Sometimes one’s job dictates one’s style. In the case of a photographer on-set, fashion choices must be ergonomic, comfortable, and durable. When you’re lifting heavy cameras and lights and running around to capture the perfect …
December 17, 2020
News & Stories
Brandon Gong’s on set workout look
A poem for the beginning of winter by Timothy Steele
Toward the Winter Solstice Although the roof is just a story high, It dizzies me a little to look down. I lariat-twirl the rope of Christmas lights And cast it to the weeping birch’s crown; …
December 17, 2020
Needle to the groove
Since the shutdown of our venues county-wide in March, record sales are trending upwards for most of our local record vendors. One reason for the uptick in sales is that old heads are sharing the …
December 17, 2020
Joseph Sfeir fused modern Spanish architecture
The 3900-square-foot estate at 545 Rimini Road in Del Mar exudes “timeless elegance situated on an oversized lot highlighting private grounds, stunning terraces and ocean views,” according to listing materials retrieved from realtor.com. “Rich in …
December 17, 2020
Pizza Bella: best pizza in America
Happy Fonso bongos away to a recorded song coming out of his car. “Working for tips,” his cardboard signs says. “Your help is needed and appreciated. Thanks!” Except, since the lockdown, Old Town is pretty-much …
The Prom: Bashing bumpkins
Thespian rhymes with lesbian. Ain’t that a hoot? Seldom has confronting homophobia head on appeared more proudly patronizing or signaled less pleasure than here. It would be one thing were The Prom a satire warning …
December 17, 2020
Neo-beat poetry
The titular frontman of the Scott West Band has recorded with guest contributors such as Cake bassist Gabe Nelson, Lee Rocker (Stray Cats), and Prairie Prince (The Tubes, Jefferson Starship). Since the early 2000s, he’s …
December 17, 2020
Gary Wilson’s Tormented new album
Gary Wilson’s new album is Tormented. Which is not to say that Gary Wilson himself — notorious denizen of San Diego’s weirder side — is necessarily tormented. Although he came reasonably close to going over …
December 17, 2020