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Artists and others are using the online resource for more than just home videos Steampunks by the sea
A San Diego subculture hits critical mass Mailman meme
A San Diego letter carrier validates a cliché and captures fleeting Internet fame Designing dignity
The second in our series on border art looks at the architect behind the proposed design of Friendship Park The economics of dance
Peter G. Kalivas thinks contemporary dance requires more than contemporary choreography—it’s about rethinking almost everything The Marty Awards
Setting the record straight on local theater in 2010 Acts of art
Because everyone loves a year-end roundup, we put together the top three local artistic undertakings of 2010 The trash man
The third in our series on border art looks at Oscar Romo's park built of discarded tires and bottles A writer's writer
Author Judy Reeves wants to put San Diego on the literary map The language of invention
Miller Puckette’s Pure Data is inspiring musicians, artists and inventors worldwide

Wednesday, August 8,2012
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How Laura Duffy exacerbated the prank against her

Medical-marijuana hoaxsters reveal how the plans changed when the media circus began

By Dave Maass

How does one get from 15th-century tapestries illustrating the King of Portugal’s military conquests to an elaborate prank perpetrated against the region’s top federal prosecutor?

Wednesday, August 8,2012
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Jen Jansen goes back in time

Photographer's tintype craft is true to its 19th-century origins

By Amy T. Granite

A look around Jen Jansen’s studio gives the impression that she’s a magician, not a craft photographer.

Wednesday, August 8,2012
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‘The Haunting of Whaley House’ haunted by specter of litigation

‘Ridiculous’ film could face legal charges for its depiction of local icon

By Ryan Bradford

You don’t need to go on the educational tour of the historic house to see that the filmmakers took great liberties with the Whaley legacy.

Wednesday, August 1,2012
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Mission Hills is making public art a priority

Mural at M-Theory Music is a prime example

By Amy T. Granite

It costs residents $25 for a Mission Hills Town Council membership, and that’s a total bargain, considering the power it buys.

Wednesday, August 1,2012
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For FM 94/9, it’s about the ratings

How poor numbers sunk San Diego’s alt-radio experiment

By Peter Holslin

Not that long ago, FM 94/9 was perhaps the most radical radio station in San Diego.

Wednesday, July 25,2012
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Kristina Micotti’s sharp skills

Meet this week's cover artist

By Amy T. Granite

This week’s cover art, “Captain Hook,” is an illustration by Kristina Micotti, who graduated earlier this month from Point Loma Nazarene University with a degree in graphic design.

Wednesday, July 25,2012
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O.B.'s artsy-fartsy 'comfort station'

Architect Kevin deFreitas and artist Shinpei Takeda make a meaningful contribution

By Amy T. Granite

Facing the Pacific Ocean at night, the new structure at the end of Brighton Street in Ocean Beach looks more like a community shrine than a public restroom; its under-lit, v-shaped roof forms the definitive seagull wings found on various insignia throughout the coastal enclave.

Wednesday, July 25,2012
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Self-publishers aren’t fazed by fading print

Here are four San Diegans who believe that DIY is the way to go

By Amy T. Granite

The absence of a book deal isn’t stopping writers, illustrators and artists from getting their work out there.

Wednesday, July 18,2012
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‘Pulpcore’ according to David Russell Talbott

Artist’s social commentary comes through dark humor and vivid work

By Amy T. Granite

David Russell Talbott refers to his artwork as “pulpcore.” It’s a term that speaks to his fixation on the low-brow magazines from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s.

Wednesday, July 18,2012
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Greg and Christina Strangman’s urban art movement

San Diego couple sees public art as a means for community change

By Amy T. Granite

Greg Strangman can’t stand blank spaces. Inside his 1962 wood-and-lava-rock, waterfront home in Ocean Beach that he’s named Cape May Modern, there’s nary a wall without a piece of mid-century art on it.