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Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson is a radio and print reporter who writes about the arts in San Francisco for the Examiner.com. She has done stories for dozens of media outlets including NPR, KQED-FM, Agence France-Presse, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, Edutopia and Alternet. She also teaches adults working on getting a GED or high school diploma at City College of San Francisco.

Recent Posts by Emily Wilson

Exclusive: Margaret Cho (no surprise) Speaks Her Mind

October 14, 2011 – 12:33 am

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Exclusive: Ericka Huggins and “Black Power Mixtape”

October 3, 2011 – 12:19 am

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Exclusive: Connected—Tiffany Shlain’s New “Autoblogography”

September 26, 2011 – 7:46 am

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Exclusive: “Higher Ground”—Vera Farmiga Takes Control

August 29, 2011 – 12:46 am

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EXCLUSIVE: Many Roads to Their Truth—The Topp Twins

June 7, 2011 – 9:41 am

ShareBy Emily Wilson June 7, 2011 In what singer-songwriter Billy Bragg calls their “anarchist variety act,” the Topp Twins expand their loyal following beyond New Zealand’s borders.

EXCLUSIVE: The Power of “Ruined”

April 14, 2011 – 1:07 am

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EXCLUSIVE: Lingering Inequity in the Arts—A Comedic Take

February 23, 2011 – 3:30 pm

ShareIn a new play in San Francisco, Theresa Rebeck explores workplace reality where a woman’s good work may reward no one.

EXCLUSIVE Ancient Texts of Everyday Secrets

September 1, 2010 – 8:52 am

ShareBy Emily Wilson Arts commentator Emily Wilson talked to singer and composer Jewlia Eisenberg about her latest installation in San Francisco, a project that brings to life the ancient, secret writings of women in what is now Iraq.

EXCLUSIVE “The Heretics”: Women of the Heresies Collective

April 12, 2010 – 8:28 am

ShareBy Emily Wilson The author interviews the maker of a documentary that captures a prolific period of feminist art, focusing on the collective as, according to the film web site, “a microcosm of the larger international women’s movement, in which thousands of small, private groups of women met together in forms unique to their own [...]

EXCLUSIVE Women’s History Spotlight: Jeannette Rankin

March 29, 2010 – 8:28 am

ShareBy Emily Wilson Director Kamala Lopez’s film tells the story of the first woman elected to the House of Representatives, one who bridged the suffrage, civil liberties, anti-war and women’s movements of 20th century America. Throughout her life, feminist and pacifist Jeannette Rankin made history. In 1916, the people of Montana elected her to represent [...]