Humans love a good story, but we yearn for good and true stories
with a much greater hunger. In the world of filmmaking, it’s
documentaries that fill the truth niche, and for documentaries,
it’s the film festival circuit that acts as a stable serving tray.
At long last, the winners in the first ever Be-a-Reporter satire contest are announced. (What do they have to do with Millstein and Nipper, seen here? You tell us.) Plus, a round-up of the latest media news, from downtown to the Santa Ynez Valley, where a newspaper is in dire search of an editor. Know any out-of-work journalists?
The enjoyment of wine seems to go from exact (notes of vanilla and grass, for instance) to experiential, like how this 2005 Santa Barbara Chardonnay goes perfectly well with a French onion soup and green salad with ginger sesame dressing from Sojourner, followed by a dessert of tow-in surf and hip-hop DVDs. In related news, it seems that the mega-winery behind Two Buck Chuck is trying to capitalize on Santa Barbara Winery’s success by imitating their labels.
Tom Cruise and Sacha Baron Cohen are coming to town, and Roger Durling reveals his top 10 picks for those who only have the time to see 10 films during the festival.
You probably missed the editorial in today’s N-P that explained why the paper’s management has repeatedly avoided talking to “certain media trying to exploit the transitional period at the newspaper.” It’s clearly a response to yesterday’s article in the New York Times. Here’s why it raises more questions than answers and why the SB Media Blog is now hosting a Be-a-Reporter contest to tell the story from the News-Press‘ perspective.
When the beer fairy drops off a bottle of Telegraph Winter Ale on the author’s desk, he’s pretty sure it’ll be just another overspiced holiday brew. But upon further investigation, he finds the ale to be one of the best of its sort, and can’t wait for more.
In the planetary battle of international cuisine, Vietnam’s traditional noodle soup pho definitely sits at the royal table. Here’s where you go in Santa Barbara to get your pho fix.
Santa Barbara’s media mess once again made headlines at the New York Times, which enables Barney Brantingham to do a little digging of his own and issue his report on his midweek “On the Beat” column. He reveals that Wendy McCaw is now seeking $25 million from former editor Jerry Roberts. We’ve posted links to both articles inside.
We’ve got free tickets to give away to The Animation Show, the animated short film extravaganza that comes to Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre next Tuesday, January 16. So come inside, answer our easy questions, and win free tickets.
The former home of Hibachi on Milpas is a quaint, colorful place for some of the best Mexican food in town.
