Few American short story writers have garnered as much respect or as many accolades as George Saunders has over the last couple of decades. A darling of The New Yorker and a frequent recipient of national story writing awards, Saunders has come to epitomize certain aspects of the turn-of-the-century American psyche. With his 1996 debut, […]
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive!
Arts Alive! is presented by the Humboldt Arts Council and Eureka Main Street. Opening receptions for artists, exhibits and/or performances are held the first Saturday of each month. Phone (707) 442-9054 or go to www.eurekamainstreet.org for more information or to have an exhibit or performance included. 1. EUREKA INN 518 Seventh St. Holly Garbutt will […]
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Intern Unrest
Behind her big wooden desk, bathed in green light reflecting off a rhododendron outside her window, Joy Soll tells business after business that what they want is illegal. “Many employers — if they can get away with it — will try to get unpaid interns,” she said. Soll is the internship coordinator for Humboldt State […]
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Ready For Our Close-Up
If you’re looking for an unparalleled thrill at the movies, you can forget summer’s special effects bonanzas. Superman stunts and Star Trek warps can’t match the exhilaration of recognizing someone or something from your own life up there on the silver screen. Case-in-point: In 2008, a sizable crowd turned out at the Eureka Theater for […]
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The Joy of Handmade Pasta
In the beginning there is flour and water. Make the flour be semolina flour (ground durum wheat) and make the water warm. The pale yellow semolina flour may look as if it just stepped out of an impressionist painting, bathed in early morning sunlight. In the first act of the performance, you make the dough. […]
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Finally, a Facelift?
The stucco is cracked and stained, with mustard yellow streaks dribbling over tan walls. One of three corner turrets is missing, pulled down years ago to make space for a neon sign. The roof leaks. For decades, Terry Coltra has hoped and dreamed about restoring the Carson Block building in Old Town Eureka, as visions […]
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Humboldt At Work
Work,” some of us grumble. “I gotta go to work.” Sigh. Sob. Why?! The more content among us might answer, “Maybe you should find something to do that you love.” Good advice. But perhaps Maya Angelou’s take is better: “Nothing will work unless you do.” Hence we sew, saw, chop, deliver, grow, husband, heal, teach, […]
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Spock versus Spock
Reviews STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS. My personal investment in all this Star Trek business is pretty minimal. Years ago, I burned through the first four or five movies over the course of a languorous, lost afternoon. I enjoyed the experience, but I chose those movies because they were the only ones in the house where […]
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More Workers
For a variety of reasons, a few photos didn’t make the cut for our photo contest. We liked them anyway and wanted to share them with our readers.
