Just who does he think he is? Two San Diegans won MacArthurs in 1991, Gomez-Pena and UCSD philosopher and neuroscientist Patricia Smith Churchland, and the San Diego Union-Tribune’s initial announcement of the prizes was straightforward …
In the building across from El Torito sit five black metal bookshelves with a set of every edition ever printed.
Posted June 8, 1995
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