Bambi Lake rides again
Plus: Blush erotic film fest, Connie Chan and labor coalitions, I was a fake chatbot, more
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Today's headlines:
Devouring the indomitable spirit of Bambi Lake
By Brendan McHugh
Posthumous poetry collection from often abrasive, endlessly creative trans punk icon celebrates a life led 'too soon.'
Labor, Gordon Mar, and Connie Chan
By Tim Paulson
OPINION: Labor and community coalitions have won in the past. Will that happen in November?
A ‘sensual labyrinth’ blooms at Blush erotic film fest
By Marke B.
Long-running celebration of local adult film has a new name, but all the explicit expression. We talk to two exciting featured directors.
I was a fake chatbot in San Francisco
By Joel Schechter
HUMOR: Confessions of an A.I. impersonator
In case you missed it:
E pluribus ants: At Cabrillo Music Fest, Sarah Hennies’ work buzzes with communal activity
ODC Summer Sampler’s ‘Notes of Disquiet’ fueled by invisible burdens, Armenian poetry
To the bipper go the spoils? Cannabis impresario Berner on his debut crime thriller
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