Issue: November 05, 2015
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The cover story this week: The spy who taught me. Brian Breneman watched
every single Bond flick. In order. Here's what he learned.
Elsewhere in the issue: Jeff vonKaenel interviews CSUS President Robert
Nelsen about the university's 10% four-year graduation rate, Sasha
Ambramsky explores Ireland, Ann Martin Rolke samples the newly re-opened
Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy, Aaron Carnes talks improvised singing
with Miss Mouthpeace and more.
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The Spy Who Taught Me
Our writer watched every single Bond flick. In order. Here's what he learned.
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It was the best of Bond, it was the worst of Bond
SN&R film critic Daniel Barnes judges decades' worth of the suave superspy.
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And The Bond Plays On
Our writer ranks the films, the theme songs and the villains.
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SN&R’s interview with new Sacramento State president Robert Nelsen
Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen says getting kids to graduate quicker, so that they don't have to stick around and take unnecessary courses, is key.
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Sacramento to experience multiple wages of grief
City advances minimum-wage deal without the support of labor or business interests.
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Death by what?
An alarming new study finds that poorly educated middle-class white Americans are dying, increasingly, by their own hands.
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Letters for November 5, 2015
Readers weigh in on the value of neighborhood app Nextdoor, federal homelessness policies and more.
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School of love
Joey advises readers on how to be smarter about love.
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Run to Feed the Hungry this Thanksgiving and support the Sacramento Food Bank
I will be there. I will be running. And I will be giving thanks.
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Nicole McKeever, Irish dance instructor
The dance instructor talks Riverdance and whether all of those kicks ever accidentally connect with a face.
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Sacramento should be wary of a ‘Special Sign District’ near new Kings arena
Remember that less is more, lest we end up greeting the world with a 70-foot banner of Seth Rogen on the side of the Holiday Inn.
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An unmerciful wind
An SN&R writer and his family travel to Ireland to slow down, walk the cliffs and sip on some Guinness.
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Review: A song too long
SN&R reviews Resurrection Theatre's production of Torch Song Trilogy.
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Preview: White Christmas and Elf: The Musical
SN&R previews two holiday-themed productions.
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Fall into the pages
The cooler weather brings a bevy of literary happenings for readers.
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Horns aplenty
Falcon's Eye Theatre stages a new production of the 1959 classic Rhinoceros.
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Adoration of Dora
SN&R reviews KOLT Run Creation's production of Adoration of Dora.
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A Doll's House
SN&R reviews Capital Stage's production of A Doll's House.
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From the ashes, excellence
The reopened Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy is back, better than ever, following a fire.
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Caffeine buzz
East Sacramento gets a new coffee co-op, Sapatu Polynesian Food says goodbye to a bad location, and a new izakaya will open in the old Doughbot spot.
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Willpower killer
Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co'.s Fallin' Of d'Wagon mocks your best intentions.
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Get agri-cultured
Sample farm-to-fork fare while viewing agricultural-inspired works of art.
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Fresh and tan
It's time to discover the wonders of fresh ginger in tea, curries, soups and sodas.
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Meat cancer and cheese addiction
News headlines this week: Eating bacon causes cancer, and science says cheese is addiction is for real!
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Miss Mouthpeace sings her truth
The Sacramento artist talks improv, songwriting and healing.
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Eight Gigs: The Moans
Danny Secretion's annual F%$# Cancer Benefit show gives cancer the finger.
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Eight Gigs: Dru Down
A Bay Area legend brings his players' anthems to Sacramento.
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Eight Gigs: He Whose Ox is Gored
He Whose Ox is Gored melds sludge, prog, shoegaze and more into a dreamy headtrip.
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Eight Gigs: A Tribe Called Red
Traditional pow wow sounds meets dubstep at this Sol Collective dance party.
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Eight Gigs: Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band
Jeff Daniels joins son's band the Ben Daniels Band for a mix of classic and contemporary Americana.
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Eight Gigs: Pimps of Joytime
Pimps of Joytime evoke soul bands of an earlier era at Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub this week.
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Eight Gigs: John 5
It's time to brush off those air guitars as rock-guitar heavyweight John 5 comes to the Boardwalk.
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Eight Gigs: San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas directs the San Francisco Symphony at the Mondavi Center.
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No hype man needed for Bleepy Hollow (or Sac)
TBD follows up its September festival with a Halloween party; Sharon Jones gives cancer a musical kiss-off.
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Kitchen nightmares
Bradley Cooper is a once-hotshot chef seeking a comeback in this so-so foodie film.
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Dancin’: It’s On
This flat-footed dance flick at least has some endearing actors.
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10 (million) sack
Could a billionaire's support get a quality pot initiative on the 2016 ballot?
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