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Each year they emerge mysteriously, with a life all their own, like zombies from the mist: Strangely consistent themes cropping up amid scores and scores of short-story entries. Most of the pieces will still spool wildly over a far-ranging literary fabric, but a group will find a common thread.
Iwas half-hoping the Mayans were right, because if t…
“Long overdue” seems like an appropriate mantra for the music industry come 2013. Artists including Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Cher, Pearl Jam and even LL Cool J are all reportedly releasing new records in the new year. All five haven’t delivered new material for at least five years. Ha…
Sometime after the hilarious Knocked Up (2007), writ…
A local woman’s lawsuit against the Carmel Unified…
A psychiatrist working in the Salinas Valley State …
Quentin Tarantino is at his best when he gets out of his own way. Specifically, his tendency to overwrite dialogue scenes—and then not cut them down when editing—is often his worst quality. But when he’s bold, stylish, clever and concise, as he is in Django Unchained, few are better.
Last spring, the Mystery Lights played for nearly 20…
Fact: Eighty-eight people in this country have died…
Kathy Fosmark isn’t old enough to remember the collapse of Cannery Row in the 1940s. But after more than 25 years in the fishing industry, she’s sure there are plenty of fish in the sea.
At the Dec. 19 P.G. City Council meeting, Don Lew an…
First Night Monterey is the biggest New Year’s Eve party in the county. Last year it attracted about 22,000 people into its one-day universe of musicians, artists, food vendors, magicians and dancers. This year, its 20th, First Night Monterey is teeming with 301 artists and performers in 24 …
Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association pla…
Here are some things they don’t teach much anymore: …
Follow-up: What breakthrough do you want to see in 2013?
Monterey County Behavioral Health and the nonprofit …
