The Shoechucker We are all Oscar Grant
Choada Salinas, staff Let’s start here, just in case you don’t know what happened. Frankly, if that’s really true, then you are either a complete moron or you live under a rock or, considering this is...
View ArticleAre you reading this? Uhh Yeah Dude: Seth and Jonathan’s moms can’t be wrong
“They’re so Raven, his daughters,” Seth Romatelli said of Kobe Bryant’s daughters’ sparkly dresses as he watched the post- game award ceremonies June 17 when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston...
View ArticleAMEN my quest for spiritual seniority
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be able to marry people, but I remember being told that the only people that could do so were ministers and boat captains. I wasn’t about to spend time in a seminary...
View ArticleComin’ Straight Outta Eureka An interview with a crazy muthafuckanamed Ethan...
I stare down from the balcony, shocked. What had started as a disagreement between a music fan and the police had escalated into a full-blown riot. The police had responded to noise complaints and...
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HUMBOLDT-BASED PHOBIAS their secret origins
Arkleyphobia You are inflicted with a toe-curling fear of Coastal Commission mixers, single malt scotch and Tea Party politics. Also characterized by a marked aversion to centers for the performing...
View ArticleIf Eazy Did It
With Special Contributor Marshall Boyett It was a sad day in March of 1995 — one of West Coast gangster rap’s pioneers died. eazy-e started with nWA and then split to go solo, but died too young and...
View Articlewhy not to see “inception”
There are movies that make you think, and movies that think for you. “The Dark Knight” director Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated “Inception” belongs to the former category and thus should be...
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Madame Specifica’s Monthly Predictions #04
Aries March 20 – April 20 You are attending a wedding, and you know what that means: a trip to Ross. Don’t worry if you are embarrassed to see people you know at the mall. You have caught them...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Alice’s Steak and Sushi
When Blue Lake Casino opened, they must not have foreseen the amount of damage that one group of friends could do to a buffet — not just any buffet, but the Friday night all-you-can- eat seafood buffet...
View ArticleOaxacan Barbecue
Milo Scumpert-Appel, contributor There are a lot of interesting people in Oaxaca. I’ve met architects, old-school B-Boys … the Italian photographer introducing his exhibit of photos of migrant workers...
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