Rae Alexandra
Staff Writer at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)
KQED Arts & Culture Staff Writer/ NPR One voice/ 'Rebel Girls From Bay Area History' creator/ Welsh Woman in SF/ Rat lady
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kqed.org | Rae Alexandra
Other themes weave throughout these nine stories. Grief, for lives lost too soon, or for lives thrown away at the local bar. Being LGBTQ+, usually in places where it isn’t altogether safe. The constant threat of violence that permeates American culture and, in particular, women’s psyches. Ostlund herself — a teacher of 25 years, and a lesbian — grew up in small-town Minnesota. Because she writes about what she most intimately knows, her essays are consistently immersive.
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May 5Failed to save articlePlease try againCoby Yee performing in the new documentary ‘Chinatown Cha Cha.’ (Chinatown Cha Cha)Chinatown Cha-Cha is not perfect. It would have benefited from a little more background about Yee’s life at Forbidden City — especially since she and her family owned and ran the club in its later years. The structure of the documentary is a little too loose, and doesn’t spend enough time documenting the Grant Avenue Follies’ history and live performances.
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May 2Failed to save articlePlease try againA Chinese mitten crab in 2019, showing off its furry li’l pinchers. (Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance via Getty Images)Panic is unfurling in the Northwest this week after a Chinese mitten crab was found close to the southern border of Washington state. The crustaceans are known for their white claws, patches of brown fur, long legs and stupidly cute name that makes them sound not scary at all.
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Apr 24Failed to save articlePlease try againA participant in The Drawing Room Annex's ‘High School Art Show’ in 2022. (Courtesy of The Drawing Room Annex)“We encourage students to submit a piece of work that best represents them,” the Annex states on its submissions page. “We have a very large space to fill with visual art, as well as space to host live performances in music and poetry/spoken word.
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Apr 23Failed to save articlePlease try again2025’s Rainin Arts Fellowship Recipients (L-R): Brenda Wong Aoki, Christy Chan, Kyle Casey Chu and Vanessa Sanchez. (Courtesy of Kenneth Rainin Foundation/Chu photograph by Gabriela Hasbun ) “I never would have dreamed of receiving a fellowship that comes with such robust support and with no conditions attached,” Chan told KQED Arts via email.
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I am finally watching 'The Substance' and, holy shit, it's TERRIBLE. The woman that made this movie hates women and she wants you to hate women too. Fuck off with your awards.
