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The Mid-week Read: V. S. Naipaul talks to Judith Moore before accepting Nobel Prize

Dec. 6, 2001A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR: On the Monday morning that Mr. Naipaul and I began our conversation, he was in a Chicago hotel room. By that morning he had been in the United …

March 12, 2025
Lecture on art and wine, String Cheese Incident, St. Pat's celebrations, Cherry Blossom Festival

Thursday | 13Special Lecture Series: Art of WineBarbara Baxter, who trained at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Napa and also studied in Italy and France, leads you on a cultural journey through the world …

March 12, 2025
San Pasqual – an Eden for San Diego's homeless

As San Diego weighs new options to replace scrapped plans for a 1,000-bed homeless shelter in Middletown, there's another idea not being considered by the city that offers to "end homelessness in 100 days." The idea …

Gonzo Report: Two days of solid rasta – back at the World Beat Center

The Tribute to the Reggae Legends/Bob Day took place on February 21 and 22 at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park. It was formerly known as the Bob Marley Day Festival. The concerts …

They look forward to more Tesla crashes

EV West, a custom car shop in San Marcos, is generating worldwide buzz for its high-profile clientele—an ironic twist when you consider the vehicles in the works are silent.During my recent visit, a 1962 Volkswagen …

March 11, 2025
Can Mustache Bash keep '70s vibe at Mariners Point?

They call it the Funkiest Disco Day on Earth. In 2008, The Mustache Bash started growing its upper-lip hair with a core group of San Diego State University pals. Eleven pals to be exact. Opposed …

The story behind tomorrow's V.S. Naipaul interview

Tomorrow's interview with V.S. Naipaul by Judith Moore was one of many author interviews she conducted including ones with  Richard Ford, T. C. Boyle, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Calvin Trillin, James Lee Burke, Czeslaw …

March 11, 2025
India Hawthorne blooming, worm blood moon, possible moonbow

India Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepsis indica) is one of the most common flowering shrubs used in landscaping as hedges and dividers in San Diego. It is blooming best right now, with blossoms ranging in hue from pinkish …

March 11, 2025
Big bugs and ‘buts in San Diego's big bay

Dock Totals 3/2 – 3/8: 479 anglers aboard 20 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 9 calico bass, 20 halibut, 306 lingcod, 1 perch, 7 rock crab, …

A year for tacos and fights

San Diego County taco shops are more than just a place to grab a California burrito or carne asada taco — they’re a late-night tradition, a go-to spot for partygoers looking to refuel after a …

The day Nirvana came to town

Who doesn't miss the staple-infested LP bins of Off The Record's late lamented Hillcrest locale? Those beat up bins survived hundreds of live concerts, with both bins and shows dating back to the store's original …

March 9, 2025
The day Marty Feldman came to town

The 1979 film Hardcore shows downtown at its Sodom and Gomorrah peak, with George C. Scott stumbling through wall-to-wall porno shops in search of information about his missing porn-star daughter. He makes his way down …

March 8, 2025
Drinks All Around: Wormwood's Green Fairy Frappe

In 2007, absinthe returned to America’s bars and liquor stores. The “green fairy" was historically famed as the beverage of the Bohemian french demimonde, a favorite of Van Gogh and Baudelaire. Adding to its mystique, …

March 7, 2025
Pop goes San Diego, March 7-12

LCD SoundsystemWhen: March 8Where: Petco ParkFormed in 2002 by the co-founder of DFA Records, James Murphy, electronic rockers LCD Soundsystem earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording for their worldwide hit “Daft Punk Is …

March 7, 2025
Live Five: Fred Benedetti, Sara Petite, TJ Moss, Big Time Operator

Fred Benedetti at the Jazz LoungeMarch 7Fred Benedetti began playing the guitar at age nine, going on to perform with the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Opera, the Starlight Opera, the American Ballet Company, …

March 7, 2025

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