Hey, everybody, it's Subway Sam!
He's a sewer rat in overalls!
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Goldsmith grabs guns of allegedly suicidal dentist in 2nd Amendment appeal
California's 4th District appellate court holds that allegations of suicidal tendencies trump San Diego woman's constitutional right to bear arms.
Chalk up a victory for San Diego GOP city attorney Jan Goldsmith, not in his long-running power war with Democratic Mayor Bob Filner, but instead over an allegedly suicidal dentist, who - citing her constitutional right to bear arms - …
Spamalot at Welk Resort
King Arthur pretends to ride a horse while Patsy, his faithful servant, clop-clops cocoanuts to sound like hooves. From the walls of a French castle, a guard tells the "sons of a silly person" that "your mother was a hamster …
New releases opening this week: Shadow Dancer, Man of Steel, and more
Could it be? Could it possibly be? Could Clive Owen finally be appearing in a good movie again? Yes, yes, it appears he is! Four stars for Shadow Dancer! Oh happy day! The only thing that could make today better, …
DeMaio to host "Champagne with the Campaign" event in hopes of attracting support from women
Event will be at DeMaio's house on Saturday, June 15.
Former councilmember and runner-up in last year's mayoral race Carl DeMaio is courting the female vote in his run for the 52nd Congressional seat. Tomorrow, DeMaio is hosting a "Champagne with the Campaign" event on Saturday afternoon from 11am to …
Robert Downey, Jr. is looking forward to playing characters who aren't Iron Man
Because then, he won't have to suffer through photo-ops gone bad like this one.
Iron Man 3 was a film about a man who began to identify so completely with his creation that he used it as an avatar during physical affection with his girlfriend, asking her to smooch the armored faceplate while he …
Bad service in San Diego
The standard for service in San Diego is lower than it should be and diners need to stand up for themselves.
Since I started reviewing restaurants for the Reader, the only thing I’ve received hate mail over has been my tendency to call out bad servers and poor service. I’ve gone so far as to say that the standards for service …
Money well spent: after hiring local lobbying firm, exception carved into marijuana ordinance for vending machine manufacturer
Medbox, Inc., manufacturers of a marijuana vending machine marketed at medical marijuana collective storefronts, is touting its success in obtaining an amendment to proposed San Diego Municipal Code 42.1502 that would allow for the placement of its machines in local …
Padres complete sweep of Braves
Edinson Volquez threw well and the Braves fell to the Padres again amidst brooms and dustpans
The Atlanta Braves came to Petco Park as the best team in the National League while the Padres were limping along well below even on the season. Three games later, the tables have been turned as the scrappy Padres beat …
Marriott wants fat subsidy to keep Tony Robbins seminar in Palm Desert
Town asked to chip in $20,000 to keep motivational seminar
CORPORATE WELFARE REPORT: The J.W. Marriott Desert Springs resort is asking Palm Desert to cough up $20,000 to help keep a Tony Robbins motivational seminar from moving to Florida this year, according to the Desert Sun. Robbins's five-day "Date With …
Man born in Tijuana prison suspected of killing 7 in La Paz
Suspect has allegedly admitted to killing and burying victims
A 20 year old Tijuana native is in custody after allegedly killing seven victims in Baja California Sur. The victims were found in two mass graves, outside of the city of La Paz, early in the week of June 9. …
Kwassman Sextet storms Dizzy's
An extremely talented group of players helped the composer realize his ambitions.
Young composer/multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kwassman migrated into town from his NYC base on June 12, drawing a small but enthusiastic group of listeners to experience the wide-ranging and cinematic sound collages that constitute his Song of the Brother Spirits CD. This …
La Jolla Symphony: Transcendent (2 of 2)
*Dona nobis pacem* was a singular performance in the stream of San Diego music.
There have been some great collaborations between literary types and composers: Richard Strauss and von Hofmannsthal, Mahler and Ruckert, Mozart and Da Ponte, Verdi and Shakespeare, Schubert and Schiller and Goethe, Schumann and Heine, and I’m sure there are others …
Interview with The East star and co-writer Brit Marling
(Review and showtimes are here. Opening interview with Marling's director and co-writer Zal Batmanglij is here.) Matthew Lickona: Tell me about Sarah's naivete. Brit Marling: I thought of her as a thoroughbred racehorse. She's very well trained, and she gets …
Interview with The East director and co-writer Zal Batmanglij
The East tells the story of Sarah (co-writer Brit Marling, interviewed here), a rising star at a private espionage agency who gets assigned to infiltrate the domestic organization that gives the film its name. The group does punishment-fits-the-crime work; during …
Meet skateboarder Ryan Sheckler at premiere screening of The Motivation on June 13
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/13/47435/ "A movie told through the eyes of the 8 best street-skateboarders in the world." As far at The Movement goes, that's pretty much all I have to work with. What makes this event special is an in-person appearance by …
Author & Punisher: Women & Children
One-man industrial doom outfit drops new album, supports Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) on U.S. tour.
As visually provocative and he is sonically crushing, Tristan Shone designs open-source kinetic drone and dub machines to channel ecstatic, unbelievably heavy noisescapes as one-man industrial doom band Author & Punisher. “Doom metal is combining a feeling of devastation with …