By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an abrupt change in routines and livelihoods all around the world. Engaging in creative acts can be an adaptive response to a…
Photos by Bill Wilson Timothy Ray Brown was an American considered to be the first person cured of HIV/AIDS. He had been diagnosed with HIV while studying abroad in 1995,…
By Elisa Quinzi– October’s orchestra of other-worldly orbs urges us to examine the underlying motives driving our emotions, particularly in the context of our relations with others, and with getting…
(This series of profiles from the California Academy of Sciences New Science exhibit tells first-person stories of LGBTQ+ women and gender minorities of color working in STEMM—science, technology, engineering, math,…
Photos by Rink On Thursday, October 14, San Francisco Pride hosted its first annual Ken Jones Award in a gala reception held in the San Francisco Hilton’s penthouse. (For more…
Bewilderment (fiction) by Richard Powers The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is…
By Julie Peri– If you have been in a woodshop or inherited some tools belonging to a builder or carpenter, you may have come across a triangular-shaped tool called a…
In San Francisco and cities throughout the U.S., thousands of marchers took to the streets on Saturday, October 2, demanding that women’s reproductive rights must be preserved. The route began…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– The CEO of Levi’s recently talked about people needing new clothes because of the pandemic—either because they had shed or added significant weight. How brilliant to…
The largest known gathering of women business owners and managers in the Castro took place on September 30 during the Divas & Drinks @ The Academy event at 2166 Market…
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