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Original Inknew

The untold story of how California women broke body art boundaries.

Metro Silicon Valley | Jody Amable | 04-19-2016 | Culture

The Myth of Super Bowl Sex Traffickingnew

With no evidence of a Big Game-related spike, the crackdown on trafficked humans more often than not targets sex workers and consenting adults.

Metro Silicon Valley | John Flynn | 01-22-2016 | Culture

Painting the Politicalnew

Former Buffalo Nine activist and renowned oil painter Jerry Ross returns to his political roots with portraits of 2016 presidential candidates.

Eugene Weekly | Alex V. Cipolle | 01-03-2016 | Culture

The Unforgettable Party That No One Can Remembernew

From tie-died, rainbow hallucinations to San Jose City Hall's gray concrete plaza, the hazy history of the night that cemented the counterculture and changed America.

Metro Silicon Valley | Geoffrey Dunn | 12-15-2015 | Culture

While the Internet popularized the cat video with its attendant memes, salable kitsch and viral stars, the genre—if one could call it that—dates back to the inception of cinema. For reasons probed by social science and debated by cultural critics, we have long obsessed over cats. Yet in the past decade, with the advent of cheap cameras and online video sharing, that fascination has reached fever-pitch frenzy.

Metro Silicon Valley | Jennifer Wadsworth | 11-11-2015 | Culture

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When Women Are Sentenced to Male Prisonsnew

In The Women of San Quentin, journalist Kristin Schreier Lyseggen offers an in-depth look at the struggles of transgender women who face abuse and trauma inside California's male prisons.

East Bay Express | Sam Levin | 09-30-2015 | Culture

Appropriate This!new

While most fashion and pop culture trends in the digital age are quick to die out, that of appropriating elements historically associated with Native American culture seems to be holding strong. SFR reached out to a group of artists, established and emerging, and asked about their reality, inspiration and challenges.

Santa Fe Reporter | Enrique Limón | 08-19-2015 | Culture