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December 27, 2019
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Local rattery Squeakin Pups will ship rats if out of state
Snared by a few of San Diego’s Finest Donuts
How many times can you drive past a donut shop without going in? That’s the question I ask myself in the waning moments of 2019, as I once again roll past the little pink shop …
December 27, 2019
San Diego Zoo Researchers declare success in effort to bring back Northern White Rhino — or something very much like it
A San Diego Zoo employee seeks to lure Future Shock, a northern white rhino grown from stem cells that were genetically tweaked into sperm and eggs by Zoo geneticists, away from the scene of what …
December 27, 2019
New Year’s Eve from Las Vegas to New York’s Fillmore East
Las Vegas and a mock Fillmore East play home to this pair of New Year’s Eve-themed comedies. Ocean’s 11 (1960) Frank Sinatra and a group of Korean war buddies regroup to knock over the five …
December 27, 2019
Henry Weedall: devoted English priest and Catholic educator
Henry Weedall Let us begin with the virtue of religion. Of this a principal duty is worship, reason teaches us to worship God. The natural law prescribes that we should do it frequently. The divine …
December 27, 2019
"Everyone thought we were sellouts" - the Penetrators' punk POV
An interview with Gary Heffern of the the Penetrators. What are your best, worst, and oddest stories of playing San Diego over the years? The best times were the early days, people don't realize the …
December 27, 2019
Spoiled Milk
Before Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in California history, he was in the Navy. His time as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors ended tragically when he and …
December 27, 2019
My kids liked Rosenkavalier at the Met
As a member of the San Diego Opera Chorus, I don’t often have a chance to review an opera but I’ve got one now. I went to see Der Rosenkavalier, by Richard Strauss, at The …
December 27, 2019
Michael Schmid’s postmortem jokes
This is for you, Michael It’s Saturday night at the Comedy Palace, Kearny Mesa. “You’ve got it easy.” “Oh. Do you mean the wheelchair, or the diaper?” The audience laughs. They’re tuned in to what’s …
December 26, 2019
Henry Vaughan: a 17th-century England “metaphysical poet”
Christ’s Nativity Awake, glad heart! get up and sing! It is the birth-day of thy King. Awake! awake! The Sun doth shake Light from his locks, and all the way Breathing perfumes, doth spice the …
December 26, 2019
Madeleine Cafe & Bakery: the French Starbucks
First order of the day: Do. Not. Look. In. The. Mirror. Bit too much celebrating lately. So, second order of the day: belly up for a cup of real French coffee at Madeleine’s. Because, well, …
December 26, 2019
Like a carpet of stingrays in David Hockney’s A Bigger Splash
Aggressive stingrays The morning beach looks pristine and empty, except for the white teeth of the waves, like David Hockney’s A Bigger Splash. But something has changed. Ah, yes. At the lifeguard tower, the purple …
December 26, 2019
Uncut Gems: Adam Sandler plays a bad man with a plan
Who says television isn’t educational? Ever hear of African Jews? Diamond man (14 carat, not baseball) Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) hadn’t, not until the night a documentary introduced him to a tribe of landlocked nomads …
December 26, 2019
SAYMYNAME: The Godfather of Hardtrap
On December 11, I called BASSMNT to see if they’d permit our preschooler to access their club in two weeks; nobody answered and I left a message. Our preschooler and his playground homies love SAYMYNAME, …
December 26, 2019