SOME HORRORS CANNOT BE IMAGINED, and when told, barely comprehended. Only those who have lived with murders of the flesh and spirit or faced absolute evil can know the terror. Three San Diegans have such …
August 3, 1995
News & Stories
Golden Hill gangs, winter in Korean War, concentration camp to Del Cerro
The hair of the dog and hangovers
Dear Matt: Why does “the hair of the dog” theory work for hangovers, and where did the expression come from? — Dog-bit Don, El Paso, TX Howdy, stranger. Take that homespun theory to its logical …
August 3, 1995
How people used to tell time
Matthew Alice: When did we start using time zones, and before time had a phone number, how did we know what time it was? — Jamie, El Cajon Since 1883 the world has had 24 …
August 3, 1995
No Cal-OSHA rules on black light
Dear Matthew Alice: Last weekend I went with my significant other to one of those night entertainment spots where they have quite a few of those "black,lights,” the ones that give off a purplish glow …
August 3, 1995
Pre-med student killed outside Bayou, Virginia Beach dance club
On the last night of her life, Jennifer Lea Evans didn’t want to leave the party. She was drawn to the good-looking Navy SEAL. So she told her girlfriends to go on while she stayed …
August 3, 1995
Pearl Jam's self-inflicted hassles from trying to tour without Ticketmaster
This is not precisely about music. Rather, it’s about a strange swamp our love of music seems to drag us into, the sticky question of our relationship with the rock star. “I wanna die wasted, …
August 3, 1995