Garden of Eden

08/26/2021

"According to a spokesperson for the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, “What this taught us is that the Oakland community is strong, generous and thoughtful. When Fredrika was at the site yesterday, and people stopped and offered their support, it also reinforced that the community work of the Black ...

08/20/2021

Some emcees rap. Others make art. Zumbi Zoom aka Zion of Zion-I aka Steve Gaines was one of the latter. Zion-I never had huge, major-label promo budgets. But they enjoyed […]

08/19/2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A blogger who calls herself TheSaddestChorusGirlInTheWorld writes, “Having s*x with someone is a big deal and involves a ton of vulnerability. And I think it’s troubling […]

08/13/2021

Governor Newsom can receive far more votes than any other candidate but still be removed from office The most basic principles of democracy are that the candidate who gets the […]

08/12/2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Consecrate” isn’t a word you often encounter in intellectual circles. In my home country of America, many otherwise smart people spurn the possibility that we might […]

08/05/2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Filmmaker Federico Fellini had an unexpected definition of happiness. He said it was “being able to speak the truth without hurting anyone.” I suspect you will […]

07/29/2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19): What does it mean to feel real? Some people have a hard time doing that. They have such false ideas about who they are that they […]

07/28/2021

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07/22/2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Author Valerie Andrews reminds us that as children, we all had the “magical capacity to see the land as an animal does; to experience the sky […]

07/15/2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his poem “Litany,” Aries poet Billy Collins testifies that he is “the sound of rain on the roof.” He also claims to be “the moon […]

07/08/2021

Week of July 7 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Joshua Jennifer Espinoza writes, “i name my body girl of my dreams / i name my body proximity / i name […]

07/01/2021

Jeffrey Edalatpour visits Uptown's Shawarmaji and sits with Chef Mohammad Abutaha to discuss food, family, his Jordan upbringing, and the innovations he's bringing to traditional foods from his Oakland influences and access.

06/24/2021

Jeffrey Edalatpour reviews Morgan Neville’s documentary 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain' about the complicated and tragic life of a beloved culinary cultural icon. "There’s an angrily drawn, tear-stained question mark blurring every frame of the narrative," he writes. "Why did Bourdai...

06/17/2021

Jeffrey Edalatpour visits Crockett's Wanda's Restaurant and talks with Chef Clara Yun about the benefits of baking traditional sweets for updated palates in a classic rustic setting.

06/10/2021

Jeffrey Edalatpour visits Wawa Thai Food and speaks with Chef Wawa Maneewan about curry bases and her humble, yet noble ambitions as a restaurateur.

06/04/2021

Long-lost George Romero film paints a horrific portrait of senior life In 1973, five years after George A. Romero stunned the entertainment world (and scared the pants off audiences) with […]

06/03/2021

East Bay Express Editor Daedalus Howell welcomes D. Scot Miller as the new Managing Editor. Miller is the first black person to hold this position at EBX in our 40-year history.

05/29/2021