Category Archives: Culture

More Anesthetic, Please

Posted on May 10, 2013 by rlcrabb
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House For Sale

Posted on May 6, 2013 by rlcrabb

Yesterday we spent the afternoon at Dakota Sid Clifford’s annual George C. Bendover celebration at his home, known as the Chaos Campground. (Still the best party in Nevada County, in my opinion.) Some of the area’s finest musicians were there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | 7 Comments

Under Pressure

Posted on April 17, 2013 by rlcrabb

Within nanoseconds of the horrific bombing of the Boston Marathon, cable news went into overdrive to relay the events to the public. After four hours of running the same video loop of the explosions, (from every angle and in slow … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Food, Politics | 50 Comments

What’s Your Sign?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by rlcrabb
Posted in Culture, General | 15 Comments

The Anthropomorphic Agenda

Posted on February 18, 2013 by rlcrabb
Posted in Culture, Local | 5 Comments

Obese Tuesday

Posted on February 12, 2013 by rlcrabb

Forget about the Pope retiring, the North Korean nuclear sabre-rattling, the State of the Union, the BIG news of the week is Rex Reed’s scathing review of the new movie, Identity Thief  starring Melissa McCarthy, in which he describes the star … Continue reading →

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Invaders From The 5th Dimension

Posted on February 3, 2013 by rlcrabb

In every mythology there is a character known as the trickster, a malevolent entity whose only reason for existing is to annoy and befuddle humanity. The Native Americans know him as coyote, the Romans called him Pan, and Christendom fears … Continue reading →

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Merry Widow Gazette On The Streets!

Posted on January 24, 2013 by rlcrabb

No, you are not seeing spots. Mardi Gras is almost upon us, which means that the Merry Widows are loose on the streets with the 2013 edition of The Merry Widow Gazette. This year’s theme has something to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Local | 2 Comments

This Gun Gives Her Nerve

Posted on January 15, 2013 by rlcrabb

This ad ran in the April 7, 1910, issue of Life, which was a humor magazine back then. The text might be difficult to read, so I’ll reprint it below… A woman, if attacked while alone in the house, will … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | 39 Comments

RIP Huell Howser

Posted on January 8, 2013 by rlcrabb

Like everyone else in the Golden State, I was shocked to hear of the passing of Huell Howser. He was beyond cool, and his show was an essential watch for those of us who love to dig out the odd … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | 9 Comments