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Happy Birthday Dorothea Lange!

Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Photography, Video, Depression, Dust Bowl, Documentary Photography, Berkeley, Dorothea Lange Birthday, Dorothea Lange, Female Artists, Great Depression, Arts News

Dorothea Lange was an iconic American photographer, most famous for capturing the human strife and resilience during the Great Depression. Her photogr...

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BAM! That Was Great!

Sally Fay | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: My Sf, Bam, SF Around Town, Berkeley, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley Art Museum Benefit, San Francisco News

Many of us have been to and worked on many a benefit over the years and appreciate the work that goes into them, but when you find yourself in a state of constant elation at one, it catches you by surprise!

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Do the Wealthy Lie, Cheat and Steal More Than the Rest of Us?

Richard Schiffman | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, University of California, Wall Street, Wealth, Berkeley, Money, Ethics, Occupy Wall Street, Mitt Romney, Wealth Gap, Culture News

The insane feeding frenzy on Wall Street prior to the crash may be less about greed than a species of machismo. Money, for the rich, is not just a medium to purchase things; it is a measure of status in that rarefied world where you are judged by the heft of your take home pay.

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Aurora Repolishes a 19th Century Gem in Schnitzler's Lively Anatol

Leo Stutzin | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Aurora Theatre, Berkeley, Anatol Show, San Francisco Around Town, Schnitzler Anatol, Anatol, San Francisco Theater, Anatol Play, Schnitzler, San Francisco News

Anatol, a play by Arthur Schnitzler, is receiving a lively, whimsical resurrection at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

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Where Did Google And Apple Employees Go To College?

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Google, Apple, University of California, Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Texas, Top Tech Companies, Stanford University, Top Companies, Best Places to Work, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles, Most Popular Place to Work, Mit, College News

More young people would want to work for Google than any other company. Apple is the the second most popular company, according to a survey done by U...

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'Your Money Or Your Life'

Pamela Mays McDonald | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Oakland, University of California, Berkeley, Affordable Health Care Act, Kenya Wheeler, Nancy Pelosi, offthebus2012, Supreme Court Health Care, Run for Kenya, Offthebus, Health Care Law, Off the Bus, Politics News

As the Supreme Court, on this third and final day, weighs the future of the Affordable Care Act (AKA "Obamacare"), the saga of Kenya's journey these past few months demonstrates the life-or-death significance of the Court's deliberations.

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WATCH: Mad Max of Hypermilers Hacks 2-Ton Truck, Halves Fuel Consumption

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Pulse and Glide, California, Bakari Kafele, Green News, Technology News, Hypermiling, Fuel Economy, 55 Speed Limit, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Consumption, Biodiesel Hauling, Urban Ore, Berkeley, Oakland, Auto-Stop, Hypermiler, BioFuel Oasis, Video, Technology News

He added a charger and now plugs in at night to charge his electric components or when parked long enough, the 15-watt solar panel on his dashboard fully charges his accessories.

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FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATED? Police Chief Sent Armed Cop To Reporter's House At Midnight

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Berkeley Police Chief, Police Chief Michael Meehan, Michael Meehan Doug Oakley, Michael Meehan, Berkeley Police Chief Reporter, Doug Oakley, Police Chief Reporter, Doug Oakley Oakland Tribune, Michael Meehan Berkeley Police, Michael Meehan Berkeley, Berkeley, Berkeley Police, Michael Meehan Oakland Tribune, San Francisco News

Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan has come under fire after sending an armed sergeant to Oakland Tribune reporter Doug Oakley's home in the middle ...

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WATCH: Horrifying Murder In Berkeley -- Is Occupy To Blame?

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 02.22.2012

A tragic murder in Berkeley has stricken two families with grief and led to serious allegations against the Berkeley Police Department, the mental hea...

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Berkeley, CA: How Berkeley's Last Video Rental Store Survived The Digital Apocalypse

berkeley.patch.com | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Small Business, Video, California, Berkeley, DVD Rentals, Dispatches: The Changing American Dream, Home News

"It's like the theater in a way. There is some magic about coming to the video store."...

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Mary Heilmann Will Make You Love Abstract Art

Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Video, Abstract Art, Surfing, Berkeley, Acid, Heilmann, Mary Heilmann, Psychedelic, Female Artists, UK Arts, Minimalism, Arts News

Here at HuffPost Arts, we like to think of abstract art as the sushi of the art world, an acquired taste that at first encounter is a bit odd and leav...

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California City Pulling Millions Out Of Bank

Care2 Causes | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: California, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Berkeley, Wells Fargo, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Banks, Berkeley Wells Fargo, Occupy Movement, San Francisco News

In what may be the most damaging blow to Big Banks since the overwhelming success of Bank Transfer Day in late 2011, the City of Berkeley recently ann...

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Why We Love The Mother Of The Organic Food Movement

Kitchen Daily | Joseph Erdos | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Chefs We Love, Video, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Slow Food Movement, Berkeley, Locavorism, Chez Panisse, Alice Waters, California Cuisine, KitchenDaily News

Chefs We Love is a Valentine's Day tribute to those who have done great work in the culinary world -- to those who inspire us to not only eat well, bu...

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City Looks To Move It's Money

Berkeley Patch | Emily Henry | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo, Berkeley, City-of-Berkeley, State and Local Government, Move Your Money, Move Your Money Campaign, Municipal Finance, Move Your Money Day, Berkeley California, Politics News

The recommendation not to renew the city's contract will be addressed at the Jan. 31 council meeting, when the council will decide whether or not to s...

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The Surrogate Steals Sundance

Courtney Garcia | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: William H. Macy, John Hawkes, Entertainment News, Sundance Film Festival, Berkeley, Fox Searchlight, Hollywood, Entertainment News

I knew this film was going to be good because 1) it was about a bizarre sexual quandary; 2) it really happened; and 3) it starred John Hawkes, who is one of the best, if not the best, actors in Hollywood right now.

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Original 1969 Berkeley People's Park Leaflets Found

Larry Magid | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: People's Park, Berkeley, Protest, History, Politics News

Back in 1969 I was a senior at U.C. Berkeley and a member of the People's Park Negotiating Committee, where I helped write and print the leaflets that were used to call people to demonstrations and inform them of the status of the Park -- and I just turned up the originals.

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Howard Hawks Retrospective in Berkeley

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Pacific Film Archive, Film, Movie News, Berkeley, Movies, Howard Hawks, Bringing Up Baby, Slideadbigshot, The Big Sleep, His Girl Friday, Scarface, San Francisco News

What does a seminal gangster film like Scarface have in common with such screwball comedies as Bringing Up Baby, and His Girl Friday? The answer is Howard Hawks.

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Occupy... Your Neighborhood!

Michael Berkowitz | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Politics, Berkeley, Occupy, Occupy Movement, San Francisco News

The group is largely seniors, volunteers seasoned in the labor, civil rights and anti-war movements. Some call themselves "Senior Action" or "Occupy Retirement." Out of the senior centers and into the street, they joke.

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Anti-Semitism Claims Against UC Berkeley Dismissed

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Anti-Semitism, UC Berkeley, Berkeley-Anti-Semitism-Lawsuit, Berkeley, College News

BERKELEY, Calif. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Jewish students who claimed the University of California, Berkeley, fost...

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UC Berkeley Reopens Building After Fuel Spill

AP | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: UC Berkeley, Berkeley Reopens, The West, UC Berkeley Fuel Spill, Berkeley, College News

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley officials on Monday reopened a campus building closed after 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel s...

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Scientists Discover BIGGEST Black Holes Ever Known To Exist

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Black Hole, Nasa, Video, Star, NGC 3842, University of California Berkeley, Space, Berkeley, Nature, Black Holes, Sun, Largest Black Holes, Green News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have found the biggest black holes known to exist – each one 10 billion times the size of our sun. A te...

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Occupy's Tactics

Norm Stamper | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Oakland, Mortgages, Infrastructure, Seattle, Berkeley, Police, Portland, Corporate Greed, Bridges, U.C. Davis, Jobs, Occupy Wall Street, Demonstration Tactics, Pepper Spray, Zuccotti Park, Politics News

Shutting down a critical bridge or snarling highway traffic during rush hour may be a grand, empowering experience. But it ticks off thousands who would otherwise, in their own enlightened self-interest, sign on to the cause.

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Outrage Over Police Violence At Occupy Protest

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Occupy Cal, University of California Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Police Clash, Occupy Movement, Protesters, Video, University of California, Police Violence, Berkeley, Occupy Wall Street, City Council, Chancellor, Robert J. Birgeneau, San Francisco News

In light of campus police violence against protesters, University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau faces lawsuits, a letter from...

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Thousands Gather For Occupy Cal As Two Years Of Protest Comes Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Occupy Cal, UC Berkeley, Occupy La, Video, University of California, College Student Walk Out, Police Violence, Berkeley, Occupy Wall Street, Nov. 9, Protests, Occupy Sf, Occupy, Day of Action, San Francisco, Clash With Police, San Francisco News

Facing some of the steepest budget cuts and tuition hikes in the country, thousands college students across California staged a mass walkout on Wednes...

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Are Animals in Your Cocktail?

Anneli Rufus | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Revival Bar + Kitchen, Vegan Cocktails, Cocktails, Liqueur, Berkeley, Crescent Hotel, Beer, Vegan, San Francisco, Wine, Isinglass, Food News

Vegans might think they're safe at bars as long as they don't order anything containing cream, honey or egg whites. (That means no Grasshoppers, no Black Russians, no Drambuie, Brandy Alexanders, no Pisco Sours and no eggnog.) Actually, it's not that easy.

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