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By Howard Rachelson

All about 2018—how much do you recall? 1

What is the number 2018 in Roman numerals?

What country, in February 2018, hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics?

On March 14, 2018, thousands of high school students across the country participated in a National School Walkout, to protest what?

What romantic event on May 19 at St. George’s Chapel, England, attracted almost 2 billion watchers worldwide?

In a heated constitutional referendum on May 25, citizens of Ireland voted 66 percent to 34 percent to repeal their government’s long-standing prohibition on what?

A diplomatic crisis was triggered on Oct. 2, after what Washington Post journalist was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul?

The most successful movie studio in 2018 was Disney, which produced what three films that accumulated a worldwide total of almost $5 billion (so far . . . ).

On Nov. 8, 2018, California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire in history resulted in 88 deaths and 18,804 destroyed buildings, in what California county? The fire was given what name?

The world’s wealthiest person in 2018, worth about $112 billion, is what tech CEO?

In May 2018, the news came out that Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s fixer, had paid $130,000 to keep what woman silent about her relationship with the Donald? BONUS QUESTION: How soon we forget: What sports teams won the following championships in 2018?

a. NFL football, Super Bowl b. NBA basketball c. MLB baseball, World Series d. NHL hockey, Stanley Cup e. World Cup Championship (what national team) Want more team trivia for your next party, fundraiser or special event? Contact Howard Rachelson at howard1@triviacafe.com.

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By Nikki Silverstein

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Marin County Search and Rescue (SAR) recently rescued a senior dog and his person from the bottom of a steep embankment. The saga began when Shadow, a 14-year-old Labrador retriever, went missing from the trails near Dias Ridge on Mount Tamalpais. Though his owner, a 55-year-old man, combed the expanse for him, it took more than two days to locate the pup. Finally, late on Sunday afternoon, he heard barking from far below the trail, followed the sound and found Shadow immobile in a drainage area. He made his way down to him, but unable to get the pooch or himself back up the slope, he dialed 911 for help. The first responders were park rangers and Marin County firefighters who, after assessing the situation, called in SAR, an all-volunteer team comprising youth and adults. Search and Rescue members started arriving around 7pm, in the complete darkness, and established voice contact with the man. “It’s amazing to me that he found the dog. The hill is covered with dense manzanita, hip-high,” said SAR administrative director Molly Williams. The shrubbery was so thick it took 45 minutes for the crew to reach the pair. They provided food and water to both and then began the task of figuring out the best way to get everyone back to the trail safely. Ultimately, Shadow rode out in a special stretcher and the rest spent the next hour walking up the precipitous slope. About 30 people worked on the rescue, many of them high school students from SAR. We’re giving a loud shout out to SAR for serving our community and leading more than 50 searches each year.

Long Live the Alt-Weekly

’ve never been more proud to be an Enemy of the People than this week at the Pacific Sun and the Bohemian, our sister paper in Sonoma County. The Pacific Sun turned 55 this year and the Bohemian turned 40, which means we’re five years away from over 100 years of continuously published news and arts in the North Bay. That’s something. Papers come and go, and go again. On a personal note, it’s been an interesting ride. When I started in this business, in 1989, one of the most rewarding aspects of membership in the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (now Newsmedia), was that the papers in the organization would send their issues out to all the other papers via snail-mail. So when you’d come to work, alt-weeklies from around the country—Creative Loafing, The Stranger, The Chicago Reader— would be available to get ideas from, send résumés to, and flat-out just enjoy reading. We’re a quirky lot, those of us who’ve stayed in the alternative universe over the years—a place to indulge the obsessive whim, report the scam, riff on the accepted wisdom of the day. The sharednewspaper arrangement provided a sense of belonging to the imperfect muckrakers and misfits who populate this vital corner of the publishing world. It went out the

window years ago as alt-weeklies looked for places to shave costs in an ever-shifting media landscape that, since the late ’80s, has been dancing with digital, and not always so successfully. And besides, nowadays you can just jump online and check out what the other papers are up to, if they’re still around. We are. This paper has a storied history and a long-standing bias to afflict the comforted and comfort the afflicted. The team here is doing its level best to hold up the traditions, and will continue to do so until they take this stubby pencil out of my cold, dead hands. We’re part of a group of papers that has survived all the recent, crushing moments in media—recessions and buyouts and Craigslist, and the digital dilemma that requires a daily engagement with the online beast that must be fed. These old archives we’ve been going through to produce this issue are a bracing reminder of the critical role and vitality of community-based news-gathering and cultural reporting—and the power of the press, of newsprint, to make a difference in our chosen communities—while also letting readers know where to get some choice dim sum on the cheap. And on that note, I believe that it’s lunchtime again in America. Long live the alt-weekly! —Tom Gogola

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Flashback 1960s

reetings! The editorial brain trust has gone back through the Pacific Sun archives to help celebrate, commemorate and otherwise delineate 55 years of continuous publication of the paper. There are several Flashback sections peppered through the issue that offer reported highlights from ink-stained wretches of yore. Here’s some content from the rambunctious 1960s to kick off the Flashbacks, with many thanks to our hard-working colleagues Alex T. Randolph, Aiyana Moya, Candace Simmons and Geena Gauthier for diving through the dusty archives to unearth numerous giblets of journalistic joy. —Tom Gogola

June 27, 1963

Mailmen To Find Us In a Zip with ZIP Zip Code, the Post Office Department’s new method for speeding mail delivery, goes into effect nationally on Monday. The system is intended to reduce the number of times which postal employees must read addresses, and to mechanize some aspects of sorting and delivery. Postal authorities feel ZIP will provide the United States with the most modern mail service in existence.

January 23, 1964

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reactor, originally scheduled for October 23–24, have been postponed to April and will be held in Santa Rosa. Further aid to opponents of the establishment of a nuclear reactor at Bodega Head appears to be forthcoming if a recently introduced bill giving state and local governments the authority to forbid construction of nuclear devices within their jurisdiction should be passed in this session of Congress. The bill would amend section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act which deals with cooperation with the States. Pacific Sun readers interested in promoting passage of this bill would be wise to contact Rep. Don Clausen, House Office Bldg., House of Representatives, Washington.D.C. Consolidated Edison recently abandoned plans for a 1000 megawatt reactor for Queens, Long Island. Installation of the reactor was fought because of the potential hazard to millions of people in the metropolitan New York area. Probably the strongest factor in changing Conedison’s mind was the public pronouncement from former AEC chairman David Lilianthal that under no circumstances would he continue to live in New York if this reactor were to be built.

March 12, 1964

Parents—A Hard Look at Values Teenagers want and need more consistency, more honesty on values, and less protection by parents, Dr. Alvin Marks, Sonoma State College Dean of Students, told Lagunitas PTA Tuesday evening. When they don’t get this, the teenagers are going to shape up a lot of confusing values. Inconsistency in setting limits, Dr. Marks maintained, wastes the child’s creative and productive energy. Like all human organisms, the teenager will push until he finds his limits, and until he does, he can’t create, he can’t work. Other areas of contradictory values lie in discipline, permitting one standard, such as corporal punishment, at home, yet not allowing it at school, abdicating former “family rights and duties,” such as driver, citizenship, and sex education; and weakening the traditional role of man as head, and woman as loving balance in the family.

March 12, 1965

Beauty for Ashes Four Marin carpenters have been building a bridge between two American cultures. The men, two from Fairfax, one from Lagunitas and one from San Rafael, have a sense of accomplishment— they helped rebuild some of the 51 churches burned in racial strife in Mississippi—but their words make clear the bridge to brotherhood is a long one, and far from smooth and safe. Jim Holland of Fairfax observed, “While we were working in Mississippi the Governor went to a

sheriff ’s meeting and told them to see that there was no more violence. This is really a police state—the deputies and the police are the ones who have done the most violence.” “The trouble stopped after this edict,” Frank Cerda of Lagunitas observed, “and this shows the average citizen of Mississippi is not as violent as we thought.” Asked about the response of the Negroes to the church rebuilding, Phil Drath of San Rafael said, “When they heard about it they accepted the idea graciously and with hope, but they didn’t believe it until they saw us come.” Even then credulity came hard: “Having you here is the most wonderful experience of our lives,” a woman who served lunch to the workers every day told them. “To think that people would come all the way from California to help us!” . . .

August 13, 1965

Impeach LBJ Meet Tonight The Committee to Impeach LBJ plans a meeting tonight in Brown’s Hall in Mill Valley. Leading the discussion on the impeachment proceedings will be Dale Pontius, Associate Professor of Political Science, now on research leave from Roosevelt College, and currently at the Stanford Hoover Library. Carl Shapiro, attorney, will act as moderator. The impeachment committee wishes to take action against the President “for failing to observe the Constitution of the United States by waging an undeclared war in Vietnam.”

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Sitting at a wooden table in a studio tucked away in one of the county’s industrial zones, Hagar discussed the song from his pre-Van Halen solo days that became an anthem for personal frustration with government overreach into everyone’s daily lives back in the K-car era. The universally violated National Maximum Speed Law, signed by President Richard Nixon in 1974, turned straight arrows into scofflaws and didn’t save much in the way of lives or imported Saudi oil. “It’s ’83, so we go on vacation to Africa. You know, safari and all that stuff. I was gone for six weeks. Flew from Nairobi to London, changed planes, got on the Concorde, flew to New York City. Got on a plane, flew to Albany, N.Y. ,” Hagar says. “Two o’clock in the morning, rented a car and was driving to my home in Lake Placid. I had a log cabin up there because my boy Aaron went to school at North Country School in Lake Placid. “So we were taking him back to school after the summer vacation and a cop pulls me over. I was doing, like, 62 miles an hour. He says, ‘Yeah, we give tickets for 62 miles an hour.’ “I’m going, ‘Man, I can’t drive 55.

What the hell are you talking about?’ It’s like two o’clock in the morning, there’s nobody on the highway but one cop hiding in the bushes. So, I started laughing about ‘I can’t drive 55,’ and I started writing the lyrics while he was writing the ticket. “I got to my log cabin, I walked in the house, four in the morning. . . . I pull out a guitar and my little tape recorder, and I wrote that damn song. It’s a pure protest song. That’s what’s so funny about it. Everyone thinks it’s such a gimmick. This is a protest song. I was pissed. “My insurance was $124,000 a year in 1983. I had 43 violations. My license was taken away three times. Never drunk driving, nothing like that—it’s always just speeding. “I don’t do that anymore. Honestly, I don't. But the kind of cars I had, at 100 miles an hour, could do more than a truck at 20. You know, so I kind of felt like I had the privilege, but I know that’s a bad thing to say.” The Southern California–bred Hagar arrived in San Francisco in 1968 to play with a cover band and moved to Marin in 1972 when he joined the group Montrose. “My bands were never part of the San Francisco scene,” he says. “People don’t realize Montrose was

Chickenfoot bandmates Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony, but has retired from touring. Hagar and celebrity chef Tyler Florence opened the El Paseo steakhouse in 2011, but their visions didn’t align. Hagar split with Florence in 2016 and closed the restaurant in July. He’s in the process of selling to a local operator. Hagar’s other business ventures these days include marketing a “mezquila” mix of two popular distilled agave spirits, mezcal and tequila, as well as Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, distilled in Puerto Rico. As he did with the Cabo Wabo artisanal tequila brand that he sold to Gruppo Campari for more than $90 million in 2008, Hagar involves himself in the product formulation and branding rather than just lending a celebrity endorsement. George Clooney’s billion-dollar exit last year from his Casamigos tequila raised the stakes with an added zero, and as a celebrity spirit brand pioneer, the Red Rocker could be headed for another second win if macadamia-flavored sweet rum (sips well over ice) strikes a chord with the imbibing class. Hagar also dabbles in music journalism, interviewing legends such as Roger Daltrey and longtime friend Bob Weir for AXS TV’s Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar. These days Hagar says he gets the most satisfaction from his philanthropic activities. He supports food banks and local charities where his businesses are located, and has medical costs for procedures such as kidney transplants for people who need operations and cannot afford them. “I like doing that. That makes me feel good. That’s what I want to do for the rest of my life. I don’t want to be a rock star for the rest of my life; I’m not even a rock star now. I’ve been a rock star, but now I’m a musician and an artist and entrepreneur, you might say, and a philanthropist, and I like doing that part of it. “That’s why I still do things. Otherwise, I’d probably just go away and hide out in some beautiful place.” Luckily for Hagar, who grabs some unlabeled bottles left over from a mixology session as he heads home from his studio, he can have his margarita and drink it too.Y

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a San Francisco band in 1972 in the middle of all that hippie thing. We were not hippies. We bordered on glam rock, but we were metal punks. You know we really had attitude where I didn’t talk to the audience.” Hagar broke with Ronnie Montrose’s “no smiling onstage” direction. “Ever since I left Montrose, my thing is no frowning onstage. Everybody, you smile up there! Make these people happy. “I wanted to live in Mill Valley. It was my go-to place. Jerry Garcia lived there. Jefferson Airplane lived there. Carlos Santana lived there. Every rock star from the Bay Area lived in Mill Valley. ” “You’d walk into that little coffee shop and Bill Graham would be telling stories to Carlos and Jerry would be smoking a joint out in the parking lot. Allen Ginsberg, all those San Francisco guys, they’d come over here. I honestly can’t tell you how many times I saw Grace Slick or Carlos or someone at the grocery store or anywhere you went. “That’s not why I wanted to live in Mill Valley; I wanted to live in Mill Valley because it had Mount Tam. I was always a hiker, a runner, a biker. I mean, I’ve always been a physical nut. So that mountain appealed me. I used to come from the city and drive over there just to hike on that mountain and run all the way to Stinson Beach and back. “It changed a lot. When I moved there, from my house to the freeway, there were no frigging stop signs. Now there’s signals and traffic jams. It’s more like Carmel, but it’s still a cool place to live. “In the old days, Mill Valley was very unpretentious. No one dressed up. I used to go around looking like a rock star and get downtown and start feeling stupid. I’d say, well, shit, maybe I'm overdressed. I’ve got a shiny shirt on. Now it’s like very, very upscale. “There’s that division. There’s the old time hikers with their little sticks and their Adirondack kind of clothes hiking up and down the mountain, and then the bikers come flying down and they want to take their cane and stick it in their spokes. There’s naturalists and then there’s some aggressive, go-getter dot-com people.” Looking tanned and fit at 71, Hagar still performs festivals and makes music in his studio with

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December 13, 1973

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The ‘American Graffiti’ Man The New Yorker refers to him as “the young George Lucas” and when I met him at the door of his Marin home, I had a strange impulse to yell, “Hey, Georgie, how you been?” He’s got that kind of naturalness. That kind of youth. That kind of openness. He’s somewhere around thirty, if not for the beard, he’d look younger,

has two one-million-dollar features under his belt already. One a flop, THX 1138, and one, American Graffiti, that has made Variety’s list of 25 alltime box office smashes. He’s a low-keyed, dreamy (not spaced) sort of person who almost walked into a speeding car when he took us all to lunch in Mill Valley. You get the feeling that he is an inventor, a creator, at heart. Making up stories for himself and for movies, and that he’ll put up with publicity to some extent, but not very much of it. He spends his days, from eight in the morning to five-thirty in the afternoon, except for tennis lessons on Thursdays and assorted distractions, writing. He wrote the other two movies, and he’s working on another sci-fi movie now. “This may be a dumb question,” I say, “but how hard is it to get a place like Mel’s or to get the streets where all the cars in Graffiti drive down?” “Hard. It’s all hard. Originally, we were going to use the streets of San Rafael. And we started there. At $300 a night. But then San Rafael got upset about something and they just broke the contract in the middle of shooting. So we moved to Petaluma and they were really a big help. The supported us in every way.” . . . —Ira Kamin

December 27, 1973

Dope: A Bay Area Roundup In the 1972 elections, Californians voted on (and defeated) the first state proposition to decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana for personal use (Proposition 19). Although Proposition 19 lost statewide, it handily “passed” in liberal San Francisco. In light of the S.F. voting pattern, Mayor Joseph Alioto told the press that arrests for marijuana possession would be given a “low priority” in the police order of business. . . . —Jess Ritter

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Vital Voice Thoughts on a life covering the counterculture By Richard von Busack

n the occasion of the anniversaries of the Pacific Sun and its sister paper, the North Bay Bohemian, consider that both outlasted their model, New York’s Village Voice, which perished this August. The New York paper, founded by Norman Mailer and others in 1955, made its fame dealing

with the matters that the other Manhattan dailies wouldn’t touch, such as drugs, feminism and anti-war activism. The paper waxed and waned with various countercultures, surviving through decades of beatnik, hippie, freak and yuppie readers, finally expiring in the era of Yelp, Tinder, and the artisanal pickle. Imitating both the Voice’s example (bravery, frankness

and prioritizing local issues) and its flaws (insularity, self-indulgence, self-satisfaction), dozens of smaller tabloids sprung to life in every funky town or college ghetto in the U.S.A. As New York grew whiter and richer, the Voice suffered from years of mismanagement. It changed hands and in 2005 became part of the New Times chain out of

Phoenix. While the Phoenix New Times deserves honor for its heroic reporting on the brutality of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the chain itself proposed an apolitical, one-sizefits-all model for the papers they engulfed and devoured. The Voice survives in name only as part of the Voice Media Group, the remains of a media group that once faced »14 scrutiny by the Justice

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Counterculture «13 Department for the way it invaded markets. As for the Voice itself, it dwindled, eventually being placed into a sort of online-only hospice before the plug was pulled this summer. The VV was perhaps one more casualty of what critic A. S. Hamrah describes in his new book The Earth Dies Streaming as “Trumpancholia”—a global malady “afflicting most of the planet’s population, who have traded the things they used to enjoy for the constant monitoring of Trump’s reality-TV spectacle.” Today, there isn’t a newspaper around that’s not trying to do more with less, and not a writer for them that isn’t coping with smaller spaces, shorter attention spans and less time to rearrange words. Still, the VV’s model created careers as something that sounds patronizing: an “alternative journalist.” It was— and for the ones left, still is—a gift to be able to write as you please, and to be able to use everyone’s favorite four-letter words in matters where nothing else works. In this line of journalism, you don’t have to button your collar, or worry about what the Baptists would think, or, when writing about the arts, pretending to be bulldog, gruffing about these pretentious academics or those long-haired hippies. With the death of the Voice, the Pacific Sun is now the most long-lasting alternative weekly in the country, having persisted since 1963. Through Marin and Sonoma’s agricultural land trusts and the fight against the megasuburb Marincello—a housing development proposed atop the Marin Headlands—locals have fought bravely against what Wendell Berry called “the unsettling of America,” the shutting out of small farms in favor of development and mass agriculture. Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto’s 2013 documentary Rebels with a Cause shows us how it could have gone, with the creation of the planned city of Marincello. This development was eventually fended off locally by activists, and prevented at the federal level by the work of Congressman Clem Miller. Imagine a parallel universe where the peerless seascapes of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes are one big sprawl of shopping centers and mansions for yachtsmen. The Pacific Sun was concerned with

matters of terroir from the beginning. The Stinson Beach–based founders Merril and Joann S. Grohman were dedicated small-scale dairy farmers and authors of books on bovine culture; Ms. Grohman wrote a stillin-print manual on keeping a cow at your homestead. My business isn’t tending cattle; it’s watching turkeys. My back-of-thebook end of it, mostly, is trying to find what is good about popular films and popular about the good ones. Streaming is still something to cope with: most of the companies in charge are poor at differentiating what they have, cagey about what’s trending, indifferent about promoting it. For the film critics today, a lot of the previewing is done online, which ain’t optimum. I’d prefer crowding into a Tuesday-morning bargain matinee with other pennysavers. Every now and then, it’s a plunge into the dim interior of the Variety Club screening room on Market Street, where I’ve been previewing movies for 35 years or so—in the back row on the cushy seats where the Pacific Sun’s Stephanie von Buchau used to sit, cane by her side, until her death in 2006. She was wise, imperious and an expert on opera, and I’m rather glad I don’t know what she would have thought of me following up for her. I’ve had the pleasure of writing about irreplaceable local institutions such as the Smith Rafael Theater, and the Mill Valley Film Festival. For the Bohemian, where I’ve been writing somewhat longer, I enjoy finally having an excuse to visit the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, and covering something irreplaceably local, the Cotati Accordion Festival, which brings virtuosos from all over the globe, as well as amateurs who squeeze out “Lady of Spain.” This is my favorite place in the world. I’ve been lucky to work with talented editors, none of them J. Jonah Jameson–style barkers, whom I’ll list on this anniversary: Greg Cahill, Gretchen Giles, Tom Gogola, Stett Holbrook, Molly Oleson and Charlie Swanson. And all thanks to publisher Rosemary Olson, and CEO and executive editor Dan Pulcrano, who bought the Bohemian in 1995 and the Sun in 2015 and who keeps the roof on, as he likes to say. He has run newspapers for almost as long as I’ve been writing for them, and that’s one long time. Y

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Friday, December 21–Thursday, December 27 (Movies will be on vacation through the holidays, and will return Jan. 9.) Aquaman (2:23) The amphibious comic book superhero hits the big screen in the person of Jason Momoa, with Nicole Kidman and Dolph Lundgren dog-paddling in support. At Eternity’s Gate (1:51) Willem Dafoe stars as Vincent van Gogh in Julian Schnabel’s vivid, immersive look at the painter’s final years. Bathtubs Over Broadway (1:27) Goofy, affectionate documentary tribute to the little-known, long-ago world of industrial musicals and the talent who made them happen (Chita Rivera, Bob Fosse, Kander & Ebb and a host of others). Becoming Astrid (2:03) Biopic of Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren looks at her early struggles as journalist, recluse and single mother; Alba August stars. Ben Is Back (1:42) A recovering drug addict comes home on Christmas Eve for 24 turbulent hours of family dynamics; Julia Roberts stars. Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker (2:20) Moscow’s top terpsichoreans present Tchaikovsky’s holiday must-see in a dazzling new production brimming with toy soldiers, colorful costumes and little Marie, of course. Bumblebee (1:53) A mystical yet battlescarred 1987 model dandelion-yellow VW bug hits the road with runaway teen Hailee Steinfeld. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2:40) Direct from London’s Apollo Theatre, it’s Tom MacRae’s rambunctious hit musical about a Sheffield misfit who makes it big. The Favourite (1:59) Snarky 18th-century period piece examines the balance-of-power relationship between frail Queen Anne, aide-de-camp Lady Sarah Churchill and wannabe royal Abigail Masham; Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone star. Green Book (2:10) An African-American classical pianist embarks on a dangerous concert tour through the Kennedy-era South with a bouncer from the Bronx as his chauffeur; Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen star. The Grinch (1:00) Dr. Seuss’s green-hued, Yuletide-loathing grump takes on Whoville for the third time; Benedict Cumberbatch vocalizes. Holmes & Watson (1:30) Comic rendering of the Conan Doyle stories stars Will Ferrell as Holmes, John C. Reilly as Watson, Ralph Fiennes as Moriarty and Hugh Laurie as Mycroft. If Beale Street Could Talk (1:57) James Baldwin’s edgy romance of 1970s Harlem comes to the big screen with KiKi Layne as Tish; Barry Jenkins directs. The King and I (3:00) The acclaimed Lincoln Center revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical about the tempestuous relationship between a Siamese monarch and an English schoolteacher.

Life and Nothing More (1:54) Timely, award-winning neorealist drama about a single mother struggling with race, class and poverty in contemporary Florida. Maria by Callas (1:53) Documentary tribute to the legendary diva examines her career and life through interviews, performance footage and never-before-seen home movies. Mary Poppins Returns (2:10) The numinous nanny is back just in time to help the aging Banks family rediscover the joy and wonder of 1930s London; Emily Blunt and Dick Van Dyke star. Mary Queen of Scots (1:52) Saoirse Ronan stars as the willful young regent who took on Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) in her fight for independence. The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute (1:55) Phantasmagorical Julie Taymor production of Mozart’s whimsical familyfriendly classic. More than Funny (1:30) Rising comic Michael Jr. stars in a movie that’s part autobiography and part stand-up routine. The Mule (1:56) Clint Eastwood directs and stars as a WWII vet on the skids whose new gig as courier for a Mexican drug cartel puts him one step ahead of the law. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (1:39) Lasse Hallström reconfigures the holiday classic with Clara discovering a parallel universe of sugarplum fairies, brave soldiers and rambunctious mice; Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren star. A Private War (1:46) Rosamund Pike stars as real-life globetrotting war correspondent Marie Colvin in Matthew Heineman’s tribute to old-school journalism. Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2:30) Peter Wright’s celebrated Covent Garden production of the Tchaikovsky classic about Clara, the Mouse King and the magic of Christmas. Second Act (1:43) Jennifer Lopez as a middle-aged wannabe something-or-other who restarts her life as a street-smart Madison Avenue player. Shoplifters (2:01) Delicate Japanese drama about a family of petty thieves transformed by a homeless urchin. Vice (2:12) Edgy political satire examines the Mephistophelean rise to the vice presidency of Dick Cheney; Christian Bale stars with Amy Adams as Lynne, Sam Rockwell as W and Tyler Perry as Colin Powell. Vox Lux (1:50) Natalie Portman channels Joan Crawford in her role as a pop diva goddess on the skids clawing her way back to the top; Jude Law co-stars. Welcome to Marwen (1:56) An amnesiac tries to cobble together his life through an art installation that’s a tribute to the women in his life; Steve Carell stars.

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Alt Together Now The ‘Pac Sun’ in the ’60s By Tom Gogola

e’ve been going through old Pacific Sun issues for the past couple of months to plan this week’s 55th Sun anniversary issue. And nothing says “I’m having too much fun now” than turning editors loose on old bound volumes of newsprint in search of choice tidbits to serve to a loyal Pac Sun readership that’s stayed with the paper all these years. One the thing that jumps right out is that when the Pacific Sun was founded in 1963, it was a community paper that pretty much served West Marin County. With the demise of the Village Voice last year, the Pacific Sun is now the oldest continuously published alternative weekly in the country. As I went through the ’60s archives, the “alternative weekly” part of its history manifested almost in phases through the decade. When it was founded, the Pac Sun had regular offerings of news from

churches and business leaders that highlighted local births and deaths and news from local schools. It posted Little League scores, which may be the purest signal of a successful community paper’s local-only approach to journalism. But as a reader follows the decade, the question raised is whether the countercultural politics of the day caught up with Marin County, or vice versa. To use the vernacular of the day, that’s a heavy thought, man. There’s one photo caption from the very early days of the paper that cracks me up whenever I think about it—it’s so “environmentally incorrect” as to be worthy of a face-palm moment worthy of outgoing Trump chief of staff John Kelly. In the very early days, the paper printed a photograph of a man clutching a brace of huge frogs, all dead. The photo came with the following caption: “‘There probably aren’t any more frogs at Nicasio Lake,’” Cecil Sanchez of Inverness said

after coming home with this catch. Sanchez was on hand at the opening of the Farm House restaurant in Olema last weekend and told of his fine luck at frogging.” The Farm House is still there, but who knows where the frogs have all gone off to. When you think of Marin County these days, and especially West Marin, it’s through a generally-agreed-upon demographic lens of environmental awareness met with action. You don’t necessarily think of celebrating the death of 10 frogs and bragging off the front page that you probably killed ’em all. By 1965, the paper was running big ads in opposition to the Marincello development proposal which gave rise, it is said, to the modern Marin progressive-activist sensibility. Residents were headed to the Deep South to rebuild black churches burned by racists, and committees were meeting to discuss the impeachment of Lyndon Johnson for war crimes. The “alt” was on.

And, by 1968, there were ads calling for the removal of thengovernor Ronald Reagan from office. Steve McNamara was the editor and publisher, and the counterculture had seeped strongly into the pages. There was poetry. There was a news brief about how the Marin County supervisors were meeting to discuss whether 18-year-olds should get the vote, and there were countercultural comic strips that were, by turns, bizarre, amateurish and goofy. Tiburon letter writer J. W. Cook wrote that “The Pacific Sun is a very fine newspaper, but why do you feel you have to be ‘far out’ by continuing to devote space to these completely poorly drawn ‘comic’ strips. Yuuuck.” The year 1968 is generally agreed to be among the most divisive and soul-wrenching years in American history. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were murdered, the Vietnam war raged, and the Civil Rights push was met with intense push-back. Given the bullet-strewn backdrop, one of the more interesting and telling debates that played out in the Pac Sun’s pages in the late 1960s was between rod-and-gun clubs in the rural county and the Marin supervisors of the time who tried to pass a gun-control ordinance. Had it passed—and it almost did, wrote McNamara—Marin’s guncontrol law would have been the very first gun-control ordinance in the country. By 1968, the paper had a paid subscription of 8,519 and could boast the largest paid circulation between San Francisco and the Oregon border. Through the decade, it would cover the Synanon cult’s early days, just as it covered these events called “Renaissance Faires” that would pop up in the shadow of Mt. Tam or elsewhere in the ur-unicorn wilds of West Marin. And speaking of Mt. Tam, one of my favorite calendar items from the era was from July 1968 when the paper let the public know that Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas would be making a Mt. Tam hike, and the public was invited to romp up the mountain with the civil-libertarian court legend. “Restriction of free thought and free speech,” he once said, “is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one unAmerican act that could most easily defeat us.” Y

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Fortune tellers are again welcome in San Rafael, and the rest of California. The State Supreme Court struck down an ordinance banning fortunetelling, astrology, palmistry, magic and the like. The court said that such activities, “however dubious,” are protected by the Constitution. San Rafael had passed an ordinance like the one junked by the court.

consider discrimination against their relationships. What gay couples want, says Rosemary Dempsey, a lawyer and head of the National Organization for Women’s lesbian rights program, are “our constitutional rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Gay activists are pressing for gay rights legislation and ways of making gay marriages legal. “We have to keep the pressure on, both legislatively and in the courts,” says Dempsey. —Marnie Samuelson

June 21, 1985

April 15, 1988

Say Hello to a New Breed of Car Phone

The Fight for Affordable Homes

On April 12 a new radio-powered “cellular” telephone system went on the air in the Bay Area. When early subscribers dialed in from mobile handsets, they were disappointed to find much less than the technical wizardry they had paid for. Troubleshooters have since chased away the electronic bugs, clearing the air so that your car’s front seat can now become a global communication center. The new cellular phones are placed in three compact pieces in your car or carried in a self-contained, batterypowered handset or briefcase unit. They let you call Paris or Hong Kong (or home) without delays and provide crystal-clear voice quality. You can call from a gridlocked freeway or a sloop under sail. And at prices ranging from $1500 to $3000, the new cellular system is being snatched up by lawyers, doctors, real estate agents, contractors and occasional roadsters seeking a trendy new toy. . . . —Ben Davidson

Marin County, famous for its BMWs and rock stars, may well be known in future years as the home of the middle-class poor, a new socioeconomic classification that includes college-educated, professional, and career people (with or without families) who can barely afford to rent the most modest dwellings in the county much less save up for a down payment on a house. But local housing advocates are fighting the housing trend that is pushing Marinites out of the county. . . . —Jeanne-Marie Alexander

Newsgrams

January 29, 1988

Fighting for Gay Couples’ Rights Last October in the nation’s capital, several thousand samesex couples and their supporters gathered in front of the Internal Revenue Services headquarters to demand an end to what they

June 30, 1989

Artful Animation Featured at Fair Made by Pixar, a computer graphics firm located in San Rafael, Tin Toy walked away with this year’s Academy Award for best animated short—the first time the Oscar has gone to a computer-animated film. Tin Toy represents an unusual mix of business and artistry at Pixar, which markets a three-dimensional computer graphics system to defense, medical and research companies. As one of the foremost companies producing such sophisticated programs, Pixar is thriving—last year’s revenues reportedly topped $10 million. Yet its seven-man animation department seldom shows a profit. . . . —Greg Cahill

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Rock-and-roll wunderkind Matt Jaffe plays his free annual holiday revue on Sunday, Dec. 23, at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley. See Clubs & Venues, p36.

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Instrumental music label Windham Hill became known in the ’70s and ’80s for its groundbreaking jazz, folk, classical and New Age material. This weekend, label founder Will Ackerman, guitarists Todd Boston and Alex DiGrassi, and multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Barbara Higbie bring the best of the label’s sounds to the stage for the annual Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice, a concert that offers entertainment and celebration for the season on the shortest day of the year, Friday, Dec. 21, at the Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 8pm. $25–$65. 415.473.6800.

Father-and-son journalists Peter and Evan Osnos have reported from Vietnam, Iraq, the Soviet Union and China, among other places, often at the site of international conflicts. This weekend, the two sit down for an eyeopening seminar, Frontlines and Deadlines, in which they talk about their experiences with moderator Michael Krasny, host of the award-winning KQED Forum. Peter is a former Washington Post correspondent and founder of PublicAffairs Books; his son Evan’s a staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Age of Ambition. The seminar’s a benefit for Lagunitas Middle School and things get chatty on Sunday, Dec. 23, at Drake Little Theater, 1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo. 3:30pm. $20 and up. 415.459.8966.

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Tap to It Feeling overstuffed with the nonstop parade of Nutcracker shows that saturate North Bay stages each Christmas? Try a quirky take on the classic tale with this weekend’s performances of ‘The Tapcracker.’ Sugarplum fairies and snowflakes get a jazzy, upbeat overhaul in this annual production from local company Dance with Sherry Studio, who team up with Marin Onstage— with original choreography performed by North Bay dance students—on Saturday, Dec. 22, at the Belrose Theater, 1415 Fifth St., San Rafael. 2pm and 5:30pm. $25; kids under 10 are $12. marinonstage.org.

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Laugh It Off Old man 2018 is on his way out the door to make way for baby 2019, and Bay Area comedy legend Will Durst and friends are ready to bid the year a fond farewell in the 26th annual Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show, running throughout the North Bay on select dates through Jan. 6. Featuring a cornucopia of comedians, including Arthur Gaus, Mari Magaloni, Michael Bossier, Johnny Steele and Debi Durst, the show debuts for it’s annual run on Wednesday, Dec. 26, at HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 8pm. $25; 21 and over. 415.892.6200. —Charlie Swanson

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Flashback . . . Food! March 20, 1969

Newsgrams Misgivings of some people in Novato about a Tiajuana Tacos place have prove well-founded . . . and not a taco has yet crossed the counter. When the building inspector checked the foundation, he found that it had been placed 16 feet closer to Novato Creek than had been approved. The chain was ordered to take out the foundation and plumbing and do it again the proper way. When the application first came up, there was a low moan in Novato. Various city groups are trying hard to upgrade the downtown area; while at the same time the city threatens to be inundated by take-out food spots and gas stations of dubious esthetic appeal. . . .

January 17, 1974

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something about what they like to put in their mouths. Perhaps unbeknownst to Cronkite, however, brie has been in the political limelight before. . . . —Karen Brooks

Jan. 8, 1997

Out to Lunch In an archetypal scene from countless American films, the weary protagonist, after a hard day battling crime or helping the downtrodden, steps into a local cafe for a good hot meal. The warm-hearted proprietor, who’s seen them come and go, understands the star’s mood without asking and swiftly brings a menu, offering a cup of coffee, a pat on the shoulder and a bit of homespun advice on the blue plate special or the vicissitudes of life. Duly refueled and rejuvenated, our hero or heroine squares his or her shoulders and saunters back out to fight the good fight with renewed vigor. In a cafe at the north end of Sausalito, the customers are less likely to be gallant defenders of the faith than high-tech computer wiz kids, sailors or artists, and Kitti’s Cal-Asian menu is definitely not traditional American fare. Still, the aforementioned image best conveys my experience of Kitti’s Place. . . . —Lois MacLean

March 16, 2005

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King of Cheese Is Cheese of Kings

How soulful can we get? Two appealing little restaurants have appeared recently with home-style nourishing as their philosophy, both featuring reasonably priced foods. December brought the debut of Sol Food in San Rafael, Marin’s first eatery serving Puerto Rican specialities. In Tam Junction, a spot known as Smoothie Love morphed into Cafe del Soul, serving organic salads, wraps, stir-fried dishes and—yes—smoothies. While it’s an organic restaurant, it is not vegan. This is definitely the place to seek out if you’re looking for a righteously healthful meal or snack. . . . —Pat Fusco

Homo Liberalis, apparently a dying species if you believe the prognoses of political analysts, will go down in history as having been fond of brie cheese. What is the evidence? In the thick of the 1980 presidential campaign, our then-revered commentator, Walter Cronkite, characterized John Anderson’s liberal constituency as one made of people who who “drive Volvos and dine on brie.” In one fell swoop he successfully branded the political ethos of millions of voters by telling us

Derailed plans: Squabbling counties on different tracks With millions in state and federal transportation money hanging in the balance, political squabbling between Marin and Sonoma counties is threatening the future of a commuter rail system in the North Bay. The dispute centers on who will own and run a system that has been in the planning stages for decades. “We need to try to get beyond the politics here,” said Marin Supervisor Bob Roumiguiere. “The only thing that can really keep this from happening is a lack of political will.” Roumiguiere said the public supports his position. A poll taken in 1992 showed that 84 percent of county voters favored a commuter rail system. . . . —Bill Meagher and Peter Seidman

February 21, 1996

God the Flasher Ubiquitous Perpetuity God was sentenced to nine months in Marin County Jail for exposing his genitals to a woman in line at a drive-through espresso place. God, age 68, once was Enrique Silberg, a native of Cuba, until he had his name legally changed. God has 17 prior convictions, eight for exposing himself. A courtappointed psychiatrist said God was too sick to be out on the streets. The judge said he could be released to a mental health facility, if one could be found to take him. —Steve McNamara

April 10, 1996

The Compassionate Use Initiative This week there’s a final push to gather enough signatures to qualify the Compassionate Use Initiative of 1996 on the ballot for November’s election. Californians for Compassionate

Use (CCU) must get 433,269 valid signatures by April 22. In order to meet that requirement, they have set as their goal 680,000 signatures. The tally, so far, is 434,000. . . . —Nikki Meredith

May 1, 1996

Overheard A hush fell over Corte Madera Saturday evening as an icon from the seventies disappeared into the night. The Peppermill Bar and Restaurant had finally closed its doors. The Peppermill was most famous for its dark, mirrored fireside lounge. Sexy cocktail waitresses in long low-cut dresses would come by and take drink orders. Once I brought my youngest sister, Mary, in from West Marin for hot chocolate and appetizers, and she thought we had landed on some weird anti-feminist planet. Noticeably absent from the Peppermill’s parking lot as I drove by Sunday was the fleet of Twin Cities police vehicles and Highway Patrol cruisers which could usually be found there having an extended Code Seven. Where would they now go for chow? . . . —Alex Horvath

May 8, 1996

Wiring Up: Enter the Internet, Cruise the World A year ago you may not even have heard of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Now, unless you’ve been hiding in a cave somewhere, you hear, read and see stuff about the Internet everywhere. You can’t pick up a magazine or watch TV without seeing references to advertisers’ sites on the Web. Estimates of the number of people using the Internet range from 20 million to 50 million. According to Business Week, at the beginning of this year there were about 300,000 sites on the WWW, with hundreds being added every day. By the year 2000, about 200 million are forecast. . . . —Reid M. Neubert

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Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Dec 19, the Real Sarahs. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

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L’Appart Resto Dec 20, Amanda Addleman and Lee Dynes. 636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884.

Benefit Concert for Camp Fire Victims All-star band featuring vocalist Darby Gould and guitarist Jeff Tamelier of Tower of Power plays with Miles Schon Band opening. Dec 22, 6pm. $25. Elk’s Lodge, 1312 Mission Ave, San Rafael, 773.755.4700. Sons of the Soul Revivors San Francisco soul music traditionalists perform two gospel dinner shows over the holiday weekend. Dec 23-24, 7pm. $20. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219. Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice Independent record label’s annual showcase features acoustic guitarists Alex DiGrassi and Todd Boston with pianist and vocalist Barbara Higbie. Dec 21, 8pm. $25-$65. Marin Center Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

SONOMA Dave Koz & Friends “Annual Dave Koz Christmas Tour” pairs the saxophonist with singer Mindi Abair, guitarist Jonathan Butler, and keyboardist Keiko Matsui. Dec 20, 7:30pm. $50 and up. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040. Brian Wilson Founding songwriter of the Beach Boys performs the band’s 1964 Christmas album in its entirety with fellow Beach Boys founder Al Jardine and guitarist Blondie Chaplin. Dec 22, 8pm. $79 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

NAPA ABBA-Solutely Christmas Show Swedish pop group’s tribute concert promises to be exactly the kind of feel-good experience that pairs perfectly with this time of year. Dec 22, 7:30pm. $35-$65. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900. Octobop Veteran West Coast jazz band plays a special holiday show to light up your season. Dec 20, 7 and 9pm. $15-$35. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.

Clubs & Venues MARIN Fenix Dec 20, the Dave Matthews Blues Band. Dec 21, Masterpiece. Dec 22, Home for Xmas Party with Reed Fromer Band. Dec 23, Niecey Living Single & the Obamas. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

Marin Country Mart Dec 21, 5:30pm, Friday Night Jazz with Sanford Barnett. Dec 23, 12:30pm, Holiday Folkish Festival with Rivertown Skifflers. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700. 19 Broadway Nightclub Dec 19, songwriters in the round with Danny Uzi. Dec 20, Koolwhip. Dec 21, 5pm, Hunka Hunka Hula Review. Dec 21, 9pm, Pavones holiday party. Dec 22, 5pm, Jai Josefs Trio. Dec 22, 9pm, Atilla Viola & the Bakersfield Boys. Dec 23, 5:30pm, Kurt Huget and friends. Dec 23, 9pm, Rhythms & Rhymes. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091. No Name Bar Dec 20, Michael LaMacchia Band. Dec 21, Michael Aragon Quartet. Dec 22, Fuzzy Slippers. Dec 23, Humdinger Band. Dec 26, Paul Feia and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392. Osteria Divino Dec 20, Barrio Manouche. Dec 21, David Jeffries Jazz Fourtet. Dec 22, Eric Markowitz Trio. Dec 24, Ken Cook Trio. Dec 26, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355. Panama Hotel Restaurant Dec 19, Lorin Rowan. Dec 20, Deborah Winters. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993. Rancho Nicasio Dec 21, the Mighty Mike Schermer Band. Dec 22, Annie Sampson Band. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219. Sweetwater Music Hall Dec 20, Christmas Jug Band and friends. Dec 21-22, Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons with Steve Kimock and friends. Dec 23, Matt Jaffe holiday revue. Dec 26, Led Kaapana. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850. Terrapin Crossroads Dec 19, San Geronimo. Dec 20, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Dec 21, Top 40 Friday with the Rowan Brothers Band. Dec 22, Jenny Kerr Band. Dec 23, the Casual Coalition performs Neil Young. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773. Throckmorton Theatre Dec 23, 5pm, Kimrea’s pro showcase featuring Derek Evans. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Unity in Marin Dec 19, Winter Solstice Sound Healing with Steve Halpern. 600 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.475.5000.

SONOMA HopMonk Sebastopol Dec 21, SOOHAN and Delphi. Dec 22, Frankie Boots with John Courage and

Slow Motion Cowboys. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

menu. Dec 24. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall Dec 21, Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show. Dec 22, the Soul Section with DJ Rise. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.

Christmas Eve Dinner at Piazza D’Angelo Two seatings offer specials served alongside the standard menu. Dec 24, 5 and 8:30pm. Piazza D’Angelo, 22 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.2000.

NAPA Blue Note Napa Dec 19, Barrio Manouche. Dec 21-22, Jessy J special Christmas performance. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.

Comedy Big Fat Year-End Kiss Off Comedy Show Will Durst and company are back to wrap up the year with laughs. Dec 26, 8pm. $25. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Dance The Belrose Dec 22, 2 and 5:30pm, “The Tapcracker,” Dance with Sherry Studio presents the hilarious original take on that old standard, “The Nutcracker.” marinonstage.org. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael.

Events Family Christmas Pageant & Petting Zoo All are welcome to watch this pageant with live animals participating and available following the service to pet. Dec 23, 10am. St Stephen’s Episcopol Church, 3 Bay View Ave, Belvedere.ststephenschurch.org.

Field Trips Full Moon Sail on San Francisco Bay Take in views aboard a schooner. Dec 22, 3:45pm. $65. Schooner Freda B, Slip 907, Sausalito Yacht Harbor, Sausalito. 4153310444. Tomales Bay Kayak Tour See why night time is the best time to kayak on Tomales Bay. Dec 21, 4pm. $78. Miller Park, Hwy 1, Tomales Bay. pointreyesoutdoors.com.

Film Deconstructing the Beatles Explore the music written for the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” TV show and 1967 LP. Thurs, Dec 20, 7pm. $15. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Food & Drink Christmas Eve Celebration at Left Bank Brasserie Holiday specials abound on à la carte lunch menu and three-course prix fixe dinner

Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour & Competition Stroll the shops around Sausalito and view elaborate, festively decorated gingerbread houses galore. Through Dec 30. Downtown Sausalito, Caledonia Street, Sausalito.

Lectures Basics of Mushroom Identification Presented by Kingman Bond-Graham, who has been collecting and studying the mushrooms for most of his life. Dec 19, 7pm. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.389.4292. Frontlines & Deadlines Peter Osnos, former Washington Post correspondent, and Evan Osnos, staff writer at The New Yorker, engage in conversation about writing, war and more. Dec 23, 3:30pm. $20 and up. Drake Little Theater, 1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.459.8966. Is There Life After Death? Featured speaker Ellie Schamber shares her near-death experience and knowledge. Dec 21, 7:30pm. $20-$25. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.383.0605.

Theater A Christmas Memory & a Child’s Christmas in Wales Petaluma Readers Theatre’s holiday tradition brings Truman Capote’s early story and Dylan Thomas’ prose poem to life. Dec 21-22. $18. Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. petalumareaderstheatre.com. Funny Girl Don’t miss the entertaining holiday show. Dec 21-30. $15-$35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Love, Linda The songs of Cole Porter are interwoven with storytelling by his wife, Linda Lee. Through Jan 13, 2019. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

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SINGLE & DISSATISFIED? Tired of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join with other single men and women to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships. Nine-week Single’s Group, OR weekly, ongoing, coed Intimacy Groups or Women’s Group, all starting the week of December 24th. Groups meet on Mon, Tues, & Thurs evenings. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. Central San Rafael. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT #35255 at 415-453-8117 SINGLES AND DATING • AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIP GROUP. HIGHLY EFFECTIVE & AFFORDABLE THERAPY. SELF-CARE THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS 9 week groups forming now, downtown San Rafael, 2 Tuesdays a month/ December through January, Stanford Trained therapist, Ilene Wolf, LMFT for 25 years, 5 Secrets of loving Relationships. Practical tools to experience more joy & turn your life into a success story. “I have seen 100s of individuals, couples, families and groups, you can feel better. Call- for a free 20 minute interview to make sure this group fulfills your goals. 415.420.3619 • www.ilenewolf.com

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018145721. The following individual(s) are doing business: IVANA VANOVA BOOKKEEPING & CONSULTING, 100 TIBURON BLVD., SUITE 220, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: IVANA VANOVA, 124 HILL PATH, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 13, 2018. (Publication Dates: November 28, and December 5, 12, 19 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018145752. The following individual(s) are doing business: ONSITE ASSETS, 30 ASH AVENUE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: LAURENCE MACKLER, 30 ASH AVENUE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 16, 2018. (Publication Dates: November 28, and December 5, 12, 19 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018145800. The following individual(s) are doing business: DMS CONSULTING, 22 AUDUBON WAY, NOVATO, CA 94949: DAVE M SMIGIELSKI, 22 AUDUBON WAY, NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by AN

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018145805. The following individual(s) are doing business: HALE YES PRODUCTIONS, 500 SAN RAFAEL AVE, BELVEDERE, CA 94920: MARY BOURKE, 500 SAN RAFAEL AVE, BELVEDERE, CA 94920. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 29, 2018. (Publication Dates: December 5, 12, 19, 26 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 145860. The following individual(s) are doing business: BEAUTIFUL COASTAL COTTAGE, 250 HAWTHORNE RD., BOLINAS, CA 94924: JAMES MEYER, 312 WILSON ST., PETALUMA, CA 94952. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 10, 2018. (Publication Dates: December 19, 26 of 2018, January 2, 9 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018145862. The following individual(s) are doing business: WORLDVIEW COACHING AND CONSULTING, 509 PIXIE TRAIL, MILL VALLEY, CA

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 145860. The following individual(s) are doing business: COUNTRY GARDENS BNB, 800 HACIENDA WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903:ROBERT E. WARNER, COUNTRY GARDENS BNB, 800 HACIENDA WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 13, 2018. (Publication Dates: December 19, 26 of 2018, January 2, 9 of 2019)

OTHER NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROSEMARY THERESA BOCK CASE NO.: PR 1802115 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ROSEMARY THERESA BOCK A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: MICHAEL BOCK in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: HOLGER SIEGWART be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent

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PublicNotices Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: JANUARY 7, 2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: HOLGER SIGWART, ESQ., SIEGWART GERMAN AMERICAN LAW, 1799 Bayshore Highway, Suite 150, Burlingame, CA, 94010 (650) 259-9670 FILED: November 26, 2018 James M. Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: E. Chais, Deputy (December 5, 12, 19 2018)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RANDALL GREGORY TOM also known as RANDALL G. TOM CASE NO.: PR 1800372 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: RANDALL GREGORY TOM also known as RANDALL G. TOM A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: WALTER TOM in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: WALTER TOM be appoint-

ed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 1/14/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J. Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT I. SIMON, 45 BELDEN PLACE, 2ND FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104 (415) 434-3608 FILED: NOV 30, 2018 James M. Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: K. Yarborough, Deputy. (December 5, 12, 19 2018)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1804289 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Annette Marie Prandi, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as

follows: Present Name: Annette Marie Prandi to Proposed Name: Anet Prandi 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 1/25/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A, Room: A. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: NOV 28, 2018 Andrew E. Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C. Lucchesi, Deputy (December 5, 12, 19, 26 of 2018)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1804051 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Jessica Ruby Oqvist, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Jessica Ruby Oqvist to Proposed Name: Jessica Ruby Oqvist Bello 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 12/19/2018, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: NOV 9, 2018 Roy O. Chernus Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By

C. Lucchesi, Deputy (December 5, 12, 19, 26 of 2018)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Sandra Rae Newton Slocum A.K.A. Sandra Slocum CASE NO.: PR 1804141 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Sandra Rae Newton Slocum A.K.A. Sandra Slocum A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: Taniya Howe in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: Taniya Howe be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 1/22/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J. Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: James A. Zakasky, 50 Old Courthouse Square, Suite 605, Santa Rosa, CA. 95404, 707-595-1148 FILED: DEC 07, 2018 James M. Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN

COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: E. Chais, Deputy. (December 12, 19, 26 2018)

DV-700 Request to Renew Restraining Order Filed NOV 16 2018 JAMES M. KIM. Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: J. Chen, Deputy Superior Court of California, County of Marin 3501 Civic Center Drive P.O. Box 4988 San Rafael, CA 94913-4988 Case Number: FL 1504408 1. Name of Protected Person: Joan Headrick Your lawyer in this case (if you have one): Name: Matthew C. Mani State Bar No.172629 Firm Name: Mani Law Office Address (If you have a lawyer for this case, give your lawyer’s information. lf you do not have a lawyer and want to keep your home address private, give a different mailing address instead. You do not have to give your telephone, fax, or e-mail.): Address: 24 Professional Center Parkway, Suite 210 City: San Rafael State: CA Zip: 94903 Telephone: (415) 456-7800 Fax: (415) 456-7801 E-Mail Address: [ mailto:mattmanilaw@gmail. com ]mattmanilaw@gmail.com 2. Name of Restrained Person: Julie Headrick Pizzo Describe that person: Sex: Female Ht.: 5’4” Wt.: 130 Race: Caucasian Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Age: 57 Date of Birth: 05/21/1961 3. I ask the court to renew the Restraining Order After Hearing (Form DV -130). A copy of the order is attached. a. The order ends on (date): 01/13/2019 b. The order has been renewed 0 times. c. I want the order to be renewed for 5 years 4. I ask the court to renew the order because: (Check all that apply. Explain why you are afraid of abuse in the future): a. The person in 2. has violated the order (explain what happened and when): In July she came to my assisted living facility, posing as my other daughter, Wanda, to try to get into my room. See, attached declarations. b. I am afraid that the person in 2. will abuse me in the future because: She has not only continued with the behavior that led to this restraining order, she has also tried to circumvent the order, by pretending to be my other daughter. See, attached declarations. I declare under penalty of pe1jury under the laws of the State of California that the information above is true and correct. Date: 11-15-18 Signed: Joan Headrick DV-710 Notice of Hearing to Renew Restraining Order Filed DEC 14 2018 JAMES M. KIM. Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: C. Lucchesi, Deputy Superior Court of California, County of Marin 3501 Civic Center Drive P.O. Box 4988 San Rafael, CA 94913-4988 Case Number: FL 1504408 1. Name of Protected Person: Joan Headrick Your lawyer in this case (if you have one): Name: Matthew C. Mani State Bar No.: 172629 Firm Name: Mani Law Office Address (If you have a lawyer for this case,

give your lawyer’s information. If you do not have a lawyer and want to keep your home address private, give a different mailing address instead. You do not have to give your telephone, fax, or e-mail.): Address: 24 Professional Center Parkway, Ste. 210 City: San Rafael State: CA Zip: 94903 Telephone: (415) 456-7800 Fax: (415) 456-7801 E-mail Address: mattmanilaw@gmail.com 2. Name of Restrained Person: Julie Headrick Pizzo Description of restrained person: Sex: Female Height: 5’4” Weight: 130 Hair Color: Brwn Eye Color: Blue Race: Caucasian Age: 57 Date of Birth: 05/21/1961 Mailing Address (if known): 291 Sycamore Ave. City: Mill Valley State: CA Zip: 94941 Relationship to protected person: Daughter 3. Court Hearing The judge has set a court hearing date. The Restraining Order After Hearing (Order of Protection) stays in effect until the expiration date on that order or the end of the hearing below, whichever is later. Hearing Date & Time Date: 1/23/2019 Time: 9:00AM To the person in®: At the hearing, the judge can renew the current restraining order for another five years or permanently. Before the hearing, you can file a response on Form DV -720. You must continue to obey the current restraining orders until the expiration date on the current orders or the hearing date, whichever is later. At the hearing, you can tell the judge why you agree or disagree with the request to renew the orders. If the restraining orders are renewed, you must obey the orders even if you do not attend the hearing. 4. Service and Response To the Person in 1 Someone 18 or overnot you or anyone else protected by the restraining order-must personally “serve” a copy of the following forms on the person in 2 at least days before the hearing. ï DV-700, Request to Renew Restraining Order (file stamped); ï DV-710, Notice of Hearing to Renew Restraining Order (this form); ï DV-720, Response to Request to Renew Restraining Order (blank copy); ï DV-130, the current Restraining Order After Hearing (Order of Protection) that you want to renew. After the person in 2 has been served, file Form DV 200, Proof of Personal Service, with the court clerk. For help with service, read Form DV-200-INFO, What Is “Proof of Personal Service”? Bring a copy of Form DV -200, Proof of Personal Service, to the court hearing. To the Person in 2 If you want to respond in writing to the request to renew the restraining order, fill out Form DV -720, Response to Request to Renew Restraining Order. File the original with the court, and have someone 18 or over -not you- mail a copy of it to the person in 1 before the hearing. Also file Form DV-250, Proof of Service by Mail, with the court before the hearing. Bring a copy of Form DV-250, Proof of Service by Mail, to the court hearing Date: 12/13/2018 Judicial Officer Beth S. Jordan

By Amy Alkon

I’m confused. Does treating women as equals mean not doing those things that would previously have been considered chivalrous, like opening doors and giving a woman your coat? What’s now considered polite, and what’s considered offensive?—Bewildered

The response by some women these days to men’s well-intentioned acts must tempt at least a few men to swing entirely in the other direction: “Let’s see . . . I could open the car door for my date—or start to drive off and let her throw herself across the hood and hang on.” To these women, chivalry is “benevolent sexism,” affectionate but patronizing—a way of treating women that suggests they are in need of men’s help and protection. It involves things like opening doors and being the one who runs for the car in a downpour—instead of handing the girlfriend the keys and announcing, “I’ll just wait here under the awning!” Research has found that benevolent sexism can be undermining to women— even leading them to feel less competent at their job. Complicating things a bit, new research by social psychologists Pelin Gul and Tom R. Kupfer finds that women—including women with strong feminist beliefs—are attracted to men with benevolently sexist attitudes and behaviors. What researchers theorize women are actually attracted to is the underlying signal—that “a man is willing to invest” (in them and any children they might have together). Frankly, even I engage in benevolent, uh, something or other—like by holding the door open for any person, male or female, coming up to an entrance behind me—simply because it’s nice for one human to look out for another. Or, as my mother would put it, it’s genteel. Ultimately, your best bet is behaving as genteelly as you would if you had no idea about benevolent sexism. Most women will probably appreciate it—even if a few of them say “Thank you, that’s very nice of you!” in language more along the lines of “Screw off, you Medieval turd!”

I’m a 34-year-old man, newly single after a relationship that started in college. Though I love the work I do running a small nonprofit, I don’t make tons of money. I’m worried that my inability to “provide” in any sort of lavish way will make it hard for me to attract post-college women. Do I need to win the lottery?—Making a Difference A: I often write about how women evolved to prefer male partners with high status— men with the ability to “provide” (like by being a hotshot spear-meister who regularly brings home the bison, earning others’ respect and loyalty). However, what’s important to note—and what has some bearing on your chances with the ladies—is that ancestral humans lacked anything resembling “wealth” (portable, conservable assets). Though no modern woman wants a man who lives paycheck advance to paycheck advance, there’s hope for you—from research on one of the few cultures today in which men aren’t the primary earners. Political scientist Nechumi Yaffe looked at ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel, a community in which the men spend all day hunched over studying the Torah and the women are the breadwinners. Yaffe finds that, as in other cultures, the men the ultra-Orthodox women prefer as mates are those who are the best in their “field,” which in this community comes out of the level of “religious devotion and piety” the men show. In other words, “how status is achieved may be culturally specific.” As for you, I’m guessing you don’t work at a nonprofit because you hit your head and forgot to become a cold corporate tool. Chances are, many of the women in your world don’t want some money-worshipping, hedge-fund buttknuckle. So to ramp up your status, you need to stand out as a top do-gooder. This should make you extremely attractive to a woman with similar values, the sort who spends time every week beautifying the planet—and not because picking up trash along the highway is a condition of her probation for her DUI.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email adviceamy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly radio show, blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon

Astrology

For the week of December 19

ARIES (March 21–April 19) Consumer Reports

says that between 1975 and 2008, the average number of products for sale in a supermarket rose from about 9,000 to nearly 47,000. The glut is holding steady. Years ago, you selected from among three or four brands of soup and shampoo. Nowadays, you may be faced with 20 varieties of each. I suspect that 2019 will bring a comparable expansion in some of your life choices, Aries— especially when you’re deciding what to do with your future and who your allies should be. This could be both a problem and a blessing. For best results, opt for choices that have all three of these qualities: fun, usefulness and meaningfulness.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) People have been trying to convert ordinary metals into gold since at least 300 A.D. At that time, an Egyptian alchemist named Zosimos of Panopolis unsuccessfully mixed sulfur and mercury in the hope of performing such magic. Fourteen centuries later, seminal scientist Isaac Newton also failed in his efforts to produce gold from cheap metal. But now let’s fast forward to 20th-century chemist Glenn T. Seaborg, a distinguished researcher who won a share of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1951. He and his team did an experiment with bismuth, an element that’s immediately adjacent to lead on the periodical table. By using a particle accelerator, they literally transmuted a small quantity of bismuth into gold. I propose that we make this your teaching story for 2019. May it inspire you to seek transformations that have never before been possible. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) United States President Donald Trump wants to build a concrete and fenced wall between Mexico and America, hoping to slow down the flow of immigrants across the border. Meanwhile, 12 Northern African countries are collaborating to build a 4,750-milelong wall of drought-resistant trees at the border of the Sahara, hoping to stop the desert from swallowing up farmland. During the coming year, I’ll be rooting for you to draw inspiration from the latter, not the former. Erecting new boundaries will be healthy for you—if it’s done out of love and for the sake of your health, not out of fear and divisiveness. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Cancerian poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau advised artists to notice the aspects of their work that critics didn’t like—and then cultivate those precise aspects. He regarded the disparaged or misconstrued elements as being key to an artist’s uniqueness and originality, even if they were as-yet immature. I’m expanding his suggestion and applying it to all of you Crabs during the next 10 months, even if you’re not strictly an artist. Watch carefully what your community seems to misunderstand about the new trends you’re pursuing, and work hard to ripen them. LEO (July 23–August 22) In 1891, a 29-year-old

British mother named Constance Garnett decided she would study the Russian language and become a translator. She learned fast. During the next 40 years, she produced English translations of 71 Russian literary books, including works by Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Turgenev and Chekhov. Many had never before been rendered in English. I see 2019 as a Constance Garnett–type year for you, Leo. Any late-blooming potential you might possess could enter a period of rapid maturation. Awash in enthusiasm and ambition, you’ll have the power to launch a new phase of development that could animate and motivate you for a long time.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) I’ll be bold and predict that 2019 will be a nurturing chapter in your story; a time when you will feel loved and supported to a greater degree than usual; a phase when you will be more at home in your body and more at peace with your fate than you have in a long time. I have chosen an appropriate blessing to bestow upon you, written by the poet Claire Wahmanholm. Speak her words as if they were your own. “On Earth I am held, honeysuckled not just by

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honeysuckle but by everything—marigolds, bog after bog of small sundews, the cold smell of spruce.”

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) “Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out.” This advice is sometimes attributed to 16th-century politician and cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Now I’m offering it to you as one of your important themes in 2019. Here’s how you can best take it to heart. First, be extremely discerning about what ideas, theories and opinions you allow to flow into your imagination. Make sure they’re based on objective facts and make sure they’re good for you. Second, be aggressive about purging old ideas, theories and opinions from your head, especially if they’re outmoded, unfounded or toxic. SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

Memorize this quote by author Peter Newton and keep it close to your awareness during the coming months: “No remorse. No if-onlys. Just the alertness of being.” Here’s another useful maxim, this one from author Mignon McLaughlin: “Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference.” Shall we make it a lucky three mottoes to live by in 2019? This one’s by author A. A. Milne: “You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) Until 1920, most American women didn’t have the right to vote. For that matter, few had ever been candidates for public office. There were exceptions. In 1866, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the first to seek a seat in Congress. In 1875, Victoria Woodhull ran for president. Susanna Salter became the first woman mayor in 1887. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Sagittarius, 2019 will be a StantonWoodhull-Salter-type of year for you. You’re likely to be ahead of your time and primed to innovate. You’ll have the courage and resourcefulness necessary to try seemingly unlikely and unprecedented feats, and you’ll have a knack for ushering the future into the present. CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19)

Studies show that the best possible solution to the problem of homelessness is to provide cheap or free living spaces for the homeless. Not only is it the most effective way of helping the people involved, in the long run, it’s also the least expensive. Is there a comparable problem in your personal life? A chronic difficulty that you keep putting band-aids on but that never gets much better? I’m happy to inform you that 2019 will be a favorable time to dig down to find deeper, more fundamental solutions; to finally fix a troublesome issue rather than just addressing its symptoms.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) Many people in Iceland write poems, but only a few publish them. There’s even a term for those who put their creations away in a drawer rather than seeking an audience: skúffuskáld, literally translated as “drawer-poet.” Is there a comparable phenomenon in your life, Aquarius? Do you produce some good thing but never share it? Is there a part of you that you’re proud of but keep secret? Is there an aspect of your ongoing adventures that’s meaningful but mostly private? If so, 2019 will be the year you might want to change your mind about it. PISCES (February 19–March 20) Scientists

at Goldsmiths University in London did a study to determine the catchiest pop song ever recorded. After extensive research in which they evaluated an array of factors, they decided that Queen’s “We Are the Champions” is the song that more people love to sing than any other. This triumphant tune happens to be your theme song in 2019. I suggest you learn the lyrics and melody, and sing it once every day. It should help you build on the natural confidence-building influences that will be streaming into your life.

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