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Born-Again Republicannew
A walking wounded GOP hosts its annual convention in Sacramento this weekend. Our writer goes down the Grand Old rabbit hole to see if “Reagan Nation” can pull off a rebirth.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
03-04-2013 |
Politics
Tags: GOP
Wickedly Adequate: Sam Raimi Makes Lemonade From Lemons
Coming nowhere near the level of dynamic storytelling of the original 1939 “Wizard of Oz” – are you surprised? - Sam Raimi’s prequel movie features enough charms to mitigate an ongoing draught of G and PG-rated family flicks.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-04-2013 |
Reviews
A Trip on the Mississippi Blues Trailnew
Geographic routes of discovery on the Mississippi Blues Trail are as varied and plentiful as the paths weaving through the history of the music itself—music that began as spirituals, work songs and simple narrative ballads in African American communities in the South.
Jackson Free Press |
Julian Rankin |
03-04-2013 |
Culture
Tags: Mississippi Blues Trail
Early Adoptersnew
When a local couple traveled to the Congo to adopt a child, they returned with two.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
03-03-2013 |
Children & Families
Tags: Adoption
"M" Is For Mayornew
Are Carson, Calif. residents ready to turn away from patronage style politics?
Random Lengths News |
Terelle Jerricks |
03-01-2013 |
Elections
Who Will Buy the Los Angeles Times?new
Why do so many rich men want to buy L.A.'s paper of record? And how did it get to this point?
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
03-01-2013 |
Media
Eat, Drink, Deltanew
This tome is part cookbook, part travelogue, part bartender's guide and part restaurant review. But it's all Delta.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
03-01-2013 |
Food+Drink
Big Dance Hopesnew
College basketball has been filled with crazy upsets this February, but the real fun begins this Friday when the calendar turns to March.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
03-01-2013 |
Sports
Overqualified, Underemployednew
Tip your barista, her degree was expensive.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
03-01-2013 |
Education
From Girl to Womannew
We often find ourselves in situations that—if we had a choice in the matter—we'd certainly not choose for ourselves.
Jackson Free Press |
Funmi Folayan Franklin |
03-01-2013 |
Advice
Witch Girl and Home Boynew
"Beautiful Creatures," the Richard LaGravenese film that sequesters acting giants Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson and Viola Davis into the shadows, is for audiences who can lose themselves in a southern Gothic romance between Happy Home Boy and Hormonal Witch Girl.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
03-01-2013 |
Movies
Handmade Mailnew
Email is great for so many things, but nothing quite compares to the feeling of getting real mail—the kind of letter or card that someone took the time to pen by hand, find a stamp for and drop off at the post office.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
03-01-2013 |
Art
Playing Odds of Last Frost Plantingnew
Just about every day, I hear of someone who just couldn't wait until planting time to start digging in the ground and planting a crop for summer.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
03-01-2013 |
Gardening
Now Streaming To A Laptop Near Younew
Films that have been famously snubbed by the Academy.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob Boylan |
03-01-2013 |
Commentary
‘West of Memphis’new
New documentary is an interesting, if unoriginal, retelling of the West Memphis Three story.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Meyers |
03-01-2013 |
Reviews
