And so, we again come to that most unofficial of national holidays: the Super Bowl. If I read my Roman numerals correctly, this one is number forty-eight. That’s depressing for several reasons, not least of which is that I remember the first. The game was just beginning to catch on with the masses […]
Archives for January 2014
The Christie Mystery: Three Unanswered Questions about Bridgegate
As the charges fly about another apparent scandal, this one from the mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie still has questions being asked about his administration’s role in the fiasco that resulted from the closing of lanes from Fort Lee to the George Washington Bridge back in September of last year. Three […]
E. Haig’s Summary of the Best Picture Oscar Nominees
Now that the Academy Award nominations have been released, the focus is on which of the nine nominated films will garner the coveted best picture award. There were few surprises among the nominees for that award, other than that the Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which was widely praised by critics, was shunned. […]
E. Haig’s Best Performances of the Year
The assignment is always difficult, and the year just past was no different. And so, ten must be expanded to fifteen. Here, in our normal reverse order, are the best performances we witnessed in and around Sacramento in 2013. 15. The April performances by Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater at the Mondavi Center […]