Issue: September 01, 2005
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The Unbearable Flatness of Being
If You Live In A Horizontal World, Does It Enter Your Soul?
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Paint your valley
If you look hard enough, the Sacramento Valley is surrounded by subtle, natural beauty. Landscape painters seem to be discovering this for the first time.
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Gold stars in the heart of Texas
Cindy Sheehan compelled her supporters and her detractors to action.
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The reluctant politician
Sacramento-sized politicking enters the tiny race for Yolo County supervisor.
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Once bitten
One more question about aerial spraying: Whatever happened to government communicating with the people?
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Flat and bright
Suddenly, painters seem to love Sacramento’s flatness and bright, white light.
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Letters for September 1, 2005
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Taking action
Chelsea Del Rio isn’t one to confuse movement with action.
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Alternative tentacles
A big merger is rumored in the alternative-weekly world, a local man goes knee to head in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Bites tries to follow a paper trail.
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Mr. Nice Guy
California needs somebody mean at the helm of its schools—Superintendent Jack O’Connell doesn’t fit the bill.
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Mad, scary cows
Our government simply isn’t doing enough to guard us against mad-cow disease.
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The trouble with Q Street
Urban living includes some noise. Get used to it.
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Wabi-sabi chic
In Roseville, see painter William Ishmael’s weather-beaten grace.
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Muhammad Hassan’s last ride
Ever wondered about the social responsibility of professional wrestling? We thought so.
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Hearts break
Try Cormac McCarthy’s latest, but don’t let that be the end of it.
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As long as the mood is right
Anybody brave enough to cover Steely Dan deserves an audience.
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In (and out) like Flynn
Errol Flynn as a debonair rogue? Get out of town—to Auburn, more specifically.
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Crashing cars and caballeros
Regional flair at the Yolo County Fair.
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Drought resistant
It’s an outdoor play that isn’t Shakespeare!
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Part 2
This time, it’s personal.
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Three’s company
River K may single-handedly save the reputation of fast food.
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Serving the vinyl fetish
Click here for hot man-on-man bathtub photos!
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Our Dog’s day
This week’s Clubber turns Grubber for the homecoming of Grub Dog Mitchell.
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Nortec Collective
The next volume of Mexico’s musical car crash.
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Beyond ironic
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Small garden, big pharm
Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles’ film succeeds in spite of its extra length and style.
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Undeclared: The Complete Series
If there’s a scrunchie on the doorknob, don’t bother knocking.
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