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Invisible Man
Republican Frontrunner Blakeslee uses Rose Garden Strategy in Special Election Race
Republican frontrunner Blakeslee uses Rose Garden strategy in special election race Read story.
Keeping It Clean
Picking Up After Isla Vistans
Adopt-a-Block volunteers pick tons of trash up off of Isla Vista streets, keeping it out of wetlands and ocean. Read story.
Comic Books
Super-Fans Speak Out
Super-fans speak about why comic books are the coolest. Read story.
Flock of Pigeons
New York Experimentalists Bring the Party to Biko
The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! Teams up with Kinderbrute, Mothras for an I.V. dance party. Read story.
Starbucks Leaves a Bad Taste in a Very Needy Guy
Great Tasting Instant But Is It Right for the Trail?
Ray checks out the new VIA line of coffee. Read story.
The Thursday Paper
School’s Out Forever
High school graduate stops to note childhood’s end. Read story.
Dry Scalp Is Dry Skin
Don't Be Flaky
Ask a Stylist tells you how to deal effectively with it. Read story.
The Case of the Tainted $25,000
Three-Way Money
Suppose you’re a Santa Barbara attorney and the state of Iowa wants you to investigate a gambling-money case. Gambling? In the Corn Belt state of Iowa? A tainted $25,000 donation ... Read story.
Girl with the Canine Tattoo
An Immodest Proposal
How to make money doing nothing. Read story.
Janiva Magness Broadens the Blues
Blues Soul Singer Magness Comes to Earl Warren
On her latest album, The Devil Is an Angel Too, Janiva Magness has put it all together in a compelling package of hybrid blues. Read story.
Crush Videos
Animal Snuff Films May Finally Become Illegal
Animal snuff films may finally become illegal. Read story.
Praying in the Catacombs
Old Griffith Park Zoo
Pet Psychic visits the old Griffith Park Zoo, abandoned except for some animal spirits needing to be set free. Read story.
Great Green Roots
The Intersection of Avatar and Earth Day
The intersection of Avatar and Earth Day. Read story.
The Immortal Jellyfish
Turritopsis Can Change the Direction of Its Life Cycle
Turritopsis can change from an adult to a juvenile indefinitely, making it potentially immortal. Read story.
Postscript from Turkey
Reaction to Flotilla Fiasco
Our man in Ankara reports, with sorrow and warning, on hate-filled reactions to assault on humanitarian aid flotilla. Read story.
Gay Pride at the Beach
Pacific Pride Foundation Hosts 2010’s Pride Festival
PPF and a volunteer committee are gearing up for this year’s Pride Festival at Chase Palm Park. Read story.
DeMille’s Legendary Film
The Filming of The Ten Commandments
What is the background of the silent movie The Ten Commandments; was it made around here? Read story.
Baseball Drama
When the L.A. Dodgers Play the S.F. Giants, Wackiness Ensues
The L.A. Dodgers play the S.F. Giants and wackiness ensues. Read story.
Landscape Plants for California Gardens
Author and Landscaper Bob Perry’s New Book
The main feature is of the book is the encyclopedic “plant compendium” that references an “A-Z Listing of 2,100 Plants.” Read story.
Summer Concerts at the Ranch
Four More Tuesdays to Party
Lots of lawn, shade, and a variety of excellent bands at Rancho La Patera, for free. Read story.
No Limits
Crawling Into Marta Ulvaeus’s Roots to the Source
The KCSBeat crawls into the music of Marta Ulvaeus’s Roots to the Source Read story.
When to Get Naked
Catching Up with Euro-Guy
Prima Donna realizes that putting out on the first date probably isn’t the way to go if you’re looking for a serious relationship, regardless of what country you’re in. And ... Read story.
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