Author Archives: Ryan

Swasted Cinema: For Which Franchise the Bell Tolls…

After sitting out the early rounds of the 2011 Summer movie season due to its tendency towards sequels (Pirates, Pandas, and Hangovers, oh my!), I’ve found myself at the cinema a couple of times this week and have decided to … Continue reading

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The Black Spot of Antipathy

Duncan Shepherd, the longtime film critic for the San Diego Reader, has dropped the curtain on a 38-year career spent tearing modern cinema a new one. Unless you are particularly appreciative of medical marijuana advertisement, Shepherd had for some time … Continue reading

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UnCONventional Dress

Although Sunday at San Diego’s COMIC-CON International can be a little light on the freaks and geeks which populate the earlier days of the convention, Swasted’s lone CON correspondent is bringing you the best of what’s left in the following … Continue reading

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Padres Home Brokener

The UT is reporting that the Padres scheduled Opening Day starter, Chris Young, will miss the big day at Petco Park on Monday due to shoulder soreness following his promising season debut in Arizona.  Homegrown talent Kevin Correia will take … Continue reading

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Dude, Where’s My Car?

ESCONDIDO — A man who admitted to driving under the influence of marijuana caused at least 13 crashes Thursday afternoon, police said. The spree finally stopped when he hit the last vehicle head-on, disabling the 1998 Nissan Pathfinder he was driving. … Continue reading

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XX 1090′s Scott and BR Show On Hiatus

Jay Posner is reporting for the Union Tribune that the XX Sports Radio morning show hosted by Scott Kaplan and Billy Ray Smith will be off the air for an indefinite length of time beginning Monday morning due to a … Continue reading

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Speak Easy, San Diego

Noble Experiment, a new speakeasy style drink lounge in the Gaslamp with its entrance buried in the back of upscale burger joint, Neigborhood, had its secret spilled by Yelpers after just days in operation.  Co-owners of the El Dorado Cocktail Lounge have a … Continue reading

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Science Friday: Playing With Your Wii

WiReD.com recently reported about a host of cool things you can do with Nintendo Wii’s innovative wireless controller besides just rescuing the princess.  The most impresive comes from Microsoft researcher Johnny Chung Lee who’s YouTube video below makes this shit … Continue reading

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