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Owner of Gold Leaf Ink, Regina “Push” Estrada, tattoos her apprentice at her studio on Feb. 10, 2022. (Garrett Isley / Xpress Magazine)

Old Scars, New Ink

Caroline Raffetto, Staff Writer
February 18, 2022

Every time Crystal Poon goes to pick up their tattoo gun, they catch a glimpse of the tattoo on their outer wrist. Their client reciprocates their gaze, and they get into a conversation about what it is....

 Entrance to Youth Spirit Artworks and its Tiny House Empowerment Village in Oakland on Saturday, December 4, 2021. (Cameron Lee/ Xpress Magazine)

Oakland’s ​​Tiny House Village Makes An Enormous Impact

Hunter Troy, Staff Writer
December 15, 2021

  Delilah Aviles, 20, has experienced what many are struggling with in the Bay Area:  homelessness. Yet, she radiates positivity.    “I like to take it day by day because my future is...

Sophia Hu and her boyfriend work from their home in the Inner Sunset in San Francisco, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2021. Hu sits in her living room while her boyfriend works at his desk. (Nicolas Cholula / Xpress Magazine)

Work-from-Wherever

KK Interchuck, Managing Editor
December 15, 2021

  After a long day or even longer night, home is the place to return to where one can relax and unwind. Alas, the era of working from home is among us, which means those who work remotely can no...

Potters at work in the Clayroom in San Francisco on Dec. 2, 2021. (Amaya Edwards / Xpress Magazine)

Lost in the Clay: Finding an Escape in Pottery

Ximena Loeza, Staff Writer
December 15, 2021

  As the studio manager announces closing time, the heads of several hard-working potters shoot up in shock. They scramble to clean up their workstations and make their final touches on their pieces....

Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center in Orinda, California. Photo courtesy of the source.

Gentle Giants: Equine-Assisted Services

Hunter Troy, Staff Writer
December 15, 2021

  The following article contains a mention of suicidal thoughts.   They may seem scary due to their 1,000-lbs. frames, yet horses provide empathy, trust and kindness to those in need.    From...

Wearing Drag As Armor

Wearing Drag As Armor

Gia Opsahl, Staff Writer
December 15, 2021

  (Podcast by Gia Opsahl/Xpress Magazine)   Editor’s note: The drag queens mentioned in this story have requested to be referred to by their drag name.     The first...

Freedom From a False Haven: The Reality of Religious Trauma

Freedom From a False Haven: The Reality of Religious Trauma

Lyn Brook, Copy Editor
December 15, 2021

The following story contains content about trauma.   To have a religious experience can be seen as a universal encounter among our species. Humanity's sense of wonder and desire to want to feel...

The yoga class gets instructed to do the peaceful warrior pose at Baker Beach in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2021. (Paris Galarza / Xpress Magazine)

A Journey to Peace: The Yogic Way

Mariana Garrick, Staff Writer
December 15, 2021

  As soon as 29-year-old Kirin Power grounded herself, sunk her feet into the Earth and looked up to the sky, she immediately found her place and felt connected to the nature surrounding her. Yoga...

SFSU School of Music professor Jono Kornfeld at SFSU on Monday, December 6, 2021. (Cameron Lee/ Xpress Magazine)

Finding Refuge in the Sound

Nicole Gonzales, Online Editor
December 14, 2021

  Pressing your hands to the piano keys, plucking at the strings of a guitar or creating chord progressions and producing melodic vibrations with your own hands — it’s an almost indescribable...

Kiana Honarmand poses for a portrait with her artwork at her studio in Palo Alto, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2021. Honarmand’s artwork uses colors, shapes and patterns that remind her of growing up in Iran. (Nicolas Cholula / Xpress Magazine)

Kiana Honarmand: An Iranian Woman’s Journey Shown Through Art

Hunter Troy, Staff Writer
November 11, 2021

  Kiana Honarmand places a wearable sculpture on her head. The black laser-cut felt covers her eyes, leaving the viewer with only glimpses of her face.    “The title for the series...

8645: Christina Lewis stands in the storage room in her basement that contains her life collection of clown costumes and memorabilia in San Francisco on Oct 27, 2021. (Saskia Hatvany / Xpress Magazine)

Deep Down, We’re All Clowns

Saskia Hatvany, Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2021

On an early Sunday afternoon in a San Francisco warehouse, an unusual scene takes place. A young woman stares at a purse on the floor before gingerly placing her left foot inside of it. Across the room,...

Alexiz Romero, 22, sits on a concrete bench at San Francisco State University on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The mindset that comes with the role of machismo, like not showing emotion adds the difficulties faced by the Latinx/Hispanic community in the United States. (Cameron Lee /  Xpress Magazine)

Overcoming Mental Health in Latinx and Hispanic Households

Gia Opsahl, Staff Writer
November 11, 2021

  Nina Nazario, 23, struggles with discussing her post-traumatic stress disorder with her father. She feels it’s harder for older generations in Hispanic culture to share comfort surrounding...

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