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05/18/2026

In the United States, there’s a version of mahjong being sold right now that costs $400 a set, comes with a $1,300 teacher certification, and gets photographed in soft light on a pastel paisley mat next to a charcuterie board and glasses of Champagne. Then there’s a version that’s been played at loud family parties, in Chinatown back rooms, and at new year’s festival tables for generations. As the game grows, how will these divergent mahjong cultures relate to each other?

We asked Nicole Wong, AKA , to make sense of it all. What she found is less a culture war (though it does seem like it sometimes) and more like disorientation as she watches something that felt private and familial become a profitable lifestyle brand in real time.

Mahjong is for everyone, she says, and she means it. But that’s not really the whole story. Read her take on coyotemedia.org or at the link in our bio.

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05/04/2026

Last April, on a sunny day in a small alley off Vallejo’s main street, there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a mural: a genuine ribbon, giant novelty scissors, the whole shebang. About a dozen people showed up to celebrate a new painting meant to celebrate Vallejo, a town overflowing with artists — many of whom were excited to contribute to the work.

But this mural, which stretches along 30 feet of Indian Alley, was generated by AI.

The more you look at it, the stranger the art becomes. A man plays an instrument that doesn’t make sense — some kind of cross between a trumpet and a trombone. A person’s arm comes out of a guitar. The bridge in the background is not the Carquinez Bridge nor the Mare Island one. There are odd blobs and indecipherable shapes scattered across the piece. If you’ve spent any time online recently, you will likely spot the telltale signs that the mural was not made by human hands.

It’s not every day that a huge piece of art goes up on a wall accidentally. But according to the folks behind “The Soul of the Bay in Vallejo,” that’s basically what happened. At coyotemedia.org, join us down the rabbit hole to find out: How did an AI-generated piece of art wind up here in the first place?

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03/31/2026

Today is Trans Day of Visibility, but visibility without protection is a trap. So rather than shoving well-meaning platitudes about the importance of living your truth at you, we’re here to ask our trans readers a question: how can COYOTE better serve you? What do you want to see on our site? What isn’t being covered right now? What do you want COYOTE to be writing about, featuring, or investigating? Comment, DM us, or check out the callout form on our latest piece. Bonus: you’ll get to read a rant about visibility from who is very over it.

03/26/2026

Today, the IOC announced that it would begin requiring every single female athlete to take a genetic test to prove they’re really women. They say this new policy is supported by science and history — but it’s simply not.

Reo Eveleth has spent over ten years obsessed with so-called “sex testing” in sports and went on a deep dive into the ways in which evidence is manufactured and warped to prop up unethical and exclusionary practices in sports.

Read the full story on coyotemedia.org.

03/23/2026

A lot of dinosaur punk bands roam the earth these days. Nostalgia-driven festivals are stocked with bands who haven’t written a new song in 30 years, many without crucial original members. Inevitably, these fests take place as a dozen newer bands are playing smaller shows around the same town — artists that represent the actual evolution of punk.

Nowhere is this contrast more visible than with , scheduled for March 27 through 29 in Oakland and Albany, and the now-cancelled Punk in the Park, a traveling roadshow originally set to take place in Vallejo in May. Punk in the Park’s lineup was filled with bands like Dead Kennedys — without Jello Biafra — and it fell apart when it came out that one of the organizers, Cameron Collins, had donated to Trump.

Whether aged participants in (predominately white male) subcultures turn right-wing or just reveal themselves later in life is an article for another day.
What’s more important: There is still an actual punk scene creating music here, and it has never been more diverse or interesting.

Enter Doll Fest, a celebration of “femme-fronted” bands organized under the mission statement of “battling for true equality” by bringing together “like-minded folx… through empowerment, resilience, and nurturing of communities.” Bad Cop Bad Cop, pictured here, headlines Sunday. This second iteration of the annual festival is a benefit for the Transgender Law Center.

Read more at coyotemedia.org.

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03/12/2026

This week’s lineup of events, hand-picked by the COYOTE team: crafts, crows, corner pockets, and so much more. Full calendar at coyotemedia.org 🐺

03/11/2026

Baby cat season is starting in the Bay Area! While it may be tempting to “rescue” a litter of wild mini panthers, there are a few super important things to consider first 👀 We’ve got the low down in our latest from Nuala Bishari🐱🐈😻🐾🐈‍⬛
Read the whole piece at coyotemedia.org

03/09/2026

taught English and Art History at Oakland School for the Arts () from 2016 to 2019, working with creative kids who filled the school’s hallways above the Fox Theater. Some went on to become viral artists with 100K+ followers. Others include a San Francisco Ballet dancer, a bestselling author, and a producer who performed at the Super Bowl’s official tailgate party.

But what Alan remembers most is who they were in his classroom: the 10th grader who produced a book of poems in days, the humble club president, the student with incredible posture from ballet training.

This is Alan’s love letter to teaching, Oakland, and the satisfaction of watching his students thrive. Read the full story at coyotemedia.org

03/04/2026

Rae Alexandra’s essay collection, out March 17 on City Lights, is a sharp, witty, educational celebration of Bay Area activists and rule-breakers — and a reminder that history is made by regular people every day.

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03/02/2026

Pour yourself a glass of water. What’s the texture? Are there notes of magnesium? Drywall? Perhaps… Tums?

tasted 19 different types of water at a class taught by spirits writer Camper English () — and emerged a convert to water nerdery.

There was BodyArmor (limp, performative, thin). Three Bays from Australia (creamy, unctuous, like pasta water). Vichy Catalan (the buttery Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay of water, perfect for lobster). And Borjomi from Georgia (funky, salty, metallic — old man in flip flops).

Turns out water can be citrusy, savory, silky, and even creamy. It can flatten the brightness in a whiskey or demand to be paired with grilled fish cheeks. And paying attention to something you’ve been drinking thoughtlessly your whole life? That’s its own small reward. Even if it tastes a little bit like Tums.

Read the full story at coyotemedia.org

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