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    Queer Film Offerings at Mill Valley Film Festival 2021

    Queer Film Offerings at Mill Valley Film Festival 2021

    By Gary M. Kramer– The Mill Valley Film Festival will screen films both in theaters and online October 7–17. There are nearly a dozen features, shorts, and documentaries with LGBTQ…

    Off the Wahl: Fall Films

    Off the Wahl: Fall Films

    By Jan Wahl– I vote for fall as a great time of the year. Maybe it’s because I love the color orange—I really enjoy pumpkin and squash (especially spaghetti squash…

    Top of Your Stack: Recommendations from Book Passage

    The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (fiction) by Zoraida CordovaFor Latinx Heritage Month or anytime of the year, this is a stirring tribute to the importance of cultural legacy. The Montoyas…

    The Audacity of a Kiss

    The Audacity of a Kiss

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: Community icon Leslie Cohen is celebrating the publication of her memoir The Audacity of a Kiss (Rutgers University Press). In this evocative work, Cohen tells the story of…

    Sister Dana sez, “I cannot BELIEVE that…”

    Sister Dana sez, “I cannot BELIEVE that…”

    Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “I cannot BELIEVE that nearly 200 members of the San Francisco Police Department have applied for a…

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM

    Dr. Jessica Esquivel, Particle Physicist– (Editor’s Note: This new series of profiles from the California Academy of Sciences New Science exhibit will tell first-person stories of LGBTQ+ women and gender…

    Winning Images from the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition

    October 16, 2021–April 24, 2022, California Academy of Sciences On Saturday, October 16, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco will open, BigPicture, the museum’s eighth annual exhibit celebrating…

    Cocktails With Heather: Hotel Nacional

    Cocktails With Heather: Hotel Nacional

    Heather Freyer– For Latinx Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) we bring you the Hotel Nacional, named after the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Still a popular destination, it was the epicenter…

    Small California Farms Hurting During Drought and Water Shortages

    Small California Farms Hurting During Drought and Water Shortages

    By Debra Morris– Farming has always been dependent on varying weather patterns. With a water shortage and fear of wildfires, farming has become an even riskier occupation. These circumstances are…

    Flavorful Fall Sips

    Flavorful Fall Sips

    By Leslie Sbrocco– With fall officially here, it’s time to get in the spirit with six libations sure to please. Powerfully Stylish This set of familiar wine styles is a…