Septuagenarian rapper/producer hosts dope jam with fly honeys to kick off new career

Some media outlets reported Big Poppa D's coming-out party as a birthday jam for old Papa Doug, but here's the real story: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/15/45665/ Don't you dare pick a bone/ The newspaper I own/ Will drop you just like a stone/ …

SDSU's Lavender Graduation excludes student involved in long-term relationship with his dog.

"Maybe after the Supreme Court upholds gay marriage, we'll have the courage to stamp out zoophobia." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/13/45427/ Rex San Diego State University Aboriginal Studies major Brad Wolf is used to being called a freak. He's used to being shunned by …

Mayor on former opponent: "I'm proud that he finally found the courage to come out as a Democrat."

A year ago, former congressman Nathan Fletcher left the Republican party and declared himself an Indepdenent. "I'm leaving an environment that thrives on playing the game," he said at the time. "I'm leaving behind a system that is completely dysfunctional." …

"Looking back, all the signs were there."

Local metal band As I Lay Dying was dealt a blow yesterday when lead singer (and self-professed Christian) Tim Lambesis was arrested after allegedly attempting to hire an undercover police officer to kill his estranged wife. But to hear lead …

EXCLUSIVE! Concept posters leaked to SD on the QT!

Annapurna pictures, which distributed the teensploitation hit Spring Breakers earlier this year, has announced plans to produce and distribute Dirty Dancing 2, a sequel to smash '80s hit starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Amazingly, the company bought the concept …

First, there was UCSD's infamous Compton Cookout. Next came Cal State San Marcos's Cholas Chowdown, in which members of the school's Alphi Chi Omega sorority chapter posted photos to Instagram of themselves, "wearing bandanas and flannel shirts, and making gang-like …

Former Presidential Candidate and savior of the '02 Winter Olympics agrees to help - but several hurdles remain

When people think of Mitt Romney, they think of his failed attempt to unseat President Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election. Or they think of his La Jolla mansion, which can be seen from space and currently blocks the …

Following titanic struggle with neighbors over new construction, administration admits, "There will be peace in heaven, but down here in Normal Heights, it's war - and we intend to win."

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/29/44570/ OLW's new mascot, the "Queen of Clubs"

Team denies inviting former running back to return for 2013 season

Longtime San Diego Chargers star running back LaDainian Tomlinson recently told Yahoo! Sports that the team had invited him back for one last bout of punishing runs up the middle. He claimed to have met Chargers Executive Vice President John …

"What's that? April is too early to be talking about football? What are you gonna do - watch the Padres?"

PICK #1: D.J. Fluker, offensive tackle out of Alabama! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/29/44565/ "As a committed Catholic," says Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, "I believe what Paul writes in his letter to the Romans: "All things work together for good for those who love …

Gift follows company's announcement of successfully printed liver cells

Diageo spokesman: "I'm sure this doesn't require any kind of explanation. And it should be noted that we're not asking them to produce brand-new transplantable livers in the next year or two. Maybe just a sort of liver patch. Something …

Steam generator manufacturer pleads justifiable ignorance regarding warning in obscure trade publication.

Today, U-T San Diego broke a story about a 2005 article that warned about the very design problem that lead to the 2012 shutdown of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Plus, they found someone who was willing to comment on …

Padres CEO runs afoul of yet another social group following comments on Zack Greinke

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/19/44097/ Tom Garfinkel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego Padres, has apparently offended some folks who are cannibals or have relatives who are cannibals. During a dinner that Garfinkel attended with two of his old high school …

Marijuana advocates: "This is nothing more than a smokescreen to avoid vigorous debate, and it stinks like schwag."

City Council source: "They were hoping to hold the meeting on 4/20, but it turns out, that's a Saturday this year." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/18/44038/ "It's typical pothead paranoia," says a City Councilman, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We graciously grant them an …

"Apparently, beating them helps us beat them."

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/18/44037/ Quentin kept his center of gravity low, but allowed himself to get off-balance. "Remember how [San Francisco 49ers receiving great] Jerry Rice took ballet?," asks Padres manager Bud Black. "Well, this is kind of like that. Excellence in baseball …

"When we gave kids access to top-of-the-line film production equipment, Point Loma Lesbian High School wasn't what we had in mind."

Student director: "What did they think we were going to produce? Citizen Kane, Jr.? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/17/43992/ Just a few short months after the opening of Point Loma High School's film production facility, the program has been suspended pending the results of …

"What part of 'Donna Frye doesn't work here any more' don't you people understand?"

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/17/43984/ Filner then spat on the ground and bared his teeth before declaring, "I AM THE MAYOR. YOU DO NOT INVESTIGATE ME. I INVESTIGATE YOU. THAT GOES DOUBLE FOR MY ADMINISTRATION."

Of course it does. Why are you looking at me like that?

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/17/43982/ The sort of thing we can expect to see around Point Loma High School in the near future "I was looking at the numbers from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival," explained Pippa Dreme, Vice-Principal for Believing in Yourself at …

"It's time we made all these trainer injuries a feature instead of a bug."

RETHINKING THE MEANING OF 'SOAK ZONE,' SEA WORLD - "Simply put, we're putting the 'killer' back in 'killer whale,'" explains Crave Bloodsport, new director of events and exhibitions for Sea World San Diego. "When the company decided to take itself …

"Who are we kidding? These kids don't need trig. They need triage."

DANCING AROUND AN ENORMOUS BONFIRE OF PAPERBACK COPIES OF FAHRENHEIT 451, SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL - Yesterday, the Sweetwater Union High School District board voted to shut down the Regional Occupational Programs that provided career-oriented training to students and other members …