“Feral” blues rocker Tinsley Ellis rivals early Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton
Award winning guitarist is not a stranger to such praise
Dave Good noon, Feb. 21
Deirdre Lickona
Like her husband Matt Lickona and Reader editor Ernie Grimm, and his wife Mary, Deirdre Lickona is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College.
Articles by Deirdre Lickona
Make holiday friends of enemies
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, global winter, Baptist concert, Korea’s finest snow ice machine, the Coaster's Christmas ride
This year, the Lickona family is keeping to its Christmas traditions at home: the ancient carols, the crèche, the Christmas lights wrapped around the cactus in the front yard, the works. But also this year, ...
The best part about being a bookstore owner
You buy a book new, and you have a new baby
Name: JUSTINE EPSTEIN Age: 31 Occupation: OWNER, VERBATIM BOOKS Neighborhood: SHERMAN HEIGHTS Where interviewed:: VERBATIM BOOKS What are you reading? “Some Ross MacDonald short stories about the private eye Lew Archer. They’re kind of noirish. ...
San Diego Guide to Holiday Fun
Even if yuletide music burns your cochlea on contact ... something for you
I read somewhere that the reason you’re sad around Christmastime is because it’s a reminder of what you’ve lost since childhood: the belief that the world is a magical place that is interested in your ...
Beyond selfie curation
I’m always amazed at those tablet commercials that show children creating wonderful art on their digital devices. If my kids get near a glowing screen, it doesn’t matter what apps are available; they instantly switch ...
Things to do
What do you mean you’re bored?! An anti-ho-hum compendium.
Jetpack America Want to feel like Superman? After a training video and in-office instruction, strap on a jetpack and take to the air. During the 15- to 60-minute ride, the water-jetting pack can go as ...
She Knew How Fragile Writers Could Be
E-mails were short, sometimes five words.
I used to send Judith gifts around Mother's Day. Not on, but around -- because she wasn't my mother. But among her many titles -- mentor, boss, friend -- there was also this: the mysterious ...
France Meets California
"Old school vs. new school, Bob Hope vs. Adam Sandler, dirt vs. fruit."
Loops Like Pillows
"Never say never," I thought to myself as I slid into my wedding dress in early May of '96. It wasn't that I had once supposed I would never get married. I was 25, in ...
