It wasn’t long before the pandemic started that I first heard of Spoiled Vegans. At the time, the small business had been a pop-up business, serving plant-based breakfast sandwiches and waffles within an East Village …
November 27, 2020
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Spoiled Vegans Cafe, on the cusp of everything
Nathaniel Hawthorne and his interest in history, morality and religion
Nathaniel Hawthorne It is the same infrequent star,? The all-mysterious light, That like a watcher, gazing on The changes of the night, Toward the hill of Bethlehem took Its solitary flight. It is the same …
November 27, 2020
A friendly reminder from your neighborhood meth dealer
Well, the holidays are upon us — a hard time for a lot of people under the best of circumstances. And these are not the best of circumstances. Loneliness and depression should be at peak …
November 27, 2020
Cold Turkey for Thanksgiving
How about a hilarious helping of Cold Turkey for Thanksgiving? Cold Turkey (1971) Looking to combat bad publicity with good, Big Tobacco offers $25 million to the one American town that can collectively kick the …
November 27, 2020
San Diego deemed perfect setting for season two of Disney+ quasi-hit
Last week, the California Film Commission announced that Disney+’s The Right Stuff, an adaptation of the Tom Wolfe novel about the American space program, would be filming its second season in San Diego, thus allowing …
November 27, 2020
Mayor Faulconer cancels Thanksgiving holiday for San Diego
“I don’t see why anybody should complain,” said Mayor Faulconer at yesterday’s press conference in which he declared Thanksgiving officially canceled for the city of San Diego. “You’re not allowed to gather, anyway. If you …
November 27, 2020
Amazon’s Bezos gives Institute $30 million to find “cure” for ailing climate
Last week, Amazon overlord Jeff Bezos announced the first winners in his $10 billion climate change giveaway; among them was La Jolla’s own Salk Institute, the recipient of $30 million in recognition of its potential …
November 27, 2020
Hip hop auctions bring vinyl and boombox boom
On September 15, Sotheby’s, the centuries-old international auction house, auctioned more than $2 million worth of hip-hop memorabilia. “I bid, but when it got past $500, I put down my paddle,” said Les Delos Santos, …
November 26, 2020
Robert Penn Warren: youngest of the Fugitives
Mortal Limit I saw the hawk ride updraft in the sunset over Wyoming. It rose from coniferous darkness, past gray jags Of mercilessness, past whiteness, into the gloaming Of dream-spectral light above the lazy purity …
November 26, 2020
Prickles of pepper at Gaslamp Breakfast Company
Gaslamp Quarter. People wary. Streets empty. Seagulls fighting over scraps. One place crowded: breakfast joint on 6th and J. It’s blossoming in sky-blue umbrellas and rosy pink chairs. And busy! Really surprising at this time, …
November 26, 2020
Duet with dad
Hip-hop rocker Black Hesher, producer J. Andrew, and Michael Fairchild of the Spice Pistols have formed San Diablo Allstars, with a single for “Hatchback” now streaming. A debut album drops December 4 on 8-track tape, …
November 26, 2020
Belated Belushi bio
John Belushi could milk more laughter with a slight shift of the eyebrow than most comedians can with a pratfall. He transformed slobbery into an art form, and sewed danger into the heart of each …
November 26, 2020
Pony Death Ride: the Unthemed theme
“We’re in Vermont,” says newly relocated comedic rock duo Pony Death Ride. “Seems neat. Met some musicians. We’ll never like the band Phish or the Patriots football team. We’ve made these promises to ourselves.” The …
November 26, 2020
New Motion Beverages and Embolden Beer Co brew 32 flavors
Miramar brewery 32 North quietly closed this summer. As the pandemic redefines how beer companies can do business, the brewhouse and frequent wedding venue was sold to a symbiotic pair of startups covering a range …
November 26, 2020
Sign of the times
“I’ve seen it around,” says my neighbor Nick about the sign in his front yard, “and every time, I liked it, because it pretty much says what I believe. We’re all just human beings, and …
November 25, 2020