Issue: April 22, 2010
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Faber’s way
Meet World Extreme Cagefighting fighter Urijah Faber as he prepares for his upcoming bout against José Aldo at Arco Arena April 24.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Gitmo still going
UC Davis professor waits for change that hasn’t yet come to Guantánamo Bay.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Twain still matters
Sacramento still holds a proprietary claim on the famous writer.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Cool aquatic
The green movement needs to ask, “What would an 8-year-old dig?”
This article was published on 04.22.10
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A meatloaf with nuts
Preparing vegan and organic meals can be quick and tasty.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Healthy gardens, healthy people
Sacramento’s head gardener says create your own grocery store.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Letters for April 22, 2010
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Payback sex
One wife’s adultery is her husband’s excuse to fool around.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Choose us!
Northern California vies to become a hub for energy-efficient building design.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Coolhunter
She finds the dope shit and posts it at http://bowsandsparrows.blogspot.com.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Frijoles for a King
The Mexican on two of his greatest hits—race and the border.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Keep the Web ‘neutral’
Internet users should get concerned. Now.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Brain drain
Sacramento gets The Mentalist, Rachel gets a new drinking game.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Possibility in objects
Gioia Fonda transforms gutter garbage into art.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Little House on the Prairie: The Musical
SN&R reviews a new production by Broadway Sacramento.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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None of the Above
SN&R reviews a new production at the Three Penny Theatre.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Richard III
SN&R reviews a new production at Big Idea Theatre.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Plastic bodies
Silicone-injected bodies return to Sacramento—no, not the Hollywood kind.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Drive-in freebie
Get your butt out to the Sacramento 6 Drive-In for free movie night.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Is she with me or thee?
B Street debuts a new, dark comedy—Becky Shaw—and several new actors.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Birth of a racist nation
Nell Irvin Painter, an accomplished historian, turns her eye to the historical development of the idea of a “white race.”
This article was published on 04.22.10
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A whole new world
Environmental author Bill McKibben offers some ideas for living on the new planet we’re making.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Dreadfully fun
Find out how the Bennet girls learned their way around a zombie fight in this prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Give peace a chance
Teens from Sacramento and teens from Turkey add up to one multicultural show.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Socialized pit bull
Lessons learned at the Tax Day tea party teabagging at the Capitol.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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All roads lead to the end
Eurydice takes a different approach to a well-known myth.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Loud and fast
Pus Cavern’s Joe and Lesa Johnston bring the rock to Sacramento.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Fri, April 23, Automatic Static
With Jess Gowrie, former Red Host drummer.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Sat, April 24, Casey Neill & the Norway Rats
Summer’s coming with Sophia’s Thai Kitchen patio gigs.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Sun. April 25, The Slackers
Starting with ska and then branching out.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Tues, April 27, The Avett Brothers
Rick Rubin keeps them just as bittersweet.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Cheese on the wire
Method Man, Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, Venue, Wu-Tang Clan, The Wire, Redman, How High, Chase Moore, Cawzlos, Streetlife, DJ Dice, Sunkist Soda, Mace, Sacramento.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Highs and Bigelows
Sometimes being interesting is better than being good.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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The Brothers Warner
This decent documentary about the four Jewish boys from Pennsylvania who started a family business called Warner Bros. is directed by Cass Warner.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Make Way for Tomorrow
Sixteen years before Yasujiro Ozu made his 1953 masterpiece Tokyo Story, Leo McCarey filmed the similar but soapier Make Way for Tomorrow.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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The Back-Up Plan
Jennifer Lopez plays a single Manhattanite wanting to get pregnant.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Death at a Funeral
Remaking a three-year-old English-language movie that was already perfect was their first mistake; the second was assigning the direction to Neil LaBute.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Under the surface
Tattoo artist Chris Danley talks firefighting, tattoo TV shows and people he refuses to ink up.
This article was published on 04.22.10
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Getting inked
Local artists offer important pre-tattoo knowledge for potential customers.
This article was published on 04.22.10