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    Napa: Beyond the Wineries

    Napa: Beyond the Wineries

    By David Landis– It used to be that a trip to the Napa Valley meant bypassing the sleepy town of Napa, heading directly to the bucolic hills and wineries of…

    Carlos Jáuregui: ‘Pride Is a Political Response’

    Carlos Jáuregui: ‘Pride Is a Political Response’

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– The Palace of the Argentine National Congress (Palacio del Congreso Nacional Argentino) in Buenos Aires on August 20, 2021, was “illuminated with the colors of diversity”…

    New Original Planetarium Show Living Worlds Opens November 5 at the California Academy of Sciences

    New Original Planetarium Show Living Worlds Opens November 5 at the California Academy of Sciences

    Premiering November 5, 2021, the California Academy of Sciences’ newest original, all-digital planetarium show, Living Worlds, takes viewers on a revealing exploration of the ways life has transformed Earth’s surface…

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM: Oliver Nguyen, Environmental Scientist

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM: Oliver Nguyen, Environmental Scientist

    (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,…

    Two Performance Coupes for Fun

    Two Performance Coupes for Fun

    By Philip Ruth– “God, that car was fun to drive!” That’s what a current car-shopping client said about the BMW 3-series. Another client drove a bunch of different brands before…

    Openly Gay Producer of Senior Moment and Film’s Star William Shatner Help Overcome Senior Stereotypes

    Openly Gay Producer of Senior Moment and Film’s Star William Shatner Help Overcome Senior Stereotypes

    90-year-old actor William Shatner on October 13 became the oldest person to fly into space when he rocketed into the great beyond aboard the Blue Origin. Best known for playing…

    Top of Your Stack – Recommendations from Book Passage

    Jay’s Gay Agenda (YA fiction) by Jason June There’s one thing Jay Collier knows for sure: he’s an anomaly as the only out gay kid in his small rural Washington…

    Cocktails with Heather: Mai Tai

    Cocktails with Heather: Mai Tai

    By Heather Freyer– Mai Tai means “out of this world” in Tahitian. It’s the perfect name for this irresistibly exotic cocktail. Combine fresh, zesty ingredients with Bacardí Cuatro for full-flavored…

    Hanging Pictures in Drywall vs. Plaster

    Hanging Pictures in Drywall vs. Plaster

    By Julie Peri– The first step for hanging a picture or artwork on a wall is knowing what material your wall is made out of. Most walls are either drywall or…

    The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival Returns Online This Month!

    The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival Returns Online This Month!

    Film fans rejoice: the 24th San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) returns online this November 11–14—offering up seven new programs celebrating cutting-edge transgender and gender nonconforming filmmaking. And this year,…