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Local Lit
We hear a lot about the artists and musicians of Humboldt County, but it turns out the redwoods are teeming with writers, too. This week we’ve compiled reviews and recommendations for local reads across ages and genres that explore imagined realms and familiar North Coast landscapes. Grab a cozy spot and read along with us.…
California Sues Over Trump’s Changes to Endangered Species Act, Arguing They Threaten Habitat
This story was originally published by CalMatters. California’s beloved condors and sea otters have rebounded from the brink of extinction thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Now the state is going to court to keep the 50-year-old law intact, filing two lawsuits this month to block what Democratic leaders describe as the Trump administration’s rollback of its protections.…
Autumn Falls
Hahaha well, dang. What is there to say, really? Is anyone else getting tired of these high water marks for various once-in-a-lifetime disasters we’ve been enjoying over the last decade? Not that I usually hold back too much, but I have the sense I can really let it fly these days because, well, who knows…
A Renaissance Baker
When Tony Cogliati says, “Making bread is my prayer, and when you eat my bread, that’s the sacrament,” he is serious. But there’s more than a single kind of serious. One is earnest and heavy; another is equally earnest but with the fun intact. Cogliati, is the latter. Every Saturday and Sunday morning, he arrives…
Trinidad Arts Night
Last Trinidad Art Night for the season. This town-wide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Call (707) 834-2479 or visit trinidadartnight.com. Forbes & Associates presents Sarah Corliss, produced by Westhaven Center for the Arts. *Event times may vary. …
Not Cozy
Murder mysteries are an inherently weird concept. I say that as someone who reads them, writes them and loves them. I say that as someone whose family history includes homicide. It should feel perverse to get excited by the promise of a “good mystery.” Maybe this is why the genre has not proved to be…
North Country Fair at 52
Overcast skies and even a few early in the day sprinkles served as a gentle reminder the change of seasons is underway for the large crowds attending the 52nd annual North Country Fair last weekend in Arcata. Alex Ozaki-McNeill, director of the fair, said this year’s theme of “Stronger Together” was selected because, in these…
Childbirth: Why So Difficult?
The “obstetrical dilemma” was born, so to speak, in 1960, not in a medical journal, but in the pages of Scientific American magazine. There, anthropologist Sherwood Washburn proposed that the ease with which most non-human primates give birth when compared to humans comes down to bipedalism. While a mother-to-be great ape will seek seclusion to…
Reckless Freaks
I WANT YOUR SEX. The milieu of contemporary “fine” art, pinioned as it is to its own ironic self-importance, has always been ripe for satire, with cinema as appropriate a vehicle for it as any. Going back to the olden days of the mid-20th century, when movies were splintering into factions and movements, the outsider…
‘Want to Join Me?’
Tired of Big Brother and the police state? I am putting small signs over my license plates that say, “FUCK FLOCK!” Looking forward to my jury trial. Want to join me? Only you can prevent fascism! Ryan Lee, Glendale
Relativity
Matter was never Created, nor destroyed. Periodic TablesAlways prevailed, As time flew byUnencumbered. What is the difference betweenA moment, and forever? Being here now isAll that really matters. — Kirk Gothier
