Immigration and the U.S.
Why is Latin American immigration to the United States, and particularly Mexican immigration, the subject of such fierce antipathy in much of the American electorate?
Year: 2008
The Independent’s Best Of Readers’ Poll
In this scary new world we’re living through right now, it’s hard to imagine anyone employing any version of that hackneyed old Dickens lead. But here goes: It was the best of times-for economic woes-and it was the worst of times-to cherish consumer dreams.
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester Bring the Sound of Weimar Berlin to Santa Barbara
The celebratory atmosphere or Stimmung of Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s-a heady mixture of decadence, anxiety, and ambiguity-remains a high point in the history of culture.
Education 10-16
In an effort to preemptively strike against the costs associated with treating diabetes and obesity, the Diabetes Resource Center of Santa Barbara County launched a program at Franklin School to promote healthy lifestyles through athletics, fitness programs, and nutrition.
The Secret Life of Bees
The faithfulness of this screen adaptation of the popular novel ultimately ends up being both this film’s strength and weakness.
k.d. lang
Alt-country connoisseur makes her much-anticipated return to Santa Barbara Saturday night.
Highbrow to Get-Down
Best of 2008: Highbrow to Get-Down
Health 10-16
Fewer Californians received health insurance through their employer last year, according to a new Economic Policy Institute study.
vol. 22, no. 144, Oct. 16-23, 2008
It’s the other most wonderful time of the year: the Best Of Santa Barbara Readers’ Poll!
Diane Ackerman’s Tale of WWII Heroism
“The monkeys and birds, screeching infernally, created an otherworldly chorus backed by a crackling timpani of bullets and bomb blasts,” writes Diane Ackerman in her riveting book The Zookeeper’s Wife.
