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Book Review: “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty”

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments by

            The late Alexander McQueen was renowned, sometimes to the point of being notorious, for his otherworldly and bizarre designs. Although his designs have now found homes upon the red carpet, McQueen was quite the opposite of a conventional celebrity. Growing up, he knew he was destined to have a [...]

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Opinion: Occupy Oakland, January 28th

Jan 29, 2012 No Comments by

The opinions expressed by Caliber Magazine bloggers and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Caliber Magazine or any affiliate thereof.    So, maybe you’ve heard on the news, but Oakland went a little wild on Saturday (January 28th).   The plan of the day was for Occupy Oakland, the local [...]

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SOPA, PIPA, and Democracy

Jan 20, 2012 No Comments by

I’m sure that by now, everybody has now at least heard of the SOPA/PIPA bills that have been stirring up the hornets’ nest of the Internet.  And my, what a hornets’ nest indeed!  While most online activism has been confined to changing Facebook profile pictures, signing online petitions, and writing angry blogs, this latest controversy [...]

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Telegraph Treasures: Alice Bag at Amoeba Records

Jan 16, 2012 No Comments by

  Last Thursday evening, January 12, punk rocker and author Alice Bag took part in a special book reading/musical performance combo. It was sponsored by Moe’s Books, a bookstore on Telegraph, and hosted at Amoeba Records (also found on Telegraph). The audience got the opportunity to hear Alice Bag read from her memoir Violence Girl: [...]

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Telegraph Treasures: Aunt Mary’s Cafe

Jan 08, 2012 No Comments by

Aunt Mary’s Cafe is located in the Temescal/North Oakland part of Telegraph Avenue, at 4307 Telegraph Ave, between 43rd St & 44th St. They specialize in traditional American cuisine catering to breakfast, brunch, and lunch with a special emphasis on Southern cooking- plenty of eggs, grits, and biscuits. Their ingredients are fresh, local, and from sustainable sources. Continually [...]

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Book Review: “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?”

Dec 21, 2011 No Comments

  “They say the best revenge is a life lived well…I disagree. I say the best revenge is acid in the face.” Or so says Mindy Kaling–triple threat actress (Kelly Kapoor from The Office), writer/producer of The Office, and stand up comedian–in her new book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Now, while acid in [...]

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Telegraph Treasures: Holiday Street Fair 2011

Dec 20, 2011 2 Comments

Friday, December 16, marked the first day of the annual Telegragh Holiday Street Fair at the intersection of Bancroft and Telegraph.   The street fair spans between Bancroft Ave and Dwight Way, and features more than 200 hundred artists and vendors hawking various goods, including jewelry, clothes, food, soaps, household items, and artworks.   The [...]

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Book Review: “The Hunger Games”

Dec 11, 2011 No Comments

If you are one of the handful of people who has not yet hopped onto The Hunger Games bandwagon, you still have time before the movie comes out early Spring of next year. The Hunger Games trilogy, masked by the veil of a children’s book, and propelled by a suspenseful plot, is more than what [...]

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On Google’s Latest Revamp

Dec 02, 2011 1 Comment

  So, Google recently integrated YouTube with Google+.  This is a brilliant move, in the context of Google’s battle with Facebook over Internet space and revenue.         Now, I do not follow the doings and plans of the various tech giants all too closely, but you don’t really need to in order [...]

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In Hindsight: Thankful for a Break

Nov 23, 2011 3 Comments

It’s that time of year again, that time when everyone is running around frantically as they try to finish some assignments last-minute, pack for those long-awaited Thanksgiving trips, and rush to the overcrowded airports in San Francisco and Oakland. Holiday season is undoubtedly upon us, and with its arrival, it has managed to raise stress [...]

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