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Up WWOOFin' with the flocks at the crack of dawn
IJUST worked on a small family farm for two weeks. You think your social circle is small? My social circle was five people. I came to know that...
Oakland Tribune, 08/05/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
Fear, loathing and window-seat diplomacy on BART
BART gave me freedom. For just a few bucks, I could follow a whim and go to a stranger's funeral in Lafayette because the obituary intrigued me. My...
Oakland Tribune, 07/29/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
'Runway' leaves reality show narcissism on the tarmac
ONCE YOU'VE caught her drinking or dancing or playing cards, the fundamentalist finds herself rationalizing. "There are degrees of sin. I only...
Oakland Tribune, 07/22/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
Stuck 'out in the middle' of Maldroid and maladroit
BART and indie rock groups both represent the Bay Area I love and miss. So I smiled especially broadly when I saw a music video set entirely on...
Oakland Tribune, 07/14/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
Presto, it's pesto! Just emptying the fridge can be magic
IS IT possible to overdose on basil? I've been eating at least 10 raw leaves per day from the thriving basil plants in our windowsill flower box. ...
Oakland Tribune, 07/07/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
The moon shines bright on my old 'Kentucky coffee'
WE ALWAYS confused Plaza Lounge and Park Kafe. At least, Leonard did. Then again, he's the one who mixed up the J, K, and M streetcar lines in San...
Oakland Tribune, 06/29/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
Oh, Kannada: Even Gandhi was left speaking in tongues
I DON'T speak Indian. No one does, because India has lots of languages (more in a moment), but I have even less claim to "speaking Indian" than...
Oakland Tribune, 06/17/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
Mama loves Nandinibabsmamba; sister loves connection
IF I QUOTED relevant song lyrics in this column, I'd be a hack, and you'd judge my musical taste and find it wanting. Also, various royalty seekers...
Oakland Tribune, 06/03/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
Bam! We can't resist (sob!) Batman's regret and grief
HOW OLD is Batman? Bruce Wayne (sorry, spoiler) varies in age between 15 and 50, depending on the retelling. But the story of Batman is 68 this...
Oakland Tribune, 05/27/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication -
Raisins are ugly, wrinkled and so full of meaning
'LET me tell you about raisins," the professor said, prompting chuckles and heckling in anticipation of a good line. We were all a bit punchy....
Oakland Tribune, 05/06/07 by Sumana Harihareswara · More from publication
