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I’ve never lusted to have someone create indelible drawings on my own skin. But I kind of enjoy looking at other people’s tattoos.  And I have many questions about the larger tattoo culture, e.g.: why has it become so much more mainstream in … Continue reading →

Considering how beautiful the coast is between the Scripps Pier and Ocean Beach,  there should be more places to eat where one can also gobble up the view. That’s been my opinion for a long time. So I was delighted to … Continue reading →

Judgment Day’s a rather overwhelming concept, so I appreciated Shane Finneran’s OB “Rapture” Survival Guide, posted today on The OB Rag. It’s a listing of websites intended to help readers endure the Apocalypse “in style.” (He assumes that any regular visitors … Continue reading →

I’ve been eager to see a performance of a bit ‘o Burlesque ever since meeting its co-founder Nikki Haritatos. The irrepressible Nikki also directs the San Diego branch of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, which I wrote about last September. Last week I … Continue reading →

To celebrate the upcoming Maritime Week, the Port of San Diego is once again offering free waterfront boat tours.  Having done this in the past, I can recommend it. Those aboard will get a good look at (and an earful about) the cruise ship terminals and … Continue reading →

I’ve never been to one of the San Diego Cake Club’s show competitions before, but after what I saw yesterday, I’ve already put it on my calendar to attend next year’s event.  Founded 30 years ago, the club says it stages … Continue reading →

In the more than a dozen years that sculptor William Tucker’s 13-foot-tall Okeanos was installed in front of the Scripps Green Hospital, I heard my share of rude comments about its resemblance to a singularly robust piece of excrement. But … Continue reading →