Exeunt Turner, stage left
An excerpt from The Tragedy of Turner, now playing in San Diego
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/31/37694/ Turner lifts the helmet of QB Philip Rivers and considers it. NORV Alas, poor Philip! I coached him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite grins, of most excellent passes: he hath led me to victory a thousand times; and now, …
Disgusted Norv Turner tears Chargers emblem from windbreaker, tosses it onto end-zone turf
Fired coach-provocateur, abandoned and rejected by the very people he sought to entertain, echoes Gary Cooper's famed gesture from ending of High Noon
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/31/37693/ He turned back the blackhearted, vicious Raiders who rode into town, but the damage was done.
Local gay bar says no to "Straight Christian singles" night
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/31/37691/ SAN DIEGO — Iconic local gay bar The Brass Rail will not allow a "straight Christian singles" night onto its event calendar. For many straight Christian singles, not only is the decision disappointing, it's also frustrating. Straight Christian single …
Introducing Bob Filner, stand-up guy
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Incompetent at his own incompetence, Turner proves unable to lose to Jets
Total collapse averted - FOR NOW
Is he just toying with us, lifting our spirits so as to more completely crush them with a monster season-ending loss to the Radiers? Or was there a hidden message of acceptance in overseeing a team that notched 11 sacks …
Spokesman for Seuss, Inc. outlines plans for upcoming projects
Beloved author's works to be used in branding numerous new products and services
"It can't all be Lorax-brand mustache wax and $200 Barbies dressed in haute couture modeled after The Cat in the Hat." LA JOLLA, CA - Audrey Weasel, spokeswoman for Seuss Products, Incorporated's Newly Generated Revenue through Added-Value Enterprises (SPINGRAVE) Division, …
Stronger Mayor still getting the hang of being Stronger Mayor
Orders halt to demolition of congested section of University Avenue?
Bizarre. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/21/37278/
Turner on Ryan: "Spoilsport!"
Chargers' Coach-Provocateur slings slur at Jets' Jellicose General after Ryan benches hapless quarterback Mark Sanchez prior to Sunday's matchup. "You don't see me benching hapless quarterback Philip Rivers, do you?"
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/19/37194/ Turner disappointed: "I have worked very hard this season to turn a Pro Bowl quarterback into a bad joke. Ryan has clearly done the same with Sanchez - though he needed to bring in a little Tebow drama to …
Walter Mencken's Almost Factual Christmas gift recommendations #4
The "Money Pit" Educational Facility Piggy Bank! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/13/36945/ Teach your kids to invest in their future the California way! From 2000 (Prop 39), to 2002 (Prop 47), to 2004 (Prop 55), to 2006 (Prop 1D), to 2012 (Prop 30), the …
San Diego Poetry Society announces its 2012 award for Best Local Poem
Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton honored for "Baseball is Back: A Poem by Hacksaw Hamilton"
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/13/36943/ Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, author of "Baseball is Back: A Poem by Hacksaw Hamilton" From the judges' notes: "Brilliantly, Lee 'Hacksaw' Hamilton has written a poem explaining what baseball is about without ever mentioning what baseball is actually about: hitting …
Walter Mencken's Almost Factual Christmas gift recommendations #3
Home desalination plant! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/12/36894/ Hey Mom and Dad! We all know that science is important for making apps and building a better McRib, but did you know that it can also be life-saving? It's true! That's why we here at …
Ravi Shankar: George Harrison was right
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/12/36893/ "Life really does flow on within you and without you!" declares recently deceased sitar master, reflecting on famous song based on his own work. "Well, at least the 'without you' part is true."
Neighborhood news
In light of recently released census figures, the neighborhood of Lemon Grove (only 40.5% of females married) has invited the neighborhood of Imperial Beach (only 42.9% of males married) to a mixer at Bonita's Rohr Park on Saturday, December 8th, …
Mural furor, continued!
94 MLK mural is vandalized; police are baffled.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/07/36610/ Caption contest winner: "This is why we can't have nice things." "That first symbol has us confused," says Officer Sam Keystone, head of the SDPD's Tagger Department. "I mean, 'C O King' - that much is clear, even if …
Walter Mencken's Almost Factual Christmas gift recommendations #2
Balboa Park Gingerbread Crumble-House! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/06/36586/ Just in time for the Christmas celebration, er, December Nights at Balboa Park, here's a wonderful, intentionally temporary structure your child can build out of flour and frosting - much like the buildings that line …
Walter Mencken's Almost Factual Christmas gift recommendations #1
First up, we have Stewin' Time! The El Pozolero Cookbook from world-famous stewmeister Santiago Meza! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/05/36490/ Regional cuisine is as hot as ever this Christmastime, and here is a cookbook from a local Mexican chef with a reputation that stretches …