Before Madama Butterfly there was Iris, the tale of a young and exploited Japanese girl. The opera was written by Pietro Mascagni, the king of verismo. Mascagni is the composer of the quintessential verismo masterpiece …
July 19, 2016
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The other Butterfly
Former chief warns of dire fire threat
Former San Diego Fire and Rescue chief Jeff Bowman, who quit in part over the city's lack of commitment to the department, recently sent a letter to the city supporting the bond measure for new …
July 19, 2016
Ghostbusters reboot scares up spin-off
I ain’t afraid of no sequels, so long as they are not sequels to inferior remakes of films that were lousy to begin with. The all-girl, effects-powered reboot of Ghostbusters cost producers — among them …
July 19, 2016
Sale of Truax House seems imminent
The sale of the Truax House, considered one of the nation's first hospices for AIDS patients, is one step closer to being finalized. According to an email obtained by the Reader from an asset manager …
July 19, 2016
You can taste the ingredients
When I first saw Liberty Station, I wasn’t impressed. I liked the open spaces but thought it was just another tourist trap that I didn’t need to visit unless out-of-towners forced my hand. My opinion …
July 19, 2016
San Diegans have less stress
Citizens of San Diego have less stress than citizens of most other cities, according to a study by WalletHub, a statistical aggregator. The study attempted to measure best and worst cities for drivers, teen drivers, …
July 19, 2016