/a>” track, a Nicki Minaj diss, turned heads. But the cast of the movie \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em> unintentionally dropped a diss track when they accepted the Oscar for Best Picture over \u003cem>La La Land\u003c/em>, and it was much more memorable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kim Jong-un over Tyler The Creator:\u003c/strong> I really just want to see these two guys compete — like, in real life. I don’t care if it’s a Hacky race, arm wrestling match or a game of NBA Jam on Sega. It’d just be entertaining. But for the sake of this bracket, Kim wins over Tyler off the strength of beefing with 45 and launching multiple missiles as a “test.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chance The Rapper over Kamala Harris:\u003c/strong> This is a tough one. Kamala is a force to be reckoned with, undoubtedly. Even though this is her first go-round as senator, she’s spearheaded some great work, from demanding that Al Franken step down to championing bail reform. But Chance the Rapper is a rapper, and he’s fighting a very similar legislative fight. Mr. Rapper pushed for education reform in his native Chicago, won three Grammys this year, recently tried on the role of a weatherman \u003cem>and\u003c/em> dropped a Christmas album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>45 over Chadwick Boseman:\u003c/strong> Actor Chadwick Boseman (a.k.a. Thurgood Marshall, a.k.a. Jackie Robinson, a.k.a. the Black Panther) has had a great year. But unfortunately, Mr. 45 was inaugurated as the President of the United States in January, and, somehow, he remains. He stirred the pot more times than Boseman this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818282\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domestic Terrorism over Joe Budden:\u003c/strong> Joe made his way back into the limelight via Complex’s \u003cem>Everyday Struggle\u003c/em> series, and his ongoing beef with Lil Yachty and Migos put him squarely in the middle of the old- vs. new-school hip-hop debate. But domestic terrorism, in the form of mass shootings, has claimed more lives than we can accept as a nation. Headline after headline, seemingly every week, there was another shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Daniel Caesar over Kate McKinnon:\u003c/strong> While Kate brought light and laughter into our lives on many nights of wondering what the hell the people in Washington are doing, it was Daniel Caesar who provided the soundtrack to marriage proposals, weddings and young love. His words, while not nearly as funny as Kate’s, made us tear up all the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818299\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Bregman #2 and Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game seven to win the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Astros-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Bregman #2 and Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game seven to win the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. \u003ccite>(Harry How/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Houston Astros over Tracee Ellis Ross:\u003c/strong> Okay, Tracee is the bomb. Like, old-school, ’90s-slang the bomb. She’s a great media personality, an extremely accomplished actress and she’s freaking beautiful! Her accomplishments with \u003cem>Black-ish\u003c/em> should be acknowledged. But, I think even she’d agree how incredible it was that the Houston Astros brought the MLB World Series trophy to H-Town for the first time, especially after that massive hurricane. It was the work of heroes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Colin Kaepernick over Dave Chappelle:\u003c/strong> Dave came out of retirement, dropped two stand-up specials on Netflix with more to come, made an appearance on Def Comedy Jam and rocked some local Bay Area shows. Meanwhile, Colin hasn’t played a single snap in the 2017-2018 NFL season, but he’s had the most influence on football at large and America’s ongoing conversation about civil rights. Hence, the \u003cem>GQ\u003c/em> Citizen of the Year nod.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kevin Durant over Daveed Diggs:\u003c/strong> Daveed has been on a roll since the stage play \u003cem>Hamilton\u003c/em>. I’ve spotted him in TV shows and sitting courtside in Los Angeles. But Kevin Durant won his first NBA championship. And as a Bay Area native and Warriors fan, I know Daveed appreciates that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cardi B over Asahd Khaled:\u003c/strong> Look man, I don’t think there’s a kid who’s had a better first year of living. Asahd can brag for the rest of his life that his baby photo, an image of him draped in gold chains, is on the cover of a top-selling album. DJ Khaled and Nicole Tuck, you’re doing just fine. But Cardi B kicked in the door of the pop culture world, and we saw nothing but the red bottoms of her bloody shoes. She dropped a summer anthem and hasn’t turned back since. This was her year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Issa Rae over SZA:\u003c/strong> In another close matchup, these two both put it down for the culture. SZA had an amazing run: She dropped a great album while being one of the flyest human beings on the internet. But Issa Rae’s success with the second season of her show, \u003cem>Insecure\u003c/em>, deserves praise. Plus, Issa’s comment about how she’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WafoKj6MzcU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rooting for everybody black\u003c/a>” on the Emmys red carpet stole the show. She wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Miss Texas, Margana Wood:\u003c/strong> Margana’s comment about 45 and white supremacy were amazing usage of her platform, but nothing compares to the people power exhibited in the form of protests this year. From protests at the San Francisco Airport challenging Trump’s travel ban to protests in Virginia against white supremacy, this year has seen an amazing amount of people coming together to demonstrate their beliefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818283\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3.jpg 595w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healthcare over Chris Brown:\u003c/strong> While Mr. Brown won back some fans by releasing a documentary and 40-track album, his art paled in comparison to the healthcare debate, a tug-of-war between legislators that will have lasting impact for generations. When we look back at 2017, we’ll have no choice but to acknowledge it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> over Ed Sheeran:\u003c/strong> Sorry Ed, you had a hit song, great album and a good run. But this is \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> we’re talking about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jordan Peele over Logic:\u003c/strong> Logic dropped a much-needed track about suicide awareness, but \u003cem>Get Out\u003c/em> brought a clever, necessary take on racial issues that have been plaguing America from the start. On top of that, Jordan took a step outside of his normal comedy writing and created a thriller. It’s not a comedy, no matter what the people who give awards say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818304\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818304\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_.jpg\" alt=\"Rappers Quavo, Takeoff and Offset of Migos attend the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Migos_-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rappers Quavo, Takeoff and Offset of Migos attend the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. \u003ccite>(Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Migos over Doug Jones:\u003c/strong> While Doug Jones’ December win in the Alabama Senate race made headlines, the rap group Migos had pop culture in a headlock. Hit songs, appearances at award shows and countless memes — the W goes to the trio from Atlanta, not the politician from Alabama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bitcoin over Kofi Siriboe:\u003c/strong> Kofi, a handsome gentleman who stole the attention of my girlfriend and my momma, had a great year. His appearances in \u003cem>Queen Sugar\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Girls Trip\u003c/em> thrust him into the spotlight. But know what looks better than Kofi? A Bitcoin. The crypto-currency made headlines in the past couple months as its value rose astronomically, then crashed again. Winner goes to the intangible coins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Beyoncé over LecRae:\u003c/strong> Uh… They’re both from Houston. And, um… they both make music. But the comparisons stop there. Queen B by a landslide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Washington Post\u003c/em> over the cast from \u003cem>Stranger Things\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> While 11 and her cast of lovable dweebs stole our hearts and pushed our imaginations to the limit, the staff at the \u003cem>Washington Post\u003c/em> brought reality to our doorsteps. I’m a fan of a good science fiction series, especially one that takes you to another dimension, but “Democracy Dies in Darkness” is an undeniably cold tagline. And true to form, \u003cem>WaPo’s\u003c/em> coverage of domestic politics, international war and much more kept me informed in the dark days of 2017. It’s like they’ve kept a finger on the pulse of “the upside down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over Rapsody:\u003c/strong> Rapsody dropped a top-tier rap album this year, but the issue of immigration is bigger than hip-hop. Sorry Rapsody — immigration wins this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818284\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4.jpg 602w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Div4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Blac Chyna:\u003c/strong> In short, Blac Chyna got over on her former romantic partner and secured the bag. Congrats. But the #MeToo movement was the biggest clap-back to all the men in positions of power who’ve been getting over on women for years. The #MeToo movement by a landslide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solange over Gucci Mane:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. It might even go into overtime. Solange slayed 2017. Her 2016 album \u003cem>A Seat At the Table\u003c/em> carried right over into a successful 2017 tour, TV appearances and magazine covers. Plus her hair is amazing — and no, you can’t touch it. But Gucci also built on the momentum of an amazing 2016, by getting married and dropping a book. Big life goals accomplished this year for Mr. Mane, a formerly incarcerated man. In the end, though, it’s Solange at the buzzer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818306\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 534px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818306\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams of the US celebrates with the championship trophy during the awards ceremony after her victory against Venus Williams of the US in the women's singles final on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2017. \" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena.jpg 534w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-375x562.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Serena-520x779.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serena Williams of the US celebrates with the championship trophy during the awards ceremony after her victory against Venus Williams of the US in the women’s singles final on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2017. \u003ccite>(WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Serena Williams over Blake Shelton:\u003c/strong> Okay, Blake was awarded Sexiest Man Alive by \u003cem>People Magazine\u003c/em>, and we’re still wondering if every other man on the planet is dead. Serena won 2017. The Australian Open, a building named after her at Nike’s HQ, \u003cem>and\u003c/em> a newborn child? Winner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taylor Swift over Tom Brady:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. You’ve got to give it to Tom — what he did in the Super Bowl was amazing. And then he came back to the 2017-2018 NFL season at age 40 and played better than almost every other quarterback. But I’m tired of Tom winning. So Taylor, with her No. 1 album, \u003cem>Saturday Night Live\u003c/em> appearance and new beau, gets the W.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>LeBron over Miguel:\u003c/strong> This is another close one. Miguel dropped \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%26_Leisure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of the best R&B albums of the year\u003c/a>. And LeBron did actually \u003cem>lose\u003c/em> the NBA finals in June. But \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kingjames/status/911610455877021697?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calling Trump a bum\u003c/a> on Twitter was pretty memorable. LeBron wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rihanna over LaVar Ball:\u003c/strong> LaVar talks a lot. He’s gotten some play because of it, from ESPN mentions to a 45 Twitter diss. He’s had a great year. But come on, we’re talking about Rihanna, who took over the fashion and makeup worlds with Fenty this year. Case closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kendrick Lamar over The Rock:\u003c/strong> I’m still not sure about this one. The Rock had a great year: movies, magazines and the news that he and his partner are expecting a second child. But the Good Kid from M.A.A.D. City, a.k.a. King Kunta, a.k.a. K.Dot dropped an album and all the other rappers took notes. And then he reversed the track listing and dropped the same album again later in the year, and now \u003cem>that’s\u003c/em> selling. Winner: Kung Fu Kenny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tax Reform over Michael Che:\u003c/strong> Michael got a Netflix special — plus he’s had a memorable run on \u003cem>Saturday Night Live\u003c/em>, so much so that he was promoted to co-head writer. But the authors of the 2017 tax reform bill stole the show — along with a lot of other things.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Two\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818285\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1.jpg 432w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1-160x220.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1-240x329.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div1-375x515.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over Tiffany Haddish:\u003c/strong> Tiffany’s natural gift for comedic storytelling is no match for Mother Nature’s anger at the man-made issue of global warming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818303\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 534px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818303\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine.jpg\" alt=\"House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) moderates a panel discussion about the Trump Administration's proposed cuts to the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs at the U.S. Capitol May 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. \" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine.jpg 534w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-375x562.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Maxine-520x779.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) moderates a panel discussion about the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs at the U.S. Capitol May 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maxine Waters over Jay-Z:\u003c/strong> Look, Jay-Z cheated on Beyoncé, put together some clever words over dope beats and dropped an album about it. He made a lot of money, too. Big whoop. Maxine Waters has put in work! She’s served in Congress since 1991, and this year she might’ve reached her pop culture apex. Beyond the work that she does for African Americans, women and the LGBTQ community, she dropped three words that were hotter than Hov’s whole album. “Reclaiming my time” is such a profound sentiment. \u003cem>That’s\u003c/em> how you speak truth to power. It’s perfect for the short attention span of the internet age. I even briefly considered getting it tattooed. No Jay-Z lyrics from \u003cem>4:44\u003c/em> spoke to me in the same way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kim Jong-un over the cast of \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> Sorry Hollywood, drama about the guy over in North Korea with his finger on nuclear arms garnered more attention this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>45 over Chance the Rapper:\u003c/strong> Sorry Chance, all of your efforts are respectable and you’re doing your part. But 45 has a lock on this one. Maybe one day we’ll have Mr. Rapper run for president, but until then, the current person in the oval office wins this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2.jpg 425w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2-160x224.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2-240x337.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div2-375x526.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domestic Terrorism over Daniel Caesar:\u003c/strong> Sorry Daniel, unfortunately love doesn’t win this battle. Domestic Terrorism is too widespread, allowing fear to flourish in the hearts of many, and causing a love exodus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818302\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818302\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during Sports Illustrated's 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City.\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_-160x241.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_-240x361.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Kaep_-375x564.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during Sports Illustrated’s 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. \u003ccite>(Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Colin over the Houston Astros:\u003c/strong> While the accomplishments of the Astros on the baseball field were amazing, Colin won football without even putting on a jersey — evidence that this isn’t just a game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cardi B over Kevin Durant:\u003c/strong> Kevin dropped the ball with his \u003ca href=\"http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2733874-everything-you-need-to-know-about-kevin-durants-twitter-fail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media flub\u003c/a> over the summer while Cardi B broke chart records and flourished online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Issa Rae:\u003c/strong> Issa held it down for the culture, but the mass amounts of protests were evidence that there’s a mass culture of people coming together to hold down their beliefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818287\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3.jpg 425w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3-160x226.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3-240x338.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div3-375x529.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healthcare over \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> Because healthcare is real and impacts us all, and I’ve never seen \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> before. Like, not a single movie. But I went to the doctor last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Migos over Jordan Peele:\u003c/strong> This one is debatable. Both have done it for the culture. But man, Migos have been \u003cem>everywhere\u003c/em>! I give it to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818300\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 617px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818300\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce.jpg\" alt=\"Beyoncé's photo announcing her pregnancy with twins became the most-liked Instagram photo of all time.\" width=\"617\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce.jpg 617w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-160x182.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-240x272.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-375x425.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Beyonce-520x590.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beyoncé’s photo announcing her pregnancy with twins became the most-liked Instagram photo of all time. \u003ccite>(@beyonce/Instagram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Beyoncé over Bitcoin:\u003c/strong> Bitcoin has grown since it came into existence in 2009, and this year it blew the ceiling off the financial world. But Beyoncé has been glowing since birth, and this year, she used her music to do philanthropy work, graced the cover of numerous magazines and gave birth to twins. Her husband and little sister both had great years, but Beyoncé is the highest paid woman in music. If she allowed her face to be on a form of currency, Bitcoin would be gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over \u003cem>The Washington Post\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> As much as I appreciate a quality publication, the issue of immigration in American predates and might outlast this periodical. And this year in particular, the issue of immigration was one of the things that kept the newspaper going.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4.jpg 423w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4-160x230.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4-240x344.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2Div4-375x538.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Solange:\u003c/strong> Witnessing how her music empowers women, I don’t think Solange would disagree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Serena Williams over Taylor Swift:\u003c/strong> Taylor had a good year, no lie. Record sales, awards and even reports of a new love. And the whole “\u003ca href=\"http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/12/name-a-badder-bitch-than-taylor-swift-memes-take-twitter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">name a bitch badder than Taylor Swift\u003c/a>” thing brought about a wealth of lessons about powerful women in society, so I guess we should thank her. But let’s be real, Serena won the Australian open in January and set the record for most Grand Slams, she was on the cover of \u003cem>Sports Illustrated’s\u003c/em> swimsuit edition, and Nike recently named a building after her. Oh, and she gave birth to her first child. Serena is a *queen* badder than Taylor Swift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818305\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818305\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Rihanna attends the 'Fenty Beauty' photocall at Callao cinema on September 23, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. \" width=\"600\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-160x181.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-240x271.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-375x423.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/B.Rihanna-520x587.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer Rihanna attends the ‘Fenty Beauty’ photocall at Callao cinema on September 23, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. \u003ccite>(Eduardo Parra/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rihanna over LeBron:\u003c/strong> Look man, LeBron won at birth. I know he grew up in a rough childhood and worked hard to get where he is, but the man was blessed with physical attributes that make mere mortals look weak in comparison. This year, he also lost the NBA championship to Kevin Durant & Co. Meanwhile, Rihanna, who sat courtside for a few of those NBA Finals games, put her stamp on this year, from fashion to music. Her beauty line Fenty was all over social media as fans flocked to support her latest venture. She became outspoken on political issues, using social media to voice her opinions. And, as if that weren’t enough, Bad Girl Riri got a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BXgaVpsDzfL/?hl=en&taken-by=badgalriri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noticeably healthier physique\u003c/a> this past year, setting Instagram aflame with conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tax Reform over Kendrick Lamar:\u003c/strong> Sorry Kendrick, your music is good and all, but this Tax Reform bill was pretty big news.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Three\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818289\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1.jpg 554w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-160x169.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-240x254.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-375x397.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div1-520x550.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over Maxine Waters:\u003c/strong> Maxine had a good run, and will continue to do incredible work. But natural disasters won this in a blowout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>45 over Kim Jong-un:\u003c/strong> First off, \u003cem>I really don’t want to see this battle actually happen\u003c/em>. And I’m not trying to fuel the flames by suggesting that 45 had a better year than Kim Jong-un, but without the 45th President of the United States of America saying Kim Jong-un’s name (or other things that he’s called him), I don’t know how much limelight the President of North Korea would’ve received. Even if you don’t like 45, you have to acknowledge that he accomplished one thing this year: He didn’t get fired. Not yet! So, kudos to him for that. Now, let’s hope these two can move toward a resolution and keep us from total global thermonuclear destruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2.jpg 559w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-160x171.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-240x257.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-375x402.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div2-520x557.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domestic Terrorism over Colin Kaepernick:\u003c/strong> Colin can work with youth, make social media comments and kneel all he wants, but people are still dying by way of random mass shootings — and I think Colin would agree. He’d even have a rational point if he were to lump police shootings into the definition of domestic terrorism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Cardi B:\u003c/strong> Sorry Cardi, pop culture and fashion are cool, but there’s nothing like seeing democracy at work. I’m a fan of seeing people come together for parties, but an even bigger fan for people coming together to rally for a collective cause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB.jpg\" alt=\"Cardi B performs at E11EVEN on November 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida. \" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-768x537.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-240x168.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-375x262.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CardiB-520x363.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cardi B performs at E11EVEN on November 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for E11EVEN)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818291\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3.jpg 555w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-160x170.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-240x255.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-375x398.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div3-520x552.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healthcare over Migos:\u003c/strong> Migos, it was fun while it lasted, but the healthcare debate is real. Sorry guys — you lose this one by a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over Beyoncé:\u003c/strong> Believe it or not, there \u003cem>is\u003c/em> something more important than Beyoncé. Immigration isn’t just an American issue, it’s a global issue. And while Beyoncé’s music is known around the world, the issue of immigration was front and center all over the world this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4.jpg 546w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-160x173.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-240x259.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-375x405.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3Div4-520x562.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Serena:\u003c/strong> Serena had a great year, but as an accomplished athlete who doesn’t get nearly as much recognition as her male counterparts, I’m sure she would agree that the #MeToo movement’s progress this year is extremely important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tax Reform over Rihanna:\u003c/strong> Sorry Bad Gal, I love all that you’ve got going on, but this tax reform bill is one for the ages.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Four\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-800x1051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1051\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-160x210.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-768x1009.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-240x315.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-375x493.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/4Div-520x683.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over 45:\u003c/strong> The lights are still off in Puerto Rico. 45 is a loser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Public Protests over Domestic Terrorism:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. It’s my hope that people will look back at this year and say “wow” at both things, but they’ll note that the protests had a larger impact than mass shootings — hopefully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark.jpg\" alt=\"Fire damage is seen from the air in the Coffey Park neighborhood October 11, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/CoffeyPark-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire damage is seen from the air in the Coffey Park neighborhood October 11, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California. \u003ccite>(ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Immigration over Healthcare:\u003c/strong> In an upset, the underdog becomes the winner.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n#MeToo over Tax Reform:\u003c/strong> While the tax reform bill impacts a large amount of people, the #MeToo movement brought about more headlines unique to this year. What’s really new about corrupt politicians pushing policies to pad their pockets?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Round Five\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13818295\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div.jpg 626w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-160x250.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-240x376.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-375x587.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/5Div-520x814.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Natural Disasters over Public Protests:\u003c/strong> Humans can organize all they want, but mother nature wins every time. Especially this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818308\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana.jpg\" alt=\"US actress Rose McGowan and Founder of #MeToo Campaign Tarana Burke, embrace on stage at the Women's March / Women's Convention in Detroit, Michigan, on October 27, 2017. \" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-768x502.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-240x157.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-375x245.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/RoseTarana-520x340.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US actress Rose McGowan and Founder of #MeToo Campaign Tarana Burke, embrace on stage at the Women’s March / Women’s Convention in Detroit, Michigan, on October 27, 2017. \u003ccite>(RENA LAVERTY/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>#MeToo over Immigration:\u003c/strong> This is a close one. But I believe the community of undocumented blue-collar workers would concur that something needs to be done about toxic masculinity, unwanted sexual advances and rape. #MeToo wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>And the Winner Is…\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13818297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-800x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-768x623.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-240x195.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-375x304.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/BracketFINALweb-520x422.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a close one, natural disasters win over the #MeToo movement. It’s close because both issues are very similar: they’re both \u003cem>man\u003c/em>-made, they stem from issues that were ignored for years, they both became truly evident this year, and neither are going away anytime soon. But the thing that makes 2017 the year of natural disasters and not the year of the #MeToo campaign is the fact that this year was a terrifying anomaly for climate, crops, and calamities — and though the chatter about sexual harassment and assault was a little louder this year, the risks of it for women in and out of the workplace didn’t change… they’ve always been there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13818311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818311\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey.jpg\" alt=\"A man returns from the grocery store through high water along a street in Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on September 6, 2017 in Orange, Texas. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Harvey-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man returns from the grocery store through high water along a street in Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on September 6, 2017 in Orange, Texas. \u003ccite>(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So five or ten years from now, we’ll look back at this year and say that Daniel Caesar made a soundtrack for love. Beyoncé and Serena brought life into the world. Maxine Waters and Chance the Rapper both fought for righteousness in politics. LaVar Ball, Cardi B and Ed Sheeran all made their mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But natural disasters won by a longshot — and, unfortunately, will probably continue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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>Pendarvis Harshaw is the author of ‘\u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-og-harshaw-20170409-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OG Told Me\u003c/a>,’ a memoir about growing up in Oakland. Find him on Twitter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ogpenn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13818199/who-won-2017","authors":["11491"],"series":["arts_3461"],"categories":["arts_2303"],"tags":["arts_2767","arts_1118","arts_596","arts_2356","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13818274","label":"arts_3461"},"arts_13818064":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13818064","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13818064","score":null,"sort":[1513977710000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"playlist-the-best-music-of-2017","title":"Playlist: The Best Music of 2017","publishDate":1513977710,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Playlist: The Best Music of 2017 | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>With so many boundary-pushing releases in so many genres, choosing the top albums of 2017 was no easy task. But, with the help of a team of Bay Area music writers, we came up with not one but two lists. Here you’ll find our list of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 10 Bay Area albums of the year\u003c/a>; it spans music scenes as diverse as rap, folk, electropop, and Ethio-jazz, recognizing local artists that honed their crafts and made magic this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our second list features our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/21/our-20-favorite-non-local-albums-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 20 mainstream and notable indie releases\u003c/a> from across the country, with artists who made significant cultural impacts, challenged genre conventions, and gave us respite from everything going on in our communities and in the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We know that’s a lot of music, so we made you one big Spotify playlist with songs from our local and mainstream favorites of 2017. Enjoy it over the holidays — there’s no Christmas music on here, we promise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/ga2ldjo713dvtkdfxiik0wai6/playlist/5RbrnPaaCjc3louyEPtv0M\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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 fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>To read more about our favorite local albums of 2017, click \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>; to read more about our favorite mainstream albums of 2017, click \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/21/our-20-favorite-non-local-albums-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"KQED Arts' favorite local and mainstream releases of the year -- all in one playlist. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028850,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":8,"wordCount":192},"headData":{"title":"Playlist: The Best Music of 2017 | KQED","description":"KQED Arts' favorite local and mainstream releases of the year -- all in one playlist. 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Here you’ll find our list of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 10 Bay Area albums of the year\u003c/a>; it spans music scenes as diverse as rap, folk, electropop, and Ethio-jazz, recognizing local artists that honed their crafts and made magic this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our second list features our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/21/our-20-favorite-non-local-albums-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 20 mainstream and notable indie releases\u003c/a> from across the country, with artists who made significant cultural impacts, challenged genre conventions, and gave us respite from everything going on in our communities and in the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We know that’s a lot of music, so we made you one big Spotify playlist with songs from our local and mainstream favorites of 2017. Enjoy it over the holidays — there’s no Christmas music on here, we promise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/ga2ldjo713dvtkdfxiik0wai6/playlist/5RbrnPaaCjc3louyEPtv0M\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>To read more about our favorite local albums of 2017, click \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>; to read more about our favorite mainstream albums of 2017, click \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/21/our-20-favorite-non-local-albums-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13818064/playlist-the-best-music-of-2017","authors":["11387"],"series":["arts_3461"],"categories":["arts_69"],"tags":["arts_1118","arts_596","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13818069","label":"arts_3461"},"arts_13817852":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13817852","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13817852","score":null,"sort":[1513814262000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-year-in-kqed-arts","title":"The Year in KQED Arts","publishDate":1513814262,"format":"image","headTitle":"The Year in KQED Arts | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>If 2017 taught us anything, it’s that Bay Area artists are stronger and more creative than ever. Below, you’ll find samples of our coverage in KQED Arts from the moments, movements and stories that defined the tumultuous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCYweWXph_U\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Inauguration \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12659159\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-520x390.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/21/at-bay-area-womens-marches-creativity-out-in-force/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At Bay Area Women’s Marches, Creativity Out in Force\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The year began with massive marches in protest of President Donald Trump, with no shortage of artists, dancers, musicians and other creatives in the streets. Our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/21/at-bay-area-womens-marches-creativity-out-in-force/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live coverage\u003c/a> from around the Bay Area captured it all; from the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/22/pro-lifers-marching-in-san-francisco-met-with-unusual-reaction-singing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-abortion demonstrators met with singing\u003c/a> to the \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/WcB9JT9HUXs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandaloop dancers descending down the face of Oakland City Hall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTuFm_Al7Uw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Black Lives [Still] Matter\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13809576\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-800x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-800x475.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-160x95.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-768x456.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-1020x606.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-1180x701.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-960x570.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-240x143.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-375x223.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-520x309.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/26/america-and-colin-kaepernick-needs-a-new-contract/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America — and Colin Kaepernick — Need a New Contract\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No Bay Area athlete transfixed the nation more than Colin Kaepernick this year, as the quarterback’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/26/america-and-colin-kaepernick-needs-a-new-contract/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TakeAKnee protest of police brutality\u003c/a> sparked long and necessary conversations. As Twitter allowed neo-Nazis to run rampant, East Bay rapper Lil B \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/26/why-lil-bs-facebook-ban-is-bigger-than-just-lil-b/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shifted the free speech debate\u003c/a> after Facebook \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/26/why-lil-bs-facebook-ban-is-bigger-than-just-lil-b/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned him\u003c/a> for speaking out against white supremacy. Meanwhile, a school district in San Jose \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/02/01/black-history-month-art-removed-after-parents-complain/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed Black History Month art\u003c/a> from its offices, and the artist bounced back with a series of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/11/mark-harris-creates-postage-stamps-for-a-trumpian-world/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">political postage stamp art\u003c/a>. And after East Bay rapper \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/03/public-safety-or-racial-profiling-mistah-f-a-b-alleges-harassment-by-the-opd/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mistah F.A.B. alleged racial profiling by the police\u003c/a>, his store was mysteriously \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/20/oakland-store-owned-by-mistah-f-a-b-damaged-in-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firebombed\u003c/a> — fortunately, his business made a quick recovery. Black filmmakers also \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/26/danny-glover-patton-oswalt-join-boots-riley-film-in-oakland/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thrived\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/11/the-north-pole-i-feel-you/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u003c/a> this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMLH84NA1vY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Trump’s First 100 Days\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12641292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/18/first-100-days-art-in-the-age-of-trump/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art in the Age of Trump\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As massive changes shook the country, KQED Arts documented the resilience and resistance from artists in daily stories all through Trump’s first 100 days. This included at least \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/29/in-the-early-days-of-the-trump-empire-the-protest-song-springs-to-life/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 different protest songs\u003c/a> from Bay Area musicians; \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/03/27/emily-wicks-inverted-stars-and-stripes-reflect-new-political-reality/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reversed images\u003c/a> of the American flag; a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/03/30/deaf-photographer-protests-trump-with-strong-words/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deaf photographer’s protest series\u003c/a>; and a “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/02/16/a-prayformance-confronting-islamophobia-stakes-claim-for-common-ground/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayformance\u003c/a>” combating Islamophobia. Even \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/03/20/a-legacy-of-resistance-celebrated-at-soundboxs-rebel-concert/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">classical musicians\u003c/a> stood up for their rights, as did composer \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/02/07/why-john-adams-wont-write-an-opera-about-president-trump/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Adams\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUeydpL15Y8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Summer of Love 50th Anniversary\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13351250\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-800x529.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of Elaine Mayes by Suki Hill, circa 1968.\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-1180x780.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-960x635.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-520x344.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/05/she-photographed-jimi-hendrix-without-knowing-his-name/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She Photographed Jimi Hendrix Without Knowing His Name\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Did you hear? The 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love was this year, and virtually every art institution commemorated the event (sometimes with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/12/de-young-summer-of-love-50th-anniversary/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mixed results\u003c/a>). At KQED Arts, we prioritized the under-reported stories of 1967: the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/05/she-photographed-jimi-hendrix-without-knowing-his-name/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">young woman photographer who shot the Monterey Pop Festival, the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival and the Haight-Ashbury scene\u003c/a> but never became a household name; the way Bill Graham \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/14/without-charles-sullivan-thered-be-no-fillmore-as-we-know-it/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took over the Fillmore Auditorium\u003c/a> from a black entrepreneur who wound up mysteriously dead within the year; the amazing \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/21/free-love-for-some-in-the-lgbt-underground-newspapers-of-1967/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underground LGBT magazines\u003c/a> in San Francisco from 1967; the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/05/17/peace-love-and-credit-where-its-due-women-of-the-counterculture/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women who worked behind the scenes\u003c/a> at concerts, festivals and communes; and what two disparate generations can learn from each other through \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/18/taking-dad-to-oldchella-desert-trip-fathers-day/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a shared love of 1960s rock\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP3uMR1CEeY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Year of Women’s Voices\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13806503\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-520x293.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/women-to-watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women to Watch\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>From the Jan. 21 Women’s March to #MeToo, women’s voices got louder throughout 2017, and KQED Arts amplified them with our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/women-to-watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second annual Women to Watch\u003c/a> series, profiling 20 brilliant, creative women in Bay Area arts and culture — \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/03/women-to-watch-chinaka-hodge/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writers\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/23/women-to-watch-rayana-jay/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">musicians\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/22/women-to-watch-el-beh/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actors\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/19/women-to-watch-zahra-noorbakhsh/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comedians\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/18/women-to-watch-avery-trufelman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast hosts\u003c/a> and more. The year also brought reports of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/30/sf-gallery-tally-gender-parity-bay-area-art-galleries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gender inequality in Bay Area art galleries\u003c/a>, and continued stories about how the media keeps \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/27/how-we-keep-killing-talented-women-over-and-over/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slowly killing talented women\u003c/a>, over and over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tLy6sOJ7aI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arts and Tech\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13122839\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Elle Varner performs at a Sofar Sounds house show in Brooklyn. A new partnership between the house concert company and Airbnb has been criticized for providing musicians exposure but little to no pay.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/28/sofar-sounds-house-shows-airbnb-middleman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Guest at Your House Show: The Middleman\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While technology continues to drive \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/19/now-playing-the-next-frontier-virtual-reality-at-the-exploratorium/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual reality and AI\u003c/a> in the arts, the relationship between arts and tech is \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/11/for-chamber-music-in-silicon-valley-hoodies-and-haydn-dont-mix/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still a fraught one\u003c/a> in the Bay Area. When \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/14/will-ed-lee-be-remembered-as-an-arts-advocate-its-complicated/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Ed Lee died this month\u003c/a>, his arts funding was overshadowed by his friendliness to tech, which translated into an \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/14/will-ed-lee-be-remembered-as-an-arts-advocate-its-complicated/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exodus of artists from the city due to high rent and evictions\u003c/a>. A world-renowned classical festival just minutes from Facebook HQ \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/11/for-chamber-music-in-silicon-valley-hoodies-and-haydn-dont-mix/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isn’t seeing attendance from coders\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/04/where-have-all-the-warren-hellmans-gone/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funders are scarce\u003c/a>. But no story encapsulated the conflict between Bay Area arts and tech quite like Emma Silvers’ \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/about/2017/10/25/spj/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award-winning\u003c/a> longform \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/28/sofar-sounds-house-shows-airbnb-middleman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expose of a startup company valued at $22 million\u003c/a> and how it promoted house concerts in partnership with Airbnb while \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/28/sofar-sounds-house-shows-airbnb-middleman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paying the musicians nothing\u003c/a> — a sign of the times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4frp1ZnjO0Q\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Far Right\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13805443\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Solange performs Aug. 13, 2017, at the Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park. Solange specifically offered support for her black, LGBTQ, and Muslim fans in the wake of the white nationalist violence in Charlottesville.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/14/on-outside-lands-chartlottesville-and-conspicuous-silence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Outside Lands, Charlottesville, and Conspicuous Silence\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Amidst the violent protests at UC Berkeley and groups like Patriot Prayer descending on the Bay Area, artists did what they do best: either \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/24/bay-area-preps-to-protest-alt-right-rallies-with-clowning-dance-song/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mocked them outright\u003c/a>, or fought back with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/26/kids-and-parents-protest-far-right-at-golden-gate-park-conservatory-of-flowers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flowers\u003c/a>. A day of canceled protests in San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/08/26/photos-san-francisco-protests-far-right-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned into a citywide party\u003c/a> in August; meanwhile, it felt strange and disconcerting to be at \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/14/on-outside-lands-chartlottesville-and-conspicuous-silence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a carefree music festival like Outside Lands during the deadly violence in Charlottesville\u003c/a> at the hands of neo-Nazis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAN58cgrits\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay Fires\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13810990\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"A photo from 30 seconds before we evacuated.A photo from 30 seconds before we evacuated.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/09/my-city-is-on-fire-santa-rosa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My City is on Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When our senior editor \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/09/my-city-is-on-fire-santa-rosa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evacuated his home in Santa Rosa at 4am\u003c/a> on Oct. 9, he still wasn’t sure just how widespread the destruction would be from the fires. Over the next month, we profiled the artists who’d lost their homes: a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/08/ashes-mixed-with-molten-glass-a-napa-sculptors-future-takes-shape/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sculptor\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/08/amidst-its-own-loss-a-santa-rosa-violin-shop-assists-fire-victims/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violin shop owner\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/04/a-musical-healing-on-the-airwaves/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">radio host\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/01/bill-gittins-fountaingrove-santa-rosa-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">landscape painter\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/07/allen-sudduth-santa-rosa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guitarist\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/31/a-photographer-turns-the-lens-on-her-own-homes-charred-remains/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographer\u003c/a> and more. After the national media left town, leaving the region \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/09/one-month-later/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a strange purgatory\u003c/a>, we continued to follow the lives of those affected — especially the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/20/for-undocumented-workers-an-uphill-journey-after-the-fires/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undocumented workers who make up the backbone of the region’s labor force\u003c/a>. We also hosted a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/25/up-from-the-ashes-a-panel-discussion/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">panel\u003c/a> that raised $5,000 for fire relief, but that’s nothing compared to the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/01/after-the-fire-a-simple-rose-speaks-a-thousand-words/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa artist who drew a simple, perfect rose of resilience\u003c/a> and raised over $20,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPQJKHCPOq4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Year in Review\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13817749\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-800x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-160x40.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-240x60.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-375x94.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-520x130.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/year-in-review-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Got Us Through The Year\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now that the year is drawing to a close, we’ve been looking back at our favorite \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local albums\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/19/the-top-seven-movie-moments-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movie moments\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/18/the-best-bay-area-theater-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theater productions\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/14/the-bay-areas-best-not-always-visual-art-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art exhibitions\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/17/the-spines-top-five-books-of-2017-in-five-genres/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books\u003c/a> and more. Read up on the good stuff \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/year-in-review-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, good luck \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/26/what-could-you-catch-fishing-in-lake-merritt/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fishing in Lake Merritt\u003c/a>, y’all, and remember: \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/12/resist-psychic-death/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>resist psychic death\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See you in 2018!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Looking over the moments, movements and stories from the year in Bay Area arts and culture.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028866,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":33,"wordCount":1066},"headData":{"title":"The Year in KQED Arts | KQED","description":"Looking over the moments, movements and stories from the year in Bay Area arts and culture.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Year in KQED Arts","datePublished":"2017-12-20T23:57:42.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:07:46.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13817852/the-year-in-kqed-arts","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If 2017 taught us anything, it’s that Bay Area artists are stronger and more creative than ever. Below, you’ll find samples of our coverage in KQED Arts from the moments, movements and stories that defined the tumultuous year.\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/VCYweWXph_U'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/VCYweWXph_U'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Inauguration \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12659159\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1-520x390.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/allison-west-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/21/at-bay-area-womens-marches-creativity-out-in-force/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At Bay Area Women’s Marches, Creativity Out in Force\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The year began with massive marches in protest of President Donald Trump, with no shortage of artists, dancers, musicians and other creatives in the streets. Our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/21/at-bay-area-womens-marches-creativity-out-in-force/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live coverage\u003c/a> from around the Bay Area captured it all; from the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/22/pro-lifers-marching-in-san-francisco-met-with-unusual-reaction-singing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-abortion demonstrators met with singing\u003c/a> to the \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/WcB9JT9HUXs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandaloop dancers descending down the face of Oakland City Hall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\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/GTuFm_Al7Uw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/GTuFm_Al7Uw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Black Lives [Still] Matter\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13809576\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-800x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-800x475.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-160x95.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-768x456.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-1020x606.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-1180x701.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-960x570.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-240x143.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-375x223.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/Kaep.Mural1_-520x309.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/26/america-and-colin-kaepernick-needs-a-new-contract/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America — and Colin Kaepernick — Need a New Contract\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No Bay Area athlete transfixed the nation more than Colin Kaepernick this year, as the quarterback’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/26/america-and-colin-kaepernick-needs-a-new-contract/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TakeAKnee protest of police brutality\u003c/a> sparked long and necessary conversations. As Twitter allowed neo-Nazis to run rampant, East Bay rapper Lil B \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/26/why-lil-bs-facebook-ban-is-bigger-than-just-lil-b/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shifted the free speech debate\u003c/a> after Facebook \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/26/why-lil-bs-facebook-ban-is-bigger-than-just-lil-b/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned him\u003c/a> for speaking out against white supremacy. Meanwhile, a school district in San Jose \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/02/01/black-history-month-art-removed-after-parents-complain/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed Black History Month art\u003c/a> from its offices, and the artist bounced back with a series of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/11/mark-harris-creates-postage-stamps-for-a-trumpian-world/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">political postage stamp art\u003c/a>. And after East Bay rapper \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/03/public-safety-or-racial-profiling-mistah-f-a-b-alleges-harassment-by-the-opd/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mistah F.A.B. alleged racial profiling by the police\u003c/a>, his store was mysteriously \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/20/oakland-store-owned-by-mistah-f-a-b-damaged-in-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firebombed\u003c/a> — fortunately, his business made a quick recovery. Black filmmakers also \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/26/danny-glover-patton-oswalt-join-boots-riley-film-in-oakland/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thrived\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/11/the-north-pole-i-feel-you/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u003c/a> this year.\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/bMLH84NA1vY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/bMLH84NA1vY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Trump’s First 100 Days\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12641292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100days_final01BG1-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/18/first-100-days-art-in-the-age-of-trump/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art in the Age of Trump\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As massive changes shook the country, KQED Arts documented the resilience and resistance from artists in daily stories all through Trump’s first 100 days. This included at least \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/29/in-the-early-days-of-the-trump-empire-the-protest-song-springs-to-life/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 different protest songs\u003c/a> from Bay Area musicians; \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/03/27/emily-wicks-inverted-stars-and-stripes-reflect-new-political-reality/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reversed images\u003c/a> of the American flag; a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/03/30/deaf-photographer-protests-trump-with-strong-words/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deaf photographer’s protest series\u003c/a>; and a “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/02/16/a-prayformance-confronting-islamophobia-stakes-claim-for-common-ground/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayformance\u003c/a>” combating Islamophobia. Even \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/03/20/a-legacy-of-resistance-celebrated-at-soundboxs-rebel-concert/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">classical musicians\u003c/a> stood up for their rights, as did composer \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/02/07/why-john-adams-wont-write-an-opera-about-president-trump/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Adams\u003c/a>.\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/WUeydpL15Y8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/WUeydpL15Y8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Summer of Love 50th Anniversary\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13351250\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-800x529.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of Elaine Mayes by Suki Hill, circa 1968.\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-1180x780.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-960x635.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-240x159.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-375x248.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine-520x344.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Elaine.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/05/she-photographed-jimi-hendrix-without-knowing-his-name/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She Photographed Jimi Hendrix Without Knowing His Name\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Did you hear? The 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love was this year, and virtually every art institution commemorated the event (sometimes with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/12/de-young-summer-of-love-50th-anniversary/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mixed results\u003c/a>). At KQED Arts, we prioritized the under-reported stories of 1967: the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/05/she-photographed-jimi-hendrix-without-knowing-his-name/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">young woman photographer who shot the Monterey Pop Festival, the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival and the Haight-Ashbury scene\u003c/a> but never became a household name; the way Bill Graham \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/14/without-charles-sullivan-thered-be-no-fillmore-as-we-know-it/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took over the Fillmore Auditorium\u003c/a> from a black entrepreneur who wound up mysteriously dead within the year; the amazing \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/21/free-love-for-some-in-the-lgbt-underground-newspapers-of-1967/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underground LGBT magazines\u003c/a> in San Francisco from 1967; the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/05/17/peace-love-and-credit-where-its-due-women-of-the-counterculture/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women who worked behind the scenes\u003c/a> at concerts, festivals and communes; and what two disparate generations can learn from each other through \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/06/18/taking-dad-to-oldchella-desert-trip-fathers-day/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a shared love of 1960s rock\u003c/a>.\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/XP3uMR1CEeY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/XP3uMR1CEeY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Year of Women’s Voices\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13806503\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1-520x293.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/W2W-facebook-template-9x16-_-Sept_2-1.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/women-to-watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women to Watch\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>From the Jan. 21 Women’s March to #MeToo, women’s voices got louder throughout 2017, and KQED Arts amplified them with our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/women-to-watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second annual Women to Watch\u003c/a> series, profiling 20 brilliant, creative women in Bay Area arts and culture — \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/03/women-to-watch-chinaka-hodge/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writers\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/23/women-to-watch-rayana-jay/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">musicians\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/22/women-to-watch-el-beh/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actors\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/19/women-to-watch-zahra-noorbakhsh/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comedians\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/18/women-to-watch-avery-trufelman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast hosts\u003c/a> and more. The year also brought reports of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/30/sf-gallery-tally-gender-parity-bay-area-art-galleries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gender inequality in Bay Area art galleries\u003c/a>, and continued stories about how the media keeps \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/27/how-we-keep-killing-talented-women-over-and-over/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slowly killing talented women\u003c/a>, over and over.\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/7tLy6sOJ7aI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7tLy6sOJ7aI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arts and Tech\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13122839\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Elle Varner performs at a Sofar Sounds house show in Brooklyn. A new partnership between the house concert company and Airbnb has been criticized for providing musicians exposure but little to no pay.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Sofar.Elle_-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/28/sofar-sounds-house-shows-airbnb-middleman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Guest at Your House Show: The Middleman\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While technology continues to drive \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/19/now-playing-the-next-frontier-virtual-reality-at-the-exploratorium/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual reality and AI\u003c/a> in the arts, the relationship between arts and tech is \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/11/for-chamber-music-in-silicon-valley-hoodies-and-haydn-dont-mix/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still a fraught one\u003c/a> in the Bay Area. When \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/14/will-ed-lee-be-remembered-as-an-arts-advocate-its-complicated/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Ed Lee died this month\u003c/a>, his arts funding was overshadowed by his friendliness to tech, which translated into an \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/14/will-ed-lee-be-remembered-as-an-arts-advocate-its-complicated/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exodus of artists from the city due to high rent and evictions\u003c/a>. A world-renowned classical festival just minutes from Facebook HQ \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/11/for-chamber-music-in-silicon-valley-hoodies-and-haydn-dont-mix/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isn’t seeing attendance from coders\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/04/where-have-all-the-warren-hellmans-gone/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funders are scarce\u003c/a>. But no story encapsulated the conflict between Bay Area arts and tech quite like Emma Silvers’ \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/about/2017/10/25/spj/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award-winning\u003c/a> longform \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/28/sofar-sounds-house-shows-airbnb-middleman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expose of a startup company valued at $22 million\u003c/a> and how it promoted house concerts in partnership with Airbnb while \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/28/sofar-sounds-house-shows-airbnb-middleman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paying the musicians nothing\u003c/a> — a sign of the times.\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/4frp1ZnjO0Q'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/4frp1ZnjO0Q'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Far Right\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13805443\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Solange performs Aug. 13, 2017, at the Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park. Solange specifically offered support for her black, LGBTQ, and Muslim fans in the wake of the white nationalist violence in Charlottesville.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/Solange.Main_-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/14/on-outside-lands-chartlottesville-and-conspicuous-silence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Outside Lands, Charlottesville, and Conspicuous Silence\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Amidst the violent protests at UC Berkeley and groups like Patriot Prayer descending on the Bay Area, artists did what they do best: either \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/24/bay-area-preps-to-protest-alt-right-rallies-with-clowning-dance-song/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mocked them outright\u003c/a>, or fought back with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/26/kids-and-parents-protest-far-right-at-golden-gate-park-conservatory-of-flowers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flowers\u003c/a>. A day of canceled protests in San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/08/26/photos-san-francisco-protests-far-right-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned into a citywide party\u003c/a> in August; meanwhile, it felt strange and disconcerting to be at \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/14/on-outside-lands-chartlottesville-and-conspicuous-silence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a carefree music festival like Outside Lands during the deadly violence in Charlottesville\u003c/a> at the hands of neo-Nazis.\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/gAN58cgrits'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/gAN58cgrits'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay Fires\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13810990\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"A photo from 30 seconds before we evacuated.A photo from 30 seconds before we evacuated.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/Fire2-e1509400044288-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/09/my-city-is-on-fire-santa-rosa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My City is on Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When our senior editor \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/09/my-city-is-on-fire-santa-rosa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evacuated his home in Santa Rosa at 4am\u003c/a> on Oct. 9, he still wasn’t sure just how widespread the destruction would be from the fires. Over the next month, we profiled the artists who’d lost their homes: a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/08/ashes-mixed-with-molten-glass-a-napa-sculptors-future-takes-shape/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sculptor\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/08/amidst-its-own-loss-a-santa-rosa-violin-shop-assists-fire-victims/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violin shop owner\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/04/a-musical-healing-on-the-airwaves/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">radio host\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/01/bill-gittins-fountaingrove-santa-rosa-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">landscape painter\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/07/allen-sudduth-santa-rosa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guitarist\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/31/a-photographer-turns-the-lens-on-her-own-homes-charred-remains/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographer\u003c/a> and more. After the national media left town, leaving the region \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/09/one-month-later/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a strange purgatory\u003c/a>, we continued to follow the lives of those affected — especially the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/20/for-undocumented-workers-an-uphill-journey-after-the-fires/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undocumented workers who make up the backbone of the region’s labor force\u003c/a>. We also hosted a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/25/up-from-the-ashes-a-panel-discussion/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">panel\u003c/a> that raised $5,000 for fire relief, but that’s nothing compared to the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/01/after-the-fire-a-simple-rose-speaks-a-thousand-words/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa artist who drew a simple, perfect rose of resilience\u003c/a> and raised over $20,000.\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/YPQJKHCPOq4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/YPQJKHCPOq4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Year in Review\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13817749\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-800x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-160x40.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-240x60.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-375x94.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/YIR_banner-2017-800x200-2-1-520x130.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/year-in-review-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Got Us Through The Year\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now that the year is drawing to a close, we’ve been looking back at our favorite \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local albums\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/19/the-top-seven-movie-moments-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movie moments\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/18/the-best-bay-area-theater-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theater productions\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/14/the-bay-areas-best-not-always-visual-art-of-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art exhibitions\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/12/17/the-spines-top-five-books-of-2017-in-five-genres/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books\u003c/a> and more. Read up on the good stuff \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/year-in-review-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, good luck \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/26/what-could-you-catch-fishing-in-lake-merritt/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fishing in Lake Merritt\u003c/a>, y’all, and remember: \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/09/12/resist-psychic-death/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>resist psychic death\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See you in 2018!\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>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13817852/the-year-in-kqed-arts","authors":["185"],"series":["arts_3461"],"categories":["arts_1"],"tags":["arts_1118","arts_596","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13817859","label":"arts_3461"},"arts_13817168":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13817168","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13817168","score":null,"sort":[1513800048000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"calming-gifts-for-the-whole-family","title":"For Bay Area Parents, Calming Gifts the Whole Family Can Love","publishDate":1513800048,"format":"image","headTitle":"For Bay Area Parents, Calming Gifts the Whole Family Can Love | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>As a busy mom, I am constantly amazed how many clothes, books, and toys accumulate in our house. And of course, my picky toddler is ridiculously discerning, with his favorites that he’s completely devoted to — his red cardigan, Richard Scarry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248265/richard-scarrys-what-do-people-do-all-day-by-written-and-illustrated-by-richard-scarry/9780553520590/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>What Do People Do All Day\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, and stuffed penguin. So I’m often donating or (thoughtfully) re-gifting the excess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not into a cluttered house and a floor full of toys? Here are some gift ideas for families that place experiences over objects, and which might even help to relieve stress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817162\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817162\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-800x1203.jpg\" alt=\"SF Botanical Garden\" width=\"800\" height=\"1203\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-800x1203.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-160x241.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-768x1155.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-1020x1534.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-960x1444.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-240x361.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-375x564.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-520x782.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Botanical Garden is a 55-acre oasis in Golden Gate Park showcasing over 8,500 plants from around the world. \u003ccite>(Photo: San Francisco Botanical Garden)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Botanical Gardens Membership\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Science has shown that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/17/536676954/forest-bathing-a-retreat-to-nature-can-boost-immunity-and-mood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being in nature\u003c/a>, even in an \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencealert.com/urban-tree-coverage-can-significantly-reduce-stress-study-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urban environment\u003c/a>, reduces stress. A membership to a nearby botanical garden is an easy way for families to escape the bustle of daily life without making a huge time commitment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Botanical Garden \u003c/a>in Golden Gate Park is a family-friendly choice, with a children’s garden and oodles of family programming, including crafts, story time, walks, and a summer reading club. The 55 acres and extensive collection of 8,000 plants create an oasis of calm. The daily 7:30am opening time is ideal for early birds — you can take in a few hours of greenery and still make it home for lunch and nap time without having to rush.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Admission to SF Botanical Garden is free for residents of the city, but a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/support/membership.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family membership\u003c/a> includes children’s book borrowing privileges and invitations to members parties that include live music and refreshments. My three-year-old son absolutely loves the summer \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/flowerpiano/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flower Piano\u003c/a> event, in which pianos are placed throughout the garden for anyone to play, with scheduled performances as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the East Bay there’s the \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UC Botanical Garden\u003c/a> in Berkeley, which has a large and diverse collection of plants that includes endangered species. The \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/japanese-pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese Pool\u003c/a> with its waterfalls and waterlilies is especially serene, though oddly enough, in the early spring there are a lot of \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/newts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newts\u003c/a> getting busy at this spot. I’m also a big fan of the \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/tropical-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical House\u003c/a>, home of the \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/titan-arums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corpse Flower\u003c/a> and a \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/bees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bee colony\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those in the North Bay, there’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.quarryhillbg.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quarryhill Botanical Garden\u003c/a> in the Sonoma Valley, which just barely escaped the recent fires in October. In the South Bay sits \u003ca href=\"https://filoli.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filioli\u003c/a>, a country estate dating from 1915 with a formal garden in Woodside. On Sundays the road between Filioli’s entrance and north to Highway 92 is closed to cars so that you can peacefully bicycle, hike, or roller-skate. Further south is \u003ca href=\"http://www.hakone.com/main.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakone\u003c/a>, another estate of the same period, but in the Japanese style where those as young as five can take part in \u003ca href=\"http://www.hakone.com/visit-us/tours-tea-ceremony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zen meditation\u003c/a>. There’s also origami and storytelling for the little ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817163\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817163\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"Children's Discovery Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-1180x590.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-960x480.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-240x120.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-375x188.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-520x260.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mission of Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is to inspire creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning. \u003ccite>(Photo: Children's Discovery Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Children’s Museum Membership\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While a membership to a museum filled with little kids might not seem the most tranquil gift, inspiring curiosity in children is definitely a wonderful thing. Aunts, uncles, or grandparents could also use the memberships to take the kiddies themselves, giving parents a break. It’s an opportunity to bond and learn through play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the best children’s museums in the world is certainly the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdm.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.\u003c/a> Housed in a very purple 52,000-sq.-ft. building designed by Ricardo Legorreta (known for his bright cubist architecture), the museum has over 100 exhibits and a new outdoor play space, giving kids a chance to explore outdoors and learn about nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco has the \u003ca href=\"https://creativity.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Creativity Museum\u003c/a> in Yerba Buena Gardens. The hands-on museum has both animation and music studios and emphasizes media creation over consumption. The museum also has the gorgeous \u003ca href=\"https://creativity.org/visit/childrens-creativity-carousel/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LeRoy King carousel\u003c/a> from 1906 that was once part of \u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/?pg=2000141401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playland-at-the-Beach\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the East Bay is \u003ca href=\"http://www.habitot.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Habitot\u003c/a> in downtown Berkeley, which is great for very little children. Waterworks, the ongoing water exhibit, gives kids a chance to explore and splash, and the infant and toddler garden, a mural of plants next to foam structures for climbing, gives those under 20 months a place to safely explore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.cmosc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Museum of Sonoma County\u003c/a> in Santa Rosa opened recently in 2014, but is quite the attraction for the 10 and under set. The museum has an outdoor playground and a crawler and toddler-only space (and for \u003cem>Peanuts\u003c/em> fans, the Schulz Museum is next door). Sunday mornings are reserved for members only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817164\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817164\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Zazen San Francisco\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zazen in Cow Hollow offers yoga, bodywork, acupuncture, floats, and meditation. \u003ccite>(Photo: Zazen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Yoga for Children\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yoga is a great way for anyone to relax and de-stress, as I’ve learned from my 94 year-old grandma, who has done yoga everyday for over 40 years — and from my six-month-old daughter, who loves our regular mom and baby classes at \u003ca href=\"http://www.yogaalameda.com/index.php/classes-descriptions/item/12-mom-and-baby-yoga-pre-walkers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoga Alameda\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.leelayogaalameda.com/classes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leela Yoga Studio\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have a \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/mysore/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regular routine\u003c/a> a couple mornings a week over at \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zazen\u003c/a> in Cow Hollow, which also offers \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/floating-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flotation\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/meditation-contemplative-practice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meditation\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://zazensfretreat.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retreats\u003c/a>. You can always book a class or treatment for your loved one \u003ca href=\"https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/main_appts.asp?studioid=19428&tg=&vt=&lvl=&stype=-9&view=&trn=0&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=12%2f11%2f2017&classid=0&prodGroupId=&sSU=&optForwardingLink=&qParam=&justloggedin=&nLgIn=&pMode=0&loc=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online\u003c/a> or simply opt for a \u003ca href=\"https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/main_shop.asp?studioid=19428&tg=&vt=&lvl=&stype=42&view=&trn=0&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=12%2f11%2f2017&classid=0&prodGroupId=&sSU=&optForwardingLink=&qParam=&justloggedin=&nLgIn=&pMode=2&loc=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gift card\u003c/a>. They have a cozy fire in the studio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those who would like to introduce yoga to their little ones, there’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.itsyogakids.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It’s Yoga, Kids\u003c/a> over in the Presidio. Unlike many yoga classes aimed at the young that are for moms with their pre-walkers in tow, this studio has classes for newborns to teens and can include fathers and other caregivers. There are drop-in classes, class packages, and memberships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Established in 1975, \u003ca href=\"http://www.yogalayam.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yogalayam\u003c/a> in Berkeley is well known for having postnatal and toddler yoga with childcare. They also offer classes for children up to 12.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up north, \u003ca href=\"http://vibeyogastudios.com/class-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vibe Yoga Studios\u003c/a> in Santa Rosa has two children’s classes, one for tweens (9-14 year olds) and another for kids as young as 4 years old. To the south is \u003ca href=\"http://www.mindfulways.org/mindfulness-wellness-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindful Ways\u003c/a> in San Jose, which has parent and child yoga classes in addition to classes for those 4 to 7 years old and 8 to 12 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817165\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817165\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Crissy Field\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once an army airfield, Crissy Field offers urban hiking with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands. \u003ccite>(Photo: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Family Hiking\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A surefire way to improve your mood is to \u003ca href=\"https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/minding-the-body/201608/walking-can-lift-your-mood-even-when-you-dont-expect-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take a walk\u003c/a> — even a short stroll around the block can give you a boost. Planning a hike with friends or family in the new year gives you a jump start on your resolutions too. There are plenty of \u003ca href=\"https://bahiker.com/kids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family-friendly Bay Area hikes\u003c/a> you can do with a stroller or baby carrier; I’m always taking my baby out to between \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/crown_beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crown Memorial State Beach\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2013/11/22/celebrating-the-legacy-of-local-conservationist-elsie-roemer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary\u003c/a>. In the East Bay we love to go to \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tilden Regional Park\u003c/a>, which also has a small farm, pony rides, steam trains, and a carousel. \u003ca href=\"https://fremont.gov/317/Central-Park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Elizabeth \u003c/a>in Fremont is also a popular destination for us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, there are flat trails and sidewalks at \u003ca href=\"http://www.parksconservancy.org/programs/crissy-field-center/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crissy Field\u003c/a>, plus beautiful views. Further north, Phoenix Lake in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/188/Visiting-Watershed-Lands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Tamalpais Watershed\u003c/a> is easy to get to and has lots to look at, including ducks and turtles. To the south, \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rancho San Antonio\u003c/a>, a nature preserve in Cupertino, offers easy access trails for those with strollers or wheelchairs. There’s also a small working farm and an educational nature center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So where’s the gift in hiking? Besides making a donation to a local park in someone’s honor, you could go with the very practical, like getting the right permits for a particular hike, or printing out a map and figuring out a route beforehand. You could also get kids sun protection like a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sundayafternoons.com/p/kids-play-hat/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday Afternoons Play Hat\u003c/a>, which protects the back of the neck and has a sturdy brim, or \u003ca href=\"https://babiators.com/collections/sunglasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babiators\u003c/a>, super cute sunglasses for infants, toddlers, and young kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817167\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817167\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Elephants at the Oakland Zoo\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Zoo emphasizes education and conservation. \u003ccite>(Photo: Charlise Tiee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Attractions for Train and Animal Lovers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For those who enjoy fauna more than flora, \u003ca href=\"https://tickets.oaklandzoo.org/Webstore/shop/viewitems.aspx?CG=TKTS&C=Daily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tickets\u003c/a> to the zoo or a \u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandzoo.org/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership\u003c/a> can be a good way of getting out. Contemplating the elephants or giraffes at the Oakland Zoo is a favorite pastime of many toddlers I know, as is riding the train in Adventure Landing, the amusement park portion of the zoo. Both being around animals and taking a quiet ride on a tiny train can be soothing. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfzoo.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Zoo\u003c/a> has no elephants, but it does have giraffes and rhinos. There’s also a miniature steam train that you can buy \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfzoo.org/visit/rides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tickets for online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many other places with trains for kids seem also to have petting zoos or farms. My son is enamored of \u003ca href=\"http://fairyland.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Fairyland\u003c/a> over by Lake Merritt (though honestly, I find the attractions, based on children’s stories, a little creepy). The colorful Jolly Trolly from 1954 is always popular, as is the Beatrix Potter display that includes enormous rabbits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another East Bay spot with animals and a real train is \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/ardenwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ardenwood Historic Farm\u003c/a> in Fremont. The train runs on Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays from April 1 to the weekend before Thanksgiving, and uses open-air picnic cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are excellent things to be said about \u003ca href=\"https://www.traintown.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonoma TrainTown Railroad\u003c/a>, which was not damaged by the recent fires. On 10 acres, this minutely detailed miniature steam train from the 1950s takes 20 minutes to ride. They also have a petting zoo, a carousel, a roller coaster and a ferris wheel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Tired of toys? Try our gift ideas that place serene experiences over mass-produced objects.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028868,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":27,"wordCount":1662},"headData":{"title":"For Bay Area Parents, Calming Gifts the Whole Family Can Love | KQED","description":"Tired of toys? Try our gift ideas that place serene experiences over mass-produced objects.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"For Bay Area Parents, Calming Gifts the Whole Family Can Love","datePublished":"2017-12-20T20:00:48.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:07:48.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13817168/calming-gifts-for-the-whole-family","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As a busy mom, I am constantly amazed how many clothes, books, and toys accumulate in our house. And of course, my picky toddler is ridiculously discerning, with his favorites that he’s completely devoted to — his red cardigan, Richard Scarry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248265/richard-scarrys-what-do-people-do-all-day-by-written-and-illustrated-by-richard-scarry/9780553520590/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>What Do People Do All Day\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, and stuffed penguin. So I’m often donating or (thoughtfully) re-gifting the excess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not into a cluttered house and a floor full of toys? Here are some gift ideas for families that place experiences over objects, and which might even help to relieve stress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817162\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817162\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-800x1203.jpg\" alt=\"SF Botanical Garden\" width=\"800\" height=\"1203\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-800x1203.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-160x241.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-768x1155.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-1020x1534.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-960x1444.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-240x361.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-375x564.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden-520x782.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/San-Francisco-Botanical-Garden.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Botanical Garden is a 55-acre oasis in Golden Gate Park showcasing over 8,500 plants from around the world. \u003ccite>(Photo: San Francisco Botanical Garden)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Botanical Gardens Membership\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Science has shown that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/17/536676954/forest-bathing-a-retreat-to-nature-can-boost-immunity-and-mood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being in nature\u003c/a>, even in an \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencealert.com/urban-tree-coverage-can-significantly-reduce-stress-study-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urban environment\u003c/a>, reduces stress. A membership to a nearby botanical garden is an easy way for families to escape the bustle of daily life without making a huge time commitment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Botanical Garden \u003c/a>in Golden Gate Park is a family-friendly choice, with a children’s garden and oodles of family programming, including crafts, story time, walks, and a summer reading club. The 55 acres and extensive collection of 8,000 plants create an oasis of calm. The daily 7:30am opening time is ideal for early birds — you can take in a few hours of greenery and still make it home for lunch and nap time without having to rush.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Admission to SF Botanical Garden is free for residents of the city, but a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/support/membership.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family membership\u003c/a> includes children’s book borrowing privileges and invitations to members parties that include live music and refreshments. My three-year-old son absolutely loves the summer \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/flowerpiano/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flower Piano\u003c/a> event, in which pianos are placed throughout the garden for anyone to play, with scheduled performances as well.\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>In the East Bay there’s the \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UC Botanical Garden\u003c/a> in Berkeley, which has a large and diverse collection of plants that includes endangered species. The \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/japanese-pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese Pool\u003c/a> with its waterfalls and waterlilies is especially serene, though oddly enough, in the early spring there are a lot of \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/newts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newts\u003c/a> getting busy at this spot. I’m also a big fan of the \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/tropical-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical House\u003c/a>, home of the \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/titan-arums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corpse Flower\u003c/a> and a \u003ca href=\"http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/bees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bee colony\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those in the North Bay, there’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.quarryhillbg.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quarryhill Botanical Garden\u003c/a> in the Sonoma Valley, which just barely escaped the recent fires in October. In the South Bay sits \u003ca href=\"https://filoli.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filioli\u003c/a>, a country estate dating from 1915 with a formal garden in Woodside. On Sundays the road between Filioli’s entrance and north to Highway 92 is closed to cars so that you can peacefully bicycle, hike, or roller-skate. Further south is \u003ca href=\"http://www.hakone.com/main.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakone\u003c/a>, another estate of the same period, but in the Japanese style where those as young as five can take part in \u003ca href=\"http://www.hakone.com/visit-us/tours-tea-ceremony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zen meditation\u003c/a>. There’s also origami and storytelling for the little ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817163\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817163\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"Children's Discovery Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-1180x590.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-960x480.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-240x120.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-375x188.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640-520x260.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/VC_ChildrensDiscoveryMuseumSanJose_Supplied_building_1280x640.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mission of Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is to inspire creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning. \u003ccite>(Photo: Children's Discovery Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Children’s Museum Membership\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While a membership to a museum filled with little kids might not seem the most tranquil gift, inspiring curiosity in children is definitely a wonderful thing. Aunts, uncles, or grandparents could also use the memberships to take the kiddies themselves, giving parents a break. It’s an opportunity to bond and learn through play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the best children’s museums in the world is certainly the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdm.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.\u003c/a> Housed in a very purple 52,000-sq.-ft. building designed by Ricardo Legorreta (known for his bright cubist architecture), the museum has over 100 exhibits and a new outdoor play space, giving kids a chance to explore outdoors and learn about nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco has the \u003ca href=\"https://creativity.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Creativity Museum\u003c/a> in Yerba Buena Gardens. The hands-on museum has both animation and music studios and emphasizes media creation over consumption. The museum also has the gorgeous \u003ca href=\"https://creativity.org/visit/childrens-creativity-carousel/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LeRoy King carousel\u003c/a> from 1906 that was once part of \u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/?pg=2000141401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playland-at-the-Beach\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the East Bay is \u003ca href=\"http://www.habitot.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Habitot\u003c/a> in downtown Berkeley, which is great for very little children. Waterworks, the ongoing water exhibit, gives kids a chance to explore and splash, and the infant and toddler garden, a mural of plants next to foam structures for climbing, gives those under 20 months a place to safely explore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.cmosc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Museum of Sonoma County\u003c/a> in Santa Rosa opened recently in 2014, but is quite the attraction for the 10 and under set. The museum has an outdoor playground and a crawler and toddler-only space (and for \u003cem>Peanuts\u003c/em> fans, the Schulz Museum is next door). Sunday mornings are reserved for members only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817164\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817164\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Zazen San Francisco\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017-520x347.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/zazen-sf-2017.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zazen in Cow Hollow offers yoga, bodywork, acupuncture, floats, and meditation. \u003ccite>(Photo: Zazen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Yoga for Children\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yoga is a great way for anyone to relax and de-stress, as I’ve learned from my 94 year-old grandma, who has done yoga everyday for over 40 years — and from my six-month-old daughter, who loves our regular mom and baby classes at \u003ca href=\"http://www.yogaalameda.com/index.php/classes-descriptions/item/12-mom-and-baby-yoga-pre-walkers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoga Alameda\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.leelayogaalameda.com/classes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leela Yoga Studio\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have a \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/mysore/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regular routine\u003c/a> a couple mornings a week over at \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zazen\u003c/a> in Cow Hollow, which also offers \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/floating-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flotation\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.zazensf.com/meditation-contemplative-practice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meditation\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://zazensfretreat.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retreats\u003c/a>. You can always book a class or treatment for your loved one \u003ca href=\"https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/main_appts.asp?studioid=19428&tg=&vt=&lvl=&stype=-9&view=&trn=0&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=12%2f11%2f2017&classid=0&prodGroupId=&sSU=&optForwardingLink=&qParam=&justloggedin=&nLgIn=&pMode=0&loc=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online\u003c/a> or simply opt for a \u003ca href=\"https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/main_shop.asp?studioid=19428&tg=&vt=&lvl=&stype=42&view=&trn=0&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=12%2f11%2f2017&classid=0&prodGroupId=&sSU=&optForwardingLink=&qParam=&justloggedin=&nLgIn=&pMode=2&loc=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gift card\u003c/a>. They have a cozy fire in the studio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those who would like to introduce yoga to their little ones, there’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.itsyogakids.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It’s Yoga, Kids\u003c/a> over in the Presidio. Unlike many yoga classes aimed at the young that are for moms with their pre-walkers in tow, this studio has classes for newborns to teens and can include fathers and other caregivers. There are drop-in classes, class packages, and memberships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Established in 1975, \u003ca href=\"http://www.yogalayam.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yogalayam\u003c/a> in Berkeley is well known for having postnatal and toddler yoga with childcare. They also offer classes for children up to 12.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up north, \u003ca href=\"http://vibeyogastudios.com/class-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vibe Yoga Studios\u003c/a> in Santa Rosa has two children’s classes, one for tweens (9-14 year olds) and another for kids as young as 4 years old. To the south is \u003ca href=\"http://www.mindfulways.org/mindfulness-wellness-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindful Ways\u003c/a> in San Jose, which has parent and child yoga classes in addition to classes for those 4 to 7 years old and 8 to 12 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817165\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817165\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Crissy Field\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/crissy-field-overlook-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once an army airfield, Crissy Field offers urban hiking with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands. \u003ccite>(Photo: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Family Hiking\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A surefire way to improve your mood is to \u003ca href=\"https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/minding-the-body/201608/walking-can-lift-your-mood-even-when-you-dont-expect-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take a walk\u003c/a> — even a short stroll around the block can give you a boost. Planning a hike with friends or family in the new year gives you a jump start on your resolutions too. There are plenty of \u003ca href=\"https://bahiker.com/kids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family-friendly Bay Area hikes\u003c/a> you can do with a stroller or baby carrier; I’m always taking my baby out to between \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/crown_beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crown Memorial State Beach\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2013/11/22/celebrating-the-legacy-of-local-conservationist-elsie-roemer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary\u003c/a>. In the East Bay we love to go to \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tilden Regional Park\u003c/a>, which also has a small farm, pony rides, steam trains, and a carousel. \u003ca href=\"https://fremont.gov/317/Central-Park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Elizabeth \u003c/a>in Fremont is also a popular destination for us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, there are flat trails and sidewalks at \u003ca href=\"http://www.parksconservancy.org/programs/crissy-field-center/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crissy Field\u003c/a>, plus beautiful views. Further north, Phoenix Lake in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinwater.org/188/Visiting-Watershed-Lands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Tamalpais Watershed\u003c/a> is easy to get to and has lots to look at, including ducks and turtles. To the south, \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rancho San Antonio\u003c/a>, a nature preserve in Cupertino, offers easy access trails for those with strollers or wheelchairs. There’s also a small working farm and an educational nature center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So where’s the gift in hiking? Besides making a donation to a local park in someone’s honor, you could go with the very practical, like getting the right permits for a particular hike, or printing out a map and figuring out a route beforehand. You could also get kids sun protection like a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sundayafternoons.com/p/kids-play-hat/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday Afternoons Play Hat\u003c/a>, which protects the back of the neck and has a sturdy brim, or \u003ca href=\"https://babiators.com/collections/sunglasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babiators\u003c/a>, super cute sunglasses for infants, toddlers, and young kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817167\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817167\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Elephants at the Oakland Zoo\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/elephants-oakland-zoo-e1513013892237-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Zoo emphasizes education and conservation. \u003ccite>(Photo: Charlise Tiee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Attractions for Train and Animal Lovers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For those who enjoy fauna more than flora, \u003ca href=\"https://tickets.oaklandzoo.org/Webstore/shop/viewitems.aspx?CG=TKTS&C=Daily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tickets\u003c/a> to the zoo or a \u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandzoo.org/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership\u003c/a> can be a good way of getting out. Contemplating the elephants or giraffes at the Oakland Zoo is a favorite pastime of many toddlers I know, as is riding the train in Adventure Landing, the amusement park portion of the zoo. Both being around animals and taking a quiet ride on a tiny train can be soothing. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfzoo.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Zoo\u003c/a> has no elephants, but it does have giraffes and rhinos. There’s also a miniature steam train that you can buy \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfzoo.org/visit/rides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tickets for online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many other places with trains for kids seem also to have petting zoos or farms. My son is enamored of \u003ca href=\"http://fairyland.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children’s Fairyland\u003c/a> over by Lake Merritt (though honestly, I find the attractions, based on children’s stories, a little creepy). The colorful Jolly Trolly from 1954 is always popular, as is the Beatrix Potter display that includes enormous rabbits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another East Bay spot with animals and a real train is \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebparks.org/parks/ardenwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ardenwood Historic Farm\u003c/a> in Fremont. The train runs on Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays from April 1 to the weekend before Thanksgiving, and uses open-air picnic cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are excellent things to be said about \u003ca href=\"https://www.traintown.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonoma TrainTown Railroad\u003c/a>, which was not damaged by the recent fires. On 10 acres, this minutely detailed miniature steam train from the 1950s takes 20 minutes to ride. They also have a petting zoo, a carousel, a roller coaster and a ferris wheel.\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>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13817168/calming-gifts-for-the-whole-family","authors":["8660"],"series":["arts_3461"],"categories":["arts_835"],"tags":["arts_654","arts_1118","arts_1006","arts_596","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13817920","label":"arts_3461"},"arts_13817762":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13817762","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13817762","score":null,"sort":[1513785634000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-10-best-bay-area-albums-of-2017-rayana-jay-morning-after","title":"The 10 Best Bay Area Albums of 2017: Rayana Jay, 'Morning After'","publishDate":1513785634,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The 10 Best Bay Area Albums of 2017: Rayana Jay, ‘Morning After’ | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Current-day rap and R&B is full of woozy 3am heartbreak, maudlin poetry and embarrassing #TMI set to hazy burbling beats that — after 10 or 20 or 82 radio plays — all start to sound the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rayana Jay could have ridden that wave: Xanax, introversion, passive-aggressive pleading. Instead, she dropped “Magic,” one of the single-most liberating and joyous songs ever to sprout from Bay Area soil, right in the middle of the harrowing claustrophobia of 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Releasing a shameless love song with a buoyant melody amidst so much quasi-moody \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrsFXgQk5UI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“push me to the edge / all my friends are dead”\u003c/a> pap on the airwaves would be enough to win me over. But the driving, unflinching eighth-note bass riff that carries the song and the playful call-and-response of the chorus is the stuff true hits are made of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRhlYlROndM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A similar optimism carries \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em>’s other single, “Everything,” a confession of love over a lithe bounce and a weaving, buzzy sub-bass. Most of \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em> could be a classic beat tape on its own. In fact, Jay has always had a knack for finding great producers. And though there are some familiar faces in the production credits here (Drew Banga, Mikos tha Gawd, Kev Choice), “Magic” (produced by ROMderful) and “Everything” (Gabriel Lambirth) come from relatively obscure names.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/352925687″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s discovering a great beat, and there’s knowing what to do with it. \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em> is filled with Jay’s little, rhythmic vocal mini-hooks (especially in the verses of “Sunkissed” — a celebratory ode “about how much I love my people, how much I love black people,” as \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/23/women-to-watch-rayana-jay/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she told me\u003c/a> in July). She plays in and around the beat with a jazz singer’s gift — more Sarah than Ella — and makes her imagination sound like canon. Her melodies feel like they’ve always been there, in the air, before she captured them and put them in a song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imagination, optimism, playfulness — these are sensations that were all too foreign in 2017. With \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em>, Rayana Jay reminded us that love and happiness aren’t dead yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>We’ll be posting our top ten local albums of 2017 everyday through Dec. 22. Check back \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a> to see which other albums made our list. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Imagination, optimism, and playfulness — sensations all too foreign in 2017 — propel 'Morning After,' Rayana Jay's ode to love in all its forms.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028870,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":11,"wordCount":463},"headData":{"title":"The 10 Best Bay Area Albums of 2017: Rayana Jay, 'Morning After' | KQED","description":"Imagination, optimism, and playfulness — sensations all too foreign in 2017 — propel 'Morning After,' Rayana Jay's ode to love in all its forms.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The 10 Best Bay Area Albums of 2017: Rayana Jay, 'Morning After'","datePublished":"2017-12-20T16:00:34.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:07:50.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13817762/the-10-best-bay-area-albums-of-2017-rayana-jay-morning-after","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Current-day rap and R&B is full of woozy 3am heartbreak, maudlin poetry and embarrassing #TMI set to hazy burbling beats that — after 10 or 20 or 82 radio plays — all start to sound the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rayana Jay could have ridden that wave: Xanax, introversion, passive-aggressive pleading. Instead, she dropped “Magic,” one of the single-most liberating and joyous songs ever to sprout from Bay Area soil, right in the middle of the harrowing claustrophobia of 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Releasing a shameless love song with a buoyant melody amidst so much quasi-moody \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrsFXgQk5UI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“push me to the edge / all my friends are dead”\u003c/a> pap on the airwaves would be enough to win me over. But the driving, unflinching eighth-note bass riff that carries the song and the playful call-and-response of the chorus is the stuff true hits are made of.\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/MRhlYlROndM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/MRhlYlROndM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A similar optimism carries \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em>’s other single, “Everything,” a confession of love over a lithe bounce and a weaving, buzzy sub-bass. Most of \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em> could be a classic beat tape on its own. In fact, Jay has always had a knack for finding great producers. And though there are some familiar faces in the production credits here (Drew Banga, Mikos tha Gawd, Kev Choice), “Magic” (produced by ROMderful) and “Everything” (Gabriel Lambirth) come from relatively obscure names.\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>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”450″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/352925687″&visual=true&”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/352925687″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s discovering a great beat, and there’s knowing what to do with it. \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em> is filled with Jay’s little, rhythmic vocal mini-hooks (especially in the verses of “Sunkissed” — a celebratory ode “about how much I love my people, how much I love black people,” as \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/07/23/women-to-watch-rayana-jay/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she told me\u003c/a> in July). She plays in and around the beat with a jazz singer’s gift — more Sarah than Ella — and makes her imagination sound like canon. Her melodies feel like they’ve always been there, in the air, before she captured them and put them in a song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imagination, optimism, playfulness — these are sensations that were all too foreign in 2017. With \u003cem>Morning After\u003c/em>, Rayana Jay reminded us that love and happiness aren’t dead yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.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>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>We’ll be posting our top ten local albums of 2017 everyday through Dec. 22. Check back \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a> to see which other albums made our list. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13817762/the-10-best-bay-area-albums-of-2017-rayana-jay-morning-after","authors":["185"],"series":["arts_3461"],"categories":["arts_69"],"tags":["arts_3391","arts_1118","arts_596","arts_1723","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13817764","label":"arts_3461"},"arts_13817737":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13817737","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13817737","score":null,"sort":[1513724400000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-top-seven-movie-moments-of-2017","title":"The Top 7 Movie Moments of 2017","publishDate":1513724400,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The Top 7 Movie Moments of 2017 | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>The last thing the world needs is yet another critic’s list of the 10 Best Movies of 2017. If you need a guide to the worthwhile films you missed (or want to check your taste against the so-called experts), peruse any film publication’s website. (I recommend \u003ca href=\"http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/best-films-2017/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Sight & Sound\u003c/em>\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My inclination is to instead catalog the moments, the scenes, the bits that stayed with me weeks and months later. Sometimes they stick like annoying songs you hate but can’t get out of your head, so be advised that at least one of my Top 7 is from a movie I disliked. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120.jpg\" alt=\"Timothée Chalamet as Elio in 'Call Me By Your Name.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817816\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-160x87.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-800x433.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-768x415.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-1020x552.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-1180x638.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-960x519.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-240x130.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-375x203.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-520x281.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Timothée Chalamet as Elio in ‘Call Me By Your Name.’\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Photo by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom; Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Call Me by Your Name\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The passage of the year involved a breathtakingly spoiled yet awkwardly self-conscious teenager, a fresh peach, and, eventually, the lad’s charismatic, self-confident and older male lover. The sequence is photographed and paced to focus and amplify the teenager’s desire, ungainliness, neediness, vulnerability and sensual awakening. If it makes you uncomfortable, the film has succeeded in making you share his experience (or cast you back to your own). Either way, the scene encapsulates the movie. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/SAp4gJwhNI0\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Get Out\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A portrait of a society that adopts a bizarro-world veneer of normalcy to conceal its loathing and covetousness of black people, Jordan Peele’s horror-comedy gives us white privilege in its ultimate demented distillation. The moment that nails the surreal, disturbing nature of the setting — a large country house where a black man is meeting his white girlfriend’s family — is the zombie-like black groundskeeper running full tilt at the erstwhile hero before veering off into the dusky distance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817819\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Allison Janney as LaVona Golden, with her pet bird in 'I, Tonya.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"502\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817819\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-160x67.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-800x335.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-768x321.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-1020x427.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-1180x494.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-960x402.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-240x100.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-375x157.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-520x218.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Janney as LaVona Golden, with her pet bird in ‘I, Tonya.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of NEON and 30WEST)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>I, Tonya\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Take any of the numerous instances when Margot Robbie’s Tonya Harding sits in her kitchen, looks straight at the camera and explicitly or implicitly dares us to disbelieve her version of the events that made her famous. Let’s be blunt: She’s challenging us to dismiss her as white trash and to withhold our empathy. Alison Janney’s direct addresses to the audience, as Tonya’s heinous mother LaVona, are also embedded in my cerebral cortex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Rivera, Brooklynn Prince, and Valeria Cotto in 'The Florida Project.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817822\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-160x67.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-800x335.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-768x322.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-1020x428.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-1180x495.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-960x402.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-240x101.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-375x157.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-520x218.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Rivera, Brooklynn Prince, and Valeria Cotto in ‘The Florida Project.’ \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of A24)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>The Florida Project\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Similarly, the images I keep from Sean Baker’s candy-colored, neo-neorealist mother-daughter saga are of faces: Brooklynn Prince conveys childish enthusiasm and candor along with calculated manipulation as the irrepressible, undisciplined Moonee. Hailey (Bria Vinaite), her desperately amoral mom, is scarcely more mature or capable of hiding her emotions. Like Tonya Harding’s mother, Hailey bulldozes through every drop of audience goodwill by the last reel. Moonee, however, transcends our judgments. She’s a child; she is blameless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817823\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Mooney and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in 'Brigsby Bear.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817823\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle Mooney and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in ‘Brigsby Bear.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Brigsby Bear\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary’s gently touching fable imagines a sheltered young man forced to acclimate to the real world. Resisting the pressure to forget the fictional characters and sci-fi world that his parents created for his benefit, James writes and films a new chapter in the Hallmarkish but never mawkish fantasy — with the help of new friends. Unfamiliar with digital effects, James devises an explosion the old-fashioned (analog?) way, to the shock of his collaborators and (inevitably) the cops. \u003cem>Brigsby Bear\u003c/em> can be interpreted at varying points as a savage dig at the masses who worship the mythology of \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> (Mark Hamill has a small role) or as an affectionate hug to people who bond over alternate universes populated by trustworthy heroes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200.jpg\" alt=\"A disrupted dinner scene from 'The Square.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817825\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-160x87.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-800x433.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-768x415.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-1020x552.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-1180x638.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-960x519.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-240x130.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-375x203.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-520x281.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A disrupted dinner scene from ‘The Square.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>The Square\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>An art installation provides a framework to consider morality as a social experiment, but it is the questionable behavior toward one another outside of the square that concerns Swedish writer-director Ruben Östlund. The centerpiece of his quietly confrontational film is a black-tie fundraising dinner for the museum at which a bare-chested performer, in the guise of an aggressive primate, puts his artistic integrity above the conventional norms of polite society. Östlund’s integrity is such that he extends the scene, and several others, beyond the point of audience discomfort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817826\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Hermann Sámuel (Iván Angelus) and his son (Marcell Nagy) arrive via train to a small village in Hungary full of secrets in '1945.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"788\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817826\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-768x504.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-1020x670.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-1180x775.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-960x630.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-240x158.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-375x246.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-520x341.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hermann Sámuel (Iván Angelus) and his son (Marcell Nagy) arrive via train to a small village in Hungary full of secrets in ‘1945.’ \u003ccite>(Lenke Szilagyi / Menemsha Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>1945\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Two unsmiling men, dressed in black, purposefully step off a train somewhere in the Hungarian countryside shortly after World War II. What is their business? Their beards and long coats suggest they are Jewish; they look like emissaries from the 19th century. To the station master and other bystanders, the father-and-son duo could be exemplars of justice or, worse, avenging angels. With barely a line or two of dialogue, writer-director Ferenc Török introduces a mystery and stimulates acres of tension — grounded in a black, white and gray epoch of history we are aware of. And if we aren’t, we soon will be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"From a child's beaming face to a teenager's awkward vulnerability to a performance artist's reckless provocations, movies left their mark in these moments.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028879,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":12,"wordCount":921},"headData":{"title":"The Top 7 Movie Moments of 2017 | KQED","description":"From a child's beaming face to a teenager's awkward vulnerability to a performance artist's reckless provocations, movies left their mark in these moments.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Top 7 Movie Moments of 2017","datePublished":"2017-12-19T23:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:07:59.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13817737/the-top-seven-movie-moments-of-2017","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The last thing the world needs is yet another critic’s list of the 10 Best Movies of 2017. If you need a guide to the worthwhile films you missed (or want to check your taste against the so-called experts), peruse any film publication’s website. (I recommend \u003ca href=\"http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/best-films-2017/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Sight & Sound\u003c/em>\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My inclination is to instead catalog the moments, the scenes, the bits that stayed with me weeks and months later. Sometimes they stick like annoying songs you hate but can’t get out of your head, so be advised that at least one of my Top 7 is from a movie I disliked. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120.jpg\" alt=\"Timothée Chalamet as Elio in 'Call Me By Your Name.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817816\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-160x87.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-800x433.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-768x415.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-1020x552.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-1180x638.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-960x519.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-240x130.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-375x203.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/cmbyn_elio_120-520x281.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Timothée Chalamet as Elio in ‘Call Me By Your Name.’\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Photo by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom; Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Call Me by Your Name\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The passage of the year involved a breathtakingly spoiled yet awkwardly self-conscious teenager, a fresh peach, and, eventually, the lad’s charismatic, self-confident and older male lover. The sequence is photographed and paced to focus and amplify the teenager’s desire, ungainliness, neediness, vulnerability and sensual awakening. If it makes you uncomfortable, the film has succeeded in making you share his experience (or cast you back to your own). Either way, the scene encapsulates the movie. \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/SAp4gJwhNI0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/SAp4gJwhNI0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>\u003cem>Get Out\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A portrait of a society that adopts a bizarro-world veneer of normalcy to conceal its loathing and covetousness of black people, Jordan Peele’s horror-comedy gives us white privilege in its ultimate demented distillation. The moment that nails the surreal, disturbing nature of the setting — a large country house where a black man is meeting his white girlfriend’s family — is the zombie-like black groundskeeper running full tilt at the erstwhile hero before veering off into the dusky distance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817819\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Allison Janney as LaVona Golden, with her pet bird in 'I, Tonya.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"502\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817819\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-160x67.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-800x335.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-768x321.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-1020x427.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-1180x494.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-960x402.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-240x100.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-375x157.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/3-LaVona-Golden-Allison-Janney-and-her-pet-bird-in-I-TONYA-courtesy-of-NEON-and-30WEST_1200-520x218.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Janney as LaVona Golden, with her pet bird in ‘I, Tonya.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of NEON and 30WEST)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>I, Tonya\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Take any of the numerous instances when Margot Robbie’s Tonya Harding sits in her kitchen, looks straight at the camera and explicitly or implicitly dares us to disbelieve her version of the events that made her famous. Let’s be blunt: She’s challenging us to dismiss her as white trash and to withhold our empathy. Alison Janney’s direct addresses to the audience, as Tonya’s heinous mother LaVona, are also embedded in my cerebral cortex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Rivera, Brooklynn Prince, and Valeria Cotto in 'The Florida Project.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817822\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-160x67.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-800x335.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-768x322.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-1020x428.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-1180x495.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-960x402.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-240x101.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-375x157.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/the-florida-project-TFP_1200-520x218.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Rivera, Brooklynn Prince, and Valeria Cotto in ‘The Florida Project.’ \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of A24)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>The Florida Project\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Similarly, the images I keep from Sean Baker’s candy-colored, neo-neorealist mother-daughter saga are of faces: Brooklynn Prince conveys childish enthusiasm and candor along with calculated manipulation as the irrepressible, undisciplined Moonee. Hailey (Bria Vinaite), her desperately amoral mom, is scarcely more mature or capable of hiding her emotions. Like Tonya Harding’s mother, Hailey bulldozes through every drop of audience goodwill by the last reel. Moonee, however, transcends our judgments. She’s a child; she is blameless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817823\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Mooney and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in 'Brigsby Bear.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817823\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/12_brigsby_1200-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle Mooney and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in ‘Brigsby Bear.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Brigsby Bear\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary’s gently touching fable imagines a sheltered young man forced to acclimate to the real world. Resisting the pressure to forget the fictional characters and sci-fi world that his parents created for his benefit, James writes and films a new chapter in the Hallmarkish but never mawkish fantasy — with the help of new friends. Unfamiliar with digital effects, James devises an explosion the old-fashioned (analog?) way, to the shock of his collaborators and (inevitably) the cops. \u003cem>Brigsby Bear\u003c/em> can be interpreted at varying points as a savage dig at the masses who worship the mythology of \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> (Mark Hamill has a small role) or as an affectionate hug to people who bond over alternate universes populated by trustworthy heroes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200.jpg\" alt=\"A disrupted dinner scene from 'The Square.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817825\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-160x87.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-800x433.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-768x415.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-1020x552.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-1180x638.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-960x519.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-240x130.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-375x203.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/7_square_1200-520x281.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A disrupted dinner scene from ‘The Square.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>The Square\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>An art installation provides a framework to consider morality as a social experiment, but it is the questionable behavior toward one another outside of the square that concerns Swedish writer-director Ruben Östlund. The centerpiece of his quietly confrontational film is a black-tie fundraising dinner for the museum at which a bare-chested performer, in the guise of an aggressive primate, puts his artistic integrity above the conventional norms of polite society. Östlund’s integrity is such that he extends the scene, and several others, beyond the point of audience discomfort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817826\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200.jpg\" alt=\"Hermann Sámuel (Iván Angelus) and his son (Marcell Nagy) arrive via train to a small village in Hungary full of secrets in '1945.'\" width=\"1200\" height=\"788\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13817826\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-768x504.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-1020x670.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-1180x775.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-960x630.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-240x158.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-375x246.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/1945_1200-520x341.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hermann Sámuel (Iván Angelus) and his son (Marcell Nagy) arrive via train to a small village in Hungary full of secrets in ‘1945.’ \u003ccite>(Lenke Szilagyi / Menemsha Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>1945\u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Two unsmiling men, dressed in black, purposefully step off a train somewhere in the Hungarian countryside shortly after World War II. What is their business? Their beards and long coats suggest they are Jewish; they look like emissaries from the 19th century. To the station master and other bystanders, the father-and-son duo could be exemplars of justice or, worse, avenging angels. With barely a line or two of dialogue, writer-director Ferenc Török introduces a mystery and stimulates acres of tension — grounded in a black, white and gray epoch of history we are aware of. And if we aren’t, we soon will be.\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>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13817737/the-top-seven-movie-moments-of-2017","authors":["22"],"series":["arts_3461"],"categories":["arts_74","arts_235"],"tags":["arts_1118","arts_1006","arts_3465","arts_596","arts_769","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13817827","label":"arts_3461"},"arts_13817662":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13817662","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13817662","score":null,"sort":[1513638039000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-best-bay-area-theater-of-2017","title":"The Best Bay Area Theater of 2017","publishDate":1513638039,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The Best Bay Area Theater of 2017 | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>In these end days of the year and perhaps the country, we might ask, just to while away the time, what we want from our American plays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a child’s experiment, really, as there’s no theater imaginable that might save us from the disasters looming before us. Still, we might ask of our American playwrights that they perhaps point out a way, a path to follow that might have escaped our sight, or to paint a sign in the woods that might lead us to a new and secret city on a hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a rare group of American plays that did just that in the Bay Area of 2017, giving us a few gentle hints of where others have gone and where we might run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. The Curran Theater, Taylor Mac’s \u003cem>A 24-Decade History of Popular Music\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13817664 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Mac lights up American song in 'A 24-Decade History of Popular Music' at the Curran.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Mac lights up American song in ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music’ at the Curran. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of the company)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If America were a 24-hour queer slumber party, then it would be something like \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/10/12/how-i-survived-taylor-macs-24-hour-long-musical-history-lesson/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Mac’s \u003cem>A 24-Decade History of Popular Music\u003c/em>\u003c/a> — the country’s history at its most unguarded, wacky, and tragic. Mac is an extravagant realist, daring us to experience in full the songs that have marked the history of the nation for over 240 years. It’s an audacious examination and surrender to all the delights and discontents of the simple pleasures of song. Mac knows what we’ve felt and what we’re feeling, and he yanks it all out onto the open stage for everyone to see — with a razor wit and hard-fought joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. The Shotgun Players, William Burroughs and Tom Waits’ \u003cem>The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817665\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-800x480.jpg\" alt=\"Peg Leg (Rotimi Agbabiaka) has an offer of some magic bullets in 'The Black Rider' by William Burroughs and Tom Waits.\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-800x480.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-768x461.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-240x144.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-375x225.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-520x312.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peg Leg (Rotimi Agbabiaka) has an offer of some magic bullets in ‘The Black Rider’ by William Burroughs and Tom Waits. \u003ccite>(Photo: Cheshire Isaacs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Robert Wilson’s production of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/23/shotguns-daring-black-rider-aims-shoots-and-pierces-americas-heart/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Black Rider\u003c/em>\u003c/a> was an international sensation, a lavish valentine to German expressionism, and a lovely artifact of what the lush, extravagant subsidies of European Art House Theater can accomplish. Yet lurking beneath all those Euros was a nasty American attack dog of a play. Director Mark Jackson strips William Burroughs and Tom Waits’ fairy tale of magic bullets down to dime store essentials and subjects us to the logic of a brutal equation — if you love to shoot, you’re aiming to kill. A beautiful and entrancing nightmare for which, unfortunately, there is no antidote. (You can still see the bullets fly in the \u003ca href=\"https://shotgunplayers.org/Online/default.asp\">Shotgun Players\u003c/a>’ production running through Sunday, Jan. 21.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Ubuntu Theater Project, Lisa Ramirez’s \u003cem>To The Bone\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817666\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"(L to R) Juana (Sarita Ocón) confronts the angelic Carmen (Carla Gallardo) in the Ubuntu Theater Project's production of 'To the Bone' by Lisa Ramirez.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-768x431.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-1020x573.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-1920x1079.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-1180x663.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-960x539.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L to R) Juana (Sarita Ocón) confronts the angelic Carmen (Carla Gallardo) in the Ubuntu Theater Project’s production of ‘To the Bone’ by Lisa Ramirez. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of the Company)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Ramirez’s play about a community of immigrant women working in a poultry preparation facility is an off-key bit of terror. Most of the screams are silent, and the victims more likely to simply vanish than to suffer the fate of the slaughterhouse — though that’s a constant threat, too. The play’s politics might be ripped from the headlines, but Ramirez’s characters are startling for their everyday dreams and concerns. This is what happens in America to all those the law refuses to recognize. And \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/05/to-the-bone-explores-workers-lives-outside-the-law/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Ubuntu production\u003c/a>, under Michael Maron’s direction, never lets us escape the awful truth that what we’re really watching is a human preparation facility — as if cutting up chickens wasn’t bad enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. The Wooster Group, \u003cem>The Town Hall Affair\u003c/em> (at the Z Space)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Jill Johnston (Kate Valk) surveys her desk for clues to a wild evening in 'Town Hall Affair' by the Wooster Group.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jill Johnston (Kate Valk) surveys her desk for clues to a wild evening in ‘Town Hall Affair’ by the Wooster Group. \u003ccite>(Photo: Zbigniew Bzymek)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Wooster Group often finds plays in the garbage heap of history, and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/11/wooster-group-reimagines-crazed-1971-feminist-debate-with-norman-mailer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Town Hall Affair\u003c/em>\u003c/a> is as stunning a dumpster dive into the past as you’re likely to get: an acid-tinged recreation of Norman Mailer’s infamous 1971 state-of-the-woman summit, where the pugilist-minded author opined, bullied, and presided over a panel of feminist luminaries to hilarious effect. The sly Germaine Greer and the erudite Diana Trilling are worthy foils to Mailer, but it is \u003cem>Village Voice\u003c/em> columnist and goofball supreme Jill Johnston who steals the show — and our hearts. In her antic tomfoolery, the Woosters discover a lovely dream of a possible future, one we’re only just beginning to glimpse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. California Shakespeare Theater, Marcus Gardley’s \u003cem>Black Odyssey\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"(Foreground) Ulysses Lincoln (J. Alphose Nicholson) attempts to control a roiling storm as (L to R) Paw Sidin (Aldo Billingslea) causes trouble for Benevolence (Safiya Fredericks) and ticks off Great Grand Daddy (Lamont Thompson) in 'Black Odyssey' by Marcus Gardley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Foreground) Ulysses Lincoln (J. Alphose Nicholson) attempts to control a roiling storm as (L to R) Paw Sidin (Aldo Billingslea) causes trouble for Benevolence (Safiya Fredericks) and ticks off Great Grand Daddy (Lamont Thompson) in ‘Black Odyssey’ by Marcus Gardley. \u003ccite>(Photo: Kevin Berne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Why Shakespeare isn’t a model for American playwrights is a mystery of the field and an odd cultural misstep down the stairs of irrelevance. For now, at least we can marvel at Marcus Gardley’s contemporary twist on the Shakespearian romance, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/16/black-odyssey-evokes-emmett-till-hurricane-katrina-and-homer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Black Odyssey\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, simultaneously a love letter to Oakland, a testament to African-American faith and resilience, and a complex accounting of guilt and innocence. Here is a true epic, where the twists and turns of life keep on revealing what a miracle it is just to hold on and make it through one more day — over 16 long years of struggle. (\u003cem>Black Odyssey\u003c/em> returns to \u003ca href=\"http://www.calshakes.org\">Cal Shakes\u003c/a> for two weeks at the end of next summer.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Marin Theatre Company, Thomas Bradshaw’s \u003cem>Thomas and Sally\u003c/em> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-800x448.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson (Mark Anderson Phillips) and Sally Hemings (Tara Pacheco) start with music and then things get more complex in 'Thomas and Sally' by Thomas Bradshaw.\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-800x448.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-768x430.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-1020x571.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-1920x1075.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-1180x661.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-960x538.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-240x134.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-375x210.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-520x291.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Jefferson (Mark Anderson Phillips) and Sally Hemings (Tara Pacheco) start with music and then things get more complex in ‘Thomas and Sally’ by Thomas Bradshaw. \u003ccite>(Photo: Kevin Berne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Easily 2017’s most controversial and outrageous play, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/12/thomas-and-sally-thomas-bradshaw-marin-theater-company/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Thomas and Sally\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (a Marin Theatre Company world premiere) rushes headlong into the shadows and corners of a newly minted America already tainted by its idiot embrace of slavery. Bradshaw’s depiction of the 44-year old Thomas Jefferson’s love affair with his 15-year old slave Sally Hemings is both a bold, grand romance and a wary take on whether love is even possible under those conditions. With a scientist’s eye for the ugly facts of human nature and a touch of Hitchcock’s \u003cem>Vertigo\u003c/em> (Hemings was the half-sister of Jefferson’s dead wife), Bradshaw’s comic epic imagines that we are all the daughters of the revolution — just not the revolution we thought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Here’s a rare group of American plays that, as disaster loomed, pointed us toward a new and secret city on a hill.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028887,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":18,"wordCount":1162},"headData":{"title":"The Best Bay Area Theater of 2017 | KQED","description":"Here’s a rare group of American plays that, as disaster loomed, pointed us toward a new and secret city on a hill.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Best Bay Area Theater of 2017","datePublished":"2017-12-18T23:00:39.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:08:07.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13817662/the-best-bay-area-theater-of-2017","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In these end days of the year and perhaps the country, we might ask, just to while away the time, what we want from our American plays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a child’s experiment, really, as there’s no theater imaginable that might save us from the disasters looming before us. Still, we might ask of our American playwrights that they perhaps point out a way, a path to follow that might have escaped our sight, or to paint a sign in the woods that might lead us to a new and secret city on a hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a rare group of American plays that did just that in the Bay Area of 2017, giving us a few gentle hints of where others have gone and where we might run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. The Curran Theater, Taylor Mac’s \u003cem>A 24-Decade History of Popular Music\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13817664 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Mac lights up American song in 'A 24-Decade History of Popular Music' at the Curran.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/taylor_mac_act_3-17-e1513570788927-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Mac lights up American song in ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music’ at the Curran. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of the company)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If America were a 24-hour queer slumber party, then it would be something like \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/10/12/how-i-survived-taylor-macs-24-hour-long-musical-history-lesson/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Mac’s \u003cem>A 24-Decade History of Popular Music\u003c/em>\u003c/a> — the country’s history at its most unguarded, wacky, and tragic. Mac is an extravagant realist, daring us to experience in full the songs that have marked the history of the nation for over 240 years. It’s an audacious examination and surrender to all the delights and discontents of the simple pleasures of song. Mac knows what we’ve felt and what we’re feeling, and he yanks it all out onto the open stage for everyone to see — with a razor wit and hard-fought joy.\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>\u003cstrong>5. The Shotgun Players, William Burroughs and Tom Waits’ \u003cem>The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817665\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-800x480.jpg\" alt=\"Peg Leg (Rotimi Agbabiaka) has an offer of some magic bullets in 'The Black Rider' by William Burroughs and Tom Waits.\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-800x480.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-768x461.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-240x144.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-375x225.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847-520x312.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackrider-4896-e1513570964847.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peg Leg (Rotimi Agbabiaka) has an offer of some magic bullets in ‘The Black Rider’ by William Burroughs and Tom Waits. \u003ccite>(Photo: Cheshire Isaacs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Robert Wilson’s production of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/11/23/shotguns-daring-black-rider-aims-shoots-and-pierces-americas-heart/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Black Rider\u003c/em>\u003c/a> was an international sensation, a lavish valentine to German expressionism, and a lovely artifact of what the lush, extravagant subsidies of European Art House Theater can accomplish. Yet lurking beneath all those Euros was a nasty American attack dog of a play. Director Mark Jackson strips William Burroughs and Tom Waits’ fairy tale of magic bullets down to dime store essentials and subjects us to the logic of a brutal equation — if you love to shoot, you’re aiming to kill. A beautiful and entrancing nightmare for which, unfortunately, there is no antidote. (You can still see the bullets fly in the \u003ca href=\"https://shotgunplayers.org/Online/default.asp\">Shotgun Players\u003c/a>’ production running through Sunday, Jan. 21.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Ubuntu Theater Project, Lisa Ramirez’s \u003cem>To The Bone\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817666\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"(L to R) Juana (Sarita Ocón) confronts the angelic Carmen (Carla Gallardo) in the Ubuntu Theater Project's production of 'To the Bone' by Lisa Ramirez.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-768x431.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-1020x573.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-1920x1079.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-1180x663.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-960x539.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/Tothebone1A-e1513571265910-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L to R) Juana (Sarita Ocón) confronts the angelic Carmen (Carla Gallardo) in the Ubuntu Theater Project’s production of ‘To the Bone’ by Lisa Ramirez. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of the Company)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Ramirez’s play about a community of immigrant women working in a poultry preparation facility is an off-key bit of terror. Most of the screams are silent, and the victims more likely to simply vanish than to suffer the fate of the slaughterhouse — though that’s a constant threat, too. The play’s politics might be ripped from the headlines, but Ramirez’s characters are startling for their everyday dreams and concerns. This is what happens in America to all those the law refuses to recognize. And \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/05/to-the-bone-explores-workers-lives-outside-the-law/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Ubuntu production\u003c/a>, under Michael Maron’s direction, never lets us escape the awful truth that what we’re really watching is a human preparation facility — as if cutting up chickens wasn’t bad enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. The Wooster Group, \u003cem>The Town Hall Affair\u003c/em> (at the Z Space)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Jill Johnston (Kate Valk) surveys her desk for clues to a wild evening in 'Town Hall Affair' by the Wooster Group.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/TWG_THE-TOWN-HALL-AFFAIR_04_photo-by-Zbigniew-Bzymek_Kate-Valk_IMG_9196-e1513571974674-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jill Johnston (Kate Valk) surveys her desk for clues to a wild evening in ‘Town Hall Affair’ by the Wooster Group. \u003ccite>(Photo: Zbigniew Bzymek)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Wooster Group often finds plays in the garbage heap of history, and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/11/wooster-group-reimagines-crazed-1971-feminist-debate-with-norman-mailer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Town Hall Affair\u003c/em>\u003c/a> is as stunning a dumpster dive into the past as you’re likely to get: an acid-tinged recreation of Norman Mailer’s infamous 1971 state-of-the-woman summit, where the pugilist-minded author opined, bullied, and presided over a panel of feminist luminaries to hilarious effect. The sly Germaine Greer and the erudite Diana Trilling are worthy foils to Mailer, but it is \u003cem>Village Voice\u003c/em> columnist and goofball supreme Jill Johnston who steals the show — and our hearts. In her antic tomfoolery, the Woosters discover a lovely dream of a possible future, one we’re only just beginning to glimpse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. California Shakespeare Theater, Marcus Gardley’s \u003cem>Black Odyssey\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"(Foreground) Ulysses Lincoln (J. Alphose Nicholson) attempts to control a roiling storm as (L to R) Paw Sidin (Aldo Billingslea) causes trouble for Benevolence (Safiya Fredericks) and ticks off Great Grand Daddy (Lamont Thompson) in 'Black Odyssey' by Marcus Gardley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/blackodyssey4-e1513572353376-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Foreground) Ulysses Lincoln (J. Alphose Nicholson) attempts to control a roiling storm as (L to R) Paw Sidin (Aldo Billingslea) causes trouble for Benevolence (Safiya Fredericks) and ticks off Great Grand Daddy (Lamont Thompson) in ‘Black Odyssey’ by Marcus Gardley. \u003ccite>(Photo: Kevin Berne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Why Shakespeare isn’t a model for American playwrights is a mystery of the field and an odd cultural misstep down the stairs of irrelevance. For now, at least we can marvel at Marcus Gardley’s contemporary twist on the Shakespearian romance, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/08/16/black-odyssey-evokes-emmett-till-hurricane-katrina-and-homer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Black Odyssey\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, simultaneously a love letter to Oakland, a testament to African-American faith and resilience, and a complex accounting of guilt and innocence. Here is a true epic, where the twists and turns of life keep on revealing what a miracle it is just to hold on and make it through one more day — over 16 long years of struggle. (\u003cem>Black Odyssey\u003c/em> returns to \u003ca href=\"http://www.calshakes.org\">Cal Shakes\u003c/a> for two weeks at the end of next summer.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Marin Theatre Company, Thomas Bradshaw’s \u003cem>Thomas and Sally\u003c/em> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13817670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-800x448.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson (Mark Anderson Phillips) and Sally Hemings (Tara Pacheco) start with music and then things get more complex in 'Thomas and Sally' by Thomas Bradshaw.\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-800x448.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-768x430.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-1020x571.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-1920x1075.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-1180x661.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-960x538.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-240x134.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-375x210.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555-520x291.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/MTC_TandS_Phillips_Pacheco_HiRes-e1513572783555.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Jefferson (Mark Anderson Phillips) and Sally Hemings (Tara Pacheco) start with music and then things get more complex in ‘Thomas and Sally’ by Thomas Bradshaw. \u003ccite>(Photo: Kevin Berne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Easily 2017’s most controversial and outrageous play, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/12/thomas-and-sally-thomas-bradshaw-marin-theater-company/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Thomas and Sally\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (a Marin Theatre Company world premiere) rushes headlong into the shadows and corners of a newly minted America already tainted by its idiot embrace of slavery. Bradshaw’s depiction of the 44-year old Thomas Jefferson’s love affair with his 15-year old slave Sally Hemings is both a bold, grand romance and a wary take on whether love is even possible under those conditions. With a scientist’s eye for the ugly facts of human nature and a touch of Hitchcock’s \u003cem>Vertigo\u003c/em> (Hemings was the half-sister of Jefferson’s dead wife), Bradshaw’s comic epic imagines that we are all the daughters of the revolution — just not the revolution we thought.\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>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13817662/the-best-bay-area-theater-of-2017","authors":["8668"],"series":["arts_3461"],"categories":["arts_967"],"tags":["arts_1890","arts_1789","arts_1118","arts_2331","arts_596","arts_769","arts_2360","arts_3392"],"featImg":"arts_13817671","label":"arts_3461"},"arts_13817334":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13817334","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13817334","score":null,"sort":[1513519241000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-spines-top-five-books-of-2017-in-five-genres","title":"The Spine's Top Five Books of 2017 (In Five Genres)","publishDate":1513519241,"format":"image","headTitle":"The Spine’s Top Five Books of 2017 (In Five Genres) | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3461,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>What was it like to read in 2017? This was the year I had to turn off all notifications on my phone, when I had to make the little machine absolutely silent so I could build myself back up through a book, through the thrill of a narrative, through the truth of a well-written line. Reading in 2017 was a balance between reading to deeply understand the world around me, and reading to escape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are five books that showed me a new way, and brought me back to myself fresher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Poetry\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817626\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Don’t Call Us Dead’ by Danez Smith\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I saw Danez Smith perform in Philadelphia this year and I can tell you he brought a whole auditorium to tears. His latest poetry book, \u003cem>Don’t Call Us Dead\u003c/em>, is the most stunning poetry I have read all year. It is incantatory, breathtaking, powerful. The poems — touching on blackness, queerness, gun violence, and history’s oppression — burst forth from the page with visceral, unsettling, and yet uplifting truths. Smith has an alchemical way to reimagine tragedy, putting language to our aspirations as well as underlining the shortcomings of our reality. In “summer, somewhere,” for instance, Smith imagines an afterlife for black boys shot by police:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>…but here, not earth\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>not heaven, boys can’t recall their white shirt\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>turned a ruby gown. here, there is no language\u003cbr>\nfor officer or law, no color to call white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>if snow fell, it’d fall black. please, don’t call\u003cbr>\nus dead, call us alive someplace better.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Memoir\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817628\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Priestdaddy’ by Patricia Lockwood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After a medical emergency, Patricia Lockwood and her husband find themselves moving into her very religious, very conservative parents’ house. This, after years of — in the words of Lockwood — “tending the pigs of liberalism, agnosticism, poetry, fornication, cussing, salad-eating, and wanting to visit Europe.” It’s hard to imagine how a liberal daughter going back home to move in with her conservative family can be funny, but I beg you to pick up this book. Lockwood is a true magician. At the center of this memoir is a father and a daughter, the patriarch and the feminist, and how these two opposites meet. Lockwood gets at deeper truths, too, observing her family with a profundity that perhaps comes from her feeling like an outsider:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>All my life I have overheard, all my life I have listened to what people will let slip when they think you are part of their we. A we is so powerful. It is the most corrupt and formidable institution on earth. Its hands are full of the crispest and most persuasive currency. Its mouth is full of received, repeating language. The we closes its ranks to protect the space inside it, where the air is different. It does not protect people. It protects its own shape.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fiction\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Dark Dark’ by Samantha Hunt\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In this perfect short story collection, Samantha Hunt inspects life under the glaring lights of suburbia. In her stories, women court madness, danger, and at the edge of this courting, Hunt’s characters brush with the supernatural. These are stories with talons dipped into the eerie and the supernatural. In one story, for example, a town is thrown into disarray by the simultaneous pregnancy of 13 mysterious teens; in another, a woman trying to convince herself that death is uncomplicated watches her dog come back to life. The writing in \u003cem>The Dark Dark\u003c/em> is swoon-worthy, and craft-wise, there is not one hair out of place. You’ll love this collection too for its ability to dredge up our intense desire and deep inability to connect with one another:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Unlock the door?” he asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This family is an experiment, the biggest I’ve ever been part of, an experiment called: How do you let someone in?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unlock the door,” he says again. “Please.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I release the lock. I open the door. That’s the best definition of love.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Non-fiction\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817629\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by David Grann\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>David Grann is one of my favorite longform journalists. In his latest book, Grann turns his attention to 1920s Oklahoma, where white settlers steal the tribal lands of the Osage and forcibly relocate them to the driest, most barren property. The land, of course, turns out to be teeming with oil. The Osage become the richest people per capita in the nation; they then begin to die in shocking numbers and under mysterious circumstances. \u003cem>Killers of the Flower Moon\u003c/em> tells the story of a shockingly underreported conspiracy and the beginnings of the FBI. The book centers around one Osage matriarchal family, the Burkharts, and the plot to murder each member. The painful history of white settlers against first nations is not only a history you should know, but also a predecessor to Standing Rock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>There was one question that the judge and the prosecutors and the defense never asked the jurors but that was central to the proceedings: Would a jury of twelve white men ever punish another white man for killing an American Indian? One skeptical reporter noted, “The attitude of a pioneer cattleman toward the full-blood Indian…is fairly well recognized.” A prominent member of the Osage tribe put the matter more bluntly: “It is a question in my mind whether this jury is considering a murder case or not. The question for them to decide is whether a white man killing an Osage is murder—or merely cruelty to animals.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Comics\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817630\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Baking With Kafka’ by Tom Gauld\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wry, imaginative, disdainfully humorous,\u003cem> Baking With Kafka\u003c/em> is a bibliocentric comic book you’ll absolutely wolf down and then wish it wasn’t quite over yet. I myself turned to the last page, and began it all over again. I am absolutely in love with Gauld’s humor—not to mention his minimalist aesthetic and bleak color palette. \u003cem>Baking With Kafka\u003c/em> is the smart, charming, pure delight of a comic book every book lover has been waiting for. These are cartoons bent at picking on literary anxieties, pretensions, and pedantry. Gift liberally to all the book lovers you know:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13817571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-1020x618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-1020x618.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-800x485.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-768x465.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-1180x715.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-960x582.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-240x145.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-375x227.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-520x315.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150.jpg 1838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Drawn & Quarterly. Copyright @Tom Gauld.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12935470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-160x8.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-768x40.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-240x13.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-375x20.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-520x27.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Spine is a biweekly column. Check us out back here in two weeks.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Reading in 2017 was a balance between reading to deeply understand the world around us, and reading to escape.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705028892,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":31,"wordCount":1104},"headData":{"title":"The Spine's Top Five Books of 2017 (In Five Genres) | KQED","description":"Reading in 2017 was a balance between reading to deeply understand the world around us, and reading to escape.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"The Spine's Top Five Books of 2017 (In Five Genres)","datePublished":"2017-12-17T14:00:41.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T03:08:12.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/arts/13817334/the-spines-top-five-books-of-2017-in-five-genres","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What was it like to read in 2017? This was the year I had to turn off all notifications on my phone, when I had to make the little machine absolutely silent so I could build myself back up through a book, through the thrill of a narrative, through the truth of a well-written line. Reading in 2017 was a balance between reading to deeply understand the world around me, and reading to escape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are five books that showed me a new way, and brought me back to myself fresher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Poetry\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817626\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/dontcallusdead-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Don’t Call Us Dead’ by Danez Smith\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I saw Danez Smith perform in Philadelphia this year and I can tell you he brought a whole auditorium to tears. His latest poetry book, \u003cem>Don’t Call Us Dead\u003c/em>, is the most stunning poetry I have read all year. It is incantatory, breathtaking, powerful. The poems — touching on blackness, queerness, gun violence, and history’s oppression — burst forth from the page with visceral, unsettling, and yet uplifting truths. Smith has an alchemical way to reimagine tragedy, putting language to our aspirations as well as underlining the shortcomings of our reality. In “summer, somewhere,” for instance, Smith imagines an afterlife for black boys shot by police:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>…but here, not earth\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>not heaven, boys can’t recall their white shirt\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>turned a ruby gown. here, there is no language\u003cbr>\nfor officer or law, no color to call white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>if snow fell, it’d fall black. please, don’t call\u003cbr>\nus dead, call us alive someplace better.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \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>\u003cstrong>Memoir\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817628\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/priestdaddycover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Priestdaddy’ by Patricia Lockwood\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After a medical emergency, Patricia Lockwood and her husband find themselves moving into her very religious, very conservative parents’ house. This, after years of — in the words of Lockwood — “tending the pigs of liberalism, agnosticism, poetry, fornication, cussing, salad-eating, and wanting to visit Europe.” It’s hard to imagine how a liberal daughter going back home to move in with her conservative family can be funny, but I beg you to pick up this book. Lockwood is a true magician. At the center of this memoir is a father and a daughter, the patriarch and the feminist, and how these two opposites meet. Lockwood gets at deeper truths, too, observing her family with a profundity that perhaps comes from her feeling like an outsider:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>All my life I have overheard, all my life I have listened to what people will let slip when they think you are part of their we. A we is so powerful. It is the most corrupt and formidable institution on earth. Its hands are full of the crispest and most persuasive currency. Its mouth is full of received, repeating language. The we closes its ranks to protect the space inside it, where the air is different. It does not protect people. It protects its own shape.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fiction\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/darkdarkcover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Dark Dark’ by Samantha Hunt\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In this perfect short story collection, Samantha Hunt inspects life under the glaring lights of suburbia. In her stories, women court madness, danger, and at the edge of this courting, Hunt’s characters brush with the supernatural. These are stories with talons dipped into the eerie and the supernatural. In one story, for example, a town is thrown into disarray by the simultaneous pregnancy of 13 mysterious teens; in another, a woman trying to convince herself that death is uncomplicated watches her dog come back to life. The writing in \u003cem>The Dark Dark\u003c/em> is swoon-worthy, and craft-wise, there is not one hair out of place. You’ll love this collection too for its ability to dredge up our intense desire and deep inability to connect with one another:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Unlock the door?” he asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This family is an experiment, the biggest I’ve ever been part of, an experiment called: How do you let someone in?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unlock the door,” he says again. “Please.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I release the lock. I open the door. That’s the best definition of love.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Non-fiction\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817629\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/killersoftheflowermooncover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by David Grann\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>David Grann is one of my favorite longform journalists. In his latest book, Grann turns his attention to 1920s Oklahoma, where white settlers steal the tribal lands of the Osage and forcibly relocate them to the driest, most barren property. The land, of course, turns out to be teeming with oil. The Osage become the richest people per capita in the nation; they then begin to die in shocking numbers and under mysterious circumstances. \u003cem>Killers of the Flower Moon\u003c/em> tells the story of a shockingly underreported conspiracy and the beginnings of the FBI. The book centers around one Osage matriarchal family, the Burkharts, and the plot to murder each member. The painful history of white settlers against first nations is not only a history you should know, but also a predecessor to Standing Rock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>There was one question that the judge and the prosecutors and the defense never asked the jurors but that was central to the proceedings: Would a jury of twelve white men ever punish another white man for killing an American Indian? One skeptical reporter noted, “The attitude of a pioneer cattleman toward the full-blood Indian…is fairly well recognized.” A prominent member of the Osage tribe put the matter more bluntly: “It is a question in my mind whether this jury is considering a murder case or not. The question for them to decide is whether a white man killing an Osage is murder—or merely cruelty to animals.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Comics\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13817630\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/bakingwith-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Baking With Kafka’ by Tom Gauld\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wry, imaginative, disdainfully humorous,\u003cem> Baking With Kafka\u003c/em> is a bibliocentric comic book you’ll absolutely wolf down and then wish it wasn’t quite over yet. I myself turned to the last page, and began it all over again. I am absolutely in love with Gauld’s humor—not to mention his minimalist aesthetic and bleak color palette. \u003cem>Baking With Kafka\u003c/em> is the smart, charming, pure delight of a comic book every book lover has been waiting for. These are cartoons bent at picking on literary anxieties, pretensions, and pedantry. Gift liberally to all the book lovers you know:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13817571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13817571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-1020x618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-1020x618.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-800x485.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-768x465.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-1180x715.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-960x582.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-240x145.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-375x227.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150-520x315.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/KAFKA.interior150.jpg 1838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Drawn & Quarterly. Copyright @Tom Gauld.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12935470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-160x8.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-768x40.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-240x13.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-375x20.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Spine-1-520x27.jpg 520w\" 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>The Spine is a biweekly column. 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