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Chris Baker

Chris Baker lives in Oakland, where he writes about pop culture and history for outlets like Wired, Rolling Stone, Slate, and his Substack.

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Manga, a Bay Area Love Story

A new exhibition at the de Young Museum explores how the Japanese art form conquered the world.

Sep 25, 2025
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Time-Traveling Hipster

In My Time Machine, Carol Lay imagines a California 30 million years in the future.

Nov 7, 2024