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Dec 10, 2025

2026: Will It Be San Jose’s Turn to Flex Like a Big City?

The transformative power of sports to forge a civic experience may finally be tested in San Jose when the FIFA World Cup arrives next year.
Musicians mingling with members of the audience
Nov 12, 2025

Charting Asian Man Records and the South Bay Indie Rock Scene

Asian Man bands hit the road in a shining moment during the valley’s pre-digital musical heyday. Now the algo-generation rediscovers it.
Man standing in front of a painting of a shark
Nov 5, 2025

San Jose Graffiti Culture Shines at East Village Gallery Writers Bench

East Village’s Writers Bench gallery celebrates San José graffiti art culture at storefront that began as a box truck.
Detail of sculpture made of cast bronze and crocheted copper wire
Oct 22, 2025

Loose Threads

For artist ektor garcia, no piece is ever truly finished—only paused. His sculptures resist the idea of permanence.
Man sitting in a kitchen or den looking at a book
Oct 15, 2025

Jacques Pépin Marks 90th Birthday with a New Cookbook

Mythologies are built up and around famous chefs, layer upon layer, with the same amount of labor it takes...
Photo of a man holding an object and making a funny face
Oct 8, 2025

Specialty Film Festivals Bring Stories to Silicon Valley Screens

October is a big month for cinephiles in Silicon Valley. Festivals focus on African, Asian Pacific and Jewish subjects as well as short films.
Monarch butterfly on a eucalyptus tree
Oct 1, 2025

Flight of the Monarch

Alongside the endangered redwood, the monarch butterfly is a symbol of our land. The monarch haunts our dreams.

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