soleil ho
@soleilho.com
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soleil ho
@soleilho.com
· Nov 10
hey y'all! I'm Soleil Ho, a writer who goes deep into food, pop culture, identity politics and mass media. I've written about: an edible wasp festival in Japan; the hollowing-out of the COVID welfare state; and how Stop Asian Hate got warped into pro-carceral politics. I also write cookbooks!
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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The Bay Area is experiencing an 'Asian Market Boom.' But what does it mean when immigrant cultural spaces become economic solutions?
Read @cecilialei.bsky.social's personal essay on Richmond’s Pacific East Mall, the "retail savior" narrative, and why she’s craving a different story.
Read @cecilialei.bsky.social's personal essay on Richmond’s Pacific East Mall, the "retail savior" narrative, and why she’s craving a different story.
What the ‘Asian Market Boom’ is Missing: An Ode to Pacific East Mall
As shiny, new Asian grocery stores are hailed as retail "saviors," the decades-old Pacific East Mall in Richmond shows how immigrant cultural spaces matter beyond their economic benefits.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The Bay Area is experiencing an 'Asian Market Boom.' But what does it mean when immigrant cultural spaces become economic solutions?
Read @cecilialei.bsky.social's personal essay on Richmond’s Pacific East Mall, the "retail savior" narrative, and why she’s craving a different story.
Read @cecilialei.bsky.social's personal essay on Richmond’s Pacific East Mall, the "retail savior" narrative, and why she’s craving a different story.
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I bought Gina a new turntable to replace that ancient one. All kids deserve good audio.
I was really charmed by this SF librarian's quest to bring vinyl records to her students, and I hope you are too! www.coyotemedia.org/a-bay-area-l...
A Bay Area Librarian Is Using Vintage Vinyl to Show Tweens Where Music Comes From
Gina Cargas reached out to the community about collecting records for her middle school students. The response was overwhelming.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I bought Gina a new turntable to replace that ancient one. All kids deserve good audio.
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cleanse your brain, cleanse your spirit: read @rahawahaile.bsky.social and @maggietokudahall.bsky.social in conversation about pigeons www.coyotemedia.org/local-woman-...
Local Woman Has Hobby: Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Pigeon Paintings
“Everything that we think is disgusting about human life, pigeons wear without shame.”
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January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
cleanse your brain, cleanse your spirit: read @rahawahaile.bsky.social and @maggietokudahall.bsky.social in conversation about pigeons www.coyotemedia.org/local-woman-...
Local Woman Has Hobby: Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Pigeon Paintings
“Everything that we think is disgusting about human life, pigeons wear without shame.”
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January 8, 2026 at 2:13 AM
cleanse your brain, cleanse your spirit: read @rahawahaile.bsky.social and @maggietokudahall.bsky.social in conversation about pigeons www.coyotemedia.org/local-woman-...
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I already reshared this, but I’m doing it again in a quote-repost after reading through it because it really brightened my day.
So many things are bad right now, but I interviewed @maggietokudahall.bsky.social about painting pigeons and small acts of survival. 📸 by @estefancy.bsky.social
Local Woman Has Hobby: Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Pigeon Paintings
“Everything that we think is disgusting about human life, pigeons wear without shame.”
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January 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I already reshared this, but I’m doing it again in a quote-repost after reading through it because it really brightened my day.
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I think I need to log off for a couple of days for my own sake but before I do, pls enjoy this interview that was a real high point for me about all the pigeons.
Thank you @rahawahaile.bsky.social for this warm interview and for titling it just right.
For a million reasons support indie journalism
Thank you @rahawahaile.bsky.social for this warm interview and for titling it just right.
For a million reasons support indie journalism
So many things are bad right now, but I interviewed @maggietokudahall.bsky.social about painting pigeons and small acts of survival. 📸 by @estefancy.bsky.social
Local Woman Has Hobby: Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Pigeon Paintings
“Everything that we think is disgusting about human life, pigeons wear without shame.”
www.coyotemedia.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I think I need to log off for a couple of days for my own sake but before I do, pls enjoy this interview that was a real high point for me about all the pigeons.
Thank you @rahawahaile.bsky.social for this warm interview and for titling it just right.
For a million reasons support indie journalism
Thank you @rahawahaile.bsky.social for this warm interview and for titling it just right.
For a million reasons support indie journalism
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Happy to see Perverts Put Out in the latest @coyotemedia.org calendar! This is an erotica reading happening in SF tomorrow evening, and I've been added to the lineup! Alongside some real superstars like Juba Kalamka and @baruchporras.bsky.social <3
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COYOTE Calendar: January 8-January 14
This week we've got mushroom talks, multiple repair workshops, bike parties, special karaoke, and a lot of different ways to engage in some sexy times.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Happy to see Perverts Put Out in the latest @coyotemedia.org calendar! This is an erotica reading happening in SF tomorrow evening, and I've been added to the lineup! Alongside some real superstars like Juba Kalamka and @baruchporras.bsky.social <3
www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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ICYMI: On Friday, we ran an exclusive interview with the owners of Bottom of the Hill, a beloved SF club that plans to shutter its doors later this year. I've always loved this venue, but it's storied history is so much more fascinating than I realized...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
ICYMI: On Friday, we ran an exclusive interview with the owners of Bottom of the Hill, a beloved SF club that plans to shutter its doors later this year. I've always loved this venue, but it's storied history is so much more fascinating than I realized...
the latest update in my annual attempt at doing something new: I've joined a climbing gym! the ladder-like intro bouldering climbs have already destroyed me so that's good
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
the latest update in my annual attempt at doing something new: I've joined a climbing gym! the ladder-like intro bouldering climbs have already destroyed me so that's good
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RIP... a decade ago I burned a CD of the Mountain Goats performance at Bottom of the Hill, from 2008, from their Heretic Pride tour. Definitive versions of those tracks IMO
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
RIP... a decade ago I burned a CD of the Mountain Goats performance at Bottom of the Hill, from 2008, from their Heretic Pride tour. Definitive versions of those tracks IMO
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a loss to San Francisco and to me personally. we played there for years and years until there was really no way for us to play there. "too big" I guess but I will never be bigger in my mind than what the Bottom of the Hill is in my heart.
breaking (heart) news for SF music heads www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
a loss to San Francisco and to me personally. we played there for years and years until there was really no way for us to play there. "too big" I guess but I will never be bigger in my mind than what the Bottom of the Hill is in my heart.
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BREAKING: Bottom of the Hill, the storied rock club that’s hosted countless local bands as well as global superstars like Oasis, the Strokes, and the White Stripes, will shutter at the end of this year, owners say. What’s next for the space isn’t clear. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
BREAKING: Bottom of the Hill, the storied rock club that’s hosted countless local bands as well as global superstars like Oasis, the Strokes, and the White Stripes, will shutter at the end of this year, owners say. What’s next for the space isn’t clear. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
breaking (heart) news for SF music heads www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
breaking (heart) news for SF music heads www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
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gorgeous piece, and I especially like it as paired with the binder review he did a long time ago. both softly, tentatively talking about desire and the embarrassment of having desire, and what it feels like to consummate that desire anyway
"There are very few other places in life which unite careful concentration and shower shoes." Read Danny Lavery on bathhouse rules, towel etiquette, and the thrill of plunging into the unknown on COYOTE. www.coyotemedia.org/visting-a-ga...
So You’ve Finally Gotten Up the Nerve To Visit a Gay Bathhouse. Now What?
You must provide your own shower shoes, and woe betide you if you forget them. That’s the uniform.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
gorgeous piece, and I especially like it as paired with the binder review he did a long time ago. both softly, tentatively talking about desire and the embarrassment of having desire, and what it feels like to consummate that desire anyway
love to publish stories that I know would never fly at a newspaper 😈
"There are very few other places in life which unite careful concentration and shower shoes." Read Danny Lavery on bathhouse rules, towel etiquette, and the thrill of plunging into the unknown on COYOTE. www.coyotemedia.org/visting-a-ga...
So You’ve Finally Gotten Up the Nerve To Visit a Gay Bathhouse. Now What?
You must provide your own shower shoes, and woe betide you if you forget them. That’s the uniform.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
love to publish stories that I know would never fly at a newspaper 😈
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"There are very few other places in life which unite careful concentration and shower shoes." Read Danny Lavery on bathhouse rules, towel etiquette, and the thrill of plunging into the unknown on COYOTE. www.coyotemedia.org/visting-a-ga...
So You’ve Finally Gotten Up the Nerve To Visit a Gay Bathhouse. Now What?
You must provide your own shower shoes, and woe betide you if you forget them. That’s the uniform.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
"There are very few other places in life which unite careful concentration and shower shoes." Read Danny Lavery on bathhouse rules, towel etiquette, and the thrill of plunging into the unknown on COYOTE. www.coyotemedia.org/visting-a-ga...
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This brainrot is more responsible for the rise of authoritarianism in the US than any of the wokeness it will not shut up about
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This brainrot is more responsible for the rise of authoritarianism in the US than any of the wokeness it will not shut up about
4 1/2 hours left to get a COYOTE subscription for 15% off — just $68 for a year!
We started 2025 with COYOTE as just a twinkle in our eyes — and now, we're a full-blown publication! Looking forward to domming 2026 >:3 www.coyotemedia.org/goodbye-2025/
Goodbye 2025!
In: Indie news. Out: All the other crap.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
4 1/2 hours left to get a COYOTE subscription for 15% off — just $68 for a year!
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We started 2025 with COYOTE as just a twinkle in our eyes — and now, we're a full-blown publication! Looking forward to domming 2026 >:3 www.coyotemedia.org/goodbye-2025/
Goodbye 2025!
In: Indie news. Out: All the other crap.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We started 2025 with COYOTE as just a twinkle in our eyes — and now, we're a full-blown publication! Looking forward to domming 2026 >:3 www.coyotemedia.org/goodbye-2025/
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Here’s a Mochi in Oakland
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Here’s a Mochi in Oakland
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Now this is journalism that asks the importance questions!
I'm not in the Bay Area, but I know a Mochi, my friend's ear-less kitty:
I'm not in the Bay Area, but I know a Mochi, my friend's ear-less kitty:
December 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Now this is journalism that asks the importance questions!
I'm not in the Bay Area, but I know a Mochi, my friend's ear-less kitty:
I'm not in the Bay Area, but I know a Mochi, my friend's ear-less kitty:
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Service journalism at its finest subscribe to @coyotemedia.org
because sometimes it's fun digging into our weird little cultural habits... I've been wondering why I kept running into dogs named Mochi in the Bay Area, so I asked about a dozen local pet owners why they chose that name! click thru for so many pet pix!! www.coyotemedia.org/why-we-cant-...
Why We Can't Stop Naming Our Pets After Japanese Rice Cakes
What's behind the Bay Area's collective interest in naming pets after Japanese food?
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December 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Service journalism at its finest subscribe to @coyotemedia.org