Issue: October 30, 2014
Thanks for reading this week's SN&R! Feel free to click the links below,
but don't forget to pick up a newsprint version of the newspaper for
exclusive event picks, columns and cartoons.
The feature story this week: Vote or die! It's crucial that you vote
this November 4. Here's some help. Nick Miller writes about this fall's
money-saturated campaign cycle and SN&R offers its endorsements for
election day.
Elsewhere in the issue: Raheem F. Hosseini investigates the racial
statistics on Sacramento's political candidates and asks why more than
70 percent are white males, Steph Rodriguez highlights a spectacular
homemade haunted house, Kel Munger gives our highest rating to Capital
Stage's production of Anna Karenina, Jim Lane raves about Birdman;
and more.
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Dear participant in the electoral process: You're the underdog. Good luck.
On vote or die, Diddy, Ose and Bera, Dickinson and Pan and the big money in little Sacramento’s election races.
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Vote with us! SN&R’s endorsements for Election Day
It’s crucial that you vote this November 4! Here’s some help.
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Race to vote: Sacramento’s political establishment still leans heavy on white males
the county’s top office holders are 79.5 percent white and 77 percent male.
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Voter intimidation in Sacramento is real—and not what you think
Civic engagement leaders say confusion, not apathy, keeps underrepresented groups from polls.
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Off air and off the mark
Jian Ghomeshi was the one fired for alleged violent, sexual assault—but it’s his accusers who are already on trial.
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Letters for October 30, 2014
Readers express thoughts on the upcoming school-board races and snobbery in Sacto’s coffee culture.
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Open and shut
Joey advises a reader to check the divorce papers.
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Diseased minds
Ebola panic blinds us to bigger health threats.
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Doug Ose and Ami Bera’s despicable attack ads
Slime-filled ads are beneath both candidates.
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The everything man
Drew Walker, quintessentially modern Renaissance man, plays music, checks sound and snaps photos.
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Do all gabachas really get into ‘table dancing’?
The Mexican addresses whether Mexican men really think all white women strip.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson’s Measure L seems like it won’t do much for ethics if it passes
Few people are looking to form an ethics commission with any teeth in Sacramento.
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Season of the beast
Every Halloween one Oak Park couple, with the help of a protective gargoyle, transforms their home into the neighborhood’s must-see haunted house.
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Capital Stage’s Anna Karenina gets society’s wrongs just right
SN&R reviews a new production at Capital Stage.
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Runaway Stage’s Mame puts hard work into Bohemian living
SN&R reviews a new production at Runaway Stage.
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From screen to stage
SN&R previews Kate, a one-woman show by Sacramento Theatre Company opening on Wednesday, November 5.
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Frankenstein
SN&R reviews Resurrection Theatre’s production of Frankenstein
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Outside Mullingar
SN&R reviews B Street Theatre’s production of Outside Mullingar.
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Nerd Alert
Beyond Geek, a new locally produced PBS show that airs nationally, explores the intersection between science, technology and pop culture.
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Dressed to thrill
It’s time to step up your costume game at Verge Center for the Art’s Halloween Costume Bash.
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Home, not-so-sweet home
Scream Park California invades Sacramento with three super-scary haunted houses.
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Coked-up, sexed-up
This collection of Don Carpenter’s insider Hollywood novels offer a peek into the seedy side of the so-called glamorous life.
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Time to feel the post-Burning Man burn
Bend over, it’s time to get punished with fire, spankings and a Nicholas Cage-themed bar at this Burning Man decompression event.
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Waffles for days
It’s waffles, waffles, and—surprise!—more waffles at this Natomas eatery.
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Small plates, big idea
One for you, three for me at this new Japanese eatery that specializes in small plates.
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Sacramento rapper Brotha Lynch Hung gives listeners something to chew on
Cannibalism, gangs and weed: the artist’s horrorcore rap still puts the scare on hip-hop.
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Sound Advice: Costumes, closing venues and a Sammies alert
Everyday feels like Halloween, another local music venue bites it, and Sammies 2015 are a go.
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Put a bird on it
Michael Keaton is a washed up actor flying high on grand delusions in this breathtaking film.
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Awake: The Life of Yogananda
There’s not enough &8220;namaste&8221; in the world to make this documentary about spiritual guru Yogananda worth watching.
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Vote with Ngaio: On marijuana and next week’s election
Ngaio’s marijuana endorsements for this fall’s election.
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Dia De Los Muertos
This guide will put a spotlight on this special holiday, the importance the holiday plays in both Mexican art and culture, how people celebrate and events you can attend in the Sacramento region.
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