THE WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Food & Drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A&E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Classical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Burma’s Brutal Buddhists A Dirty Little Secret About America’s Newest Ally
Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Pop, Rock & Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Arts & Entertainment Listings . . . . . . . . 52
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Since the early days of The Santa Barbara Independent, Kevin McKiernan’s words and photographs have given our town firsthand reports and compassionate insights on trouble spots around the globe. His reporting from places like Cuba, Northern Ireland, Turkey, El Salvador, China, and, most recently, Syria have helped to keep us from falling into complacency. The Pulitzernominated photographer and filmmaker told us this week’s story arose from his first visit to Myanmar, but he’d “seen the movie before” — the one where the U.S. offers arms, training, or intel to a militarydominated government in trade for promises to respect human rights. “How many times have we seen that Faustian bargain?” he asked.
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FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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ABOVE: Peace activist Armarni Sein Hlaing sits in front of a large photo of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ON THE COVER: Radical Burmese monk Ashin Wirathu was sentenced in 2003 to 25 years in prison for inciting the killing of Muslims but was freed in 2010. Photo by Kevin McKiernan.
Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Movie Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Charles Donelan heads to Palm Springs for Modernism Week. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/a&e
See a video of a wave crashing through Moby Dick’s windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/moby-wave
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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ODDS & ENDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . 60
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REVIEWS
Elizabeth Schwyzer sees the Floor to Air aerial dance festival (pictured). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/reviews
GOLETA GRAPEVINE
George Relles dissects the Good Land’s ongoing growth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/goleta
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