How’s that KonMari purge going? While you’re folding your clothes into little squares, you may be wondering what to do with the road signs, vintage car parts and random advertising ephemera you’ve got stacked to the rafters in your garage. If you’ve got the right kind of stash, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz from the […]
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The Murder Mountain Docuseries is Upon Us
Remember that documentary crew that was running around Humboldt on and off through the spring and summer? Well, the finished project airs Sunday night at 7 p.m. on the Fusion Network, which is a real network that I looked up (channel 342 if you’ve got DIRECTV). The crew and its producer talked to Journal staff […]
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Hollywood Star for Mayor of Flavortown
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced its “Class of 2019” inductees and among the stars of film, TV, stage and music to receive a star on the Walk of Fame is — holy moly, stromboli — one Guy Fieri of Ferndale. No dedication ceremony dates have been announced yet but expect the host of […]
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Humboldt’s Dancing CCC Supervisor’s Binge-worthy Show
If you’re looking for something to binge watch that might restore your faith in humankind (no small thing these days), you may want to hit up Wild Jobs, an online series from Animal Planet that’s streaming now. Recognize host John Griffith? Yup, Humboldt’s own dancing California Conservation Corps guy took his moves on the road […]
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Catch Sara Bareilles in Jesus Christ Superstar Live Tonight
Maybe a flight to New York to see hometown girl Sara Bareilles’ Broadway run in the musical Waitress wasn’t practical. That’s no reason to put “When She Was Mine” on repeat and cry into a lemon meringue. (Oh, like I’m the only one.) Tonight at 8 p.m., you can catch her live performance as Mary […]
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Oscar-worthy
Way north of the Academy Awards ceremonies in Hollywood, Humboldt hosted its own glittery evening as the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission and the Eureka Theater rolled out the red carpet for an Oscar viewing party and celebration of local filming. The swells showed up in tuxes and tulle, furs and fedoras, to sip cocktails in […]
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Bigfootin’
Did you see something up in Willow Creek on Saturday? Bigfoot’s stomping grounds were the site of a tribute to our hirsute local hero in Veteran’s Park. The cast of Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot, including homegrown hunter James “Bobo” Fay, showed up to sign autographs, swap stories and film the festivities. Elvis of the Bigfoot world […]
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Serious Stuff with Comedian W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell has a big laugh. It’s full and deep over the phone, inviting you to laugh with him — maybe at a joke he just made, maybe at him, maybe at an awkward moment, like hanging out at a white nationalist convention as an African American man. The laugh is part of what […]
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Watch Sara Bareilles’ Oscar Performance
There were some moving speeches and emotional twists at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, including Sara Bareilles‘ moving rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” performed during the In Memoriam montage of stars and industry greats who passed away in 2016. In case you missed it while microwaving more popcorn or hobnobbing at the Eureka […]
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Humboldt Style: Oscar Night
Not everybody got everything right at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, between the envelope mix-ups, eye-rolling name fumbles and a couple of awards that were both questionable and did not win us the office Oscar pool. But we did get to see Sara Bareilles perform, so we’re calling it a win. And over at […]
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Cry it Out with Sara Bareilles at the Oscars
Weird instinct of how to get cozy with him, but #Oscar didn't seem to mind. 😛me and my right hand man, @SmithTrey heading to work… pic.twitter.com/QnNz8CNHIT — Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) February 26, 2017 Still hurting from all the stars we lost in 2016? Humboldt County lady Sara Bareilles is here to soothe your pain. Well, […]