Her Disappointment His hair is thin His stomach is fat His love is limp His neck is stiff His hands are clean But his mind is filthy His account is empty Her closets are full …
November 7, 2019
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Three poems by international writer/photographer Jeff Gardner
Try a Burek for breakfast at Balboa Perk European Coffeehouse
What is the difference? I’m sitting here trying to figure it out. Across Park Boulevard, there are two cafes, both smart, cool, new, and library-quiet, except for the piped music. Everyone in the modern building …
November 7, 2019
Members of P.O.D. and Santana give back with Ruben Torres’ Love Thy Neighbor nonprofit
It’s November 1 as I write this, the Catholic Church’s Feast of All Saints. I’m sitting in Chula Vista’s Lauderbach Park, looking from the vacant community center to the homeless encampment on the hillock and …
November 7, 2019
Kiyoshi: rooted in the groove
Asked where to draw the line between soul and hip-hop, San Diego’s Kiyoshi is quick to say he doesn’t see any such line. “They are one,” he affirms. “In hip-hop, there is soul. Hip-hop is …
November 7, 2019
What Will Become of Us: Frank Lowy in three equal parts
The last thing a movie critic needs after a hard day at the multiplex is more visual distraction. Despite having that chunk of logic firmly planted in my brain, I still proceeded to heed a …
November 7, 2019
Kate Bush Dance Party
SDSU’s Jewish Studies Program presents a concert in celebration of the intersection of Jews and Blues. Local performers, well versed in ethnic music and the blues, will be playing songs with lyrics sung in both …
November 7, 2019
Tron-meets-Devo style insectoid
The Locust, who recently reunited and played their first gig in four years at the Desert Daze Festival, released a typically bizarre video for their track “Recyclable Body Fluids in Human Form.” The band also …
November 7, 2019
Unicycle, door knobs, strait jacket
Call in your FREE classified ad (619) 450-4293 voice mail. Or text it to us (619) 272-2772. Or visit sandiegoreaderstore.com and fill in classified ad form. (Businesses can use this too for $5 classified ads) …
November 6, 2019
A week in San Diego without a phone
I never take my phone out on the water in Mission Bay, where I go to stand-up paddle board a couple of times a week. Sometimes I wish I had it to capture a picture …
November 6, 2019
Fortistar helps Faulconer charity
Pay for praise San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer is gassing up his One San Diego charity operation, thanks to a $5000 contribution on September 27 from New York recycled methane maven and city lessee Mark …
November 6, 2019
Immigrants should home school
Sex-ed shielding This is a disturbing article because it is distracting from the complaint of parents: they do not want their children to believe it’s ok to be anything but heterosexual (“Is California sex-ed anti-immigrant?”, …
November 6, 2019
Serious San Diego table grapes Foodies
Hi Hipster: Having grown table grapes in San Diego since the 1980s, and having rejected all the boring ones, I now have some forty-odd vines producing exquisite fruit. I have, of course, diligently combed over …
November 6, 2019
William Heise’s Cedar Trail: a smell reminiscent of shoe polish
Located at just over 4000 feet elevation, this 929-acre park is a mixture of forest and manzanita chaparral. Over 10 miles of hiking trails, ranging from short and easy to moderately challenging, lie within or …
November 6, 2019
The Last Five Years: fragmented like Homer’s The Odyssey
A crucial component of the storyteller’s craft is placing actions and details in a specific order. For most stories, this is pretty straightforward: start at the beginning, then tell the events in the order they …
November 5, 2019
Clan linked to yesterday's Mexico slayings once rocked San Diego
It was January 1975, and San Diego was making big news in the New York Times, as violence from a notorious polygamous cult spilled into the county from Baja California. "A search centered on San …
November 5, 2019