That was nice, OK Go
Band + screens + crazy graphics = OK Go tour 2014. (Photo courtesy of OK Go’s Facebook page.) If you don’t have anything nice…
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The Easter bunny must live
If there’s going to be a live baby bunny in the Easter basket next to the jelly beans and chocolate this year, make sure that…
Measuring Measure U: Collection errors dog Sacramento's half-cent sales tax
Remember Measure U, the half-cent sales tax that was supposed to reverse the city of Sacramento’s gloomy financial fortunes? Well, it turns out the Magic…
Gold state for few: California's tech industry contributes to state's income-inequality woes
California is a leader … in income inequality. So says a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington,…
Hugs, not stabs: Sacramento police respond to trio of road rage incidents
There is such a thing as an illegal hug, in case you were wondering. The unwelcome show of intimacy went down during the evening of…
Max Whittaker photos at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
Sometimes, there just isn’t enough room in the paper to cover all the great stuff happening in this city. Take Max Whittaker’s show, for example….
Lurk and dance hard on Saturday night
The Lurk lurks into the sunset. (Photo by Bobby Mull) The Lurk is right: The best lurking is done alone. However, the one-man band from…
Natalie Ribbons featured on AllMusic
Tele Novella, stayin’ alive. (Photo courtesy of Tele Novella) Former Sacramentan Natalie Ribbons’ (of Agent…
Fungus-grown-on-plants soup
It’s one week into the Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge, and so far, I’ve dined at only two of the 13 participating restaurants. At this rate,…
Heard it in the newsroom: The worst state
SN&R’s Streetalk question this week is: What is the worst state? The six responses were varied, but come on, only one of them was right:…
Heard it on the newsroom floor: Workshop edition
An acoustic keytar? (Buy this image on a T-shirt at www.bustedtees.com/acoustickeytar.) A few weeks ago, staff writers Raheem F. Hosseini and Dave Kempa led…
Men are from Mars, and Barbie goes there!
In case you missed it this week, NASA teamed up with Barbie’s parents to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Curiosity Rover landing on Mars,…
The Newsroom: Supersoapy
Oh, God, is The Newsroom going to last 40 years, too? Hey, so I didn’t watch the the first episode of The Newsroom's second season….
Heard it on the newsroom floor: David Hasselhoff!
This is a post about David Hasselhoff and the Sacramento News & Review’s relationship with The Hoff. A face only a German could love? (Image…
Heard it on the newsroom floor: Firebomb love
Dave Kempa: “It’s hard to love someone who firebombs you.” Oh, he’s so romantic. (Image from www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/firebomb.jpg.) Raheem F. Hosseini’s post on June 25, “A…
Heard it on the newsroom floor: Yeezus' sun dog
Run outside right now and look at the sky to witness a gorgeous halo around the sun. It’s a called a sun dog. While Wikipedia…
On Top of the Word
Geeking out with words at SN&R’s copy desk. Did you know that attractive women can be professionally accomplished? Don’t be so surprised, instructs The…