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March 15, 2026

Are all Wes Anderson films alike? Not quite

Scene from Phoenecian Scheme
Wes Anderson is a genius, and whether or not one appreciates his highly mannered and idiosyncratic style is mercifully subjective. And his singular vision is one that I guarantee will be studied a hundred years from now alongside Jacques Tati, Ingmar Bergman and Jean-Luc Godard.

New Year’s Eve is a Party Waiting to Happen

Here’s a list of restaurants with special menus or plans for the year-ending holiday. Many other area restaurants will be open their regular hours; one may call them to verify and make reservations.  Barndiva (231 Center St.) Lukka Feltman and company will present “an exquisite...

Guess Who’s Singer Reclaims the Name

Burton Cummings
When it comes to the band’s fondness for British rock, Cummings recalls how he and guitarist/co-writer Randy Bachman were glued to their radios as kids growing up in Winnipeg, Canada. They soon went on to form Guess Who, a stable of hard rock radio in 1970.

Peace group hosts film benefit

The Peace and Community Development Alliance (PACDA) of

Trains and Boats and Automobiles, Oh My!

Toy boat collection
Steve Castelli, a model car enthusiast and drag racer, had a toy vehicle collection that was legendary; with the assistance of his daughter, Tina Castelli, the Healdsburg Museum assembled these mechanical wonders, "a tribute not only to Steve, but to forward motion itself.”

Martin Luther Jr. Poetry Night

The seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Poetry night will be

Mastering the Art of Pie

When you visit artist Lauri Luck’s studio, you get a slice        

VITAL LIVING

We all want beautiful skin, but there is so much confusing

SCREENINGS: The Hurt Locker

Major Jennifer Grieves made history last week. She was the first

Vital Living: Pleasure versus happiness

At the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco last Tuesday, I chaired a program on Food Addiction. The panel included doctors, clinicians, and scientists from all over the country and Canada. It was an incredible event and everyone learned so much; the physical elements of food addiction such as dopamine release, (ah, pleasure…) the correlation of fats/salt and sugar to food addiction, and certainly the psychology behind food addiction were so interesting. Then there are policy implications by acknowledging food addiction as ‘real’ –a program in itself.  
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