Issue: October 31, 2013
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The feature story this week: 62 Million Dollar Baby: Demarcus Cousins
the Knight is now a king of Kings and Vivek hopes 'Boogie' will bring
winning back to Sacto. Marty McNeal reports on the newly signed
23-year-old sensation who could change everything for the Sacramento Kings.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller charts the rising fame of local punk
band Get Shot! after its Westboro Baptist Church sex tape goes viral;
Greg Lucas considers the costumes politicians might don on Halloween;
Raheem F. Hosseini meets Sacramento's /My Little Pony/ fanatics;
Jonathan Mendick highlights this year's /Dia de los Muertos/ fiestas;
Becky Grunewald reviews Kanye West, and more.
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Can DeMarcus Cousins bring winning back to Sacramento?
There’s a new king of Kings, and Vivek hopes ‘Boogie' will be one of the best big men in the NBA.
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Sacramento punk band's Westboro Baptist Church sex video goes viral, leads to ‘first of its kind' local porn company
Get Shot! goes ooh, aah, oi!
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Sacramento County balances budget as low-income-housing programs struggle
Officials withhold money once intended for program-heavy charities like Volunteers of America.
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Some Sacramento Kings fans need to chill with the venom
The arena debate is hot. But, as the mayor says, there are priorities in life “bigger than basketball.” Such as good sportsmanship.
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Letters for the week of October 31, 2013
Readers respond to end-of-life treatment by doctors, not being able to offer meals to the poor in the park and light rail's dirtiness.
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Happiness, no bitter chasers
Joey advises a reader to embrace rebirth.
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We have the power to improve heath care in Sacramento
we are lucky that locally we have the Sierra Health Foundation and the Healthy Sacramento Coalition.
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In death, a touch of life
Sacramento artist John S. Huerta celebrates life and death with Día de los Muertos-styled paintings that honor his family—and celebrities.
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Chihuahuas playing baseball
Small, Mexicans dogs make fine mascots, plus Shakira in taquerias and Hitler as a namesake.
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More low-power radio coming to Sacramento
Sacramentans apply for FM community stations.
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What California politicians will wear for Halloween
No treat, all tricks.
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What Sacramento city schools need in a superintendent
SN&R has been hard on Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond, who announced his forthcoming resignation last week.
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Elk Grove's Maria Kang's ’What's your excuse?' meme has a point
We all have things in our lives that want, which means that every day we have to break through the noise, the inertia and the excuses to take action.
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Brony tales
Not just for little girls anymore, My Little Pony draws in a new era of fans—including an obsessive legion of adult male “Bronies.”
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Dark and anguished
SN&R reviews a performance of Macbeth by Capital Stage.
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The Turn of the Screw
SN&R reviews a Halloween-themed production by SacImpulse.
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Cho's Mother
Margaret Cho visits the Crest Theatre on her stand-up comedy tour, Mother.
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The Crucible
SN&R reviews a production bwy Falcon's Eye Theatre.
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Artists with abilities
Sacramento-based blind photographer Pete Eckert's artwork is featured on a United Nations Postal Administration stamp.
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Pop-culture catharsis
Sacramento-raised artist Brandon Bird mashes up pop culture in his new book.
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Twisted mystery
Operation Ivy singer Jesse Michaels' new book is an entertaining murder mystery.
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Payback is a witch
Channel your inner Jessica Lange with this Tumblr guide to casting spells.
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A spicy playfulness
Stirling Bridges Restaurant and Pub serves up both plain comfort food and inventive gastropub fare.
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Celebrating chefs
Michael Pollan will give a talk about his latest book, which stresses the social value of cooking.
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Two words: Greek yogurt
Only 2 percent of Americans identify as vegans, plus creepy facts about food.
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Giving cancer the big kiss-off
Danny Secretion rallies the Sacramento punk community for his 11th annual cancer benefit show.
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Sweet Yeezus
Kanye West prays to Jesus, and get on the list for a free listening party for a long-overdue record by Life in 24 Frames.
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To hell and back
Chiwetal Ejiofar stars in director Steve McQueen's unflinching look at slavery.
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About Time
Domhnall Gleeson holds his own in this time-travel flick.
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Concussion
This story about a bored lesbian housewife-turned-prostitute values introspection over titillation.
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The Counselor
Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem can't save this Ridley Scott film from its Cormac McCarthy-penned pretensions.
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Free Birds
Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson voice turkeys—or some kind of bird, anyway—in this animated Thanksgiving dud.
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Last Vegas
Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline are grumpy old men prowling Sin City in this wheezing retread of The Hangover.
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Anxiety! Does marijuana ease it or make it worse?
Ngaio answers whether out-of-staters can buy marijuana in Colorado.
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