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Unless you are a jazz legend or Harrison Ford, hats are too much risk, too little reward

Hats are good for your health, but a style liability. A hat is either going to make your look perilously casual or overly fashion-y. Both are bad Most guys wear ball caps with some kind …

May 23, 2019
Taco tees at Golden Hill Park’s Tacotopia

I often scan the crowds for fashion trends at events, so I knew there were bound to be some interesting outfits at Reader Tacotopia. Once again, I kept my eyes peeled for common thread themes …

May 23, 2019
World traveller Michael Thompson shares some Ordinary Magic

Ordinary Magic Magical, she calls it, first flash of sun splits the eastern horizon far out over Sea of Cortez. Osprey responds to my whistles short shrill calls from her morning perch on bluff above …

May 23, 2019
Oldest Encinitas blufftop mansion once owned by Charlie Chaplin

The “iconic waterfront masterpiece” at 1448 Neptune Avenue in Encinitas was reportedly just the second or third blufftop mansion constructed in the area, and after nearly 100 years, is the oldest one still standing. Built …

May 23, 2019
Tahona’s amazing contemporary Mexican cuisine with Oaxacan bites

‘How far?” says my friend Annie. “I’m so sick of these crowds I could croak.” We’re in Old Town, Friday night. We’re at the last gasp of Old Town’s Mile of Bars on San Diego …

May 23, 2019
Studying music from the Renaissance and classical eras

Identical twin guitar duo the Bassett Brothers like to keep their audiences guessing by performing in an ever-shifting array of styles, from medieval to Metallica, Baroque to Beatles. Sean and Ian have played together since …

May 23, 2019
Isaac Cherem’s Leona: Circumscribed hearts

The three o’clock bell sounded the close of business day for most grade-schoolers. Not Scooter. While others were off in a field hitting balls with sticks or in the alley playing pinners, from ages nine …

May 23, 2019
Jake Najor and the Moment of Truth drops new album In the Cut

“This is something I’ve always wanted to do, and face it, I just turned 41, so it was time to get something out there under my own name,” relates funk drum ace Jake Najor regarding …

May 23, 2019
New Rightovers’ album, Die Cruisin’ hits ’90s vein

Chris Holmes and Matthew Baab grew-up going to indie and punk shows in the 1990s. The music seeped into their souls, and eventually played a major role in the songs that they contributed to the …

May 23, 2019
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