Talking Topics with Marisha Pessl
Author Marisha Pessl talks about Special Topics in Calamity Physics, her debut novel.
Recent Stories
Independent.com Banished from News-Press Computers
Inside sources say that the News-Press management has blocked access to Independent.com and other websites.
News-Press Nine Honored Again
One of journalism’s most presitgious awards is bestowed upon the former News-Press editors and reporters who left the paper last July over concerns. Co-winners are the L.A. Times and
Shameless News-Press Breaks Out the Kiddie Porn
On Sunday, the News-Press suggested that former editor Jerry Roberts downloaded child pornography to his work computer. Roberts responded at an afternoon press conference.
Welcome to Independent.com!
When it comes to modern media, the revolution will not be televised. It’s already happening on your computer screen. That’s something we realized at The Santa Barbara Independent last year, so today we bring you our new website.
News-Press Legal, Hiring Updates
Here’s a fast rundown of the three top stories related to the News-Press in recent days: 1) the union’s brief opposing the newspaper’s exceptions to the union vote approval; 2) the hearing on the anti-SLAPP motion related to the Susan Paterno libel case on Monday, April 16; and 3) the announcement by the News-Press on Tuesday, April 17, that they’ve hired a new gossip columnist.
Feds Add Complaints Against News-Press
On Monday afternoon, word came from the National Labor Relations Board’s regional office that two more complaints will be tacked onto the laundry list of unfair labor practice charges being filed against the Santa Barbara News-Press: the entry of News-Press attorney David Millstein into a union meeting last February and the alleged videotaping of union rallies by newspaper management. That brings the laundry list of federal complaints up to 19. UPDATED: Barry Cappello’s response is included in this Tuesday morning update
Wine Legends
Got a rack full of Santa Barbara County wines? Walk over to it, yank out a bottle, and inspect the label. Odds are that in your hands is a wine whose grapes came from Bien Nacido Vineyards, the 800-plus acre spread along the northeastern flank of the Santa Maria Valley. Nope? Well, then double-or-nothing that your bottle passed through the Central Coast Wine Services (CCWS) somewhere along the line from the vineyard to your cellar. Don’t believe me?
A Healthy Dose of Satire
The tenure of President George W. Bush has not been funny. Unprovoked war, unanswered hurricanes, tortured prisoners, richer rich, poorer poor, and top-level corruption do not make for not good punch lines.
Behind the Black and Tan
Itwas, for me, love at first sight with the Black and Tan, a visually stimulating and tongue-tantalizing blend of Bass Ale on the bottom and Guinness Draught on top.
