Planet V review: Pumfu, a tofu alternative
It’s ironic that after decades of veg folk trying to sell the general public on the idea of tofu as a meat replacement that now,…
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Ugly Americans seek love, a British detective seeks the truth and Al Pacino hams it up into obscurity “That hot poker behind my eyes is…
Fresh from Oak Park
Celebrating its 11th year, the Oak Park Farmers Market returns with health and safety measures in place When Food Source permanently closed in March, a…
Free Will Astrology
For the week of May 21, 2020 By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Excellence does not require perfection,” wrote Aries author Henry James. Now…
Grassroots generosity
Editor’s note: Sacramento’s Big Day of Giving sets a record during the pandemic, and residents donate time as well as money The Sacramento region’s annual…
Planet V: Restless for restaurants
It’s possible that in the next few days, you may be able to visit your favorite Sacramento restaurant again. Then again, maybe not. While Sacramento…
15 Minutes: Tyler Boynton, multi-media collage artist
A local artist creates dark, morbid collages using books, magazines, and pages from Sacramento News & Review
Fluidity of sound
Steel drum musician Shawn Thwaites is now a Recording Academy board member The beautiful and fluid echoes from the steel drum have been embedded into…
Taming the inner storm
A Vietnam refugee turned psychologist offers her own painful journey in new memoir By Scott Thomas Anderson Several years ago, a psychologist at UC Davis…
Learn to draw
Take up the pen and become a living legend
Your weekend binge list
SNL alums make mockumentaries, the British tackle Ghost Stories and Ahnuld comes back Watch: Documentary Now!What: Dead-on comic recreations of revered documentariesWho: Fred Armisen, Bill…
A brush with history
How will people look back on art during the coronavirus?
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny For the week of May 14, 2020 ARIES (March 21-April 19): During a pandemic, is it possible to spread the news about…
June wedding
A famous Sacramento rose garden is a popular setting, but it’s off limits for gatherings during the pandemic Here’s another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic:…
Planet V: Vegans, celebrate! It’s International Hummus Day.
Today is a banner day for vegans. No, it’s not World Vegan Day (that’s November 1), or World Vegetarian Day (that’s exactly a month before)….
Profiteering in a pandemic
Essay: Struggling restaurants are being gouged by greedy delivery services. Sacramento should cap their fees. By Dylan Hubka and Joshua Wood Due to COVID-19, the…