Safety first. We decide to meet electronically. Three young San Diego entrepreneurs, developing a supplement they hope will palliate some effects of the coronavirus. I want to know how they’re facing the crisis. They sound …
March 25, 2020
News & Stories
Is the corona virus pushing us into the future?
San Diego Police buying 1200 more tasers
Fake news filter Aethlon Medical Inc., a San Diego biotech star of the 2014 Ebola virus scare, is in hot water with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission over what the firm calls the Hemopurifier. …
March 25, 2020
Walter Mencken's guide to self-quarantine
Walter Mencken [descending stairs]: Oh, hello! Welcome to my humble abode, situated in the renovated bomb shelter on the estate of Mt. Helix’s famous Grindle House. (As ever, don’t try to find it on Google …
March 25, 2020
Hunger made me imitate Michael Jackson
A Michael Jackson impersonator dances on the streets of Tijuana to the rhythm of idling motors and honking cars in heavy traffic areas around the city. People crossing the street shuffle around his act and …
March 25, 2020
Pandemic generosity from Lombardy, Italy
Anna got out of Lombardy in the north of Italy just in time. She has business here as well as there. She doesn’t want to use her last name because she sees that some people …
March 25, 2020
Get thee to thy Reddit conspiracy theorizing!
Dear Hipster: I hate to dwell on it, because it seems like it’s all anybody can talk about lately, but every answer I get on this whole “social distancing” thing raises ten more questions. Should …
March 25, 2020