Issue: October 06, 2011
Dear SN&R reader!
News: In an age of blogs, tweets, hacks, and piles of beans spilled by Wikileaks, the notion of media censorship may seem dated. But the stories Project Censored calls attention to this year serve as a reminder that mainstream media outlets continue to favor the superficial over the substantive. Also this week: STDs are on the rise in Sacramento County, fingerprinting requirements impact food-stamp access, and your Comcast box might be the largest energy suck in your home.
In this week's feature story, it's all about the money. Student loan money, that is. Just before the start of this academic year, Moody's Analytics, a wing of the behemoth Wall Street credit-rating agency, released "Student Lending's Failing Grade." This study suggested that tuition hikes, record student debt and unchecked lending are fostering conditions that alarmingly parallel the real-estate bubble and bust of the 2000s. "Fears of a bubble in educational spending are not without merit," Moody's warned. So is it true? Is there a college bubble? Nick Miller investigates.
On the arts beat, let's talk Second Saturday, which is always busiest during the summer months. So, was the summer of Second Saturday 2011 a boom? Or a step down a notch? Contributing writer Lovelle Harris chats with artists, gallery owners and Midtowners on the state of the neighborhood's flagship event. Also this week: the 20th annual Sammies award winners, Greg Lucas goes for Mexican and margaritas in Carmichael, and crocheted zombie dolls take over.
SN&R Staff
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STDs in the city
In Sacramento, the rate of infection for sexually transmitted diseases has risen.
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Food fright
California’s fingerprinting rule deterrent to food stamps.
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City of Composting
Learn how to compost at a free composting workshop.
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Letters for October 6, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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You booze, you lose
A reader gets help dealing with the intoxicating effects of her husband’s drinking.
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Invisible staff
UC Davis staff member laments the rise of the UC corporate culture.
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Circle of charity
Sacramento Salvation Army’s new transitional-living center is making a difference.
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Soft apocalypse
Kim Sofia crafts one-of-a-kind zombie dolls and crosses her fingers they won’t all come alive one night.
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When does an usted become a tú?
The Mexican reassures a reader that his letters are real.
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Among the sharks
Cincinnati, Sarasota and other arena nightmares that could never happen here.
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Occupy Wall Street index
Occupy Wall Street comes to Sacramento.
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Here comes rain
Sac County must not abdicate its responsibility for helping fund a winter shelter.
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Meaning of Solyndra
President Obama’s critics are trying to discredit administration, clean energy.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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SlutWalk marches into Sacramento
On this weekend’s Take Back The Night Rally & March.
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Second Saturday’s second act
A year after a Sacramento college student’s murder on Second Saturday, the event continues—but with growing pains.
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The Pillowman
SN&R reviews a new production at Big Idea Theatre.
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Cake strikes up the band
Cake performs twice this week at UC Davis’ Freeborn Hall.
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Bang on a garbage can
STOMP will kick up their heels and raise their brooms in Folsom this weekend.
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Bring the bright
Jim Marxen’s vividly hued landscape paintings are on exhibit at Artistic Edge Gallery & Framing during October.
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Modern man’s best friend
The Cell Phone Only Exhibition at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center showcases digital photographs shot on cell phone cameras.
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What a vision
Pete Eckert is a Sacramento-based, internationally exhibiting blind photographer. He cannot see his artwork, but you can.
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Mango for pain
Arcade Wellness’ mango indica strain is good for chronic joint pain.
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Behind a closed door
A man comes for dinner and decides to stay in Ali Smith’s latest novel.
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Nuance and texture
Mary Mackey’s new poetry collection blends Portuguese and English for remarkable poems.
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Arcadia for literary theater fans
Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, discussed with a director and an English professor at the Sacramento Public Library.
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Counting on human error
Michael Bishop’s artwork is personal, political, worldly and local.
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Around the West in 40 films
A new DVD set captures chapters of Northern California history on film.
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Crime and collectives
A new study—one conducted by a right-wing think tank, no less—argues that medical-cannabis despensaries actually deter crime.
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Whose kids smoke more?
A new California study looks at teen cannabis use in American and the Netherlands.
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Keep your eyes on your cards!
Bring your troll dolls and lucky daubers for this one.
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El Palmar: Secrets of the sauce
Carmichael’s El Palmar restaurant serves up Mexican dishes best served doused in “the good stuff.”
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Come and get it!
Southern Foodways dinner at Verge Center for the Arts.
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Pluots rock
Sacramento area pluots will be in season for just a little bit longer.
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Take that step
Put your compassion into motion by signing up for Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals on Saturday, October 15.
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Do the robot
Winners and more at the 2011 Sammies Block Party & Music Awards.
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If I only had a brain
He crashes funerals. She’s about to have one. It could be funny, but it’s not.
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Brighton Rock
A murder mystery based on a Graham Greene novel suffers from impenetrable accents.
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Machine Gun Preacher
Don’t expect a thoughtful explication of African political realities. This is about how mad it made one guy.
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Dream House
A not-bad movie undone by incredibly stupid marketing.
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What’s Your Number?
How many lovers have you had? If it’s up to 20, better take a good look at all of them.
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