By Dr. Bill Lipsky– During the early years of the 20th century, no one could have imagined that an openly lesbian woman, writing romantic stories about intense emotional relationships between…
(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,…
Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice Tour returns to the stage to celebrate the season, live and in-person! Once again, acoustic music lovers can celebrate the winter solstice and its warm traditions…
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003–2020 (memoir) by David Sedaris A window into humorist David Sedaris’ mind and full access to his diaries is as entertaining as you would expect,…
By Heather Freyer– Bartender Ash Haussermann, who is a member of our LGBTQ community and is the drink duchess at Instagram, is the lead bartender at Sally Can Wait in…
By Julie Peri– Antique door hardware can be beautiful and ornate. But when you move into an old home, sometimes that hardware has been painted over, hiding the beauty and…
This issue of the San Francisco Bay Times features two legends of Women’s Music: Melanie DeMore (see pages 10–11) and Barbara Higbie. Women’s Music—which emerged during the second-wave feminist movement…
By Ann Rostow– Count Me In FiveThirtyEight has a column called “Political Outliers” that explores contrarian voters who defy the expectations of their particular cohort. Recently, the analysts took a…
By Joanie Juster– There’s something about autumn that lends itself to reflecting on the past. So this issue’s items are largely about history, remembrance, and, of course, ways you can…
By Patrik Gallineaux– When I was almost three years old, my mother tells me she came upon me one day pretending to fish with a toy pole in the creek…
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