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Sacramento jails to be featured on MSNBC's “Lockup”
Get ready to be famous, Sacramento jailbirds. MSNBC’s popular Lockup reality series is headed for a cell block near you. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department…
Ace of Spades takes over Assembly
Things at K Street’s newest music venue, Assembly, just got … newer. Ace of Spades will be taking over shows at the Randy Paragary-Bob Simpson nightspot…
SN&R’s predictions for Breaking Bad’s finale
In case you’ve been smoking meth and chowing Funions while living under a rock, you know the popular schoolteacher-turned-meth-druglord drama Breaking Bad’s series finale is…
'The Newsroom' 2.9: The end is high
Topeka, Topenga…what’s in a name, indeed? Adam Khan 12:06 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 Bear with me for the next few minutes, because it’s about to…
And the best burger in Sacramento goes to …
By all accounts, last night’s second-annual Sacramento Burger Battle was a gut-busting success. (No, really, I’m getting reports that people don’t want to eat another…
Sacramento Missed Connection: A case of the Romeo poops
Deny thy toilet and refuse thy scat Check out this modern-day Romeo & Juliet scene from CraigsList Sacramento’s Missed Connections, in which a Midtown woman…
'The Newsroom' 2.8: Election night reenactments are boring
“Dang it honey, why can’t Will and Mac admit they still love each other?” Raheem Hosseini 2:46 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 After a weeklong reprieve,…
SN&R eats a Crunchtada
So, Del Taco recently rolled out its Crunchtada, and sent SN&R an invitation to try it. So we did. And we (surprise!) weren’t too impressed….
Del Taco wants SN&R to eat a Crunchtada. And wear earplugs.
I’m pretty sure the last time I ate at Del Taco was the day I camped out in line at Fry’s Electronics for a 32-inch…
Local Pastafarians question the use of prayer in Rancho Cordova City Council meetings
Sacramento is home to at least 52 Pastafarians—aka followers of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. And they’re boiled over. Of course, 52 is…
‘The Newsroom’ 2.7: Institutional failures and sucker slaps
Don’t take his stapler OR misquote him. Raheem Hosseini 6:02 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 The Newsroom creator Aaron Sorkin really seems to want to…
Sacramento Bee can't decide if Miley Cyrus “a bit” racy—or “super racy”
Meanwhile, real talk over at The Washington Post.
The most culturally relevant Vine video ever?
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'The Newsroom' 2.6: Liars and hate crushes
“Careful, my bones.” Raheem Hosseini 4:36 p.m. Tuesday, August 20 Starting with the tightly paced “red team” briefing at the top of Sunday’s episode, The…
Midtown Cocktail Week: 5 reasons to not get drunk at home, pass out, and miss it
Usually a blog post has some kind of lead or intro paragraph explaining what the story will be all about. But this is Midtown Cocktail…
'The Newsroom' 2.5: 'Well, I guess it's just us now'
“Who the hell is Will McAvoy?” “I don’t know Jesse, but he’s no match for Heisenberg.” Adam Khan 8:13 p.m. Monday, August 12 I…