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Parental Indiscretion: Everyday Equality

I remember my first Barbie doll. My parents had successfully fended off the ultimate “girly” toy’s arrival until I was about 7. We had bikes, Lincoln Logs, keyboards, a Merlin, and a Simon. But Barbie and her pink convertible weren’t welcome in our 1970s feminist Dream House, where you and me were Free to Be […]

Surviving the Self

In her new memoir Warrior, Dr. Theresa Larson chronicles her journey leading marines in Iraq while secretly battling an eating disorder. On the heels of her literary debut, the 34-year-old North Park resident and founder of local physical therapy and wellness program Movement Rx explains how sometimes, the hardest battles are the ones fought within.

Parental Indiscretion: Politics of Parenting

Rachel Laing Rachel Laing​ Owing to the intense interest of our extended families, Ben and Georgia have been steeped in politics their entire lives. Beyond talk of politics at dinner, we watch candidate debates and the Sunday-morning talk shows, hold neighborhood coffees and fundraisers for candidates at our home, and have drafted our kids to […]

Nikki Giovanni: A Living Legend

Watch Giovanni will speak at Point Loma Nazarene University’s Writer’s Symposium by the Sea on February 18. Nikki Giovanni was a major voice of the Black Arts Movement of the late 1960s, and went on to become one of the most widely read American poets. She has published more than 35 books for adults and […]

Born to Bake

Sugar and Scribe’s Maeve Rochford tells us about her experience on Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship, her love of baking, and secret ingredient for the holidays

Growing Up in San Diego

Before the malls in Mission Valley, and the 5, the 805, and the 52, there was a simpler San Diego. One filled with wide-open spaces and dirt roads, daylong Padres games that ended with a Beach Boys concert and fireworks, beachfront properties that sold for $600, and the freedom to swing from the branches of that big banyan tree in Balboa Park. Being a kid in San Diego was magic—and we’re not alone in our nostalgia. Here, 26 notable locals share their childhood memories of the city that was.

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