Issue: October 16, 2003
-
Where she was from
Acclaimed writer Joan Didion, a Sacramento native, rethinks California.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Careful what you wish for
GOP conservatives face the morning after.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Axis of Arnold
Enron e-mails and Bush connections catch up with the Governator.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Injunction junction
A new documentary looks at the unresolved aftermath of California’s worst inland toxic spill.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Joan’s home
Joan Didion targets her powerful insight at her home state of California.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Letters for October 16, 2003
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
Fattening the bottom line
Bass wizard Erik Kleven prefers to hang back, laying low in the cut.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
The rest of the story
Bites divulges why Jesus backed Arnold and offers up a little Bee sting.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Look homeward, Arnold
Democrats are giving Schwarzenegger 100 days to show results. But what can he really accomplish in that time frame?
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
Mr. Telemarketer, please phone me
Not everyone’s in a hurry to get on the government’s “Do Not Call” list.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
And now for something completely different
This weekend, the Toyroom exhibits six San Diego artists, one of them an English goth-band icon.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Sounds from the fifth element
Young beatboxer Leejay Abucayan mimics the sounds of an entire record. With one mouth.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Trainspotting
Pete Dexter’s Train concerns the coexistence of two societies—black and white, rich and poor.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
On a golden afternoon
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
We Beg to Differ: An Anthology for Peace
Local poets address the scourge of war in this anthology.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Arresting an Orange at the Corner of 12th and K
A poem by Patricia D’Alessandro of Sacramento.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Found music, lost youth
A short discourse on the merits of tubas and arrogant Englishmen.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Almost too brilliant
Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is the most fun you’ll have being confused.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
Save me, Emeril!
Crawdad’s River Cantina satisfies the craving for a beer with a view but doesn’t deliver on Cajun cuisine.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
What’s going on
Former Davis resident and SoleSides member Lyrics Born comes up with one of this year’s best records, Later That Day…
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Clueless about Killing Buddha
Another local band, Killing Buddha, tunes in to Radiohead.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Bernard Allison
Bernard Allison, son of the great bluesman Luther Allison, on a guitar-focused 1999 live set.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
Dianne Reeves
A fine jazz vocal take on the standards from top-notch singer Dianne Reeves.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
The beautiful view
The gorgeously spacey Scenic plays the Capitol Garage Friday, October 17, with Breathless and Monks of Doom.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
Dirty water
Clint Eastwood hits it out of the park with Mystic River.
This article was published on 10.16.03
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-