Issue: December 29, 2016
Hello readers!
Welcome to the last Reno News & review of 2016! Star Wars fans--a.k.a. nearing on everyone—-might want to proceed directly to Brad Bynum's editor's note, where he pays a sweet tribute to Carrie Fisher.
In our usual tradition, we're ending the year with the top 10 censored news stories from Project Censored, so if you still need to catch up on how the United States deployed military forces in 70 percent of the world's nations, how search engine algorithms may have affected the 2016 election, or how over 1.5 million american families live on $2 per person per day, this week's feature story is a good place to start.
In news, Dennis Myers explores talk about rekindling nuclear tests in Nevada. On our arts and culture pages, Georgia Fisher introduces us to the nice guys of Reno Wrestle Factory, Josie Luciano gives us some helpful context on the American folk art exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art, Todd South reports on feasting at Feast, Marc Tiar schools us on barrel-aged beers, Jeri Chadwell-Singley met some "mountain rockers," and I met the manager of a new downtown coffeehouse that's also a motorcycle accessories shop. And no, it doesn't smell like hot rubber or exhaust, just espresso and breakfast burritos.
Be sure to pick up a hard copy so you can enjoy the RN&R retro-style--and of course practice all those cool origami newspaper gift-bag designs from Pinterest you never got around to making before the holidays. (Or is that just me? That really is what I'll be doing with my hard copy this week.)
Wishing you a happy, safe, fun and full-on splendid 2017. We really love it that you read our paper. Thank you.
Kris Vagner
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The top 10 censored stories of 2016
Project Censored presents the biggest news stories that the mainstream media ignored this year.
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The United States of marijuana
Columbia’s president complains about war on drugs while U.S. tokes.
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Take your pick
The Raiders stadium story is all over the map.
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Why publish denialism?
We want the debate aboveground, not underground.
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R.I.Princess
When I watch the first Star Wars movie now, I’m often struck by how Carrie Fisher’s performance outshines the meager part written for her.
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A system in the past
Nevada’s treatment of the mentally ill is in the wrong century.
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Exploding green heads
Brendan’s predictions for the next four years.
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SLAM DANCE
Meet The Pit Bull, Big F’n Deal, Reno Scum—and the rest of your friendly local wrestlers.
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Lost in space
Passengers doesn’t have the guts to be as ugly as it could be.
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Write home
Truckee band Coburn Station plays music they call “mountain rock.”
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Barrel of laughs
Part science, part art, the use of barrels adds dimensions of flavor that would be alchemy if science didn’t explain it so well.
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Twist of fete
Feast is reminiscent of fine dining experiences from the days of black and white photography.
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