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1 week ago |
bohemian.com | Nikki Silverstein
In an age of AI-generated everything, live storytelling might seem quaint—until one is in the room. That’s when the magic happens. Eyeball to eyeball, story to story, something stirs that no screen can simulate. For 34 years, the Bay Area Storytelling Festival has been proof that in-person, heart-to-heart storytelling isn’t just alive—it’s essential.
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1 week ago |
pacificsun.com | Nikki Silverstein
About three months ago, while researching some random topic on Google, “Marin Lately” popped up in the search results. I clicked. I read. I laughed. Marin Lately, a satirical online publication, has nailed the essence of this quirky county with its overabundance of wealthy residents. Think The Onion, Marin style. Don’t take my word for it.
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1 week ago |
bohemian.com | Nikki Silverstein
Art & MusicMusic, memory and mandolins converge this weekend at Sofie Contemporary Arts, where musician Josh Martin—Coast Guard vet turned NorCal troubadour—brings his genre-crossing trio to the gallery stage. He’s joined by Texas-bred singer and mandolinist Genevieve and Sonoma County’s own Jenica Thorp on fiddle, for an afternoon of bluegrass, blues, rock and original vernacular tunes.
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1 week ago |
bohemian.com | Nikki Silverstein
Measly MeaslesWhen I was a child 75 years ago, all the kids got measles. No one was afraid of it. Most mothers stayed at home and were comfortable caring for sick children. There was no “Big Pharma” as we know it today—just common sense and generational wisdom when it came to childhood illnesses. In fact, these illnesses were considered strengthening for children. Some parents even hosted “measles parties” to deliberately expose their kids.
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2 weeks ago |
bohemian.com | Nikki Silverstein
I sat spellbound. The man across the table was relating how he had wrangled his way into a detention center where he suspected torture was being committed. He convinced the guard to leave the room, quickly photographed the horrific scarring on a detainee’s back, smuggled the film out and showed the photos to a judge. “The judge roundly condemned the torture, which was illegal but seldom exposed,” my companion explained.
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