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2018 Drink Issue
From coffee and charcoal, to beer and bitters, here’s some flavor profiles of our favorite palate-pleasing ingredients more
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Phoot by Beth Demmon
Et tu, Brut IPA?
Brut IPAs are exactly what they sound like: dry, effervescent pale ales low on sweetness that rely on hop aromatics to complement a mild malt profile. more
Jun 11, 2018
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To ride or die, or walk away
Women aren’t just applauded for being “ride or dies,” it’s expected of them. Songs honoring the ride or die chick/bitch exalt them for putting up with infidelity, abuse, lies, drug and alcohol addiction and other factors that create an unsafe and tox more
Jun 11, 2018
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Real rules for real drinking in real bars
The internet is filled with articles listing rules for drinking in bars. The problem is these articles rarely seem to apply to real drinkers. more
Jun 11, 2018
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Illustration by Ryan Bradford
One is not the loneliest number (when you’re eating solo at a casino buffet)
I do enjoy the company of others, but it’s when you’re alone that you can make the best bad decisions and in these desperately social times, I think people forget this fact. more
Jun 18, 2018
Photo by Michael A. Gardiner
Modern Italian takes to the wheels at Maestoso
Maestoso highlights its pastas. The tagliatelle with pork cheek is pasta perfection with modern presentation. more
Jun 18, 2018
Sharing is caring
Some of the best beers that I’ve ever tasted have been at a bottle share, and these are still some of my favorite beer drinking events. more
Jun 18, 2018
Photo by Ian Ward
#34: Contemplating life and death at The Ould Sod
Life is really, really, really fucking hard, but so are diamonds. more
Jun 18, 2018
CityWeek: The real immigration debate, Sweetwater troubles and XCOM is COMING
Since caravans of immigrants arrived at the San Diego-Tijuana border early last month, conditions have worsened both on the ground and in policy. more
Jun 12, 2018
A post-primary airing of grievances
As I watched the results of the California primary trickle in last Tuesday night, the Festivus words of Frank Costanza echoed through my head, “I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about it!” more
Jun 12, 2018
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Grant awarded to UC San Diego for cannabis/autism research
The clinical trial, slated to begin in late 2018, will be led by Doris Trauner, M.D., a professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Neurosciences at the UCSD School of Medicine. more
Jun 12, 2018
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