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Mar 26, 2024
Caroline Paul’s ‘Tough Broad’ Advises Adventurous Aging
Setting out to resolve a puzzling question about why women over the age of 50 choose or are forced into lives of fear over...
Mar 19, 2024
Rhonda Benin Busts a Move
NASA and private space exploration companies—listen up, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and others—could learn a lot from Rhonda Benin. The East Bay-based...
Feb 28, 2024
Tommy Orange Writes Second Urban Native Novel
The difficulty in beginning a conversation with Oakland-based, New York Times best-selling novelist and writer Tommy Orange is deciding which direction to go.
We could...
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Feb 20, 2024
AG Bonta Talks ‘People Power’ in Oakland
On Feb. 8, Rob Bonta gave the keynote speech at the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture held at Beebe Memorial Cathedral in Oakland....
Feb 20, 2024
Elevator Repair Service Reenacts a Legendary Debate
Can a one-hour, 1965 televised debate between academically inclined orators that’s available for anyone to watch on YouTube warrant a fully produced, live-theater reenactment...
Feb 6, 2024
Library Cards Showcase Oakland Spirit
The limited-edition artwork of nine winners of Oakland Public Library’s 2024 library card contest combines to create a vibrant, celebratory mini-exhibit of the city...
Jan 30, 2024
W. Kamau Bell Tests New Material at Berkeley Rep
Busting down the fourth wall between performers and live audiences in a project with Berkeley Repertory Theatre after a five-year hiatus from the stage,...
Jan 23, 2024
Evie Ladin’s Body Music of Women’s Woes
MoToR/dance's full evening-length production, "Water in the Kettle," is a masterclass in poignant and exuberant choreography and compelling storytelling, featuring a multigenerational cast of women and additional guest musicians, and exploring the complex female in a way that's not didactic but expository, with humor, grace and tight ensemble rhythm.