Hana Baba
By Hana Baba on Nov 24 2011 - 5:10pm
Marilyn Pittman is one of San Francisco's first openly gay comics, rising to fame during the AIDS crisis, and known for bringing hilarity through her blunt, "tell it like it is" comedy.
But in 1997, tragedy struck, when her father murdered her mother, and then committed suicide. After that, Pittman...
By Hana Baba on Nov 23 2011 - 4:59pm
Back in the ‘50s, Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” challenged how people thought a poem should sound. Recently, e-books challenged how we think a book should feel. And now, the Twitter Novel is challenging how a novel should be written.
Journalist Doug Sovern took it upon himself to write a novel on Twitter...
By Hana Baba on Nov 21 2011 - 3:51pm
Smartphones bring us streaming audio, directions to where we're going, instant connections with our friends and family. But an increasing number of experts are sounding an alarm that smartphones may as well be called spyphones.
One concerned group is the San Francisco-based Center for Technology...
By Hana Baba on Aug 31 2011 - 5:03pm
Community college is supposed to be the affordable path to higher education. But with $400 million cut from the California Community Colleges budget, the future of the 112 California campuses is unclear – including Chabot College in Hayward.
Still, the president of Chabot College, Dr. Celia...
By Hana Baba on Aug 23 2011 - 5:36pm
Most artists work with a design in mind – architects have their blueprints, actors have their screenplays – a plan for how their project will proceed. But for improv comics, art is making people laugh without a script or even a clue of how you’ll go about doing it before you hit the stage.
You...
By Ali Winston on Aug 18 2011 - 5:18pm
When there are police shootings – they usually make front page news. Any officer involved in a shooting is usually immediately put on administrative leave, and the police department conducts an investigation. Reporters follow up on these stories, but their access is limited. That’s because five...
By Hana Baba on Aug 11 2011 - 6:01pm
Recently, KALW’s Jon Atkinson headed out to Dolores Park to ask the resident young adults there about marriage. He mostly heard the words “outdated,” and “unnecessary” (save for the words of one hopeful park-goer). And those who follow marriage trends wouldn’t be surprised. People like local author...
By Hana Baba on Aug 10 2011 - 5:10pm
As the state ponders the release of its prisoners, some community groups are calling for a more rehabilitative approach to incarceration. Prison can be a transforming experience for many. It can also be enlightening, with prisoners finding solace and guidance in spirituality.
While African American...
By Hana Baba on Aug 9 2011 - 3:34pm
Head to the East Bay city of Hayward, and you’ll find a museum with a little bit of class. There, the city’s historical society puts on exhibits about the way we used to live. But were Bay Area citizens of the past really so different than us?
KALW’s Hana Baba wanted to know more, so she stopped by...
By Hana Baba on Aug 8 2011 - 6:30pm
Descendants of immigrants and refugees from countries in the Middle East and South Asia often find a hard time living in the post 9/11 United States because they have Muslim names. Take former San Jose State Professor and artist Hasan Elahi. After September 11, while trying to catch a plane, he was...
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