There’s Only One Hitch At first I didn’t take him for a hitchhiker, even though he was standing at the on-ramp at Via de la Valle. He had a preoccupied look, as if being without …
March 8, 2021
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Who still hitchhikes, the California Zephyr, the climb up El Cajon Mountain
San Diego's art movie theaters go repertory, when sequels work, Godard's assistant teaches at UCSD
The Rerun Blues In any case, the re-emergence of art theaters, under the guise of repertory theaters, must be counted as one of the more gladdening developments on the San Diego movie scene. (Not long …
March 7, 2021
Chargers loot city money, QB Stan Humphries gets another concussion, Chargers players 20-30 years later
How Alex Spanos Made Off with the Police Building Fund “Yeah, that’s right, they’re going to steal the money for Alex’s Chargers training field from the cops’ pueblo land fund. A big chunk of their …
March 6, 2021
RIP Mark Goffeney: Big Toe bassist never let disability hold him back
Bassist/guitarist Mark Goffeney, who was born without arms and played with his feet, reportedly passed away on March 2 at the age of 51. He and his wife were found dead in their El Cajon …
March 5, 2021
San Diego Symphony 2nd concert: Carlos Simon, Mozart, Tchaikovsky
The San Diego Symphony streamed its second concert of the year on Friday, February 26. The concert presented three contrasting pieces of music. The first piece, by Carlos Simon, was entitled Elegy, A Cry from …
March 5, 2021
Gavin Newsom: A Governer we can all get behind... and push out of office
[Paid political advertisement] Today, Former San Diego Mayor and would-be replacement governor Kevin Faulconer unveiled his first campaign poster, an attack ad on beleaguered governor Gavin Newsom that doesn’t even mention Faulconer’s name. “I have …
March 5, 2021
Revisiting Scorsese’s Shutter Island
Felt like making a return revisit to an old Scorsese friend and booked passage on a boat trip to Shutter Island, the film that asks the musical question, “Baby, why are you all wet?” Shutter …
March 5, 2021
Lobbyist deletes Bry-tied anti-short term rental client
One of the shortest lobbying gigs in San Diego city hall's history has ended less than two weeks after it formally began, amidst intrigue about ex-councilwoman Barbara Bry's role in one of her wealthy husband's …
March 5, 2021
Biden orders resumption of “border barrier” construction, “to protect vulnerable immigrants.”
One of the first things President Biden did after taking office was to sign an executive order halting construction of the controversial border wall between the United States and Mexico. The wall, which had been …
March 5, 2021
Fernando Tatis, Jr. puts aside “childish things” like World Series rings, signs lucrative 14-year contract with Padres
Recently, Padres superstar Fernando Tatis, Jr. signed a 14-year, $340 million contract with the San Diego Padres. It was the longest contract ever signed, as well as the third-richest, and the most certain to keep …
March 5, 2021
Anna Akhmatova: a leading light of modern Russian poetry
Memory of Sun Memory of sun seeps from the heart. Grass grows yellower. Faintly if at all the early snowflakes Hover, hover. Water becoming ice is slowing in The narrow channels. Nothing at all will …
March 4, 2021
Reelin’ in the Years: footage fetish
“We feel very strongly how important footage is and why it needs to be preserved,” says David Peck, president of local Reelin’ in the Years. Founded in 1992, Reelin’ maintains and licenses over 30,000 hours …
March 4, 2021
A breakfast to remember at Golden Hill Cafe
“I’ve just signed a lease for another 10 years,” says Carmen. “I’m 71. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. People say I’m crazy.” This is 8:30 in the morning, in the Golden Hill Cafe, …
March 4, 2021
San Diego’s Andra Day portrays Billie Holiday in acting debut
There is so much fact-fudging going on in The United States vs. Billie Holiday that for all the good it did screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks, the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, she could …
March 4, 2021
Southeast San Diego storytelling
Rapper Jack King, aka Parker Edison, is a TedX speaker and a member of the award-winning rap-jazz group Parker Meridien. He came to local notice in Parker & the Numberman, who earned a Best Hip-Hop …
March 4, 2021