Matthew Hale The Great Lord of the World hath placed the Children of Men in this Earth as his Stewards; and according to the Parable in Matthew 25, He delivers to every person his Talents, …
November 29, 2019
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Matthew Hale: defender of the English crown
A Thanksgiving poem by George Parsons Lathrop
Thanksgiving Turkey Valleys lay in sunny vapor, And a radiance mild was shed From each tree that like a taper At a feast stood. Then we said, “Our feast, too, shall soon be spread, Of …
November 29, 2019
SDSU President pleads for dead student’s family to respect the University’s privacy (and policy) in this time of great distress (and potential liability).
On November 7, San Diego State freshman Dylan Hernandez was found in his bed without a pulse. He died soon after; the cause was blunt force trauma to the head. Investigators determined that he had …
November 29, 2019
Disney: Lego of our IP!
Anonymous Legoland employee: “Remember, no one imagined that adorable little Anakin Skywalker would ever grow up to be the evil Lord Vader, brutal enforcer for a tyrannical Empire. Just so, did anyone suspect that sweet …
November 29, 2019
Trump: ORCAs will eat SEALs for lunch!
Last July, a San Diego jury reduced Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher’s rank following his conviction for posing for a photo with a dead ISIS fighter. But President Trump, who knows the value of an aggressive …
November 29, 2019
Novo Brazil is huge in Otay Ranch
Already the county’s southeasternmost brewery, Novo Brazil Brewing has opened a second location somehow even farther southeast. And it’s not small. The roughly 14-thousand-square-foot brewery and restaurant occupies a corner spot at the upscale Otay …
November 29, 2019
The “Bubblegum Doom” of Fox Medicine
Two-piece glam thrashers Fox Medicine only have one San Diego gig to recall. But they made that one memorable. “San Diego has an impressive music community, and for my tastes, it’s a goldmine of nonconformist, …
November 28, 2019
El Cajon’s parrot party
It is 4:30 on a Thursday afternoon. Sun’s rays climb slowly up the beautiful urban forest of downtown El Cajon’s 30-foot pine trees. I meander down East Main, really because I like to see the …
November 28, 2019
Pizza with Louie the Eclectus parrot
The kid stands mesmerized. He watches as Louie picks up his piece of pizza, starts picking off the colorful bits like tomato and cilantro, then crunches at the edges of the crust. Louie’s an Eclectus …
The Irishman: Small-screen Scorsese
We begin by giving thanks to the local publicist who was swell enough to arrange a press preview of The Irishman in an auditorium to my liking. (Reading Cinemas Grossmont #5.) That said, it angers …
November 28, 2019
Tribute to Billie Holiday
The San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza runs November 27 through December 1, with multiple stages hosting over two dozen acts, including Dan Levinson, Molly Ryan, John Royen, Katie Cavera, Carl Sonny Leyland, Marty …
November 28, 2019
Car accident attorney Eugene G. Bruno on “brake-checking”
Mary C. was in a bit of a hurry. She parked curbside and hurried in. Next morning she came out and found a used Social Security envelope under her driver’s side windshield wiper. Somebody had …
November 28, 2019
Swedish Models focus efforts in the studio
Circa 2007, members of Ocean Beach-based rock acts Vinyl Radio and Cape May united to start a new project — the Swedish Models. According to guitarist Andrew Bernhardt, the band was a collection of “thrashy …
November 28, 2019
I can come to you, put up your Christmas tree, decorate your house
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November 27, 2019
Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band: more than a feeling
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s production of Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, currently playing at La Jolla Playhouse, opens like a low-budget rock n roll show: black stage, a few colored lights mounted on steel scaffolding, …
November 27, 2019