A conversation with the San Francisco poet Tongo Eisen-Martin.
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A conversation with the San Francisco musician Marshall Trammell.
Read moreAnother Painted Lady
I’d wager that most of us have engaged, at one time or another, in the pastime of seeking out the unassuming but legendary historic home that links a city or subculture’s past to the present.
Read moreGems from the National Film Board of Canada
Whenever the offerings on our glorious American streaming services go stale, the National Film Board of Canada remains as a goldmine of documentaries, feature films, and experimental films from our neighbors to the north.
Read moreJohn Coltrane's Last Trips to San Francisco
John Coltrane at Stanford, January 1966. Photo: Andy Nozaka.
During John Coltrane’s last years, the city was, coincidentally or not, a crucible for his controversial, awesome turn to free improvisation.
Read moreRecommended Reading on The Bolinas Scene
Local publication The Bolinas Hit, No. 2, 1969
''There are so many poets it's hard to see the trees'' - Tom Clark in a letter to Clark Coolidge, 1970
Read moreThe Ghostwriter in the Machine
Is a new approach to writing nearly available to us, powered by the technology that underlies those words we’ve all heard, like “machine learning” and “big data”? Will it matter?
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