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Richard Pryor book covers comedian’s time in Berkeley
Scott Saul moved to Berkeley about 12 years ago, and, right before his son Max was born in 2007, he developed a new obsession: Richard Pryor. The talented but self-destructive comedian had lived in Berkeley decades earlier, a sojourn he credited with politicizing his stand-up routines. Pryor frequently said he re-invented himself in Berkeley, but […]
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Poetic inspiration in a Berkeley coffee shop
Karin Evans is a Berkeley writer and the author of The Grace to Race, the story of Sister Madonna Buder, the 80-year-old world champion triathlete, and The Lost Daughters of China. While working towards a MFA in poetry, Evans spent a lot of time writing in different venues in Berkeley. Here are two poems she wrote […]