It was another special night in the St. Monica gym, a highly vocal capacity crowd experiencing a CIF playoff game.But unlike the Mariners’ second round victory, the third round game on Tuesday, February 24, resulted […]
There are very few certainties in life. Barring tragedy, one is that we age. Our bodies, minds, and social world all change as we grow older. For some people, these changes can be remarkably subtle, […]
Spring is on its way! The first signs of spring are popping up everywhere at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Markets. Green garlic is in season right now, but many people don’t know what to do […]
What is there to say about the way ABC’s The Bachelor came to a screeching halt? Out of 25 women, the single dad Jason Mesnick did what every red-blooded American male would do – he […]
Dan Eldon was only 22 years old when he was stoned to death in Somalia while covering the bloody civil war there in 1993 for Reuters. Visitors to the Santa Monica College (SMC) Pete & […]
Phoebe in Wonderland by writer/director Daniel Barnz is the story of a little girl (Elle Fanning) who has a hard time conforming to the demands of the world around her. Her inability to control herself […]
There were probably a couple of ways writer/director Matteo Garrono could have gone in exposing the callous, murderous ways of Italy’s Camorra crime empire, but he chose to strip down the romanticism and lay bare […]
As “hope” was the campaign poster and theme of Barack Obama, and as “Yes, we can” was its corollary, I want to express some “hopes” that I hope the Obama presidency can and will do.First […]
An old friend of mine died last week. We had worked together on many projects and my friend was always there, supporting me and encouraging me. And then last week, they just turned my old […]
Dear Editor:The Paul Cummins letter “Unwinnable Wars” reads like a Harry Reid speech of a year ago in that he remains determined to declare defeat in Iraq while seeing no value in ridding the Middle […]
