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King of California
Michael Douglas plays a wild-eyed dreamer who sways his daughter and friend into digging clandestinely for treasure underneath a California superstore.
"...17th century treasure lays buried somewhere in the Southern Californian corporate sprawl, he recruits his daughter into a quest..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

California Split

July 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Step Outside
California's Smoking Ban... Coming to a Club Near You?
"...on the couch so you can watch football. In California this year, for many, it was even worse than..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Viva Bilingual Ed
Texas Not Likely to Follow California's Lead
"...just don't work. But last week that other bellwether, California, gave Texas a run for the title, as failing..."

June 12, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Death Star and Fat Boy
The "invisible hand" of utility deregulation looks an awful lot like Ken Lay's.
"...of those cheerful Imperial Warriors from Enron, it hit California a couple of years ago. According to internal memos..."

May 17, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Opinion: Let Go of Identity Politics and Vote
Turning Texas blue won't turn it into California
"...he also doesn't want our country "turning into a California." His sentiment seems common here in Texas, as people..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Column by Anna Near

Yes and No on Pot Prop
Fighting over plan to tax and regulate pot in California
"...to tax and regulate pot sales and use in California is pushing ever closer to the finish line despite..."

Sept. 28, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Visual Acoustics
The architectural photographer Julius Shulman is the subject of this documentary, but through his work we learn an awful lot about modernist architecture.
"...Associated with the modernist architectural movement centered in Southern California during the mid-20th century, Shulman’s still photographs are essential..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Airborne
"...a semi-decent teen action movie here. As is, the California surf and sunset shots are magnificent and the generally..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ishi: The Last Yahi
"...bounty hunters paid by the U.S. government to make California “safe” for westward expansion. As a child, Ishi fled..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Echo in the Canyon
History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths
"...found in this documentary about the beginnings of the California folk-rock sound and the musicians who created it, many..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Free-Net to Be Replaced?
California company slated to replace local digital literacy org
"...that already works with limited resources – for a California company, based on technicalities, that's wrong and doesn't align..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

San Andreas
This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a guffaw
"...Master Pancake Theater, this newest entry in the perennial "California Gets It" disaster movie subgenre is a hoot. It’s..."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Inherent Vice
Highbrow mixes with lowbrow in Paul Thomas Anderson's screen adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel.
"...into Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 California noir novel, set in Los Angeles circa 1970. The..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The AggreGAYtor: August 19
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...Stephen Fry and David Cameron tête-à-tête in London, and California churches and schools agitate away, as your AggreGAYtor questions..."

Aug. 19, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Reefer Roundup: 10/21/11
Your drug war news
"...Obama administration's war on medi-pot, and vetoing hemp in California. Enjoy!..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Kimley-Horn Is Staff Pick
National engineering and planning firm recommended to be Strategic Mobility Plan consultant
"...and sophisticated team on many counts, K-H lacks the California experience of finalist Fehr & Peers using transportation planning..."

Nov. 2, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Marijuana Coast to Coast
Hot pot news from California and Washington, D.C.
"...the country. The action has been particularly hoppin' in California where the quest to have the Regulate, Control and..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Who Killed the Electric Car?
This multifaceted documentary about the history of GM's electric car seeks the culprit responsible for its demise and finds plenty of blame to go around.
"...the electric car presented here is also a largely California-based saga due to the state’s passage of the Zero..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Weed Watch
California votes in favor of bill that would legalize industrial hemp farming; and bill that would legalize medi-pot for seriously ill patients moves forward in New Mexico
"...The California State Assembly last week passed a bill that would..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mighty Joe Young
"...the original's campy fun. Paxton plays Gregg O'Hara, a California zoologist scouring darkest Africa hoping to cash in on..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Protesters Want Airline Kicked Out of San Marcos for Flying Migrants for DeSantis
California governor says the operation could be kidnapping
"...far, the Central Texas airline that flew migrants to California as part of a publicity stunt by Florida Gov...."

Oct. 18, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Review: Emma Cline's The Girls
This seismic literary debut tracks a California girl drawn to a dark cult in 1969
"...Kill a Mockingbird. In the summer of 2016, it's California native Emma Cline and her debut, The Girls. Except..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

American Crime Going Back to Cali
TV show departs Austin over incentives
"...first two seasons in Austin, will be relocating to California for season 3, and it looks like production incentives..."

June 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: December 30
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...Annise Parker jams out, California trans up, and Franklin Graham freaks out, as your..."

Dec. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Mo' Music: November 5
I'm going back to Cali, and this is my soundtrack
"...with four lesser-known songs that celebrate our li'l buddy, California...."

Nov. 5, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Back to School
How to choose a college
"...journalism program, reasonable tuition, and unlike every school in California, only required a scant 30 credits to be considered..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Is ‘Sushi By Scratch Restaurants: Cedar Creek’ Worth Your Driving Time & Money?
The answer is in the pines, in the pines
"...Frankland Lee, we reckon, the way he brought his California-based Sushi | Bar concept to Austin and last-minute found..."

April 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

David Crosby: Remember My Name
The most hated man in folk rock on his career in bridge-burning
"...wants to learn more about the beginnings of the California folk-rock scene. Crosby’s reflections are interesting, if not always..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miss Bala
Drug cartel action gets an unexpectedly glamorous makeover
"...her friend Suzu (Rodlo) prepare for the Miss Baja California beauty pageant changes all that. The women are separated..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

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