Young local workers once viewed service jobs as temporary steppingstones. Now, more than 80% told UC Santa Cruz researchers that they are open to unionizing, motivated by both economic pressures and a broader vision of workplace democracy.
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Santa Cruz author Bridget Lyons talks nature-human intersection in Bookshop event
Local author Bridget A. Lyons will discuss her new book, “Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species,” on July 22 at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
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In search of the most quintessential Santa Cruz Day ever
What constitutes a “quintessential” Santa Cruz day? Maybe it’s good coffee, a breakfast burrito, visits to Santa Cruz’s most iconic vistas and a reminder of what makes downtown so compelling as a reflection of the city’s unique personality.
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Comic novelist Alison Bechdel treads lightly on the landmines of late-stage capitalism
Vermont-based graphic novelist Alison Bechdel releases a new illustrated comic novel titled “Spent,” in which she examines and spoofs progressives’ complicated relationship to money and wealth. She comes to Santa Cruz’s Rio Theatre next week.
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Olive Wilson’s plan? To publish a trilogy of novels, all before her junior year in high school
Santa Cruz High sophomore Olive D. Wilson has self-published two novels with a third on the way. The former basketball star writes fantasy novels about teens facing intense societal pressures.
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‘Palo Alto’ writer turns to climate-change crisis in his new book
Malcolm Harris, author of the 2023 political critique “Palo Alto” (and a native of Santa Cruz), comes to Santa Cruz on the heels of the publication of his new book, “What’s Left,” a deep dive into what it will take to emerge from the onrushing climate-change crisis.
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Art, poetry and the moment in history the focus of three local events
Poets converge on Bookshop Santa Cruz on Tuesday night – and again at Satori Arts on April 15 – to respond to the 2024 election, while Friday brings “Night of Ideas” to the Westside, a mini-festival with the theme of “Activism, Creativity and Collective Imagination.”
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Beyond Dr. Seuss: ‘Story & Pictures By’ documentary challenges how we value children’s literature
A new documentary takes a deep look at the art and craft of creating children’s picture books, giving respect to an often overlooked genre. “Story & Pictures By” will be screened at Santa Cruz High on Sunday as a co-presentation of UCSC, Bookshop Santa Cruz and the County Office of Education.
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UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist explores the interconnectedness of art and science in ‘Painting the Cosmos’
By Mike Peña A new book by UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist and visual artist Nia Imara explains the universe and traces how art has blended with science throughout human history. Painting the Cosmos is a rare work that reveals the cosmic connection between art, science, and humanity—citing examples ranging from the Great Pyramid of Giza, to seminal astronomer […]
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Santa Cruz’s Liza Monroy peers into the future and sees a complicated AI romance in ‘The Distractions’
Santa Cruz writer Liza Monroy’s new novel, “The Distractions,” is an uncanny and plausible look into the near future, in which she meditates on technology’s influence in the realm of dating, relationships and love. She’ll discuss it next week at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
