Issue: May 08, 2003
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Agasination
Oil giants are tightening their grip on the California gas market, squeezing small retailers out of business—and charging you more at the pump.
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Gas connoisseur
Economic prankster Rob Cockerham says buying cheap gas makes gas cheaper.
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Revenge of the art school
VAPAC, Sacramento High School’s celebrated arts program, finds a home of its own.
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Extreme banker
In the afterhours, local businessman Roy Malone races for his life.
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Over a barrel
Gas prices are hard on the wallet and the conscience.
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Letters for May 8, 2003
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Transporting art
If you can find Izzy Schwartz’s Mini Van-Go Gallery this second Saturday, you’ll be treated to Ritz crackers and Cheez Whiz.
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And a child shall lead them
ACORN gets NIMBY; Democrats get canceled.
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Happy (Good) Mother’s Day
Shouldn’t holidays be reserved for those who earn them?
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Comes the revolution
Margaret Cho went from college-circuit stand-up comic to sitcom casualty to star of a one-woman show. Now, she’s speaking her mind, politically, in a new show called Revolution.
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Inseparable
For DeLillo, Cosmopolis is a plunge back into the darkness.
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Live long and prosper
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Metal, electricity, blood
Three options for this Second Saturday.
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Urban Dictionary
The Urban Dictionary may not be subject to the rigors of scholarly review, but it’s a great repository for nascent language.
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The ghosts of 1986
Jeebs the Boy Faced Dog objects, and Casualty Park returns.
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Dashed expectations
Lucca, which appeared to be a promising addition to the roster of Midtown dining spots, fell short of the mark.
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Food Stuff
Looking for a hand-crafted local alternative to corporate candy for Mom? Try Kobasic’s, on Riverside Boulevard.
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Home team wins
Kevin Seconds’ independent Poprockit label makes a move to put local music on at least the national map.
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Ringo Barbeau’s psychedelic hoedown
Anton Barbeau gives a great performance, sans any rambling monologues.
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Crooked Fingers
Ex-Archer of Loaf Eric Bachmann’s current combo makes a beautiful melancholy noise.
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Squish the Bad Man
Pensive Davis duo Squish the Bad Man’s debut makes for good overcast-day music.
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Rock on with your bad self
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Whoa, daddy
Eddie Murphy’s Daddy Day Care suffers from bad gags and a worse script.
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