North Bay Bohemian
12.31.08

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News

Cheap Chic
Tips, tricks and trims for the New Frugality.

News

North Bay Progressives Chart Nonpartisan Slate for Obama
With everyone so darned central, J. Paul Potocki wonders what's left of the Left?

New Laws, New Year
California state laws you might need to know.

Columns

Open Mic
Biking to Auschwitz: One man's New Year's resolutions.

Green Zone
China's explosive growth calls for exponential ecological mandates.

Music & Clubs

Music Essay
Barack Obama and the Changing Nature of Hip-Hop

Music Essay
Best Local Music of 2008

Review: Animal Collective's 'Merriweather Post Pavilion'
The challenging and experimental quartet revered in both noise-rock and freak-folk circles has finally made an accessible pop album.

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Restaurants

Essay: Food Club
Sharing stories is almost as important as sharing food.

WineReview
German manufacturer Eisch Glaskultur's 'breathable glassware.'

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Movies

DVD review: 'Billy the Kid' and 'Fallen Women'
Jennifer Venditti's intimate cinéma vérité and Kenji Mizoguchi's four-disc set make great winter watching.

The Arts

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The Arts

Letters to the Editor
December 31, 2008 - january 6, 2009