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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
It's easy to fall in love with a cookbook. The whimsical line drawings; careful instructions on caramelizing sugar or toasting cumin seeds; passionate treatises on the best way to truss a...
Monday, June 11, 2012
Joseph R. Knowland built the 21-story Tribune Tower in 1923, on top of a six-floor furniture store that had opened in 1907. For much of the 20th century, it was Oakland’s real seat of...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
For this installment of Bump City, we talked to East Bay animator Phil Tippett.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
When people found out that we were making work about Oakland, we were asked one question time and again: "What do you know about the general strike?" The answer was, not much. We'd...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Golden Gate Bridge, which celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary this weekend, was built against great odds. We culled from our collection the relic of a bridge that didn't get built:...
Monday, May 14, 2012
The Oakland Standard is presenting at a conference this weekend! Find us at Open Engagement, organized by the good folks...
