Keep Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ Blunts

Most nights, I lie on my bed staring up at the ceiling. Dreams spew like smoke from my mind as the THC comforts the void of my thoughts. Another blunt seems far out, but far from reach – my brain cells are now more capable of travel than the body, their poisoned receptacle.

Child’s Play

Adam Gopnik’s fans have endured an awful dry spell since 2000, when Paris to the Moon, the longtime New Yorker essayist’s previous collection, saw publication. His refined, observant prose made the recounted experience of actually living and raising a child in quite possibly the world’s most romanticized city both resonant and recognizable.

Gauchos Look to Change Pace

After two embarrassing home losses, the UCSB men’s basketball team is looking for some time away from the beach to reinvigorate its season.

Service Stations Sweat Gas Prices

Rising gas prices seem to pump the money out of customers’ pockets, but in Santa Barbara, gasoline station owners are having the same complaint.

West L.A. Is the Place to Head for Hawtness

What do you do when a friend shows off a haircut that cost $300?

I nearly fainted. Three hundred dollars for a haircut? Yeah, it’s a fantastic haircut, but who on Earth gets away with charging that much cabbage? I’ll tell you who: John Frieda Hair Salon on Melrose Place, the salon of the stars.

Nuns, Guns and Ron Livingston

Whether you’re on the film majors e-mail list, an avid surfer of local news sites or just someone who happens to pay attention to what’s going on around them, you’ve probably noticed that something’s happening in Santa Barbara. Something big.

SB Tests Streak on Home Turf

With a win streak against Cal State Northridge that’s old enough to celebrate properly, the UCSB women’s basketball team will look to bull rush the Matadors (8-10 overall, 4-1 in the Big West) tonight.

SB Transit Budget To Run on Fumes

Local government officials are looking for new solutions to fund road and transportation improvements after Santa Barbara County residents opted not to renew Measure D last fall.

Slavery, Racism Cited in Poetic Response to Stevens

This poem is in response to Courtney Stevens’ column (“Higher Education Fails to Pass Test,” Daily Nexus, Jan. 16). In her column, Ms. Stevens makes the claim that minorities dumb down the university.

Take Two

At the heart of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival lies the work of some undiscovered local talent. Amid the glitz and glamour of the festival, a timeless work of art is waiting to be discovered. “Video Portraits of Survival: Volume Two” is an in-depth and inspiring look into the lives of local Holocaust survivors.