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Jan 28, 2025
The War on Art, Sonoma State University Cuts Strike Blow
Anyone in the tri-county area within earshot of an academic has probably heard about the dramatic cuts occurring at the North Bay’s only state...
Jan 21, 2025
Follow Me: Social Media Butterfly
Rejection is par for the course for working writers, more so for non-working writers.
This is a direct lift from my latest rejection:
“Although I like...
Jan 14, 2025
End Times for Wine? New Health Advisory Spurs Sober-Curiosity
In 2010, then California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB1798, which mandated conjunctive labeling of Sonoma County-made wines to include both their American...
Jan 7, 2025
Make More Art in a DOGE Eat DOGE World
Oh, history, that compulsive rerun machine, seems intent on dredging up its greatest hits—only this time, the sequelitis that’s plagued Hollywood has spread to...
Dec 17, 2024
Olive Me: A Meditation on a Dirty Martini or Two
Drinking red wine has kept me out of most trouble, or at least in the kind of trouble I can manage for most of...
Dec 10, 2024
Winter Wanderings
Occidental
Winter Is Coming
With the coming of winter also comes the urge to attend the Barbara Higbie & Friends Winter Solstice Concert. The upcoming performance...
Dec 10, 2024
Gifts for the Culturenaut
Culturenauts are those people who define themselves by their refined tastes and are so far ahead on the cultural curve that it’s a literal...
Nov 26, 2024
Flower Power: Celebrating 50 years of Traditional Medicinals
Many founder stories begin in a garage, but few start in a Volkswagen Microbus.
In 1974, when Drake Sadler co-founded Traditional Medicinals with renowned herbalist...