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Adultery never looks good on a political resume. But whether it is a career ender or just an unsightly smudge depends on the politician involved. Now, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is another example to study in the interplay of sex and politics...
...JOANNA NEWSOM...
...Joanna Newsom “Ys” (Drag City) 5 Stars Joanna Newsom belongs to that select group of musicians about whom it is impossible to be neutral: you either love her or you hate her. Her debut, “The Milk-Eyed Mender,” divided listeners with its tinkling harp, surreal lyrics, and, above all, Newsom’s lilting, often childlike, voice. “Ys,” her sophomore effort, only accentuates her most challenging qualities—and in doing so achieves perfection. A mere five songs in length...
...while Central Square may be a cold, scary, place, the atmosphere at 1369 is anything but. It’s a non-threatening mix of indie comfort, kind of like spooning with the Decemberists and Joanna Newsom at the same time...
...success of Tom Dobbs’ presidential bid—complicated by an unfortunate, perfunctory conspiracy/romance plot featuring the appealing but ineffectual Laura Linney as a programmer for an electronic voting corporation—seems to represent the failed promise of intellectual standouts like Howard Dean and Gavin Newsom...