Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind What’s it rated? R When? 2004 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre in SLO on Feb. 11 (1:30 and 7 p.m.) and 12 (7 p.m.) Existential crisis, here we come! Joel (Jim Carrey) can’t get Clementine (Kate Winslet) out of his head. Yet it seems that Clementine has decided […]
BLAST FROM THE PAST: <i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</i>
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Shortcomings is sly examination of Asian and Caucasian relationships
Shortcomings What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Randall Park directs this dramedy about a young Asian couple whose relationship is on the rocks. Ben (Justin H. Min) is an insufferable, judgmental, and aggrieved hipster and aspiring filmmaker. His partner, Miko (Ally […]
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Healing through horsemanship
More than a ride Visit heroeshorses.org, call (805) 868-7634 or email info@heroeshorses.org for more information about Healing Horses Through Horsemanship. Visit syvtherapeuticriding.org, call (805) 350-2280, or email info@syvtherapeuticriding.org for more information about the Santa Ynez Therapeutic Riding Program. Keenan Hartig struggled with substance abuse and lost his employment a month and a half before finding […]
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Health & Wellness 2024
For this year’s issue of Health and Wellness, we decided to focus on therapy—not traditional therapy, though. We explored a couple of outside-the-box approaches. Staff Writer Adrian Vincent Rosas from the Sun’s sister paper, New Times, chatted with a certified music practitioner about how she uses her tunes to help individuals going through difficult medical […]
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BINGEABLE: Kevin Can F**k Himself
Kevin Can F**k Himself What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2021-2022 Where’s it showing? AMC Plus When we started watching this series, I was at first put off. It was a throwback ’70s style sitcom about buffoonish Kevin McRoberts (Eric Peterson), a cable installer who seems to be living a charmed life, and his wife, Allison […]
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BINGEABLE: American Nightmare
American Nightmare What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Following the kidnapping of Denise Huskins in 2015, investigators and the media won’t buy her boyfriend Aaron Quinn’s story—that the two were woken in the middle of the night, drugged, and blindfolded, and Denise was taken away. This three-part docuseries on Netflix walks […]
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Godzilla Minus One is a monster movie with heart
Godzilla Minus One What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Downtown Centre in SLO Takashi Yamazaki directs this monster movie set in post-World War II Japan. Ryunosuke Kamiki stars as Koichi Shikishima, a Kamikaze pilot who feigns engine trouble to avoid his duty, […]
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Riptide Big Band celebrates 10th anniversary
During its first concert of 2024, the Riptide Big Band will celebrate its 10th anniversary, as the local ensemble was founded in early 2014. The celebration dance will be held on Sunday, Feb. 11, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center in Santa Maria. Thanks to ongoing support from the Santa […]
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Chumash Casino Resort presents Engelbert Humperdinck, live in concert
Tickets are currently available to British pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck’s upcoming concert, slated for Friday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez. The performance is part of Humperdinck’s farewell tour, The Last Waltz, and will be held in the casino’s Samala Showroom. Throughout his 50-year career, Humperdinck has sold […]
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Prolific painter Debbi Green unleashes animal portraits in Los Olivos
Art with heart Gallery Los Olivos presents En Mi Corazón: Amigos y Familia, a new solo exhibition that opens on Thursday, Feb. 1, and will remain on display through the end of the month. An opening reception is planned for Saturday, Feb. 3, from noon to 3 p.m. For more info, call (805) 688-7517 or […]
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The Oceano Airport doesn’t serve Oceano
As a concerned lifelong resident of Oceano, I perceive a disparity in the treatment and resources allocated to our community compared to other oceanfront towns. Specifically, using 60 acres of our precious coastal land for an airport is frivolous and unfair to our community. I believe that this property holds immense potential for the benefit […]
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Ruling Donald Trump stricken from the ballot is a big deal, so don’t take it lightly
Democrats, dispirited after recent polls showing Donald Trump running ahead of Joe Biden and facing the unendurable possibility of another four years of the Orange Beast, finally got a bit of encouraging news. One of their “Hail Mary” passes, the use of an obscure portion of the 14th Amendment barring anyone who has engaged in […]