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    Yosemite Burn­ing

    Ora Yashar
    September 23, 2020
    Essay

    Glow Shrimp

    Mari­na Weiner
    September 23, 2020
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    The Usu­al Uncer­tain­ties: Stories 
    Jonathan Blum
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    Excerpt: The Usu­al Uncertainties 

    Jonathan Blum
    November 25, 2019
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    Giraffes on Horse­back Sal­ad: Dali, The Marx Broth­ers and the Great­est Movie Nev­er Made
    Josh Frank
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    Hol­ly­wood’s Eve 
    Lili Ano­lik
    Cover of Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California
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    Tow­ers of Gold: How One Jew­ish Immi­grant Named Isa­ias Hell­man Cre­at­ed California
    Frances Dinkenspiel
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    The May­or of Cas­tro Street: The Life and Times of Har­vey Milk
    Randy Shilts
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    Cos­mopoli­tans: A Social & Cul­tur­al His­to­ry of the Jews of the San Fran­cis­co Bay Area
    Fred Rosenbaum
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