The Perfect Couple What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Uber rich power couple Greer (Nicole Kidman) and Tag (Leiv Schreiber) seem to have it all—a sprawling estate on Nantucket, healthy grown children, booming careers, and more money than God. Perfection cracks quickly, though, when their son Benji’s (Billy Howle) impending wedding […]
BINGEABLE: The Perfect Couple
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BINGEABLE: Kaos
Kaos What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Created by Charlie Covell (The End of the F***ing World), this darkly funny series finds an increasingly paranoid Zeus (a delightfully droll Jeff Goldblum) fearing the end of his reign when he notices a wrinkle on his forehead and interprets it as a harbinger […]
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The Substance is a gory, satirical exploration of beauty standards and youth obsession
The Substance What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria Writer-director Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) helms this dark comedy/body horror film about fading celebrity Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), who takes a black-market cell-replicating drug that promises to create a separate, […]
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American Pickers series scouts across California to find unique antique collectors
The producers of American Pickers, an ongoing documentary series on the History Channel, are currently seeking California residents who collect valuable antiques and other unique items. The show is shot in different states throughout the year and will center on California during the month of November. The series notably does not highlight flea markets, museums, […]
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SLOPOKE presents 14th annual Art of the West Show in Solvang
Artworks from more than 30 participating artists will be on display during the 14th annual Art of the West Exhibition and Sale, scheduled to open on Friday, Sept. 27, and run through Sunday, Sept. 29, at Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang. The three-day exhibition of landscapes, seascapes, wildlife portraits, sculptures, photographs, and other media […]
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Don’t miss the hilarious Werewolf of Arroyo Grande at the Great American Melodrama
When’s the next full moon? Werewolf of Arroyo Grande is playing at The Great American Melodrama, located at 1863 Front St. in Oceano, through Nov. 19. For showtimes, tickets, and more information, visit americanmelodrama.com. The Great American Melodrama is known for its silly, audience-engaging, and lighthearted theater. If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience […]
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Buellton and Solvang ask voters to approve bed tax increases
Tourism brings in nearly half of Solvang’s general fund revenue, but those dollars aren’t stretching as far as they once were, City Manager Randy Murphy told the Sun. “Ultimately, inflation impacts on everything post-COVID is crazy. We renewed our contract with the sheriff’s department, and that cost went up 30 percent. We are paying about […]
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Dreams and dread
Maya Restaurant has seen every iteration of Santa Maria in its nearly 60 years of business. From its vibrant, charming early years to the vacant lots, Santa Maria has been home to the Paredes family. “The times are changing, and it’s time we keep up with those times to keep our home thriving,” said Tere […]
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Be an advocate for truth
“The content of our consciousness is the product of our conditioning.” What we know is what we learned since we understood the spoken and written word, and from what we were told, experienced, observed at home, at school, at church, wherever we happened to be. This is who we are and how we become who […]
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Local minimum wage proposal may kill an industry
Do you think that local politicians should be able to set the minimum wage for workers whose efforts support the nation? And what would happen if they did? Well, some of the more liberal members of the Board of Supervisors are “studying” a proposal to set $26 an hour as the local labor wage rate […]
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Déjà vu?
This year feels like a rerun in some parts of Northern Santa Barbara County. In Santa Maria, Will Smith is again running to unseat longtime incumbent Mayor Alice Patino. It’s his third time running for the spot against Patino. With his checkered past, I’m not sure in what world enough people exist to help him […]
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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation gets a new executive director
A personal connection ultimately led Brittany Avila Wazny to work at the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. “My brother was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager in 2008, and that had a pretty big impact on my and my family’s life,” Avila Wazny said. “I understand what families are going through. I realized how fortunate my […]