Past Stories
Ladies Choice
Print by Cynthia Garcia, photo by Megan Flanders
Gender politics and the pursuit of paper underscore [PAPERSLUTS] printmaking show at CSUSB
Art is adaptable. It can say anything. The medium and the message come together to ach...
Taking Flight
UCR’s ARTSblock Embraces Your Inner Astronaut with “Free Enterprise”
This year, companies like XCOR Aerospace, Inc., Space X, and Virgin Atlantic will make ground-breaking history: private citizens will be allowed to trav...
Living in the Lap of Luxury
Photo by Nancy Powell
Taking the waters never felt as satisfying as it does on the decks of Café Sole
There is nothing like a good dose of pampering to jump start my resolve for health and wellness, and no…
Love Hurts
Amour filmmaker Michael Haneke tackles the prickly issue of euthanasia
From the moment we are born, we begin the process of dying. It’s a sad fact we try to tune out for the first six decades or so of our…
Final Word
Think you had a rough week?
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o has been labeled everything from a chump to a con artist after his two-year relationship with girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, turned out to be imaginary.
Te’o received ...
Cougrzz Rock!
MEMBERS: Grace Richardson (lead vocals), Roseann Aldrete (lead guitar), Shelly Cory (keyboards), Jeannette Jacques (bass guitar) and Chrissy Marquez (vocals/percussion).
CITIES OF ORIGIN: Corona.
KINDRED SPIRITS: “Janet Jacks...
Basic Instinct
Photos by Eliot Hazel
Indietronica duo Niki & The Dove is ready to ease your mind
Malin Dahlström (vocals) and Gustaf Karlöf (production) comprise the mysteriously named dance duo, Niki & The Dove. As you might guess...
“Someday, my people will be free.”
Photo by Kristopher Christensen
The times they are A-changin‘, medical cannabis godfather Dennis Peron assures
In the world of medical cannabis activism, Dennis Peron’s name looms large. For decades, he’s been a tireless...
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: In 1983 or 1984, I was walking home from work down Haight Street in San Francisco one evening and stopped into Watusi Records to look through the dollar cutout bin. I flipped through it for a bit and then stoppe...
“Artisans of Musical Design”
Thru Sat, Jan. 26
Music holds an important role in shaping the culture of societies around the world—songs give us a unique form of communication that encompasses the passion of the individual while celebrating the beauty of ...
Nunset Boulevard
Sat, Jan. 26
It’s time to throw up your hands and scream hallelujah, because Cindy Williams from Laverne & Shirley is starring as Mother Superior in Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show—a fantastically ent...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
Huell Howser is dead, which you know, of course. We all know—have known for well over a week. But still. Dead? Yep, since January 7—already more than a week—although we had to wait a few days to…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/1/24
FOREVER PLAID
The classic story of doo-wop, harmonies and coming back from the dead has hit Palm Desert. The Plaids, a squeaky-clean quartet from the 1950s, miss their shot at fame when they get hit by a tour bus&hel...
Failure to Launch?
Though the phrase may be “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” for Lake Elsinore it’s more “If it’s broken, just toss money at the problem and expect change.” The city’s officials have been less than impressed wit...
Young Boy Guilty of Murdering His Racist, Abusive Father
One of the saddest crime stories to come out of the Inland Empire in the last few years just got sadder.
Riverside Juvenile Court Judge Jean P. Leonard ruled Jan. 14 that a 12-year-old boy was guilty of murdering his…
