THE FRIEND (2024) Written and Directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel from the novel by Sigrid Nunez / Cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens (1.85:1) / Designer: Kelly McGehee / Editor: Isaac Hagy / Composers: Trevor Gureckis …
April 11, 2025
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Movie review: THE FRIEND (2024)
Betty Broderick tells all from prison – the Weekend Read
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
April 11, 2025
La Traviata at San Diego Opera
The final production of the San Diego Opera 2024-2025 season is Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata; it opens on Friday, April 25, at The San Diego Civic Theatre.Composed in 1853, Traviata followed Verdi's Rigoletto and Il Trovatore, capping off what could be considered the …
April 11, 2025
Movie review: OPUS (2025)
OPUS (2025) Written and Directed by Mark Anthony Green / Cinematographer: Tommy Maddox-Upshaw (2.35:1) / Design: Robert Pyzocha / Editor: Ernie Gilbert / Score: Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans / Cast: Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, …
April 11, 2025
On the road: Latvia, then and now
Latvia defines itself on its own terms, apart from its history of being subjugated by Imperial Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, and Russia. Latvian is now the language taught in schools, Latvia restaurants are proudly localvore, …
April 10, 2025
Gonzo Report: Keni Yarbro provides a musical cocoon at Duke's La Jolla
“Occasionally, we need to chase the younger ones out, they have no fear of people,” Katie tells me when asked the oddest thing she’s seen as a server at Duke’s La Jolla. She’s referring to …
April 10, 2025
Pop goes San Diego, April 10-13, 2025
Felix Cartal and Avi SnowUpcoming EventFelix Cartal and Avi SnowSaturday, April 12, 2025, 7:30 p.m.Music Box, 1337 India Street, San DiegoAge Limit: 18+MoreCanadian DJ and electronic dance music producer Felix Cartal made his recorded debut …
April 10, 2025
Gayle Skidmore's ode to her hymnist ancestor
A fire so devastating, the firefighters wouldn’t move in to put it out. Sounds outrageous. Sounds horrifying. But that’s the move an alcoholic fire chief made — or rather, didn’t make — at the Ashtabula …
April 10, 2025
Live Five: Jemille Vialet, Swami John Reis & the Bed of Nails, Gabriele Dagrezio, Matt Heinecke, Ben Benavente
Jemille Vialet at University Club Atop Symphony TowersApril 10Originally based in the Virgin Islands before relocating to San Diego, singer-pianist Jemille Vialet specializes in lounge and beach vibe music, with a variety show repertoire that covers …
April 10, 2025
Tus Chefs Favoritas make conchas to rival donuts
Easily the most recognized staple of a panadería, or Mexican bakery, is the concha. It's named after the Spanish word for "seashell" for a couple of reasons: one, because the sweet roll is topped with …
April 9, 2025
Peter Navarro gets caught up in the Trump-Musk nexus
Our man Peter Navarro has been in the news again of late...Video:Boys will be boysMr. Musk actually went even further than the "dumber than a sack of bricks" comment, dubbing his opponent in the tariff …
April 9, 2025
Eleanor Widmer – queen of San Diego's cafe critics
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
April 9, 2025
Local author exposes Johnson & Johnson's dark history
If you search for “Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder” on Wikimedia Commons, you will find the above image from an old edition of The Canadian Nurse, the official organ of the Canadian Nurses' Association. The text …
April 9, 2025
Del Mar: bikes and e-bikes – stay off sidewalks and streets where we tell you
Since the pandemic, e-bikes have been a growing share of the transportation mix of objects moving at different speeds on roads, trails, and sidewalks. Riders of all experience levels jostle and merge — or try …
April 8, 2025
River art gallery, Arise Roots, Coronado flower show, Lagoon project, Day at the Docks
Thursday | 10One River, Many Stories: SD River ArtThe San Diego River Artists’ Alliance is a collective of eighteen visual and 3D artists dedicated to spending time along the San Diego River — from its …
April 8, 2025