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    Donna’s Chronicles: “If last Saturday’s explosion of excitement in the Castro is any indication…”

    Donna’s Chronicles: “If last Saturday’s explosion of excitement in the Castro is any indication…”

    By Donna Sachet– If last Saturday’s explosion of excitement in the Castro is any indication, the Imperial Court of San Francisco is alive and very well! Candidates for Empress Ehra…

    The Oscars: They Matter … and They’re Fun!

    The Oscars: They Matter … and They’re Fun!

    By Jan Wahl– The 93rd Academy Awards honor films released between January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021. During that time, many of us didn’t go out to the movies…

    Comedian D’yan Forest: I Did It My Ways

    Comedian D’yan Forest: I Did It My Ways

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: D’yan Forest has always done things her way—or her ways because she’s lived a dozen different lives. Being a desperate Boston housewife, a New York nightclub…

    Signs of the Times for Asian Americans

    Signs of the Times for Asian Americans

    By Robert Holgate and Jennifer Kroot– Kung Food is a popular, cozy Chinese restaurant on McAllister Street, at Divisadero. Recently, several handwritten, angry signs appeared in the front windows, so…

    Dykes with Drills: Hacks for Stripped Screws

    Dykes with Drills: Hacks for Stripped Screws

    By Julie Peri– Stripped screws are one of the challenges that you may encounter when building with wood. If a screw strips when it is halfway into a piece of…

    Ann Rostow: Slip Slidin’ Away

    Ann Rostow: Slip Slidin’ Away

    By Ann Rostow– Slip Slidin’ Away Adam Liptak, who covers the High Court for The New York Times, recently called attention to the Roberts Court’s significant shift in favor of Christian…

    To Al Baum, With Gratitude and Love

    To Al Baum, With Gratitude and Love

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– I first met Al in 2001 when he attended Openhouse’s inaugural event. I remember how gracious Al was when Jeanette (Jeanette Gurevitch, 1948–2003) and I spoke…

    There Will Never Be Another Alvin Baum

    There Will Never Be Another Alvin Baum

    By Louise “Lou” Fischer– When I heard that Alvin Baum had died, it took a while to sink in because the Al Baum whom I knew for almost 20 years…

    Tulips, Calla Lilies & Hope: The Journey Homeward

    By Kit Kennedy– Poet in Residence–                                               for Frida Kahlo   Neither desire nor greed brings a bee to the tulip.Simply, survival. Yet, eventulips have a shadow-side:stark, still, resolute. Flowershave a polar opposite, too. Calla…

    Four Ways to Counteract Proposed Tax Law Changes

    Four Ways to Counteract Proposed Tax Law Changes

    By Brandon Miller, CFP– If you’ve ever played chess—or watched The Queen’s Gambit—you know that the game is all about forethought and reaction. You strategize what you want to do…