By Scott Thomas Anderson The Dublin novelist Frank Delaney wrote, “I liken Ireland to whiskey in a glass – a cone of amber, a self-contained passage of time, a place apart, reaching out to the […]
By Scott Thomas Anderson When a people endure generations of invasion and oppression – when they’re forced against an ethnic washboard with its residue splashes on for centuries – the art of storytelling becomes more […]
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Nonprofit to host important fundraiser on Easter Sunday By Ken Magri Chico resident Jake Smith stood before a camera in 2022 while trying to hold back a gush of tears. After collecting himself, he finally […]
By Bob Grimm Director Bong Joon Ho follows up his 2019 Oscar triumph Parasite with an often-delayed weirdo of a movie in Mickey 17, a sometimes-funny sci-fi mess that feels like a bunch of ideas that never quite […]
By Scott Thomas Anderson “I couldn’t hear my own footsteps. It was the walk of a dead man.” – ‘Double Indemnity’ Robert Strom, Chico’s ‘Detective of Film Noir,’ is an author, playwright and film expert […]
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Asked at Chico Saturday Farmer’s Market Lisa CarsonTeacherI have mixed feelings about Bidwell Mansion being rebuilt because I know we can’t bring it back to its original form. As a child, I loved visiting it, […]
First step in a coming lawsuit or a negotiating tactic? By Ken Magri A cannon-shot was fired across the bow of the Chico City Council by a licensed legal corporation called Believe in Chico, LLC. […]
By Bob Grimm Dang, it’s got to be difficult to make a good ghost movie. There have been so damn many; how do you find a unique take on such a played-out genre? Director Steven […]
Henri’s unmet New Year’s resolutions lead to unexpected bliss in Chico By Henri Bourride Henri had every intention of honoring his New Year’s resolutions this year, despite never having done so in the past. Of […]
By Dan Bacher The Trump administration’s assault on the nation’s environmental laws continues at an unprecedented pace, with its latest target being the landmark National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. On Feb. 19, the White House […]
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By Ken Magri In August of 2020, Chico’s city council voted 5-2 to allow cannabis dispensaries in the city after an ad hoc committee worked for two years to craft an acceptable ordinance. Four licenses […]
Re: “Ishi’s story still haunts Butte County and beyond” by Scott Thomas Anderson (Opinion & History) Thank you, Scott, for this soul-rending reminder of the loss of life and history of California’s indigenous tribes at […]
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