Nintendo Makes Virtual Work of Cooking
After a long day at work, most people have trouble mustering up the energy to create a one-pot meal, let alone a rich spread of international favorites.
Month: January 2008
Getting a Grip on This Year’s Flood of Documentaries
Although the mainstream movie industry has widely opened its doors to documentaries in the past decade, film festivals are still the best place to see these realest of reel stories.
Positively State Street
OH SO OSO: The Santa Barbara-based band Oso has musical roots that extend all the way to Africa, where guitarist and vocalist Phil Taylor once played with the Gambian National Army Band.
News-Press Would-Be Buyer Starts Nonprofit
TWO TO TANGO: I asked Sara Miller McCune, who’s starting her own magazine, if she still wants to buy the Santa Barbara News-Press.
WORK in Progress
Solvang’s Valley Community Theatre will be holding auditions for its upcoming musical, WORKING, starting Thursday, January 31, at 6:45 p.m. at St. Mark’s in the Valley Episcopal Church (2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos).
Tradition and Transition: The California Missions
Like Tibetan sand paintings-earthen works of art created in response to religious imperatives and designed to be ritually blown away-the California missions had a planned obsolescence.
Times They Are a-Changin’
Leo “Bluesland” Schumaker’s weekly dose of broadcasted musical musings was recently moved from its former slot to a cushy new time, Thursdays from 8-10 p.m. on KCSB 91.9 FM.
UCSB Basketballers Beat Up on Cal Poly Mustangs
It was a rewarding week for Atonement on the big screen (Golden Globes) and in a San Luis Obispo gymnasium (Leather Globes). The latter awards went to the UCSB basketball teams for their hard-earned victories over the Cal Poly Mustangs.
Police Investigate Possible Gang Stabbing
Santa Barbara police arrived at Cottage Hospital on the evening of 1/17 to investigate the possible gang-related stabbing of a 17-year-old…
State Discusses Governor’s Budget Cuts
Discussion of California’s $14.5 billion budget deficit brought Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Santa Barbara on 1/17.