Third week of the plague pile-driver bangs tempo for the brave builders Third week of the plague the crows — hungry, perhaps...? voice discontent Third week of the plague, but dog shit on the sidewalk …
August 20, 2020
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Ten plague haiku by Andrew Hamlin
Jefferson Jay hosts “Closed-Mic” night
By the time Jefferson Jay started hosting the Thursday night open-mic at Winstons, he was already an old pro. At that point, Jay already had a long history of running these events at venues that …
August 20, 2020
Empanada Kitchen vs. Silvias Pupuseria: Argentina vs. El Salvador
Argentina? El Salvador? Empanadas? Pupusas? What’s the difference? I’m wandering, wandering, and wondering as I wander. I’ve just come down from City College. Had this crazy notion that their cafeteria might be open. What I …
August 20, 2020
Guest of Honour: Atom Egoyan’s rabbit feat
The way Guest of Honour is being vaunted in some circles, one would think that it had been decades since its writer-director had turned in anything of quality. The truth is that Atom Egoyan has …
August 20, 2020
San Diego’s homeless make semifinals on America’s Got Talent
Singer-violinist Alicia Previn is the daughter of André Previn (the conductor of the Houston, Pittsburgh, and London Symphony Orchestras) and jazz singer Betty Bennett. She began playing the violin at age seven and was classically …
August 20, 2020
Road stories from Tyson Motsenbocker
Tyson Motsenbocker’s worried about the virus, and who isn’t? But he’s looking forward to playing shows when he can, showcasing his new album Someday I’ll Make It All Up To You. He was kind enough …
August 20, 2020