Book Review | ‘Hot Air’ by Marcy Dermansky
Sex, drugs, money, and lots of “J” names populate this engrossing novel.
George Yatchisin
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An Avocado Junket Is Far from the Pits
George journeys into the Big Green.
Dart Coffee Aims to Please
A tri-part brew of delicious, ethically sourced coffee, attractive location(s), and attentive staff — soon to open a third java joint.
Book Review | ‘What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory’ by Brian Eno and Bette A.
An artful mediation — and invitation — written by two artistic types.
From the Pen of Our New Poet Laureate
An ode to Santa Barbara from its newly anointed supreme scribe
Book Review | ‘Nobody’s Empire’ by Stuart Murdoch
The debut novel by Belle and Sebastian bandmember chronicles a life much like his own.
Book Review | ‘Our Beautiful Boys’ by Sameer Pandya
Family and violence take the field in a new novel by UC Santa Barbara associate professor of Asian American Studies.
Lodestar Whiskey Launches in Santa Barbara
Have an Old-Fashioned with your men’s fashions at The Optimist at the Post in Montecito.
The County’s Finest One-Off Food Night | Clean Slate’s Just 8
Solvang’s Clean Slate Wine Bar offers intimate pairings from the cellar of Matt Kettmann.
Book Review | ‘99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life’ by Adam Chandler
An exploration of the myth of hard work as a way to meet your destiny.
