An excerpt from The Tragedy of Turner, now playing in San Diego

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/31/37694/ Turner lifts the helmet of QB Philip Rivers and considers it. NORV Alas, poor Philip! I coached him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite grins, of most excellent passes: he hath led me to victory a thousand times; and now, …

Fired coach-provocateur, abandoned and rejected by the very people he sought to entertain, echoes Gary Cooper's famed gesture from ending of High Noon

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/31/37693/ He turned back the blackhearted, vicious Raiders who rode into town, but the damage was done.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/31/37691/ SAN DIEGO — Iconic local gay bar The Brass Rail will not allow a "straight Christian singles" night onto its event calendar. For many straight Christian singles, not only is the decision disappointing, it's also frustrating. Straight Christian single …

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Total collapse averted - FOR NOW

Is he just toying with us, lifting our spirits so as to more completely crush them with a monster season-ending loss to the Radiers? Or was there a hidden message of acceptance in overseeing a team that notched 11 sacks …

Beloved author's works to be used in branding numerous new products and services

"It can't all be Lorax-brand mustache wax and $200 Barbies dressed in haute couture modeled after The Cat in the Hat." LA JOLLA, CA - Audrey Weasel, spokeswoman for Seuss Products, Incorporated's Newly Generated Revenue through Added-Value Enterprises (SPINGRAVE) Division, …

Orders halt to demolition of congested section of University Avenue?

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Chargers' Coach-Provocateur slings slur at Jets' Jellicose General after Ryan benches hapless quarterback Mark Sanchez prior to Sunday's matchup. "You don't see me benching hapless quarterback Philip Rivers, do you?"

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/19/37194/ Turner disappointed: "I have worked very hard this season to turn a Pro Bowl quarterback into a bad joke. Ryan has clearly done the same with Sanchez - though he needed to bring in a little Tebow drama to …

The "Money Pit" Educational Facility Piggy Bank! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/13/36945/ Teach your kids to invest in their future the California way! From 2000 (Prop 39), to 2002 (Prop 47), to 2004 (Prop 55), to 2006 (Prop 1D), to 2012 (Prop 30), the …

Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton honored for "Baseball is Back: A Poem by Hacksaw Hamilton"

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/13/36943/ Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, author of "Baseball is Back: A Poem by Hacksaw Hamilton" From the judges' notes: "Brilliantly, Lee 'Hacksaw' Hamilton has written a poem explaining what baseball is about without ever mentioning what baseball is actually about: hitting …

Home desalination plant! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/12/36894/ Hey Mom and Dad! We all know that science is important for making apps and building a better McRib, but did you know that it can also be life-saving? It's true! That's why we here at …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/12/36893/ "Life really does flow on within you and without you!" declares recently deceased sitar master, reflecting on famous song based on his own work. "Well, at least the 'without you' part is true."

In light of recently released census figures, the neighborhood of Lemon Grove (only 40.5% of females married) has invited the neighborhood of Imperial Beach (only 42.9% of males married) to a mixer at Bonita's Rohr Park on Saturday, December 8th, …

94 MLK mural is vandalized; police are baffled.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/07/36610/ Caption contest winner: "This is why we can't have nice things." "That first symbol has us confused," says Officer Sam Keystone, head of the SDPD's Tagger Department. "I mean, 'C O King' - that much is clear, even if …

Balboa Park Gingerbread Crumble-House! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/06/36586/ Just in time for the Christmas celebration, er, December Nights at Balboa Park, here's a wonderful, intentionally temporary structure your child can build out of flour and frosting - much like the buildings that line …

First up, we have Stewin' Time! The El Pozolero Cookbook from world-famous stewmeister Santiago Meza! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/05/36490/ Regional cuisine is as hot as ever this Christmastime, and here is a cookbook from a local Mexican chef with a reputation that stretches …

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