Katherine Achterman
Arts & Culture articles from various sources:
No Tie-Dye Required: Bay Area Millenials Are Flocking to Communes
By Sheila Marikar
The New York Times
Analysis: In a well-researched article spanning a wide range of San Francisco communes, Marikar here paints the world of communal living in the Bay Area fairly. While touting the benefits like cheaper rent and enviromental impact, she questions the obvious negatives that arise in community living in the city: male-dominated homes, gentrification, and a tech-bias.
As a reader, this article is extremely well-written. It deftly pairs direct quotes with anecdotes and facts, and seems to depict the scene accurately. Though Marikar does a good job of maintaining journalistic objectivity, it seems that ultimately she feels slight distain for communes, and she easily influences her audience to feel similarly.
Another San Francisco Art Commune Battles Eviction, Guess Who They're Up Against?
By Dieter Holger
Huffington Post
Analysis: A rather poorly written article that make little attempt towards objectivity, this HuffPo entry tells the tale of an art commune in the midst of losing their Tenderloin space due to rising rent costs. This is really less about the value of art and communal living, and more about the politics of gentrification and legislation surrounding rental laws in San Francisco. However, it brings up legitimate debate surrounding the dying art scene in the city due to high expenses.
Why I Loved and Left the Commune
By Emily Chew
The Bold Italic
Analysis: A personal account of one woman's experience living at The Convent, one of San Francisco's most famed communes, located in Lower Haight. Written linearly, this article walks the reader through Chew's journey and all of the emotions associated with each stage of the communal process. An entertaining read that offer's an insider perspective, as opposed to the more business-like approach of the first two articles.
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