Issue: March 10, 2011
Hello SN&R regular!
What makes people change? Longtime SN&R contributor Noel Neuburger determined to find an answer to this question so he went out into Sacramento seeking transformational tales. He shares them in this week’s cover story. Elsewhere in our pages, find news, arts, food and film. And oh yeah, don’t forget our monthly Second Saturday guide and a local, St. Patty’s Day-inspired beer manual!
Happy reading,
SN&R
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Moments of change
Sacramentans describe the moments that changed their lives.
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Last days of the Domes at UC Davis
The university clashes with eco-conscious Aggies over its sustainability future—including the fate of 4 green acres and 14 weird and wonderful domes.
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Students march back
Students march in March for higher-education funding.
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Who’s good?
Ruthie on moral licensing and being politically correct?
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Green clean
The federal government is using solar power to help clean a contaminated groundwater site in Davis.
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Hot on the move
UC Davis hosts a conference on climate change and immigration.
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Letters for March 10, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Parenting 101—and how to fail it
Advice on how to deal with a partner’s parenting difficulties.
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Miserable? Not me.
A final word about Sacramento and that damn Forbes list.
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Tax gasoline at the pump
Gas prices will go up anyway, why not keep the money at home?
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The Rasta Rev
The Rev. Ashiya Odeye presides over the oldest Rastafarian organization in the United States, the Order of Olufunmi.
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Mexin’ with Texas
The Mexican on U.S. land grabs and YELLING WITH A KEYBOARD.
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Support Planned Parenthood
Stand up for funding for this major health-care provider.
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Life on planet ‘X’
Recent discoveries suggest there are millions of potentially life-friendly planets.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Suspicious deals
Is Groupon turning us into retail-grubbing hackers?
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Coolhunting
Good-looking-out blogs, lunchboxes, cider and gardens with a hefty hip quotient.
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Circle Mirror Transformation
SN&R reviews a new production at the B Street Theatre.
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Come Hell and High Water
SN&R reviews a new production by the UC Davis Department of Theater and Dance.
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Poughkeepsie Porn Company 2: The Velvet Mafia
SN&R reviews a new production by the Lambda Players.
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Paint the town green
Sacramento’s top-five St. Patrick’s Day events.
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Easy as pi
Celebrate Pi Day by walking 3.14 miles and eating pie.
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Tough times, with a few laughs
Neil Simon’s nostalgic memoir-play takes on a new light in these tough times.
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It takes two
Richard Downs shows his artwork at Sacramento Temporary Contemporary gallery.
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The tenacious four
Kathryn Luna, Paulius Rekasius, Chris Thompson and Brian Wermund show their artwork at E Street Gallery and Studios.
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A speck of hope
Enid Baxter Blader exhibits her work through March 20, at Midtown’s Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento.
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Berry good
This week’s cannabis challenge: Grass’ Blackberry Kush and Chem Berry indica strains.
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Sac State actors take it to D.C.
Sacramento State actors win regional theater awards.
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Captured abroad
Rick Murai led 14 photographers into Cambodia and Myanmar for a photographic workshop. See the results at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center.
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Ciudad de noche
A noir graphic novel take on murdered women south of the border.
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Media prophet
Douglas Coupland’s brief book describes both Marshall McLuhan and his thinking.
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Big House High
Security hype has turned schools into jails, a phenomena documented in Lockdown High.
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Dionysian dining
Eight courses, a bottle of wine and several shots of sake—a dining experience for the gods.
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What a patient wants
Five things to look for in a medical-cannabis dispensary.
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Optical illusions and Sylvia Plath
Mystery Spot makes it debut at California Stage.
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Meat you there
Learning more about where your meat comes from.
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Chicks, bobcats, foxes and eggs
Capay Valley’s McDonald Orchards, home to real chickens.
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All scream for breast cream
Baby Gaga breast-milk ice cream got confiscated by the Health Protection Agency in London, but is it really any grosser than consuming the milk of another species?
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Baby on tour
Placerville musicians Pregnant, Alak and baby use Kickstarter to fund an upcoming summer tour.
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The Trouble Makers
The Trouble Makers are set to cause a ruckus at Sacramento institution Old Ironsides.
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Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga will bring her talented voice to Cache Creek’s Club 88.
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Alyssa Cox
Alyssa Cox will evoke bohemian folk at Sacramento’s Press Club.
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Lite Brite
Lite Brite and Prieta to pair for Sacramento St. Patrick’s Day show at The Golden Bear.
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Bangin’ 7-gram rocks
Now 100.5 FM bans rap music, SN&R’s Jammies kick off with a shhhh, the Dam Haus gets the boot, the CUF drops a new full-length out of nowhere, Charlie Sheen gets a hit single and the Davis Feminist Film Festival gets a pretty sweet gig to boot.
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Attitude adjustment
Here come the men in hats to completely remake your life.
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Conviction
A man with a troubled past (Sam Rockwell) is sentenced to life in prison for a homicide committed with extreme atrocity.
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Love and Other Drugs
Just enough naked Anne Hathaway to be watchable.
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Casino Jack
Velvety snideness, but this version of Jack Abramoff ought to go to jail, too.
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Mars Needs Moms
This time around, the “mo-cap” animation will only satisfy the kids.
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Take Me Home Tonight
Topher Grace’s predictable 20-something nostalgia fest, with a few compensations.
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