today
9 a.m. T-ball Registration Boys and Girls Club Teen Center
read >9 a.m. Apple Solutions for Small Business See Event Description
read >9 a.m. Doris Niles Humboldt County Science Fair Humboldt State University
read >10 a.m. Annual Juggling Festival Humboldt State University
read >6 p.m. Americans for Safe Access Bayview Courtyard Complex
read >6 p.m. Apple Solutions for Small Business Fortuna River Lodge
read >7 p.m. Blondies Open Mic Night Blondies Food And Drink
read >7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream Arcata High School
read >8 p.m. Karaoke at Bear River Casino Bear River Casino
read >8 p.m. Karaoke Blue Lake Casino
read >8 p.m. On the Wings of a Dove Carlo Theater (Dell'Arte)
read >8 p.m. Moscow State Radio Symphony Van Duzer Theatre
read >8 p.m. Random Acts of Comedy Arcata Theater Lounge
read >8 p.m. Antigone College of the Redwoods
read >9 p.m. Lisa Baney Cher-Ae-Heights Casino
read >9 p.m. Wig-in-a-Box Karaoke at Aunty Mo's Aunty Mo's Lounge
read >9 p.m. Aftershock Thursdays w/ Da Foot Clan Nocturnum
read >9 p.m. Children of the Sun (blues) Six Rivers Brewery
read >9 p.m. Skerdio, Psy Fi Red Fox Tavern
read >9:30 p.m. Woven Roots, Monk (reggae) Humboldt Brews
read >10 p.m. DJ/Thirsty Thursday Central Station Cocktail Lounge
read >previous columns
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read >Aug. 13, 2009
Ex-Hacks on the T-S
Editor: As a retired reporter, I frequently find myself in ...
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Charlie's Biases
By North Coast Journal Readers
Editor:
In a recent movie review, Charlie Myers complained that he was being criticized for the fact that he isn’t enjoying the spate of dorky “guy movies” which he’s seen lately (and for what it’s worth, I agree with him — yuck!).
The comment made me realize what I like best about Charlie and why his movie reviews are the first thing I read in the Journal weekly. Charlie always states his biases up front, bless him!
I worked with critics for a couple of decades, and then I did a stint as one myself, and I believe Charlie is the first one I’ve encountered who is so honorably up front about his prejudices. His style makes it easy for his readers to recognize when he’s ranting about something they’ll love, and act accordingly.
I think that being criticized is an inevitable hazard of your profession, Charlie, but I hope you get an equal amount of praise for how you ply your trade!
Faith Freewoman, Trinidad
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