Issue: July 16, 2015
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The cover story this week: Billions of views. Millions of bucks. How
Sacramento's YouTube darlings Smosh went Hollywood and scored big time.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller talks with former mayoral adviser
R.E. Graswich about K.J.'s email and elections wrongdoing, Raheem F.
Hosseini reports on why Sacramento's sex workers are afraid to use
condoms, Rachel Leibrock previews Sac LadyFest, Garrett McCord discovers
phenomenal Indian cuisine at Carmichael's Taj Bar & Grill and more.
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How Sacramento's YouTube darlings Smosh went Hollywood and scored big time
Carmichael natives Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla built an empire from goofy videos.
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Sacramento sex workers are too scared to use condoms
But are their fears of arrest justified?
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K.J.'s former adviser reveals email and elections wrongdoing inside mayor's office
“We were violating [state law]. It was just sloppy.”
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Teen pregnancy rates remain high for Sacramento's Latinas
Barriers to reproductive health eyed as one reason.
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Sacramento County sheriff makes case for smart policing
Shift in strategy would trade indiscriminate dragnets for patrol teams, but it comes with a price.
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Brother knows best
Even my politically incorrect, money-minded Republican brother knows better than to take Donald Trump seriously as GOP presidential candidate.
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Letters for July 16, 2015
Readers weigh in on on the KJ lawsuit and life in the red-light district.
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Sooner or later a connection is made
Joey reminds a reader that we're all just human.
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Sacramento homeless shelter gets a face-lift
Next Move Family Shelter expands and upgrades facilities.
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Xiomara Seide, mental-health advocate
Participation in Sacramento County's anti-stigma mental health campaign has made Xiomara Seide the woman from the billboard.
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K.J.’s email scheme
How the mayor's ‘bulletproof’ system to avoid public scrutiny might backfire.
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OMKJ not OK: Say no to mayor’s hidden emails
Mayor Kevin Johnson's email scheme is a coordinated and official top-down effort to dodge accountability and transparency. It needs to stop.
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Talk to your doctor if you want to smoke pot while pregnant
Talk to your doctor if you want to smoke pot while pregnant.
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Sac LadyFest revives ’90s-era feminist activism with two nights of politics and local music
Riot on, grrrl.
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Audience twist
SN&R reviews Davis Shakespeare Festival's The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
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Next to Normal
SN&R reviews Runaway Stage Productions' Next to Normal.
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The other professional sports
Sure, the Kings are neat, but we have so much more to talk about around here.
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Sacramento Japanese Film Festival
Fine examples of Japanese cinema are displayed and celebrated at this three-day festival.
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Family History Day
Learn something about yourself with this guided tour through genealogy.
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Solar Cooking Festival
Learn how to make the sun do the work for you at this event dedicated to solar cooking.
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Hair and Fashion Battle
Talented fashionistas duke it out for stylish supremacy at this artistic event.
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Twisted Sacratomato Salon
Get intellectual and maybe a bit tipsy at the Crocker Art Museum’s salon.
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Kevin Hart's What Now tour
Superstar comedian Kevin Hart does a double-header at Sleep Train Arena on Friday, July 17.
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California knows how to party
Celebrate the work of California painters Armin Hansen and David Ligare with a symposium presented by the Crocker Art Museum.
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Upgrade your green
Convert your water-hungry lawn into an environmentally friendly, local-plant landscape.
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Cult of purity
Sara Moslener's new book about teenage sexuality reveals surprising truths about adult anxieties.
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Stand up, live on
Tig Notaro's new documentary, now streaming on Netflix, chronicles her bout with cancer—and more.
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Chill out, read up
Cool off with some hot books by Kim Stanley Robinson, William T. Vollmann and Naomi Williams.
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Don't look back
Taj Bar & Grill in Carmichael is worth the trip for its tasty Indian food.
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Expectations, unbottled
Bottle & Barlow opens in the new Warehouse Artist Lofts building; Localis steps in where Trick Pony trotted out and it’s time to get drunk on boba tea cocktails.
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Greens, egg and Spam
Wrap N' Roll Sushi Burrito's “loaded” Spam musubi reminds us of Hawaii.
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Tomato time
SN&R previews Sacratomato Week and Sacratomato Festival.
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Sunny days
Can't argue with pretty flowers and healthy seeds.
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Sophisticated sorbetto suicide
Not all sorbettos are vegan, but the ones at Devine Gelateria & Cafe are.
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Dusty Brown goes beyond the zeroes and ones
The Sacramento-based electronic producer-musician explains his analog approach.
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Eight Gigs: The Dreaded Diamond
Sacramento math-pop group reunites for a local show and new EP.
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Eight Gigs: The Muffs
Los Angeles punk band brings its '90s hits to Davis.
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Eight Gigs: F Street Stompers
Sacramento band utilizes a washboard and ragtime and blues music to create a unique sound.
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Eight Gigs: Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Experimental Oakland hip-hop group blends classical music with emcees.
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Eight Gigs: The Scouse Gits
Local group blends dirty rock and blues.
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Eight Gigs: Camra
Ex-Sacramento rapper Rasar brings his more low-key side project back into town.
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Eight Gigs: Northern American
Los Angeles pop band brings its West-Coast tour to Davis.
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Eight Gigs: Strauss Festival
The Strauss Festival is a free three-day music festival in a park in Elk Grove.
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Darkness is as darkness does
Ghostplay debuts its new EP; Swabbies Restaurant & Bar is the place to get your tribute band on.
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True detective
Ian McKellen stars in this elegant story about an aging Sherlock Holmes.
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Progress and congress
A prominent bill to legislate pot in California is getting worse and worse.
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