Issue: August 25, 2011
Dear SN&R reader!
In this week's issue, Adrianne Jeffries and Ted Cox ask: Is Facebook on the decline? New reports indicate that, for the first time in its existence, the mega-popular social-networking site recently lost users. Our contributors log in to the ever-changing Facebook world to look at who's statuses are updated, who's logging off and who's canceled and moved on to greener pastures (such as Google Plus).
In news, SN&R staff writer Hugh Biggar reports on 20 new regional fractured-hydraulic sites-known as "fracking"--and whether companies will soon be
looking for natural gas within the city and county. Also this week: Bites looks at Oak Park's Astroturf problem, Lien Hoang explains why your
cell phone is a snitch, Hugh Biggar reveals whose debit card you're going to need to cash in your unemployment and Jenn Walker interviews Oak Park's solar chef.
Big news in arts! The 20th anniversary Sammies nominees are out now! Voting starts Thursday, August 25, at www.sammies.com and the Sammies
winners will be announced at the 20th annual Sammmies Awards and Block Party, which will go down for free on 20th Street on Saturday, October 1.
SN&R Staff
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Facebook fatigue
Is the vast social-networking site losing its luster?
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Fracking in Sacramento: Gasland cometh?
The controversial natural-gas extraction method seen in the recent Oscar-nominated documentary slowly creeps into the region.
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Is your phone snitching?
Snooping on how police use your cellphone and social-network info.
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Paper to plastic
Bank of America takes charge of distributing state unemployment.
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New justice
Sacramento Superior Court funding cuts mean long waits for justice.
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It gets better?
Is this As Good As It Gets when it comes to environmental protections in America?
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Sunny side up
Oak Park resident reminds of the simplicity of solar cooking.
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Letters for August 25, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Three’s company, not a crowd
Advice to a reader to take a step that is new, build a lovable space …
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Joe & Susie
Do “ordinary folk” Republicans really want billionaires to get all the tax breaks?
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Double the value
The Oak Park Farmers Market boosts health, creates jobs and provides entertainment, as well as providing food-stamp tokens at twice the value.
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Unraveling inspiration
Graphic designer and skateboarding legend Judd Hertzler chats with SN&R about his new art show, Unravel in Time.
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Taking the cake
The Mexican on the trifecta—tres leches, the domestication of corn and Selma Hayek’s breasts.
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Manufacturing dissent in Sacramento
Bites just can’t stick to the media script on Sacramento City Council redistricting.
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Amazon’s petition? Don’t sign it.
Online retailer Amazon.com is using the ballot to protect unfair business advantage.
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The super rich & taxes
Mega-rich investor Warren Buffett says wealthy should pay higher taxes.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Middle-class rut
The American Dream has faded—and maybe that’s OK.
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‘How you doin’?’
SN&R chats with Wendy Williams on gossips tabloids, sex and snapping into Slim Jims.
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The Great American Trailer Park Musical
SN&R reviews a new production at the Fair Oaks Theatre Festival.
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Wonder of the World
SN&R reviews a new production at Big Idea Theatre.
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Kidding around
Rancho Cordova has a new museum, just for kids.
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On pins and needles
9000 Needles tells the story of businessman and bodybuilder Devin Dearth, who barely survives a stroke and his ensuing battle with his health provider.
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Children of the dust
Miss Saigon premieres at Sacramento’s Music Circus.
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Corporate drone
Max Barry’s newest novel is another strike at corporate control—with a lot of questions about humanity.
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Bone chilling
David Roberts’ new book describes his search for legendary—and missing—explorer Everett Ruess.
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This gargle of God
City Lights Books devotes the 60th in their Pocket Poets Series to David Meltzer.
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Elly noms announced
The Sacramento Regional Theatre Alliance’s Elly Awards announce the nominations for accomplishments in local theater.
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Daniel Tosh disses Sacramento with frat-tastic humor
The Tosh.0 comedian’s jokes are naughty, not nice.
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Women of compassion
It’s unexpectedly—and refreshingly—not a man’s world when it comes to Sacramento’s medical-cannabis community.
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What about downtown?
Sacramento Community Center Theater delays much-needed remodel.
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Clove crazy
Garlic Shack packs a punch, but not always with culinary flair.
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Pass the pasty
Pasties are full of good things—and we’re not talking about the strip-club kind, either.
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Black (or white) gold
Truffle oil may be expensive, but it works wonders on good food.
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Sweet licks
DavePops are creamy, handmade nondairy popsicles sold out of a cart by a guy with a mustache named Dave.
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Sammies turn 20: 2011 Sammies nominees
The Sacramento Area Music Awards celebrates its 20th anniversary.
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Thurs, Aug 25, Kottonmouth Kings
Stay stoned at Ace of Spades with this O.C. outfit’s blazed minimalist rap beats.
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Thurs, Aug 25, Meklit Hadero
Folk music and vocal jazz comes to Sophia’s Thai Kitchen in Davis.
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Fri, Aug 26, Y&T
An ’80s rock band’s latest incarnation is back for a face-melting good time.
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Fri, Aug 26, Rockin the Colonies
The British are coming to rock your nostalgia quotient.
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Sat, Aug 27, George Benson
Jazz guitarist brings a deep bag of licks to Cache Creek Casino Resort.
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Sat, Aug 27, Grass Widow
KDVS brings a catchy brand of indie rock to Midtown’s Luigi’s Fun Garden this weekend.
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Wed, Aug 31, The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous, a band from Auckland, New Zealand, hits Sacramento’s Harlow’s.
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Thurs, Sept 1, Element of Soul
Placerville’s reggae rockers Element of Soul hit Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.
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Looking for a lifesaver
A girl tries to save her family from poverty and disease, but the film suffers from melodrama.
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Bellflower
A quasi-apocalyptic emo-punk mumblecore romance that never wants to end.
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Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D
It’s silly and it doesn’t really do anything, but it’s still fun to play with.
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The Whistleblower
Sex trafficking in Eastern Europe: grim, but true, and Rachel Weisz is worth watching.
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