Issue: June 09, 2011
Hello SN&R reader!
In this week's issue, we tackle a taboo subject – death. Listen in as our readers share their stories and discuss the choices we all face at the end of life. Elsewhere, find the usual news, opinion, arts, music, food coverage you've come to expect in each week's News & Review.
Thanks!
SN&R Staff
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Everybody dies
SN&R readers talk about death and what makes a good one.
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On death and dying
SN&R’s readers answer our questions about end-of-life choices.
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Choices in dying
When it comes to medical care, end-of-life options exist.
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The 100 things
How my brother wound up in a documentary about end-of-life choices.
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Second Saturday’s second chance
Sacramento art walk warms up with a few changes. But Hugo Perez Zavala’s murder is still unsolved.
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CADA out of time?
Blight-fighting Capitol Area Development Authority faces budget ax.
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No arena parking?
Will parking in downtown’s streets work for the proposed Sacramento Kings arena? Plus, the Sacramento district attorney’s office is using more infraction citations.
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Letters for June 9, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Short shorts and shorter patience
How can a father convince his teenage daughter to dress more modestly?
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From low-yield to high reward
The mPower Placer program gives affordable loans to commercial building owners for water- and energy-efficiency improvements.
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Taming the wild mustache
Chad Nelson and Brian Lee are changing the shape of men’s facial hair with the Cowboy Comb.
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Play the juego
The Mexican talks secure borders and silly Republicans.
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Swell, maps
Some big ideas for Sacramento’s redistricting effort.
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A real look at reform
In the frenzy to cut pensions, don’t forget to look at the big picture.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Love lost—and found
Found Magazine founder Davy Rothbart and director David Meiklejohn bring their film to the Guild Theater’s Movies on a Big Screen series.
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She’s crafty
Etsy and IndieSacramento team up to throw a local Craft Party.
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Atari party
Atari Party brings together vintage games, film and prizes.
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Laughter in the cave
A Paleolithic take on the “war” between the sexes.
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Steam-powered punks
The Sacramento Steampunk Society puts on a show at Brick Alley Arts Studios.
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They aren’t crazy, they’re artists
International Facebook group = art show.
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June art picks
Miráme: 21st Century Self-portraits for a Latino/a America wants to know what you’re looking at.
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A gentle spacey-ness
All Natural Solutions’ 707 Headband is a dynamic, Christmas-tree-like bud.
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Fiction pro speaks in Sac
The Atlantic’s fiction editor will visit Sacramento to talk about publishing.
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Information overload
Hilary Pecis at the new Bows Gallery at Bows & Arrows.
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Like slathering your crotch in sriracha sauce
Our writer waxes his junk for the first time.
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Supernanny takes flight
The best nanny ever—and her chimney-sweeping friends—provide a spoonful of spectacle.
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Good-timey gargantuan
Pizza Rock takes K Street Mall up a notch. A big notch.
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Heat miser
Keep up with the hot foods for just a bit longer. Summer is coming.
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Food photo laws
Photographing food is difficult. If you must do it, here are some tips.
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Fertile fish
Research indicates that the Central Valley owes much of its agricultural fertility to salmon.
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Losing it in Spain
Spain is a beautiful place to visit, but can be challenging to get fed well without tuna in your “vegetariano” sandwich.
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High on life
This year’s High Sierra Music Festival inspires fun, and insight, for all ages.
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Fri, June 10, John Hiatt
John Hiatt will play a solo acoustic show outdoors at Sacramento’s Raddison Hotel.
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Fri, June 10, Alli Battaglia
Like the Dave Matthews Band, only good, at the Cozmic Café this weekend.
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Sat, June 11, Aaron Watson
Aaron Watson, who blends honky-tonk and country, will perform in north Sacramento’s Stoney Inn.
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Tues, June 14, The Bank
The Bank gets freak nasty at The Press Club—in the dark!
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Tues, June 14, Deftones
Hometown Sacramento rock heroes return to play benefit show for bassist Chi Cheng, who is in a coma.
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Wed, June 15, Jack’s Mannequin
Jack’s Mannequin brings melodic rock to Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.
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Thurs, June 16, The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event blends synth rock with chamber pop, and will play Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.
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Thurs, June 16, Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj’s tour with Britney Spears begins at Sacramento’s Power Balance Pavilion.
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Blitzkrieg of noise
Death Grips debuts its live set in Midtown Sacramento at The Press Club.
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You must remember this
Woody Allen has a new alter ego in surfer-dude nebbish Owen Wilson.
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I Am Number Four
Based upon a series of juvenile novels, I Am Number Four stars Alex Pettyfer.
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The Double Hour
A foreign art-house film that actually requires a tub o’ popcorn to munch.
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Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Full of manic, screeching energy, it’s not a bummer if you’re 7 years old.
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L’Amour Fou
What is it when it’s the thing you can’t name? Oh, yeah: luxury ennui.
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X-Men: First Class
Corn, cheese and (Kevin) Bacon bits, plus apocalyptic brinksmanship and groovy clothes.
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