As cross-cultural pollinization accelerates, its various permutations can seem both jarring and perfectly normal. Take, for example, the wholly natural assimilation of the story of Sherlock Holmes and his unwavering sidekick Dr. Watson in Chinese culture. Since 2011, when millions of television viewers first laid eyes on Benedict Cumberbatch as the iconic sleuth and Martin…
The KPBS-Union Bank Local Heroes celebration at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla last week introduced a new cadre of human rights, public service and volunteer superstars to a packed house in the museum’s auditorium, with LGBT individuals well represented among the honorees. Max Disposti, executive director of the ever-expanding North County LGBTQ…
The 2014 Absolut Hillcrest Mardi Gras will be held March 4, 2014 in its traditional location between First and Third on University Avenue. The event will be produced by renowned party promoter and producer Bill Hardt. The application for next year’s event was filed with the city of San Diego Nov. 15. “We expect the…
Christmas decorations everywhere and lo, a turkey peeps out of Santa’s bag. Thanksgiving Day must be nigh. How thankful we are this year, especially the newly married same-sex parents and their kids celebrating as really legal families. The rest of us, too, can share the day with friends at home or join the community at…
There is that saying that if we don’t learn from history we are doomed to repeat it. Also, if we allow people to change history and rewrite it, how indeed can we learn from it? The recent media hullabaloo over the old San Diego Police headquarters on West Harbor Drive opening up as a retail…
The Beekman Boys, Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, have been making quite a name for themselves in both reality television and in the world of fine foods for some time now. Currently they are adding an heirloom desserts cookbook (a follow-up to their successful The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook) to their list of accomplishments. Is…
Margaret Cho has never been one to shy away from controversy, or a challenge and it’s that kind of attitude and out of the box creativity that brings a fresh take to her stand-up comedy. Cho, who will be performing here in San Diego at the Balboa Theatre Dec. 5, will be sharing her immense…
