A digital rights advocacy group is reupping its call to ban biometric facial recognition technology in bars and other venues serving the LGBTQ+ community after new reporting revealed widespread use of the technology in San Francisco’s Castro District. This week, Gazetteer SF put a spotlight on the face-scanning technology that’s been hiding in plain sight
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Curious about what all creatures great, small and microscopic are getting up to? These two far-ranging and eye-opening books take an in-depth, often irreverent look at animal sex and reproduction with an eye toward evolution, biodiversity and the vitality of life on Earth. ★ Poking the Squid Fans of Perrin Roosevelt Ireland’s “Thirsty Science” short-form
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Tomi Talabi is the founder of The Black Beauty Club, a cultural platform redefining how we see, celebrate and invest in Black beauty. Since launching in 2020, The Black Beauty Club has become a go-to destination for conversations, experiences and collaborations that center Black women at the heart of beauty and culture. Previously, Talabi led
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As the American Library Association (ALA) reported in its April 2026 State of Libraries Report, the movement to censor materials in American schools and public libraries has shifted. The number of titles targeted in 2025 that were reported to ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom has grown (nearly 2,000 more titles than 2024), but the vast
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DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) and adidas launched Where It All Kicks Off, a new collaborative campaign built to capture the fever pitch excitement surrounding FIFA World Cup 2026 as the tournament arrives on U.S. soil. Featuring adidas athletes Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, Trinity Rodman, Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, Juanpa Zurita and Cobi Jones, the
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Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads up the Civil Rights Division of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department, waded into the ongoing Major League Baseball (MLB) cap controversy, stoking outrage over the league’s reaction to a San Francisco Giants player displaying a Bible verse on his Pride Night ballcap. “It is illegal to treat
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Bright music and an ode to love stories from author Katherine Center set the tone for the audiobook of The Shippers (11 hours), a delightful romance narrated by Patti Murin. Life is anything but smooth sailing for JoJo Burton, who has found her plans repeatedly thrown into chaos by Cooper, her childhood best friend. Cooper
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