By David Landis– We all know that drag artists have great taste. Witness the sartorial splendor of such local celebrities as Donna Sachet, D’Arcy Drollinger, and Sister Dana, to name…
By Heather Freyer– Mojitos come in all shapes and sizes. A combination of raspberries, mint, and Bacardí Raspberry Flavored Rum, this one lends a berry kick and Valentine’s vibe to…
By Abby Zimberg– I discovered, on Market Street between Sanchez and Church, a wall display of images from contemporary artist Kate Tova’s Maskerade series created in 2020 as the COVID-19…
By Julie Peri– Cutting wood on a chop saw can be dangerous if you don’t have your piece properly supported. Using a simple T-block can help solve this issue. You…
High-Risk Homosexual: A Memoir by Edgar Gomez Gomez has done the near-impossible: written a queer coming of age tale that feels entirely fresh and unique. Not only does his prose…
Joan Is Okay (fiction- hardbound) by Weike Wang Joan is a thirtysomething ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital. The daughter of Chinese parents who came to the…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Pat ‘Dubby’ Walker Pat “Dubby” Walker had not heard of the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) until Billye Talmadge, one of the organization’s co-founders, visited Oakland’s Orientation…
By Ann Rostow– Swimming Upstream Last issue, I deliberately avoided the story of Lia Thomas, the transwoman who swims for the Penn State women, because I found The Washington Post coverage unnerving.…
By Donna Sachet– Show an image of the Eiffel Tower and immediately the city of Paris comes to mind. The clocktower of Big Ben evokes the city of London. The…
By Joanie Juster– Donation Love Throughout the Year If you’re like me, you might have experienced a flood of emails during the last two weeks of December from every nonprofit…
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