Issue: December 29, 2011
Greetings SN&R readers,
Christmas is over and so, thank God, is 2011. It
would have been a better year, if not for all the
people who lied and cheated, and pepper-sprayed,
and otherwise damaged their fellow man. You had
your murderous Bashar al-Assad types, along with
your lesser villains; who knew Arnold
Schwarzenegger would turn out to be a sleaze?
There were lots of local scoundrelsand Scrooges,
too. In Frontlines, we've got a list (just a few)
of the Grinches of Sacramento 2011, the folks who
made life just a little less merry for the rest of us. Humbug.
The whole world really was really watching in
2011. But the whole world apparently will watch
anythingand at such a break-neck speed, one has
to wonder: Is anyone paying attention? So, maybe
this year more than ever, SN&Rs 2011 in Review feature matters: It brings you back to the slow,
with its actual printed words on paper and all,
for a crash course in everything, Sacramento and
beyond, you were too busy to notice. Or that you've already forgotten.
Hey, SN&R didn't phone it in and take a prolonged
vacation this winter. Nah. For your reading
pleasure: Jonathan Kiefer and Jim Lane's best
(and worst) of their cinema experiences in 2011;
Jonathan Mendick's New Year's Eve guide No. 2;
Nick Miller's most played records of the year;
Kel Munger and the SN&R critics favorite local
theater picks. And, uh, that's it!
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Sac on Speed
You’re not tweaking, Sacramento: This year was the fastest on record. Don’t believe it? Just ask Lt. John Pike.
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What’s up, grinches!?
SN&R doles out its second annual Sacramento Grinches of the Year awards.
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Hecka tech
Following the holiday season, donate your unwanted electronics to the Sacramento Tech Exchange.
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A year on this planet
Japan and beyond gets Fukushima’d, America gets fracked, polar ice melts faster than ever, GOP presidential hopefuls dispirit.
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Letters for December 29, 2011
Love, hate, indifference: Readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Listen deeply, love widely, be transparent
Joey’s end-of-the-year advice for herself—and everyone else.
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In the long run
Running is a metaphor for enjoying the journey of life.
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Racing for rehab
Dominic Cooke started a foundation specializing in exercise-based rehabilitation for disabled athletes.
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On Tent City 2
Sacramento’s camping ordinance = the definition of a failed law.
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Be Kind, Rewind
SN&R film critics pick 2011’s best of the best—and the worst.
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Auld performance, ne’er forgot
SN&R’s stage critics praise some high points of the year past in Sacramento theater.
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SN&R’S Last-Minute New Year’s Guide
Sacramentans know how to have fun.
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Myth, still magical
Sacramento publisher Swan Scythe Press dabbles in mythmaking with Michael Hettich’s chapbook.
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The rape of Nanjing
Ha Jin’s latest novel highlights the actions of Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary, during the Nanjing Massacre.
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Green and urban
This encyclopedic handbook of urban farming by a pair of Oakland-based experts is truly essential.
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They beat L.A.
Nick Miller describes the atmosphere at what could be the last Sacramento Kings home opener.
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Delusionally devoted
SN&R food critic Greg Lucas ponders the perils of running a restaurant.
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Make like Popeye
Just remember how much strength comes from those leafy greens.
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The Champagne cocktail
Class up your New Year’s Eve with a champagne cocktail—in one of several variations.
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Go big on your last chance at Hachiyas
Hachiya persimmons are on sale now, and there’s a lot you can do with this glossy fruit.
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Like a nun at an orgy
The documentary Vegucated follows three meat-loving New Yorkers who are challenged to be vegan for six weeks.
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Buy these records
SN&R’s Nick Miller shares his most memorable and favorite music of 2011.
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Saddle soap
Without a first-person narration or the spectacle of puppets, we’re left with just a beautiful horse.
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2011 wrap-up
Rises and falls, crackdowns and comebacks—it’s a California medical-cannabis year in review.
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