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  • Hind Sight
    Whatever you do, don't look back

    Salvage your dignity and enter to win Pacific SD’s worst tattoo contest and receive up to $2,500 worth of tattoo removal services from Laser Away.

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  • For the Birds
    Damn bald eagles—they make Thanksgiving so fowl

    Had Benjamin Franklin gotten his way, the turkey would be our national bird, and Michael Vick would be getting concussions with the Philadelphia Turkeys of the NFC East.

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  • I Couldn’t Say
    Now, gays in the military can

    On September 20, Congress repealed the U.S. military’s controversial, nearly 18-year-old Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, allowing gay, lesbian and bisexual service members to put their lives on the line alongside straight soldiers without having to hide their sexual orientation.

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  • Open Door Policy
    When it comes to women (or at least their fridges), it's what's inside that counts

    Like a therapist, BFF or bikini waxer, photographer Ben DeCamp knows the secrets of women’s most private regions—he knows what’s inside their refrigerators.

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  • Faux Show
    San Diego-based reality shows, coming to a television near you

    Why import d-bags to America’s Finest for their quarter-hour of fame, when we already have our own supply of Kim Kardashians, Clay Aikens and, yes, even Snookies?

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  • Sweating to the Oldies
    Getting fit with workouts based on classic movies

    Summertime is all about hot movies and even hotter bodies. So, what better way to inspire beach-body conditioning than incorporating your favorite movies into your mundane workouts?

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  • Whatcha Want?
    If you could receive one gift this holiday season, what would it be? Here's what our neighbors are saying

    “World peace and a big, chilled glass of locally-brewed beer.” –San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders

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  • C Food
    Designing a magazine cover, from scratch

    “A” is for corn, “P” is for mushrooms, “I” is for chives. Then there’s that “F”-ing chicken. For this food-focused issue of PacificSD, the concept was to replicate our logo and set a magazine cover-table with locally sourced food.

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  • Who Are You Wearing?
    Celebrity Halloween costumes- an advance screening.

    Some celebrities treat lots of days like Halloween. Lady Gaga just sported a meat dress on MTV, Prince Poppycock’s been scaring guys back into the closet on America’ Got Talent, and the cast of Jersey Shore are caricatures of themselves seven days a week.

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  • Talking Trash
    San Diego's July 5 garbage forecast

    No matter where you live in the county, on the day after Independence Day, there’s bound to be a mess. And whether you join the legions of beach cleaners who volunteer for San Diego Coastkeeper, or you’re still flicking cigarette butts…

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  • Say Anything
    This Heavyweight Comedian Pulls No Punches

    She’s known as comedy’s Queen of Mean, and works hard to maintain that rep. After all, being a regular on Comedy Centrals Roast of… series helps comedian Lisa Lampanelli pay the bills. After years of working her way up it seems the foul-mouthed sweetheart of comedy’s star is on the rise.

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  • Endless Summer
    It's getting (and staying) hot in here

    Red and blue don’t just make a flag, they also make green. And if colors can do it, so
can we. Just in time for the 40th annual Earth Day on April 22, here are some simple things San Diegans are doing to help save the planet from global warming.

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