COYOTE

Yap Zone: Happy Women’s History Month I Guess Are we empowered yet?

I wrote this week's Yap Zone newsletter for @coyotemedia.org because i guess @soleilho.com is allowed to go on vacation sometimes???

anyway here's a gift link to me being a hater about women's history month www.coyotemedia.org/yap-zone-hap...

If a social media platform dominated by elder millennials/Gen X isn't for this purpose, then I have no clue what it's for. One cannot lament the collapse of arts verticals and ignore the arts. Like, I can't stress this enough. Share what matters to you even if the world is burning—especially then.

How It’s Made: A 7,000-Word Story on Coal in Oakland “This is the only time in my entire life, I think, where I wrote long and someone was like, ‘Well, could you make it longer?’”

People said they wanted more culture pieces on Bsky, right? For COYOTE, I interviewed the @oaklandreviewofbooks.org and @meganwachspress.bsky.social for a behind-the-scenes account of how Megan's 7,000-word feature (!) on coal in Oakland came to be—a phenomenal work of longform journalism.

COYOTE Calendar: March 5-11 This week we've got nefarious tales about Vallejo's history, jazzy renditions of A Tribe Called Quest, and queer line dancing for beginners.

This week’s calendar is out! Curated by the great @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social, it features nefarious tales about Vallejo history, jazzy renditions of A Tribe Called Quest, and queer line dancing for beginners.

www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

‘Unsung Heroines’ Is a Rollicking Feminist History of the Bay Rae Alexandra’s new essay collection celebrates 35 leaders, activists, and rule-breakers we should have learned about in school.

I've been reading Rae, and occasionally editing her, for ... 13 years? I am deeply unsurprised she wrote a book and also unsurprised it's this good.

was a delight to interview her for @coyotemedia.org about Bay Area women who *should* be household names www.coyotemedia.org/unsung-heroi...

‘Unsung Heroines’ Is a Rollicking Feminist History of the Bay Rae Alexandra’s new essay collection celebrates 35 leaders, activists, and rule-breakers we should have learned about in school.

Rae Alexandra’s essay collection, out March 17 on @citylightsbooks.bsky.social, is a sharp, witty, educational celebration of Bay Area activists and rule-breakers — and a reminder that history is made by regular people every day.

www.coyotemedia.org/unsung-heroi...

@soleilho.com and @coyotemedia.org with some joy during this terrifying time.

i love every aspect of this, the class, the learning, the science, the experience, the writing, all of it, this is perfect. this is what i want the internet to show me 24/7.

‘Old Man in Flip Flops’: Notes from a Surprisingly Exciting Water Tasting Class Camper English’s popular water tasting course is an exercise in attention — even for us tap-lovin’ plebes.

good morning! I’m interrupting your doomscrolling session with a joyful account of, of all things, a water tasting and appreciation class in San Francisco www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...

‘Old Man in Flip Flops’: Notes from a Surprisingly Exciting Water Tasting Class Camper English’s popular water tasting course is an exercise in attention — even for us tap-lovin’ plebes.

Pour yourself a glass of water. What's the texture? Are there notes of magnesium? Drywall? Tums?

@soleilho.com tasted 19 types of water at a class taught by spirits writer Camper English (@alcademics.bsky.social) — and emerged a convert to water nerdery.

www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...

I do @coyotemedia.org day in and day out, so rarely take a step back to review our accomplishments. I love this thread by our beloved @reveleth.com highlighting our work in February 😍 We're so rad! We're having so much fun! You should read every story 👇

Napa’s Biggest Black Culture Festival Didn’t Pay Several Chefs Until They Threatened to Sue Blue Note's Black Radio Experience drew sold-out crowds to Napa Valley. Months later, some contractors were still chasing their money.

"It almost was like a slap in the face," said Napa chef Jammir Gray. "You are here under the guise of wanting to be a part of telling this story of Black music, radio, culture, and food... And then you treat us like dirt."
www.coyotemedia.org/black-radio-...

Napa’s Biggest Black Culture Festival Didn’t Pay Several Chefs Until They Threatened to Sue Blue Note's Black Radio Experience drew sold-out crowds to Napa Valley. Months later, some contractors were still chasing their money.

"It almost was like a slap in the face," said Napa chef Jammir Gray. "You are here under the guise of wanting to be a part of telling this story of Black music, radio, culture, and food... And then you treat us like dirt."
www.coyotemedia.org/black-radio-...

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If You Build It, They Will Come: How Neighborhood Sports Club Built a New Field in Oakland Oakland historically lacks soccer fields. But a group of local players and community advocates hopes to kick off a brand-new space — featuring soccer, coffee, retail, and more.

Oakland historically lacks soccer fields — and when a group of friends first approached the city with their aspiration to build one, they were literally laughed at. But now, their org has become a leading force for soccer advocacy and community in the East Bay.

What's the Weirdest Thing You've Found at Oakland's White Elephant Sale? Our intrepid correspondent found a haunted clown, a 125-year-old crib, and Boots Riley in the kitchenwares section.

A haunted clown cookie jar, IT'S IT neon, a frog you can pee on: @nuala.bsky.social scoured Oakland's White Elephant Sale in pursuit of its weirdest items. Read about what she found — and why she thinks this is the gayest event of the year! www.coyotemedia.org/weird-oaklan...

What's the Weirdest Thing You've Found at Oakland's White Elephant Sale? Our intrepid correspondent found a haunted clown, a 125-year-old crib, and Boots Riley in the kitchenwares section.

The White Elephant Sale is my Olympics. I went three times this year! @nuala.bsky.social captured the vibes perfectly 🐘 @coyotemedia.org www.coyotemedia.org/weird-oaklan...

Along with the music, we've got:
- Live sets from Roc Marciano & Jay Som
- @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social profiling Frak for @coyotemedia.org
- A double dose of Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon from @imgarysuarez.bsky.social and @rapmusicplugpod.bsky.social
- Footage from the ELUCID & DJ Haram tour

Tap in!

On aquamation, or water cremation- fascinating. #death #deathstudies #aquamation

Frak The Person Is the Actual Mayor of San Francisco The versatile battle rapper isn’t running for office, but with his new collaborative mixtape ‘Four Square,’ he’s earned my vote.

Frak The Person, San Francisco’s lovable, mutli-hyphenate battle rapper-slash-comedian, isn’t actually running for office. But with his ambitious mixtape project and live show extravaganza ‘Foursquare,’ he’s won the hearts and minds of Frisco residents — and @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social’s vote.

Remember Anthony Ant, Musician and Community-Builder, in All His Soaring Glory The East Bay trumpeter and reverend of the jam scene showed us the true power of music.

i only met Anthony a couple times but it was obvious he was a very special person

a warm-hearted Berkeley kid who loved music & musicians for all the best reasons

thank you Dan for writing this for @coyotemedia.org

and so much love to Ant's family & friends

www.coyotemedia.org/remember-ant...

Remember Anthony Ant, Musician and Community-Builder, in All His Soaring Glory The East Bay trumpeter and reverend of the jam scene showed us the true power of music.

Bay Area musicians are reeling from the loss of Anthony “Ant” Anderson, an East Bay trumpet player, promoter, and community connector. Here, drummer Dan Schwartz remembers the reverend of the jam scene and his incredible gift for bringing people together. www.coyotemedia.org/remember-ant...

THU: 2.19 ‘The Vegan Creamery’ Author Talk Farming Hope’s Refettorio, SF → 6pm–7:30pm 〰 $30+ Friend to both vegans and the lactose intolerant majority, Miyoko Schinner and her milk-free cheeses and butters are Bay Area treasures. She’s this month’s featured guest chef at local nonprofit Farming Hope, and she’ll be sharing her culinary philosophy (and some small bites) at this event. FRI: 2.20 Lunar New Year Party Disability Cultural Center, SF → 5pM-7:30pm The Disability Cultural Center is hosting LNY with a lion dance, dumplings, and chosen family feels. Welcome the Year of the Horse, with all the bold moves and transformation it brings. 😷 COVID SAFE (masks required in some areas)

SAT: 2.21 Baby Rave East Bay Community Space, Oakland → 9:30am–11:30am 〰 $20 Every month, babies can learn the ways of Peace Love Unity Respect and the mighty glowstick at this unstructured dance party. Costumes encouraged; babies get in free. Black Planter Party Returns Hella Bees, Oakland → 2pm–7pm As a tribute to Black joy and the millennial urge to collect houseplants, local group Black Planter Party is giving out 1,000 plants to the first 1,000 people to show up to this event. There’ll also be live music and other Black-owned plant businesses selling their leafy wares.

SUN: 2.22 Peng You x Farmer Mai Lunar New Year Celebration Green Valley Farm and Mill, Sebastopol → 10am–2pm 〰 $1-$20 Wheat wizard Farmer Mai is teaming up with the chefs behind pop-up series Peng You to present an unforgettable meal in a beautiful locale. The menu includes gua bao, Taiwanese pineapple and guava cakes, sesame noodles, and much more. MON: 2.23 Bay Area Applied Mycology Social The Finnish Hall, Berkeley → 7pm–9pm And you thought we’d have an edition of the calendar without a mushroom event! This one looks rad: Three fungus experts (Chad Hyatt, Dr. Gordon Walker, and Harte Singer) will face off in the kitchen and show off their best mushroom creations.

TUES: 2.24 ‘Love Rebels’ Author Talk Pegasus Books Downtown, Berkeley → 6:30pm In her new book, Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn It Down Without Burning Out, Kitty Stryker shares her experience as an activist, street medic, and relationship educator to help others pursue the important work while maintaining healthy relationships, both with others and themselves. WED: 2.25 Wreath Making YBCA, SF → 2pm–4pm See a video installation about structural oppression, then make a wreath about it. This free class includes complimentary fabric, felt and wire. It's in response to the (also free) video installation called ‘Prince of Homburg’ that explores "exhaustion as a response to structural oppression."

This week's lineup of Bay Area events, hand-picked by the COYOTE team: a 👶 BABY RAVE, Lunar New Year parties, wreath making, and LOTS more. Full calendar at coyotemedia.org 🐺

Orinda-Raised Social Media Star Debuts Her Cookbook Easy “go-to” recipes are at the center of Maxine Sharf’s cookbook, with a panoply of healthy dishes inspired by her upbringing in the East Bay.

From folding wontons with her Chinese-Korean mom and grandma in Orinda to 4M followers online, Maxine Sharf's journey into food wasn't planned — until a layoff changed everything.

Her debut cookbook drops March 3.

@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social reports:
www.coyotemedia.org/orinda-raise...

Pass the Rice, and Please Explain Your Genocide At a thoughtfully organized dinner in Oakland, Palestinian culinary activists shared more than just food — they offered their stories, their resilience, and their patience

"It is an act of love for Palestinians to patiently counter myths while their loved ones are being killed."

@soleilho.com went to a dinner where Palestinian food and drink makers shared their history and their grief. Then came the Q&A.

When @soleilho.com invited me to join COYOTE, I asked whether writers would be free to call a genocide a genocide. This article we published by them today does so and then some. It's an outstanding work of cultural reporting that I hope you find time to read. www.coyotemedia.org/pass-the-ric...

Definitely check out Asúkar, one of the businesses supported by Open Test Kitchen. Palestinian/Cuban fusion, a beautifully done relic of resistance to American imperialism. www.instagram.com/palestinianc...

I have often felt extremely cynical about the idea that "food brings people together." this dinner felt like a very informational stress test of it.

Pass the Rice, and Please Explain Your Genocide At a thoughtfully organized dinner in Oakland, Palestinian culinary activists shared more than just food — they offered their stories, their resilience, and their patience

"It is an act of love for Palestinians to patiently counter myths while their loved ones are being killed."

@soleilho.com went to a dinner where Palestinian food and drink makers shared their history and their grief. Then came the Q&A.