One of two men who assaulted a gay man in a North Park alley on Halloween in 2010 lost his bids to reduce his felony conviction to a misdemeanor and to terminate his probation early. Michael John Brandon, now 26 and from Santee, made the requests through his attorney, Dana Feuling before San Diego Superior…
Two lesbians helped catch a rape suspect in Ocean Beach after they heard the victim screaming next door to where they were pet sitting and chased him for a distance until police arrested him. Hali Moore identified Richard Christopher Butts, 26, as the man who ran away from a woman who screamed she had…
Remember the old Saturday matinee at the neighborhood movie house, where we and our schoolmates viewed the latest news, cartoons, previews, serial and double features, plus popcorn, a drink and candy for 50 cents? Today, after you buy your surprisingly reasonable matinee or senior ticket and arrive at the refreshment counter, your mouth will drop…
A few weeks ago, I was having lunch with a friend of mine who has been working at a large Hollywood studio. The conversation came around to closeted actors and actresses, and my friend repeated what another friend told her, “Vin Diesel? Oh, she’s a lady.” I laughed, not because it would be funny if…
Former Mayor Bob Filner and his former fiancée Bronwyn Ingram’s recent weekend rendezvous in San Francisco certainly got a lot of San Diegans talking … and yes, more confused about these two and their relationship. After all, Bronwyn’s breakup with Bob was very public and she missed no opportunity to bash him and kick him…
dvd of the week The second in JJ Abram’s reboot of the Star Trek franchise starts out a few years after the last film. A rogue Star Fleet officer (Benedict Cumberbatch) bombs a top secret weapons lab, and, then when they are assembled to discuss it, he kills half of Star Fleet’s leadership. Seeking vengeance,…
dvr this Turner Classic Movies, Friday, Sept. 13, 9:15 p.m. Two hundred years from now, the survivors of humanity all live in a domed city and their lives are totally controlled by a computer that, among other unsavory things, kills every person when he or she becomes 30, though they think being vaporized means they…
Aaron Heier | Photographer: Rob Lucas, Modern Aperture Photography, www.modernaperture.com Tattoos have long been a part of many cultures and the significance they play as well as who the wearers of these permanent pigmented body modifications are differs greatly, depending on where you are and who you are. Tattoos have become a huge part of…
Harvey Milk’s what? Dear Editor, I must have been hungry today. First, I stopped by the Ronald Reagan drive-thru for a quick bite. Later on, I found myself at the Martin Luther King donut shop for a coffee and snack. Since we have an early morning meeting tomorrow, I headed to the John F. Kennedy…
