AltWeeklies Wire
Has Arnold Opened the Door for the Urbanization of Farms?new
The real Gov. Schwarzenegger is back, and now he's taking on rural California.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nicholas Miller |
05-25-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
When We Were Strangersnew
Some young filmmakers flaunt ambiguity as insurance against their own sloppy intentions -- Sarah Polley puts it to use with wrenching precision.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
05-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Away from Her, Sarah Polley
Colin Hay: Business as Usualnew
Even as an independent contractor, the former Men at Work frontman remains, well, a man at work.
Sacramento News & Review |
Edward Dunn |
05-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Colin Hay
Mark Twain's Wild Ridenew
How his down-and-out days in California's Central Valley gave the great writer his voice -- and made him famous.
Sacramento News & Review |
Scott Thomas Anderson |
05-17-2007 |
Books
My Time in Jailnew
If you haven't heard of the prison-industrial complex, it's time to start paying attention.
Sacramento News & Review |
Cathy Webster |
05-17-2007 |
Commentary
A Green Investment Diarynew
One writer's attempt to discover the ways of sustainable investing.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jennifer Davidson |
05-17-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
It's a CalPERS Worldnew
Can the investment behemoth pursue social goals, as well as mind the bottom line for California's retirees?
Sacramento News & Review |
Ralph Brave |
05-17-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Selling the Status Symbol?new
In spite of record gas prices, SUVs are still popular with Sacramento drivers.
Sacramento News & Review |
Luke Gianni |
05-17-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Flick Off!new
Twenty summer movies, ruthlessly assessed before we've even seen them.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer and Matt Coker |
05-09-2007 |
Movies
Will Congressman John T. Doolittle Do Time?new
Does the downfall of a powerful California congressman mean something more than the latest corruption of a politician?
Sacramento News & Review |
Ralph Brave and Kel Munger |
05-03-2007 |
Politics
Dead Men Don't Play Pianonew
Sony's new voodoo doesn't do a historic record any favors.
Sacramento News & Review |
Edward Dunn |
04-27-2007 |
Reviews
Puppy Lovenew
It's not a banal tale about a boy and his dog, but a fresh one about an older woman and hers. Who knew Molly Shannon playing a petulant nutjob could be so moving?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike White, Year of the Dog
Cheese It, the Cops!new
"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?" Well, it's a darn fine way to pay homage -- and have a few laughs -- at the typical action-fest cop film.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
Cheese It, the Cops!new
"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?"
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
Arden and Beaunew
Prize-winning poet Mark Doty's new memoir returns to the topic of grief -- this time, as explored on four legs.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Mark Doty, Dog Years: A Memoir
