Oakland TikTok Kink and Unpacking Consent: “Babygirl” Brings A Complicated Narrative Erotic thriller or age-gap rom-com gone wrong? “Babygirl” fails to bring the heat, and worse, simplifies and stupefies complex sexuality, instead offering insipid regurgitations of pulpy tropes. Vita Hewitt 13 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland Laughter Unscripted: Improv as Art Form Improv Curious? The All Out Comedy Theater delivered a night of laughter and hijinks, elevating the improv art form up out of the basement. Vita Hewitt 7 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Calling All Freaks: The Egyptian Lover Can Still Get It Egyptian Lover: Still making freaky folks dance, and dance hard. Hot. Rita Sapunor 6 Jan 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland Risk Taking Pays Off Jacques Audiard’s new film is the kind that goes just a bit beyond its story, causing one to think about it long after leaving the theater. Agustín Maes 6 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Ballin’, Old School: A Triumphant Return for Oakland’s Gaskell Ball More than 600 attendees flocked in full skirts and suits to waltz the night away, for the first time in eight years. Vita Hewitt 3 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland A Beautiful Destruction Solo exhibit “A Tangle Existence” by Nicole Irene Anderson offers a view of landscapes mangled by invasive forces. Sarah Bass 3 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Gardley’s Ships Launch at Small Oakland Theater From the Mother Continent to the promise of the West: Friends, family and community collide and divide in a very Oakland story, on stage at Oakland Theater Project. Frederick Noland 2 Jan 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland Yuletide Power Tower of Power’s legacy persists, and a hometown Christmas show delivered good times and good cheer. Jeff Kaliss 2 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
All Over Basement Vapes Gen Z and millennial critics weigh on on the new Bob Dylan biopic Multiple authors 1 Jan 2025 · 7 min read
Oakland A Night of Haunting Harmony There are performances that transport you to another world, where time bends and the boundaries between the sacred and the earthly blur. Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble’s recent concert was one such experience. Vita Hewitt 26 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland A Nutcracker of Magic and Whimsy There’s something truly magical about the Oakland Ballet’s rendition of The Nutcracker, bringing the holiday classic to life with a fresh burst of whimsy and local flair. Vita Hewitt 24 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Dracula's in the Details The famed author’s great-grand nephew, Dacre Stoker, delighted an audience of blood-thirsty nerds at the Camron Stanford House. Agustín Maes 24 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Network Comedy Stand-up comedy meets Shark Tank, with tech bros. Frederick Noland 23 Dec 2024 · 1 min read
Music Midbrow Loves Lucinda Across the country, we watched Lucinda Williams sing. She’s got a lot left to belt, believe you us. Multiple authors 20 Dec 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Dancing on the Ceilings: Vertical Dance Showcase Takes Flight Dancers defy gravity in Bandaloop’s intimate indoor performance, celebrating nature, community, and human spirit. Vita Hewitt 19 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland Placement as Sculpture and Layers as Story: East Bay Open Studios Winter Finale, Recap East Bay Open Studios: so much art, so little time. Agustín Maes reviews Kathleen King and Jo Ann Biagini and we remind you of the other excellent works we checked out, too. Multiple authors 17 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Readymades and Rollers How does one make what’s already present newly present? Prick up your visual ears. Agustín Maes 16 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Dungeons, Dragons, and Drag Queens: Let’s Ride Not your average—if there is such a thing—game of D&D. These magical queens take things to the next level at Rockridge Improvement Club monthly. Vita Hewitt 16 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
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