North Bay Bohemian | July 19-25, 2006

July 19-25, 2006

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California's War on Deadbeat Dads
Not all dads who refuse to pay child support are deadbeats. Many of them aren't even dads.

News column: The Byrne Report
Torture, imprisonment and the American way.

News briefs: Sonoma County Bohemian Grove protests
Activists gear up to protest the secretive goings-on of the white, rich and male at the Bohemian Grove.

Car Culture: The Skoda is simply clever
Czechoslovakian car manufacturer merges with Volkswagon and gets some major cred.

Talking Pix: 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
A sober reflection on why it is that everyone looks so darned good in pirate gear.

Movie Review: 'Who Killed the Electric Car?'
Documentary examines the auto industry's half-hearted attempt to go briefly green.

Profile: The Velvet Teen release 'Cum Laude'
Santa Rosa band fly to Singapore for just one gig because that's what life is like when you graduate to greatness.

Restaurant review: The Buckeye Roadhouse
An exercise in enjoying every last bite.

Review: Red wattle pig
These little pigs came from Kansas. The curious journey of the red wattle.

Wine: Christopher Sawyer's Grape to Glass class
Sonoma sommelier offers free weekly tutorials in everything grape.

Book Review: Chris Anderson's 'The Long Tail'
Niche is nice when it comes to online marketing.