"Coyote, @coyotemedia.org, a new media collective in the Bay Area, is irreverent, human, and unabashedly political." “We are very open about what we care about, not only in this region, but in the world. And I think people find that refreshing.” www.cjr.org/analysis/the...

the people have spoken! www.coyotemedia.org/what-is-a-da...

Today’s post is for everyone who was upset by our food critic’s attempt at creating a “dadliest band tournament” on Sunday. Choices were made. @emmaruthless.bsky.social and I investigated why.

In which @soleilho.com trolls not only the attendees of the Alameda Record Swap, but also their own colleagues, with this "Dadliest Band Tournament" bracket www.coyotemedia.org/what-is-a-da...

Listening and learning www.coyotemedia.org/what-is-a-da...

This week's @coyotemedia.org calendar includes my logic for why puppets are inherently queer, along with a ton of events (possibly the most events we've ever done? I might have gone overboard?) www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

CJR interviewed @soleilho.com and me about building an independent, worker-owner journalism outlet that’s fiercely opposed to political bootlicking. (We are also, at times, very funny.) Subscribe at @coyotemedia.org!

@coyotemedia.org, a new media collective in the Bay Area, is irreverent, human, and unabashedly political. www.cjr.org/analysis/the...

COYOTE got covered in @columjournreview.bsky.social! “[COYOTE is trying to] channel alt-weeklies, in their nubby, human, off-kilter, and deeply political attempts to chronicle and fight for the culture of a place.” www.cjr.org/analysis/the...

@soleilho.com woke up today and chose violence

wow guys

Today, we’re gonna ask attendees of the Alameda Record Swap to settle the question of which band is the dadliest of all time. Whose paternal energy will reign supreme?

It's calendar time! Get drunk and try to spell big words! Do more gay shit! Watch a play about beavers! www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

ICYMI: I wrote about Lavender Lounge, the "queer American Bandstand," which had cameos from @margaretcho.bsky.social, @margagomez.bsky.social, Pansy Division... Fred Willard! It returns to the screen for the 1st time in 30 years this weekend at Frameline www.coyotemedia.org/the-most-gro...

another beautiful piece from Rahawa, and I am selfishly going to add the Canes win over Vegas to this pile of things that have felt like much-needed good news with Much To Think About (a league that waves away sexual assault charges, teams that hire and play alongside sexual predators, etc)

This week's edition of the COYOTE Calendar includes a joke that I had to ask my editor "is this too mean??" www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

I wrote about how New York Knicks Bluesky and World Cup TikTok were politically in conversation with each other over these last 10 days.

Six years before Ellen DeGeneres caused mayhem by uttering the words “I’m gay” on primetime, anyone flipping channels in San Francisco at 2pm on a Tuesday could stumble upon a “Lavender Lounge” segment called “Travels Through Transgender Land.” www.coyotemedia.org/the-most-gro...

"On March 9, 1991, in a Mission District production studio that rented for $10/hour, Mark Kliem looked into the camera and made a proclamation: 'Welcome to ‘Lavender Lounge,’' said the host of the country’s first queer 'American Bandstand'-style dance party TV show. 'We’re making history today.'"

“Especially as a queer filmmaker, self-authored representation is so important,” says Cassandra Herrman, director of ‘Here, Queer, and On TV.’ “I hope ‘Lavender Lounge’ serves as a reminder of that, and as an inspiration for new generations.” www.coyotemedia.org/the-most-gro...

Will a long-empty, but iconic space in Oakland finally get a tenant that makes sense? www.coyotemedia.org/hoopers-choc...

Alright, California — looks like this November, it's between Warlock Steve Hilton and Battle Master Fighter Xavier Becerra. www.coyotemedia.org/california-g...

Today on COYOTE: Seaweed harvesting in the North Bay!

as a longtime food writer and recovering critic, I love that COYOTE lowkey cosplayed as a food pub this week! with this great coffee story from @paoloshmaolo.bsky.social, in which he shares the refuge and restoration of the queer coffee shop... www.coyotemedia.org/queer-coffee...

I don't get the unmitigated gall of people to think journalists and writers shouldn't get paid. I was taught by my blue collar union grandparents that you do a job you get paid. Also it seems to me that independent journalism and writing in general needs to be supported more than ever.

Did you know that paid subscribers get access to the calendar's secret HOT TICKET section, in which @reveleth.com highlights events on the horizon that are v likely to sell out? Subscribe today if you don't want to miss out on a crawfish boil and river lesbians 👀 www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

"In the same way one should avoid wondering too much about the current whereabouts of a lost love, I try not to think about doubles very often.” Today on COYOTE, we have @soleilho.com writing about the dearth of Caribbean food in the Bay and the splendor of Trinidadian doubles.

lesbian coffeeshops are the only thing that kept america alive post-reagan

"Lesbians and queer women arguably built North American cafe culture, and Northern California alone spawned many queer coffee icons…. But cafe work falls into public life, and public life for non-hegemonic U.S. populations is increasingly under siege, often right under our noses.”

today on @coyotemedia.org: a story by @paoloshmaolo.bsky.social about the everlasting queerness of Bay Area coffee <3 www.coyotemedia.org/queer-coffee...

"Some of my students who walk [the Ohlone Greenway] often noticed a lot of trash... they decided to try to sway people to protect the tree space by making signs saying they were second graders, they named the trees and planted them, and the trees are important to the habitat along the path.” 🥹🌳🥹🍃🥹🌳

SO MUCH GOOD STUFF!

kiiiinda wonder if she got sick of people tagging her on IG accusing her of supporting zionists www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

cough www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-yo...

Happy Pride Month! This week, we're kicking off our Bay Area calendar with lots of great gay-ass events. We've also got book bedazzling, sharks, night hikes, and tenant organizing. Paid subscribers get a bonus "hot ticket" alert for stuff that'll def sell out. www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

It's officially Pride Month and so I must remind you all: Pride is a marathon, not a sprint. Hydrate. Wear sunscreen. Stretch. Pace yourselves. Here are some events (not all pride, but... a lot of pride): www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

as a diehard coyote defender I would die for my best friend Alcatraz Coyote

Big news, @coyotemedia.org just dropped its first ever endorsement. www.coyotemedia.org/endorsement-...

“The best candidate is also the strongest swimmer. COYOTE’s first official political endorsement is for the scrappy loner, the people’s governor, the Alcatraz coyote, who is — official slogan? — Somehow, Actually, Not the Worst Choice.” @coyotemedia.org 🗣️ALCATRAZ COYOTE FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR

These scary times call for a bold leader, one who isn't afraid to separate themselves from the pack, is willing to swim against the current of business as usual, who seeks out new opportunities in unusual places. I howl out my full-throated endorsement of Alcatraz Coyote for CA Governor.

We don’t typically do political endorsements, but desperate times, etc.

The California governor's race is a shit show and COYOTE's very own @soleilho.com is here to help you understand it via DnD www.coyotemedia.org/california-g...

my dream as a kid was to do the photoshops for the Weekly World News. well, here we are

Today: @soleilho.com decides to just say "fuck it" and assigns D&D classes to the California governor candidates. www.coyotemedia.org/california-g...

Look, if you send out a ballot with 61 candidates for California governor, this is what @coyotemedia.org is going to do with it.

The Bay Area Book Fest is coming back to Berkeley this weekend. These are @nuala.bsky.social and @rahawahaile.bsky.social's picks for events you gotta check out: Zine making! The sounds of Oakland! Hauntings!! www.coyotemedia.org/bay-area-boo...

This thread is great and I think spot on, and if you will indulge me in a moment of self promotion, as Laura points out there are TONS of very cool and fun lefty events and I put a lot of them on the @coyotemedia.org calendar!!

FYI our calendar is FULL of joy and fun and activism for those living in the Bay Area! If anything it's proof that this kind of stuff IS happening out here, even as we live under seriously fucked up material circumstances!! www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...

Please be aware that tomorrow's @coyotemedia.org is FULL of great stuff. So full I got the warning message that the email is too long.

It's up! Featuring SO many events and also my hot takes on George Washington, the Bible, aliens, and more. www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...