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Doing the Work of Empathy: A Conversation with Marin Sardy

  • Julia Goldberg
  • May 17, 2019
Marin Sardy discusses her debut memoir, THE EDGE OF EVERY DAY: SKETCHES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA.
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  • Allyson McCabe
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Sound & Vision: Nathan East

  • Allyson McCabe
  • January 12, 2015
Legendary bassist Nathan East talks about playing with the pros, from Barry White to Daft Punk, about his new solo album and documentary, and about teaching musicians to play the instrument he loves.
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  • Notable San Francisco

“Medora” Screening Coming to San Francisco

  • Kaveh Akbar
  • November 6, 2013
On November 18th, San Francisco’s Roxie Theater will be screening Medora, the gripping basketball documentary that dazzled critics at SXSW. Directed by Davy Rothbart, founder and editor of FOUND Magazine, the…
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Fiction Becomes Islamic Punk Reality

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • February 27, 2013
When Michael Muhammad Knight wrote his novel The Taqwacores, about Muslims playing punk music, he didn’t know his fictional story would end up throwing down roots in the real world. But…
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The History and Significance of Black Dolls

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • February 26, 2013
You may have heard of the doll test, during which black children, given the choice between a black doll and an otherwise identical white doll, often identified the white one…
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Bay Area Documentary Screenings

  • Walter Gordon
  • July 30, 2012
Two fascinating screenings coming up in the Bay Area: First, Besa: The Promise, a documentary about the experiences of Jewish Albanians safeguarded by Muslims during World War II, presented alongside…
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The Rumpus Interview with Julian McDonnell

  • Michelle Ling
  • July 16, 2012
Julian McDonnell discusses selling baby kites, and how he parlayed it into a documentary chronicling the legal tribulations of roving peddlers like himself.
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Sunday Politics

  • Seth Fischer
  • February 14, 2010
A new documentary paints Italy as “a democracy of boobs (in all senses).” How does one “explain the gay” in terms of evolution? (via The Daily Dish) “That’s not what…
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