Community Voices: Jean Melasaine: Precious is about women I know
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Wed, 9 Dec at 3:06pm.

When I saw the trailer for the new film "Precious" I cried. This film made me think a lot about an old life I was too familiar with. It made me think about a lot of women that I am close to.

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Chris Lane, Zombie Illustrator: Talk at Diesel Books, Oakland
Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Thu, 12 Nov at 1:58am.

On Nov. 5, 2009, local illustrator Chris Lane gave a talk about his new book Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection, at Diesel Bookstore, Oakland, CA.

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