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Free Will Astrology
Rob Brezny

Aries (March 21-April 19): “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little,” said the writer Sydney Smith. While this is always... read on»
Rare Shakespeare in Moss Landing.
Jessica Lyons

Terry Taylor says it’s fate, but perhaps it’s the Bard’s ghost working in mysterious ways. Either way, his nonlinear story of how the Shakespeare Society of America came to be... read on»
ARIEL Theatrical’s latest offering reaffirms an inspired mission for Salinas youth.
Zachary Stahl

Before setting up jail bar props or warming up singing voices, Gail Higginbotham, artistic director of ARIEL Theatrical Inc., shares a Wall Street Journal article with her young actors. It’s... read on»
Free Will Astrology
Rob Brezny

Aries (March 21-April 19): Astrology and Tarot cards are my favorite divinatory tools, but I also get a lot of use out of magnetic poetry kits. These are boxes full... read on»
A former DLI dean draws from a dynamic life to fill a new book of short stories.
Jake Luce

Benjamin De La Selva is a man of many stories. He has the stories he wants to tell you. Those are the ones from the book that he recently... read on»
A bizarre fashion show hits Henry Miller.
Adam Joseph

“I wanted to have a different kind of fashion show,” says Sara Carr, one of the event coordinators, who admits a boa made of condoms featured in the movie Zoolander... read on»
A Steinbeck novel pulls scientists from across the world for a visit.
Walter Ryce

Bulgaria, 1968. Biology student Alex Gochev is given a book by his professor, George Dechev: John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, about the antics and adventures of a group of winos referred... read on»
Free Will Astrology
Rob Brezny

Aries (March 21-April 19): One of the casualties of the recession has been grooming and primping. Many people are devoting less time and money to maintaining their appearance at peak... read on»
The events that go airborne help the Sea Otter Classic draw thousands to Laguna Seca to race and recreate.
Mark C. Anderson

Dusty bikers blow down steep hillsides, separated from one another – and a mean Seca scrape – by a fraction of a second and just a couple of feet. A... read on»
Two-time heavyweight champ and former 49er top a rare boxing benefit.
Mark C. Anderson

They don’t make too many underdogs like this: Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Dana Stubblefield is a world champion weighing more than 300 pounds. But Stubblefield, an All-Pro... read on»
How a Monterey man spends time working on time.
Nic Coury

The walls at About Time are filled with them – clocks of all sizes and sounds, from all over the world, with styles ranging from cuckoos to grandfathers. ... read on»
¡Ask a Mexican!
Gustavo Arellano

Dear Armo: Now, ¡Ay, caramba! might not be as popular or as peculiarly Mexican a swear as the many epithets derived from the word mamá (mother), but Mexicans do say... read on»
Free Will Astrology
Rob Brezny

Aries (March 21-April 19): Your role model for the coming week is George Garratt, a British guy who legally changed his name to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman... read on»
The Aquarium’s new Secret Lives of Seahorses succeeds swimmingly.
Mark C. Anderson

Their uncanny charm suggests divine direction from Poseidon himself. Only a god with a gift for costume design and character development could squeeze so many hugely cute and charismatic qualities... read on»
Free Will Astrology
Rob Brezny

Aries (March 21-April 19): There’s plain old everyday lightning, which travels about five miles, and then there are superbolts—strokes of lightning that are a hundred times stronger than a normal... read on»