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Undeniable Chemistry
For this tour, to bolster the heavy guitar sound of “Let’s Rock,” The Black Keys recruited longtime friends Thee Shams, who were later members of Buffalo Killers. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
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Working Stiffs
“The Irishman” has plenty of assassinations, long tracking shots, and pop music cues one would normally associate with vintage Scorsese, but its most wrenching moments are the ones of silence. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
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Esco Brew, Thought You Knew
Escondido is, in fact, cool after all. Especially with a great brewery like Escondido Brewing Company producing these fantastic small batch beers. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
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Laugh While You Can
Since nabbing the season six “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” crown nearly six years ago, New Orleans-born drag queen Bianca Del Rio has found a niche for herself with audiences who want to laugh. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
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Photo by Ken Jacques
Learning to Flee and Fly
In playwright Ann Noble’s “And Neither Have I Wings To Fly,” Eveline Donnelly is a young Irish woman living a dutiful but mostly joyless life tending to her widowed father and her younger, impetuous sister, Kathleen. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
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Inside Barcelona’s Cannabis Clubs
In recent years, Barcelona has become known as a cannabis destination, thanks to its cult-favorite private club culture. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
Straight Up With a Twist
Edwin Decker is not a licensed therapist. Frankly you’d have to be nuts to take his advice. If you chose to do so, don’t come running to us. We warned you. Read more
Nov 13, 2019
Photoshopped graphic by John R. Lamb
Backward in the Park
When word emerged that the plug would be pulled on an effort seeking private developers interested in leasing and revitalizing Inspiration Point’s 25.5 acres of dedicated parkland, opponents of park commercialization were ecstatic. Read more
Nov 6, 2019
Photo courtesy Lowell Café
Historic Move
Lowell Café is the United States’ first open-to-the-public cannabis consumption lounge from California premium cannabis brand Lowell Farms. Read more
Nov 6, 2019
Straight Up With a Twist
Edwin Decker is not a licensed therapist or psychologist. In fact, his only qualification—other than that he thinks he knows everything—is the 25-plus years he spent behind the bar listening to the liver-aching of desperados and dipsomaniacs. Read more
Oct 30, 2019
Nextdoor’s Homeless Problem
As California’s homelessness and affordable housing crisis worsens, Nextdoor is a case study in how digital networks intended to encourage unity can reflect and intensify clashes over local issues. Read more
Oct 30, 2019
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Bombs Away
Cannabis and bath products were practically made for one another. Read more
Oct 30, 2019
Respect the Plant
With some ratio tweaks, I have a feeling the smoothie can be made in a way that provides nutritional value and a functional high—I just happened to completely overdo it. Read more
Oct 23, 2019
Photoshop by John R. Lamb
Who’s minding the SROs?
During last week’s deliberations about San Diego’s latest plan to address homelessness, Councilwoman Barbara Bry unleashed on a little-discussed wrinkle in the city’s ongoing affordable-housing saga. Read more
Oct 23, 2019
The Last Sordid Tales
Yup, it’s true, this will be the last Sordid Tales. The next time you see my byline in these pages there will be a different header above it. Read more
Oct 16, 2019
SHAKESPEARE TEA
Family-friendly monthly informal Shakespeare readings with discussion led by San Diego Shakespeare Society. No experience necessary. Tea and scones, clotted cream and jam provided by Shakespeare's Corner Shoppe. Third Sunday of every month. Free. Read more
Nov 17, 2019
2:00 PM4:00 PM
Buena Vista Sundays
Every Sunday, enjoy live Cuban music by Son Antillano, best known for their Antillano Cuban music style featuring traditional Cuban instruments like the tres guitar, baby bass, congas and flue. Read more
Nov 17, 2019
3:00 PM