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February 22, 2017 Issue
Photo by Daren Scott
Imperfect arrangement
It feels strange to call a play about a subject as serious as the government-imposed witch-hunting of gays and lesbians “delightful.” Read more
The long-awaited vindication of a vulgar mofo
At last, at last, vindicated at last. Can you imagine my delight when I recently learned that, according to a variety of studies, people who regularly use profanity have a higher level of intelligence and integrity than those who do not? Read more
Image taken from San Diego City Council webcast
Giving the finger to public comment
Sure enough, last Tuesday represented a watershed moment in local political-comment theater when a frequent council speaker devoted his two minutes to a video loop of a gentleman brandishing double middle fingers to the camera Read more
Photo courtesy of Paul Garner
Local servicemen may have radiation poisoning from Fukushima
"Right now, I know I have problems, but I’m afraid of actually finding out how bad they really are,” said William Zeller, a 33-year-old active-duty Navy servicemember living in San Diego. Read more
With us… And against us
There were many lessons to take away from the San Diego Women’s March back in January. These lessons were not lost on City Councilmember Chris Ward (District 3), who last week formally announced a proposal for a San Diego Equal Pay Ordinance. Read more
To see or not to see: Weathering the Storm: Trauma Beneath the Surface
Known mostly for his large-scale photographic work, Mansfield has turned the space into something of an interactive dossier on the conceptions and misconceptions of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Read more
Photo by Seth Combs
San Diego Space 4 Art moving in, local artists moving out
The last year has been pretty great for Peter Halasz. He had a successful show at the Quint Projects space where nearly every piece was sold, and all of those pieces were painted in his East Village loft space. Read more
Photo courtesy of the Responsibility Foundation
Will a massive “Statue of Responsibility” soon grace the San Diego skyline?
It’s an idea that emerged from one of the worst atrocities in human history. A vision of a grand work of art and architecture. Read more
Photo by Lightbox Revelation
Suicidal Tendencies are still (not) crazy after all these years
All he wanted was a Pepsi. Just one Pepsi! And his mom wouldn’t give it to him.It’s been 34 years since Mike Muir first sang that infamous request on Suicidal Tendencies’ self-titled debut. Read more
Priests, Uniform and more San Diego concerts
There’s nothing more satisfying, sometimes, than a squall of crushing industrial grind. Uniform plays a thrashy style of ‘80s-influenced industrial that’ll make you nostalgic for your old Ministry records. Read more
David Bornfriend
#OscarsSoBlah
With so much scandal, corruption and incompetence spewing out of Washington D.C. lately, the melodrama that is the Academy Awards seems somewhat quaint. Read more
‘XX’ is a subversive mixed bag of spookiness
The new horror anthology XX defies genre norms by pushing stories of female complexity to the forefront. Read more
The Bard speaks in 'Annihilation Songs'
Jason DeBoer’s Annihilation Songs (Stalking Horse Press) is a book unlike any other. At less than 100 pages it feels like a poetry collection, and in a sense it is. T Read more
Fresh Sound, Gaslamp Quarter Mardi Gras and A Study of Dark Matter
Twenty years is a lot of time to put into any musical project, but for Bonnie Wright, her love of experimental and under-the-radar music has proven to be a fruitful one. Read more
Why men stare
The 40-year-old guy I’m dating swivels his head to check out ladies everywhere. He even comments on those he finds attractive. Read more
Photo by Ivan Salas/Flickr
His hands gave me empathy
Laying on the hard concrete of the 805 freeway was a man, a white sheet covering his body. His dirty work boots and the cuffs of his jeans peaked out of the bottom. Just as we approached, two uniformed men walked up to his body. Read more
Photo by Michael Gardiner
Making Russian food great again at Pomegranate Restaurant
It once seemed cool to like Russian cuisine in a sort of ironic, vaguely countercultural sort of way. It may now be mandatory to like Russian cuisine in a sort of fascistic, vaguely homoerotic sort of way. Sad. Read more
Photo by Andrew Dyer
3 Punk Ales Brewing Co. ready to rock Chula Vista
After two years of rehearsal, 3 Punk Ales (259 Third Avenue, Chula Vista) is ready to take the stage. So to speak. The upstart brewery will be the third operating brew house in Chula Vista and the first on Third Avenue. Read more
Photo by James Vernette
Beer comes first at Beerfish
It helps that fish goes especially well with beer, and San Diego is certainly a beer burg, which might help explain why Beerfish (2933 Adams Ave.) puts beer at the front of its name. Read more