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May 16, 2012

“Bitter Melon” – Reinterpreting the Dewey Monument in Union Square

In the sixteenth century, Spain claimed the Philippines as part of its expanding empire. Filipino colonists later fought the Spanish in a bid for independence in the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898. During the revolution, the United States intervened and took control of … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2012

“The Maltese Falcon” – Copies Without an Original

In Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 noir thriller  The Maltese Falcon, private detective Sam Spade encounters an international gang of thieves who have come to San Francisco on the trail of a stolen statue – “a glorious golden falcon encrusted from head to foot with the finest jewels… painted or enameled … Continue reading →

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December 4, 2011

Changing Place Names to Change Historical Memory

Oakland-based graphic designer Kenji Liu has recently embarked on a project that puts him in a long line of artists and polititians who have changed place names in San Francisco. His Decolonized Area Rapid Transit (DART) map is based on the official San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →

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May 24, 2011

Locating “Tales of the City”

Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City is a series of eight novels set primarily in San Francisco, spanning from 1976 to the present. The stories recount the lives of a broad cross-section of the city’s denizens, and the transformative impact that the characters and … Continue reading →

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