August 7 Disstrick, The Beta Tones @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch August 7-8 Jesse Winchester @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop August 8 The Councilmen, Larry Bagby @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch August 9 Fred Sokolow & Friends @ […]

Last Chance Constraints: Sculpture by Daniel Rotblatt, through August 8, Topanga Canyon Gallery, 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.7509. In The Garden, exhibit by six women artists, through August 13, Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, […]

Jazz on The Lawn with Upright Cabaret, August 9, 5pm, free, Front Lawn at Santa Monica City Hall, 1855 Main St., http://arts.smgov.net. Every August, the City of Santa Monica offers free jazz concerts on Sunday […]

Though it hardly seems likely that the planning and participation of the invasion of Iraq could have been decided after a series of embarrassing mishaps and angry communications managers, that is exactly the picture painted […]

Dear EarthTalk: Where can I locate directories of environmental groups, businesses and jobs so that I can get involved in making a difference? The most comprehensive directory of environmental groups—from small to large and local […]

It was a dog’s world at Clover Park on a Saturday morning, as people lined up to get free microchip implants for their pets, shopped for pet goodies, and groomed their furry friends for contests […]

Every Picture Tells A Story hosted a special evening event on Wednesday, July 29, featuring new Marvel Comics art and special guests including (l-r) Batman producer Michael Uslan, store owner Lee Cohen, Desperate Housewives actress […]

Airplane Crashes at Santa Monica Airport A small plane crashed at the end of the runway at Santa Monica airport, trapping the pilot inside. The small plane took off and circled back making a crash […]

Want to know the recipe for cooking up larger and larger hate group memberships? Take the election of a liberal President, add a governor reneging on his “no new taxes” pledge, toss in the highest […]

Luc Doan Huynh, a former news analyst at Hanoi’s American Affairs Department in Vietnam, writing a column for Newsweek (July 27, 2009) offers a passage that almost lifted me out of my chair. Discussing Robert […]