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    Jan Wahl and the Art of Storytelling

    Jan Wahl and the Art of Storytelling

    At the heart of every absorbing novel, movie, song, university course, and even conversation with friends is storytelling. We all have stories to tell, but some people excel in this…

    Outside Lands 2026 Weekend: Sellout Crowds and Pride-Packed

    Outside Lands 2026 Weekend: Sellout Crowds and Pride-Packed

    Story and photos by Jerome Parmer San Francisco’s annual foggy summer musical celebration Outside Lands was a jam-packed sellout with crowds of over 75.000 enthusiastic fans mobbing the multi-stage festival…

    Napa Wine Tastings for Free? Yup, It’s a New Thing

    Napa Wine Tastings for Free? Yup, It’s a New Thing

    By David Landis, the Gay Gourmet— Remember back in the day when Napa wine tastings were free? The idea was that you’d traipse up to Napa, try some tasty wines,…

    Report From CheeseCon

    Report From CheeseCon

    By Gordon Edgar— Last month, I took some time away from Rainbow to attend the annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. When folks come into the store and ask me…

    The Market Is Never the Same Twice

    The Market Is Never the Same Twice

    By Johanna Klaiman— Another National Farmers’ Market Week has come and gone, arriving and departing almost as quickly as the season’s sweetest produce.  At the Castro Farmers’ Market, the annual celebration fell right in the middle of another…

    Dirty Laundry: What Seaweed Can Teach Us About Cleaning Up Our Mess

    Dirty Laundry: What Seaweed Can Teach Us About Cleaning Up Our Mess

    Cocktails with Dina by Dina Novarr— Somewhere off the coast of Africa, a hunk of brown algae the size of a small country decided this was its year. The Great…

    Masc Heroes of the QPA Queer Photo Archive at Queer Arts Featured

    Masc Heroes of the QPA Queer Photo Archive at Queer Arts Featured

    Photos by Rick Spanning seven decades of history, the Rebels, Criminals, Pioneers: Masc Heroes of the QPA Queer Photo Archive (1906–1976) exhibit acts as a visual montage of masculine ancestors…

    About Our Cover 8.13.26

    About Our Cover 8.13.26

    August 2026 marks the fifth Transgender History Month observed in San Francisco. Former Mayor London Breed declared the first such month in August 2021, making San Francisco the first city…

    40th AIDS Walk SF

    40th AIDS Walk SF

    AIDS Walk San Francisco 2026, held on July 19 in Golden Gate Park, marked 40 years of community action in the fight against HIV/AIDS, continuing its legacy as one of…

    Ann Rostow: Words Fail Him

    Ann Rostow: Words Fail Him

    By Ann Rostow— Words Fail Him I was going to lead off with some analysis of a High Court case coming up next year that will decide whether a Catholic…