Brae Canlen came to the Reader after working as a newspaper reporter for the Rancho Santa Fe Review and the San Dieguito Citizen. At the Reader, she wrote news and feature stories through the late …
April 20, 2019
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The indelible seasons of Curryosity
Given a healthy appreciation for good puns, South Asian cuisine, and proximity, I was more than curious when Indian restaurant Curryosity opened close to home in South Park last fall. It gave a good look …
April 19, 2019
Zisi: grandson of Confucius who wrote on relativity of human knowledge of the universe
Zisi “How far-extending was the filial piety of King Wu and the duke of Zhou! Now filial piety is seen in the skillful carrying out of the wishes of our forefathers, and the skillful carrying …
April 19, 2019
Modern Times Beer sells shares to fans
Modern Times Beer made news two years ago when it announced a plan to vest long-term employees with a piece of the company, and this week it announced a plan to further spread its ownership …
April 19, 2019
UCSD Biology Department confirms existence of the human soul in light of LGBTQIA+ campus policy statement
“Ever since the rise of modern science in the wake of the Enlightenment,” says UCSD Professor of Human Biology Viz Empirical, “biology has concerned itself with what it can experimentally and observationally verify. More metaphysical …
April 19, 2019
Fake Fleet jerseys still command more cash on eBay than real Chargers gear
Fake Fleet jerseys still command more $$$ on eBay than real Chargers gear
April 19, 2019
Adelaide Della Torrid anointed President of SDSU in blood-drenched ritual
Excerpt from Dr. Della Torrid’s remarks following the ritual: “I’m sure many of you gathered here today have read about the recent FBI Operation entitled Varsity Blues, which exposed the rank and venal corruption of …
April 19, 2019
Flat-front, slim-fit chino shorts: as formal as they come
It’s almost illegal not to wear shorts in San Diego. Unfortunately, most guys do not pull them off well. Preserve your style by wearing shorts that fit perfectly, are in a conservative color, and are …
April 18, 2019
Award-winning author and Mesa College creative writing coordinator Scott Starbuck shares four poems
Recycle politicians into nameless moonfish inside their mothers, teachers into students of students, businessmen into birds saving skies flying places thought impossible. Laugh Out Loud Café (first appeared in The Raven Chronicles) is so quiet …
April 18, 2019
Wear bright pink octopus leggings from Society6 for yoga, climbing, and comfort
Strolling down the sunny streets of South Park on a Saturday afternoon, I came across a young woman with brightly colored leggings that caught my eye. Jessica Roque, a lead software engineer, was making her …
April 18, 2019
Raise a glass of Malbec at Craft Wine and Beer
It’s Friday night. Left eating till the last moment. Tramping up Congress. Gonna head up toward San Diego Avenue, the glam street of Old Town. Most of everything here on Congress is closed down. Except …
The Mae West test
According to Mae West, she was the first liberated woman. “No guy was going to get the best of me,” she purred. “That’s what I wrote all my scripts about.” And what other actress can …
April 18, 2019
A master of Indian classical music
Sitar master Anoushka Shankar takes the stage April 18 at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Shankar and her family moved to Encinitas in the early 1990s, while her father Ravi Shankar worked as a …
April 18, 2019
Wayne “The Train” Hancock back on tracks
A 2014 motorcycle crash left Wayne “The Train” Hancock with a cracked sternum, fractured elbow, punctured left lung, and multiple broken ribs. “Yeah. I survived,” he relates, with a raspy laugh hinting at decades of …
April 18, 2019
The unnamed special project of John Reis and Rob Crow
“You know, when my son was born, I stopped playing music,” John Reis told the Reader after returning to the recording studio from a hiatus. “And all of a sudden I’m back, and everything I’ve …
April 18, 2019