Issue: January 13, 2011
Hello SN&R reader!
In his 1946 book Man's Search for Meaning, psychiatrist Viktor Frankl outlined a theory called paradoxical intention, which suggests you practice your habits or fears in order to remove them. Basically, you do the opposite of your instincts -- kinda like that episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza does the opposite gets the girl, the job, the life of his dreams. This week, don't miss SN&R contributor a Josh Fernandez take-down of the Frankl/Costanza challenge.
Happy reading!
SN&R staff
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Filibusted?
This month, new reforms could force lawmakers to actually talk the talk when walking the filibuster walk.
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Horrific, then lovely
Midtown restaurateurs and musicians come together and help their friend, victim of a pit bull attack.
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Bridgepoint brief
Controversial for-profit school, Bridgepoint Education’s Ashford University, partners with Sacramento City College.
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Arizona, tea
Former Tea Party Express founder Mark Williams calls the Tucson shooting and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords attempted assassination “a blip”; squirrels as meat; Delta draft plan update.
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Look to the sun
Auntie Ruth to Dr. Sossina Haile: You go, girl!
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Buckets of rain
Catch rain in a barrel and then reuse it to water your plants.
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No junk in the trunk
Documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney turned his Dodge pickup into a vegetable garden. The King Corn writer’s latest, Truck Farm, tells the story.
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Letters for January 13, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Be nice but not too nice
Joey offers advice on what kind of relationship with exes is best.
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Toilets = luxury
Note: A quarter of the Earth’s people have never used a restroom.
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Greg Bunker made a difference
Executive director of Francis House left a mark on Sacramento and on me, forever.
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Vintage expressions
Mimi Saba, co-owner of Vintage YSJ, can find every treasure in a Salvation Army in 30 minutes or less.
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Drunk on tequila, high on peyote
The Mexican explains why Mexicans can’t help hunting agave and gabachos’ appropriation of Mexican culture.
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Landmarks and sweethearts
Save the Franklin Boulevard tank house! And Gus Vina’s job!
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Bill Walton’s long strange trip to Sacramento
From the SN&R blogs.
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UC execs—unbelievable!
UC execs should learn to live with less.
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Post Arizona
America needs to embrace the idea of a loyal—and civil—opposition.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Wines they are a-changin’
A new guard of professional wine enthusiasts are shaking up Sacramento.
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Recovery Mode
SN&R reviews a new production by Lambda Players.
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My dad and the King
Sacramento celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the Crocker Art Museum and the MLK.
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WinterFest at the Crest
The Sacramento Film & Music Festival will hold its inaugural Winterfest.
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Spies, spoofing
B Street Theatre puts the “spoof” in “spy spoof” with The 39 Steps.
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Pachyderm of purps
Enso Wellness in Orangevale’s 707 Urkel is a top shelf indica medical-cannabis strain.
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Want something to read?
Give Me Something to Read wades through the Internet slush pile so you don’t have to.
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Much more than we knew
Elizabeth Alexander writes much better poems than the one from the Obama inauguration.
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Summer dance contest
A young adult novel set in Sacramento, Mesmerized tackles love and forgiveness.
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Bay poets on stage
A trio of Bay Area literary luminaries will read at the Sacramento Poetry Center.
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an example of god’s morbid sense of humor
A poem by Henry 7 Reneau Jr. of Davis.
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Nuggets of hope: Sacramento Kings midseason report
This week marks the halfway point of the NBA season. What do we know about our Sacramento Kings?
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Higher learning
A glossary of medical-cannabis terms for the uninitiated SN&R reader.
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Ghosts of sanity
Psychiatrist, patient and ghost: The B Street Theatre isn’t doing comedy with this one.
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Hipper, newer
Tex Mex Bar & Grill in Midtown takes the torch from downtown’s old Texas Mexican joint on Eighth Street.
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Culinary trends
From offal to raw food, to mac ’n’ cheese and barrel-aged cocktails.
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Sake skyrockets
Gekkeikan Sake in Folsom is one of the largest producers in the world.
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Fancy (vegan) pants
Take a gourmet vegan field trip to Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco.
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Thurs, Jan 13, Jake Mann
Jake Mann and the Upper Hand have a CD release show at the Crocker Art Museum.
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Fri, Jan 14, Judgement Day
Judgement Day uses classical string instruments to make metal music. Cool.
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Fri, Jan 14, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
A contemporary ’50s-era swing band plays in Grass Valley.
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Sat, Jan 15, Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men will be performing at the Cache Creek Casino Resort near Sacramento on Saturday.
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Indie yearbook
Local Indie Music Photos photographer Amy Scott’s favorite photos of 2010.
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Hare-line fracture
David Lindsay-Abaire’s prize-winning play gets mangled into the equivalent of a Lifetime channel movie.
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Let’s Spend the Night Together
The film that almost killed Hal Ashby.
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Blue Valentine
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams make love bloom and die.
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Country Strong
The only things strong in this country are the drinks.
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Season of the Witch
Nic Cage, the Great Wigged One, blasts away at his credibility.
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Made in Dagenham
Sex equality in the U.K. doesn’t quite add up to anarchy.
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Simple changes
SN&R’s guide to making the most of your body, home and spirit.
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Shaping up
Fitness coach Lorri Ann Code wants you to move through the New Year.
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Clearing out
Professional organizer Natalie Conrad streamlines your home.
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Looking in
Zen meditation instructor Caverly Morgan brings more consciousness to your life.
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