Columns & Opinion

Here & There: Clean Copy, Coast to Coast

Returning to Wine Country brought a wave of déjà vu—but this time everything familiar felt unexpected. Two years ago, I described the feeling of visiting a place that seems so recognizable but yet one has never been. And then just recently, on a subsequent trip from my home on the...

Linked Hands: Penelope Lenaerts of Art Trails Open...

Your Letters, Oct. 14

Free Will Astrology, Oct. 14-20

Your Letters, Oct. 7

Oct 6, 2026

Arms and the Man Donald Trump, for many months, has held up arms sales to Taiwan, creating a backlog of...

A man in headphones, sunglasses and a patterned shirt works the DJ controls.

The Saint Rose Disco: Micah Perrin of Sounds Good Sonoma

Oct 6, 2026

Explaining his work and his role as DJ of the function, Micah Perrin, the Saint Rose Disco, says, “I’m...

Banned Books & Burger Week

Oct 6, 2026

Through some cosmic fluke, Banned Books Week and Bay Area Burger Week overlap this October. There will be the...

Antique illustration of the Libra constellation showing golden scales and labeled stars.

Free Will Astrology, Oct. 7-13

Oct 6, 2026

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Oracle: My secret terror is being ordinary. I need to be special, and lately...

A cosplayer in an ornate gold headdress and jeweled costume poses dramatically in front of stone columns.

The Cosbunny, Award-Winning Cosplay Artist to Judge at SonomaCon

Sep 29, 2026

Nakedly, “cosplay” combines “costume” and “play” in the real-life portrayal of fictional characters—commonly at conventions specifically for this Japanese-derived...